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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Database Statistics
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Players: 7659 5467 13126
Tournaments: 1431 1008 2439
 
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Christine Federico 45
Miloslav Rousek 43
Rondeau Flynn 43
Ugis Krastins 42
John Anselmo 42
Mayra Garcia 40
Piotr Wesolowski 39
Nuno Silva 38
Arief Irawan 37
John Meeks 37
Chris Centenio 35
Kjell-Ove Raheim 35
Jennifer Janszen 34
Jason Kruger 34
Hanna-Mari Arminen 32
Ioan Vardai 32
Eric Koreng 31
Tanya White 29
Tetyana Budko 28
Matt Soderstrom 27
Jack Ligon 27
Sean MacDonnell 27
Brett Quirarte 26
Kyle Risko 25
Petri Parviainen 24
Leslie Betz 23
Taija Pekkarinen 23
Zoe Garrett 23
Orri Por Jonsson 21
Ramon Ferreira 20
Lisa Menet-Haure 18
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1993
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite Fort Worth Open.  It was the 69th win for Karch Kiraly, the 40th win for Kent Steffes, and the 29th win for the team.
In 1993
Barbra Fontana and Lori Forsythe won the WPVA Coors Light Austin Open.  It was the 1st win for Barbra Fontana, the 5th win for Lori Forsythe, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1993
Linda Chisholm and Nancy Reno won the AVP Women's Division Fort Worth.  It was the 35th win for Linda Chisholm, the 7th win for Nancy Reno, and the 1st win for the team.
In 1999
Adam Johnson and Karch Kiraly won the USAV Oldsmobile Alero Beach Volleyball Series.  It was the 39th win for Adam Johnson, the 136th win for Karch Kiraly, and the 11th win for the team.
In 1999
Lisa Arce and Barbra Fontana won the USAV Oldsmobile Alero Beach Volleyball Series.  It was the 16th win for Lisa Arce, the 13th win for Barbra Fontana, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2004
Javier Bosma and Pablo Herrera won the CEV Italian Open.  It was the 1st win for Javier Bosma, the 2nd win for Pablo Herrera, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2004
Eva Celbova Rysava and Sona Novakova won the CEV Italian Open.  It was the 4th win for Eva Celbova Rysava, the 4th win for Sona Novakova, and the 4th win for the team.
In 2010
Sergio Gonzalez and Yoandri Kindelan Alvarez won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Chiapas.  It was the 3rd win for Sergio Gonzalez, the 5th win for Yoandri Kindelan Alvarez, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2010
Dariam Acevedo and Yarleen Santiago won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Chiapas.  It was the 4th win for Dariam Acevedo, the 5th win for Yarleen Santiago, and the 4th win for the team.
 
