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Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2021 – The AVC Medical Committee met via video conference on Monday to hear related reports from 2020 FIVB Medical Commission Meeting and discuss important issues, with special highlights to AVC’s determined efforts to study medical aspects of snow volleyball. The virtual meeting, chaired by new Committee Chairman Dr Rueangsak Siriphol...

25.03.2021March 26, 2021

AVC DMC EYES SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING TOOLS TO GET MORE SPONSORS

Bangkok, Thailand, March 25, 2021 – A virtual AVC Development and Marketing Committee Meeting came to a fruitful conclusion on Thursday, with ideas and recommendations presented to increase business opportunities with sponsorships through social media marketing tools. AVC DMC Chairman Mr Heyzer Harsono from Indonesia chaired the meeting, attended by Mr Seong Keehak from Korea...

23.03.2021March 24, 2021

KEY ISSUES INCLUDING FIVB PROJECTS AND RULE MODIFICATIONS DISCUSSED AT AVC REFEREES COMMITTEE MEETING

Bangkok, Thailand, March 23, 2021 – The AVC Referees Committee Meeting was held virtually for the first time on Tuesday to review refereeing matters, discuss improvements in the way referees perform their duties by means of modern technology and keep its members informed of modifications for volleyball and beach volleyball rules. Mr Songsak Chareonpong chaired...

22.03.2021March 22, 2021

AVC COACHES COMMITTEE MEETING CONCLUDED ON HIGH NOTE

Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2021 – The AVC Coaches Committee Members met via video conference on Monday to discuss a number of important topics including the implementation of future courses and seminars to be organised for Asian coaches aside from effectively keeping track of the Euro-Asia Coaches Cooperation Project progress. The meeting was chaired by...

18.03.2021March 18, 2021

CONTINENTAL CUP AND ASIAN RANKING POINTS DISCUSSED AT AVC BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMMITTEE MEETING

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Bangkok, Thailand, March 18, 2021 – The AVC Beach Volleyball Committee met via video conference on Thursday to discuss important topics including confirmation on the staging of the 2021 Continental Cup Semifinals and Finals in secure bubble and methods to calculate ranking points for AVC events. It was the very first AVC Beach Volleyball Committee...

16.03.2021March 24, 2021

HOSTING 2021 AVC CHAMPIONSHIPS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC KEY TOPIC OF AVC SEC MEETING

Bangkok, Thailand, March 16, 2021 – The AVC Sports Events Council Meeting via video conference on Tuesday heard the progressive reports on organising 2021 AVC Championships during COVID-19 pandemic, with appropriate comments and positive suggestions being taken into consideration and further decision. Dr Eom Han Joo from Korea chaired the Tuesday’s meeting, attended by newly-formed...

Volleyball News

25.09.2021September 25, 2021

BAHRAIN GO DOWN TWO MATCHES IN A ROW AT MEN’S U21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Poland managed a 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-21) victory over Bahrain in Pool B of the FIVB Volleyball U21 Men’s World Championship in Sofia on Friday. Bartosz Gomulka chipped in with 12 points including 11 attacks for Poland, while Ebrahim Sayed Amin led Bahrain with 14 points including 13 attacks. Karol Urbanowicz, middle blocker of Poland:...

25.09.2021September 25, 2021

THAILAND SUCCUMB TO TWO LOSSES IN SUCCESSION AT MEN’S U21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Czech Republic extended their winning strike in Pool A, after winning in three sets (25-16, 25-16, 25-15) over Thailand on the second competition day of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship in Cagliari, Italy on Friday. Petr Spulak and Matous Drahonovsky handed Czech Republic 14 points apiece for the convincing win, while Detchawat Jaengsawang...

25.09.2021September 25, 2021

DEFENDING CHAMPS IRAN SUFFER SECOND LOSS AT MEN’S U21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Defending champions Iran didn’t make it among the best eight teams of the 2021 FIVB Men’s U21 World Championship, as on Friday they lost another five-setter 20-25, 25-20, 26-24, 18-25, 17-19, this time around against Argentina. The South Americans join Belgium into the the upper half of the tournament bracket for the next phase of the...

24.09.2021September 25, 2021

THAILAND DEMOLISH PUERTO RICO IN THRILLING STRAIGHT SETS AT GIRLS’ U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Thailand captured their second win in the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Championship after 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-20) demolition of Puerto Rico in their last Pool C preliminary round in Durango, Mexico on Friday. Donphon Sinpho chipped in with 14 points including 13 attacks for Thailand, while Ampha Sonsurat added 11 points. Fuertes Brito Ana...

24.09.2021September 24, 2021

JAPAN COACH NAKAGAICHI STEPS DOWN

The 53-year-old mentor ends five years with Ryujin Nippon Japan men’s national team head coach Yuichi Nakagaichi announced he was stepping down from his role after the final of the 2021 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship in Chiba, where his team finished as runners-up to Iran. “I have made the decision to retire at this point,”...

24.09.2021September 24, 2021

ONE YEAR TO GO!

