FINAL DAY WRAP UP Phuket, Thailand, November 27, 2021 – Australians Christopher McHugh/Paul Burnett and Thailand’s Taravadee Naraphornrapat/Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee underlined their domination at the 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships at Bang Tao Beach here on Saturday, with McHugh extending his aura of invincibility to unchallenged fifth time in the top-tier competition. McHugh, 32, who...

Volleyball New Zealand has seen teams go from strength to strength Women’s and men’s national beach volleyball pairs in New Zealand have been given a boost by FIVB support equipment and coaching over the past four years. The support has included 12 months of beach volleyball coaching support in 2018 and 2021, with support also...

DAY 3 WRAP UP Phuket, Thailand, November 25, 2021 – Japan women’s teams ruled the roost as Australia and Iran dominated the men’s event on adrenaline-filled Day 3 of the top-notch 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships at Bang Tao Beach here on Thursday. In the morning session, determined teams went to great lengths in...

DAY 2 WRAP UP Phuket, Thailand, November 24, 2021 – Strong players flexed their muscles on the action-packed Day 2 of the 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships at Bang Tao Beach here as top seeds Varapatsorn Radarong/Thanarattha Udomchavee succumbed to their first home defeat on Wednesday. With only top four teams from each pool...

DAY 1 WRAP UP Phuket, Thailand, November 23, 2021 – Strong players escaped the main draw’s opening day unscathed in the 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships at Bang Tao Beach here on Tuesday, with top three seeds THA 1, JPN 1 and JPN 2 sealing back-to-back victories in the women’s event and Australia proving...

For the inaugural season of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, some of the most famous beaches and iconic cities will play host over the course of the 2022 calendar. The new Beach Pro Tour, unveiled in Sardinia last month, will visit iconic and historic venues like the Grand Parade in Cape Town, South Africa,...

Phuket, Thailand, November 22, 2021 – FIVB World No.1 and Tokyo 2020 bronze medallists Ahmed Tijan/Cherif Younousse from Qatar are set to take on Thailand’s Poravid Taovato/Pithak Tipjan in their first clash at the Centre Court on Tuesday as AVC unveiled the 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships matchday schedule following the team briefing and...

Preview: 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships in Phuket, Thailand from November 23 to 27, 2021 Phuket, Thailand, November 21, 2021 – Big names and up-and-comers are set to be on their mettle when the 2021 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships will kick off on Tuesday, November 23 at Bang Tao Beach, Phuket, known as...

Credit: volleyball.org.au London 2012 Olympian Becchara Palmer has on Friday announced her retirement from professional beach volleyball. 33-year-old Palmer is a stalwart of Australian beach volleyball, joining the national program in 2003 after being talent ID at the South Australian Institute of Sport. Palmer’s beach volleyball career spans nearly two decades, highlighted by winning the...

Credit: volleyball.org.au Volleyball Australia announced Michael Suter as the Head Coach of the Australian Men’s Beach Volleyball team. Suter has been in the role of National Head Coach in Switzerland for six years, during which teams under his guidance were able to achieve Olympic Qualification for the Tokyo Games, three consecutive years in FIVB top-20...

Credit: volleyball.org.au Volleyball Australia announced the athletes who will represent Australia at the upcoming Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships and U19/21 World Beach Volleyball Championships.  The Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships will be held in Phuket, Thailand from November 23 to 28, 2021.  Tokyo Olympian Chris McHugh is set to return to the international sands...

Credit: volleyball.org.au The Australian Beach Volleyball Tour (ABVT) is set to return in 2022, bringing together Australia’s best beach volleyball players on Australia’s best beaches. The ABVT will highlight what is set to be Australia’s biggest summer of beach volleyball, with 89 events scheduled on the state and national calendar. The first round was held...