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Players: 12736 9818 22554
Tournaments: 2109 1677 3786
 
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Jaap Vos 57
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Dustin Townsend 52
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Lancelot Gordon 48
Dimitrios Nerantzis 47
Lindsey Yamasaki 44
Beth Vieth 44
Ferid Ahmed Ali 43
Tiago Resende 43
Andrew Riley 42
Jose Almeida 41
Cristina Almeida-Anz 41
Catalina Pol Borras 40
Umberto Rota 39
Oivind Hordvik 39
Dean Bittner 37
Pablo Guzman 37
Kristina May 37
Tommi Tiilikainen 37
Emmanouil Chnaris 36
Benito Marinucci 35
Kinga Wojtasik 34
Luccas Lima 33
Taylor Tattersall 30
David Vorobets 29
Marly Bak 29
Carl Lindstol 29
Richard Likhatskyi 28
Jamie Walsh 27
Juliano Mendes 27
Brittney Munro 26
Silvia Pertens 26
Camila Bausero 25
Desirae Elizondo 25
Ragil Ningtyas 23
Alche Gupiteo 22
Mali Rafini 21
Ernests Gutmanis 19
Peter Soczewka 19
Tim Amrein 19
Pauline Sorensen 17
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1974
Tom Chamales and Ron Von Hagen won the Parks & Rec Will Rogers State Beach Open.  It was the 4th win for Tom Chamales, the 54th win for Ron Von Hagen, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 1985
Kathy Gregory and Janice Harrer won the Parks & Rec Santa Monica Open.  It was the 43rd win for Kathy Gregory, the 3rd win for Janice Harrer, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1991
Mike Dodd and Ricci Luyties won the AVP Miller Lite St. Mary's Open.  It was the 57th win for Mike Dodd, the 2nd win for Ricci Luyties, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1991
Gail Castro Kehl and Lori Forsythe won the WPVA Flamingo Hilton Shootout.  It was the 4th win for Gail Castro Kehl, the 4th win for Lori Forsythe, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 1996
Holly McPeak and Nancy Reno won the WPVA Evian Austin Open.  It was the 34th win for Holly McPeak, the 32nd win for Nancy Reno, and the 18th win for the team.
In 1996
Martin Conde and Eduardo Martinez won the FIVB Turkey Open.  It was the 1st win for Martin Conde, the 1st win for Eduardo Martinez, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2013
Yaroslav Koshkarev and Konstantin Semenov won the 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters.  It was the 3rd win for Yaroslav Koshkarev, the 2nd win for Konstantin Semenov, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2019
Anders Mol and Christian Sorum won the FIVB J&T Banka Ostrava Beach Open.  It was the 12th win for Anders Mol, the 11th win for Christian Sorum, and the 10th win for the team.
In 2019
Agatha Bednarczuk and Duda Lisboa won the FIVB J&T Banka Ostrava Beach Open.  It was the 8th win for Agatha Bednarczuk, the 12th win for Duda Lisboa, and the 4th win for the team.
In 2019
Jingzhe Wang and Shuhui Wen won the FIVB Silk Road Nantong Two Star.  It was the 2nd win for Jingzhe Wang, the 3rd win for Shuhui Wen, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2024
Ondrej Perusic and David Schweiner won the FIVB BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki.  It was the 6th win for Ondrej Perusic, the 6th win for David Schweiner, and the 6th win for the team.
In 2024
Xinyi Xia and Chen Xue won the FIVB BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki.  It was the 7th win for Xinyi Xia, the 20th win for Chen Xue, and the 5th win for the team.
In 2024
Julian Friedli and Yves Haussener won the FIVB BPT Futures Spiez.  It was the 1st win for Julian Friedli, the 4th win for Yves Haussener, and the 1st win for the team.
 
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May 30-Jun 2, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Spiez, Switzerland M € 5,000
May 30-Jun 2, 2024 FIVB BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki, Poland M US$75,000
May 30-Jun 2, 2024 FIVB BPT Challenge Stare Jablonki, Poland W US$75,000
Jun 5-9, 2024 FIVB BPT Elite 16 Ostrava, Czech Republic M US$150,000
Jun 5-9, 2024 FIVB BPT Elite 16 Ostrava, Czech Republic W US$150,000
Jun 6-9, 2024 CEV Under Age Euro Beach Volley U22, Izmir, Türkiye M
Jun 6-9, 2024 CEV Under Age Euro Beach Volley U22, Izmir, Türkiye W
Jun 6-9, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Krakow, Poland M € 5,000
Jun 6-9, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria M € 5,000
Jun 6-9, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria W € 5,000
Jun 13-16, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Krakow, Poland W € 5,000
Jun 13-16, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Lille, France M € 5,000
Jun 13-16, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Lille, France W € 5,000
Jun 14-16, 2024 NORCECA NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Nicaragua, TBD M US$3,500
Jun 14-16, 2024 NORCECA NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Tour - Nicaragua, TBD W US$3,500
Jun 19-22, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Ios, Greece M € 5,000
Jun 19-22, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Ios, Greece W € 5,000
Jun 20-23, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Geneva, Switzerland M € 5,000
Jun 20-23, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Messina, Italy M € 5,000
Jun 20-23, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Messina, Italy W € 5,000
Jun 21-23, 2024 NORCECA Norceca Olympic Qualification Tournament Finals, Tlaxcala, Mexico M&W US$7,000
Jun 26-29, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Baden, Austria W € 5,000
Jun 27-30, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Baden, Austria M € 5,000
Jul 3-7, 2024 FIVB BPT Elite16 Gstaad, Switzerland M US$150,000
Jul 3-7, 2024 FIVB BPT Elite16 Gstaad, Switzerland W US$150,000
Jul 3-6, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Rakvere, Estonia M € 5,000
Jul 3-6, 2024 FIVB BPT Futures Rakvere, Estonia W € 5,000



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