Organisation of FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022 shares plans at royal palace Het Loo With a year to go before the opening match of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship 2022, a meeting was organised at the majestic Palace Het Loo in Apeldoorn to present the event, which will take place in the Netherlands...

24.09.2021September 24, 2021

THAILAND GO DOWN IN TIE-BREAKER AGAINST ROMANIA IN GIRLS’ U18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Thailand lost in exhausting five-setter against Romania to succumb to two straight losses at the FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U18 World Championship in Durango, Mexico on Thursday. World No.6 Romania secured second place with 8 points in Pool C with a hard-fought 3-2 (25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 25-19, 15-10) win against Thailand, current world No.18 and 15th...

24.09.2021September 24, 2021

BELGIUM STUN REIGNING WORLD CHAMPIONS IRAN IN TIE-BREAKER AT MEN’S U21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

In-form Belgium surprised defending champions Iran on the opening day of action in Pool C with a hard-fought 3-2 (25-20, 25-23, 26-28, 26-28, 15-8) victory in exhausting 155-minute encounter in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship in Carbonia, Italy on Thursday. Ferre Reggers scored a match-high 24 points including 21 attacks and 2 aces...

24.09.2021September 24, 2021

BAHRAIN GO DOWN IN CLOSE BATTLE AGAINST HOSTS BULGARIA IN MEN’S U21 WORLDS

Hosts Bulgaria started off their Pool B campaign at the FIVB Volleyball U21 Men’s World Championship with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23) shutout of Bahrain in Sofia on Thursday. Denis Karyagin scored a match-high 18 points including 16 attacks for Bulgaria, while Ebrahim Sayed Amin led Bahrain with 13 points including 11 attacks and 2...

24.09.2021September 24, 2021

THAILAND SUFFER FIRST LOSS AT MEN’S U21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

Thailand found world No.1 Italy, silver medallists at the previous edition two years ago in Bahrain and second place at the last year’s European Men’s U21 Championship, too strong to go down in a totally lop-sided affair 12-25, 15-25, 13-25 in their first Pool A encounter of the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men’s U21 World Championship...

24.09.2021September 24, 2021

CHINA NATIONAL GAMES SENIOR WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT HEATS UP WITH STRONG TEAMS THROUGH TO SEMIFINALS

By Wang Leon Xi’an, China, September 23, 2021 – Liaoning edged out Shanghai 3-2 (15-25, 25-17, 13-25, 25-15, 15-7) while Shandong went all out to pull off a stunning 3-0 (27-25, 25-14, 25-19) win over embattled Jiangsu in the last round of pool play of China National Games Senior Women’s Volleyball Tournament at the Aoxiang...

23.09.2021September 23, 2021

FOUR-TIME OLYMPIAN ARAKI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Japanese middle blocker completes career with Olympic and World Cup bronze medals Erika Araki’s successful athletic journey took the Japanese middle blocker to four consecutive Olympic Games and was adorned with a bronze medal at London 2012. In 2021, the 37-year-old led Japan as captain to their first final four in three editions of the...

Beach Volleyball News

16.09.2021September 16, 2021

VOLLEYBALL WORLD OPENS BID PROCESS FOR FUTURE EDITIONS OF BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Expressions of interest invited for 2023, 2025 and 2027 editions Volleyball World has officially invited National Federations (NFs) and organisers to submit expressions of interest to host the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2023, 2025 or 2027. The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships represents the pinnacle of beach volleyball, a sport which boasts a...

01.09.2021September 1, 2021

‘FIELD OF DREAM’ BEACH VOLLEYBALL COURTS TO BE BUILT IN LUGANVILLE FOR VVF

Credit: dailypost.vu, vanuatuvolleyball.com Luganville City in Vanuatu The Australian High Commission’s First Secretary, Frederic Jeanjean, has handed over funding assistance to the Vanuatu Volleyball Federation (VVF) for the construction of two beach volleyball courts in Luganville recently. The Australian co-funded beach volleyball project, dubbed by VVF officials as “The Field of Dreams”, will see the...

27.08.2021August 27, 2021

FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL U19 AND U21 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THAILAND RESCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 2021

Both competitions will now be held in December 2021 The FIVB, event organiser and Thailand Volleyball Association have jointly decided to reschedule the FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 and U21 World Championships to December 3-8 and December 14-19, 2021 respectively in Roi Et, Thailand. Originally scheduled for 14-19 September and 24-29 September, the decision to reschedule...

21.08.2021August 21, 2021

ACCREDITATION PROCESS OPEN FOR WORLD TOUR FINALS VIRTUAL MIXED ZONE

Apply now! Journalists and broadcasters can now request accreditations for the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals Virtual Mixed Zone. Featuring the top teams in the world, the World Tour Finals will take place from October 6-10 and serve as the climax of the 2021 beach volleyball season. Accreditations for the Virtual Mixed Zone...

19.08.2021August 19, 2021

BEACH VOLLEYBALL TO FEATURE AT 2023 AND 2025 ANOC WORLD BEACH GAMES

Beach volleyball is one of nine sports on the core programme for the 2023 and 2025 ANOC World Beach Games Beach Volleyball was confirmed as one of nine sports that will form the core programme for the 2023 and 2025 ANOC World Beach Games. Beach Volleyball 4×4 featured at the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games...