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Latest News and Feature Articles
5/16/2012
Portugal's guys feel like real underdog in Continental Cup semis
Porto, Portugal, May 16, 2012. Portugal will be joining later this week the semifinal stage of the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup in Zug and Lucerne (Switzerland) opening its campaign there by playing Russia in the 1/4 finals.
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5/15/2012
Kevin and Andy Cès to carry French hopes in Continental Cup semifinals
Sèvres, France, May 15, 2012. The home heroes of France will be debuting this Thursday in Sèvres as they have a very demanding task to cope with in the semifinal stage of the CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup.
Read more from cev.lu
Sand queens set to stand and deliver
China's women's beach volleyball pairs shone on home sand at the Beijing Olympics, bagging silver and bronze medals. However, there was some regret too, as the country, who then boasted the No 2 and No 4 ranked pairs in the world, is still short of an Olympic gold in the sport.
Read more from ChinaDaily.com.cn
National Volleyball League opening season in line with Preakness
DALLAS (AP) -- The road to the Triple Crown meets the road to the London Olympics on Saturday when American beach volleyball hopefuls take to the sand on the infield at Pimlico.
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Beach volleyball team attains London Olympics goal
After being narrowly outdueled for the second spot on the U.S. Olympics Team four years ago, Jennifer Kessy and April have just sealed the deal for the upcoming London Olympics.
Read more from examiner.com
5/14/2012
U.S. Men's Beach Teams Tied in Olympic Qualifying
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 14, 2012) – The U.S. men’s beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal pulled into a tie for a slot on the 2012 Olympic Team after finishing fourth at the Beijing Grand Slam in China, the second grand slam event on the FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour.
Read more from USA Volleyball
French ladies feel confident before home showdown in Sèvres
Sèvres, France, May 14, 2012. Only a couple of days are left for the start of the Continental Cup semifinal stage whose venue will be the splendid scenario of Ile de Monsieur in Sèvres, right in the outskirts of Paris.
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Karch Kiraly heads to the Olympics again, this time as assistant coach of the US women
A missed flight led to volleyball great Karch Kiraly’s latest incarnation. The three-time Olympic gold medalist and beach volleyball pioneer has added to his lengthy resume by serving as assistant coach for the U.S. women’s national volleyball team headed to the London Olympics.
Read more from The Washington Post
5/13/2012
2012 FIVB SWATCH World Tour Season Update
Lausanne, Switzerland, May 13, 2012—The second of eight Grand Slams and the third of nine double-gender events on the 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour were held this past week with US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam in China.
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Nummedor/Schuil claim first Grand Slam title ever in Beijing
Beijing, May 13, 2012 — Third seeds Reinder Nummerdor/ Richard Schuil of the Netherlands beat Italian 14th seeds Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo in straight sets on Sunday to win their first ever FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Grand Slam title with a perfect 7-0 record.
Read more from fivb.org
Motherhood big change for Walsh in 4th Olympic try
Preparing for this Olympics is different for Kerri Walsh because this time she has two kids tagging along on her training.
Read more from Arizona Daily Star
5/12/2012
Gibb and Rosenthal Reach Beijing Beach Semifinals
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (May 12, 2012) – The U.S. men’s beach volleyball team of Jake Gibb and Sean Rosenthal has advanced to Sunday's semifinals of the Beijing Grand Slam, part of the 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour.
Read more from USA Volleyball
Defending champions Alison/Emanuel stay in contention at Beijing Grand Slam
Beijing, China, May 12, 2012 — Fifth seeds Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego of Brazil were scared before rallying past 18th seeds Daan Spijkers/Emiel Boersma from the Netherlands in three sets Saturday afternoon to keep alive their chance of defending the FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Beijing Grand Slam title.
Read more from fivb.org
Larissa/Juliana end gold drought at Beijing Grand Slam
Beijing, China, May 12, 2012 – Third-seeded reigning world champions Larissa Franca/Juliana Felisberta of Brazil beat 10th seeds Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti from Italy in straight sets here Saturday afternoon to clinch their first gold medal of the season at the 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Beijing Grand Slam.
Read more from fivb.org
5/11/2012
A day of surprises at Beijing Grand Slam
Beijing, May 11, 2012 — It was a day of surprises on Friday at the 2012 FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour Beijing Grand Slam. Four of the top five women’s seeds crashed out, including two-time Olympic champions Kerri Walsh/ Misty May-Treanor of the United States. On the men’s side, their compatriots and Beijing Olympic title winners Todd Rogers/ Philip Dalhausser were upset by Italian 14th seeds Nicolai Paolo and Daniele Lupo.
Read more from fivb.org
 
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    May 17-19 NVL NVL Preakness, Baltimore M $25,000
    May 17-19 NVL NVL Preakness, Baltimore W $25,000
    May 18-20 NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Chiapas, Mexico M&W US$10,000
    May 22-27 FIVB Patria Direct Prague Open, Czech Republic M US$190,000
    May 23-26 CEV 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Austrian Masters, Baden W € 25,000
    May 23-27 CEV C&S 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden, Austria M € 7,500
    May 25-27 NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Toluca, Mexico M&W US$10,000
    May 25-27 Pro Beach Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Florida Open, Fort Lauderdale M&W $75,000
    May 30-Jun 3 CEV 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final, The Hague, Netherlands M € 100,000
    May 30-Jun 3 CEV 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final, The Hague, Netherlands W € 100,000
    May 30-Jun 3 FIVB C&S Seoul Challenger, Korea W US$50,000
    Jun 6-11 FIVB Moscow Grand Slam, Russia W US$300,000
    Jun 7-12 FIVB Moscow Grand Slam, Russia M US$300,000
    Jun 8-10 NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Varadero, Cuba M&W US$10,000
    Jun 12-17 FIVB Rome Grand Slam, Italy W US$300,000
    Jun 13-17 CEV C&S 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Umag, Croatia M € 7,500
    Jun 13-17 FIVB Rome Grand Slam, Italy M US$300,000
    Jun 16-17 USAV IDQ IDQ No. 2, Los Angeles M&W TBD



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