11.08.2021August 11, 2021

FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD TOUR FINALS RESCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 2021

World Tour Finals are now scheduled for October 6-10 in Sardinia, Italy The FIVB has announced that the 2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals have been rescheduled for October 6-10, 2021 in Sardinia, Italy, following a joint decision by the FIVB, Volleyball World, the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV), Sport e Salute and other relevant...

07.08.2021August 7, 2021

CHERIF & AHMED TRUSTING THE PROCESS

Hard work, patience and discipline key to the Qatari team’s success At the start of the 2021 beach volleyball season, Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan were not far above the cut-off line in the provisional Olympic ranking and their qualification for Tokyo 2020 was far from certain. At the time, hardly anyone could expect the...

06.08.2021August 6, 2021

AUSTRALIANS ARTACHO DEL SOLAR AND CLANCY PICK UP SILVER IN TOKYO 2020

Australia’s Mariafe Artacho Del Solar and Taliqua Clancy settled for silver in Tokyo 2020, their first Olympic medal and third overall for their country, after the Sydney 2000 gold and the Atlanta 1996 bronze of Natalie Cook and Kerri Pottharst. April Ross and Alix Klineman triumphed as Tokyo 2020 Olympic champions after winning the women’s...

05.08.2021August 5, 2021

AUSTRALIA AGAINST USA FOR TOKYO WOMEN’S GOLD

Artacho Del Solar & Clancy and April & Alix claim straight-set victories in Thursday’s semifinals Australia’s Mariafe Artacho Del Solar and Taliqua Clancy will take on USA’s April Ross and Alix Klineman for the Olympic gold at the Tokyo 2020 women’s beach volleyball tournament on Friday. After Thursday’s straight-set semifinal wins over Latvia’s Tina Graudina...

05.08.2021August 5, 2021

CHERIF/AHMED TO TAKE ON WORLD CHAMPS KRASILNIKOV/STOYANOVSKIY IN OLYMPIC SEMIFINALS

The two teams emerge victoriously from Wednesday evening’s quarterfinals in Tokyo Reigning world champions Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy of ROC progressed to the semifinals of the Tokyo 2020 men’s Olympic beach volleyball tournament after a straight-set victory over Germany’s Julius Thole and Clemens Wickler. Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan will be their next opponents...

04.08.2021August 4, 2021

AUSTRALIA, LATVIA, SWITZERLAND, USA ON TO TOKYO SEMIS

A number of upsets in Tuesday’s quarterfinals USA’s April Ross and Alix Klineman dethroned reigning Olympic champion Laura Ludwig and her teammate Margareta Kozuch on Tuesday to snatch the first semifinal spot at the Tokyo 2020 women’s beach volleyball tournament. On Thursday, in one of the duels for a place in Friday’s final, the Americans...

30.07.2021July 30, 2021

XUE/WANG, NICOLAI/LUPO BOOK NEXT ROUND SPOTS IN TOKYO

Makroguzova & Kholomina, Evandro & Bruno, Cherif & Ahmed top their pools unbeaten Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo grabbed the tenth available spot in the Round of 16 at the Tokyo 2020 men’s Olympic beach volleyball tournament, after finishing top of their pool unbeaten. China’s Chen Xue and Xinxin Wang booked their spot in the...

SENIOR WORLD RANKING – WOMEN


TEAMS	POINTS
CHINA	391
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA	382
BRAZIL	328
ITALY	300
TURKEY	285
SERBIA	280
JAPAN	277
RUSSIA	275
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	272
KOREA	261

BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD RANKING – WOMEN


TEAMS	POINTS
PAVAN/MELISSA	6,840
ALIX/APRIL	6,640
AGATHA/DUDA	6,600
ANA PATRÍCIA/REBECCA	5,800
CLANCY/ARTACHO DEL SOLAR	5,700
MARIA ANTONELLI/CAROL	5,120
MAKROGUZOVA/KHOLOMINA	5,000
SWEAT/WALSH JENNINGS	4,980
BETSCHART/HÜBERLI	4,960
KEIZER/MEPPELINK	4,840

SENIOR WORLD RANKING – MEN


TEAMS	POINT
BRAZIL	427
POLAND	384
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA	365
RUSSIA	317
ARGENTINA	291
FRANCE	291
ITALY	288
IRAN	279
JAPAN	269
CANADA	255

BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD RANKING – MEN


TEAMS	POINTS
MOL A./SØRUM, C.	7,840
KRASILNIKOV/STOYANOVSKIY	6,140
ALISON/ÁLVARO FILHO	5,680
EVANDRO/BRUNO SCHMIDT	5,480
CRABB TA./GIBB	5,360
THOLE J./WICKLER	5,320
CHERIF/AHMED	5,280
BROUWER/MEEUWSEN	5,160
PERUSIC/SCHWEINER	5,120
LUCENA/DALHAUSSER	5,040