{"id":74922,"date":"2022-03-24T06:05:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T06:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=74922"},"modified":"2022-03-24T06:05:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T06:05:25","slug":"national-titles-up-for-grabs-on-coolangatta-beach-as-australian-championships-start-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/national-titles-up-for-grabs-on-coolangatta-beach-as-australian-championships-start-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"NATIONAL TITLES UP FOR GRABS ON COOLANGATTA BEACH AS AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS START ON FRIDAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p class=\"p1\"><strong>Credit: volleyball.org.au<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The Gold Coast is ready to host the 2022 Australian Championships (formally the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour Finals), with the best athletes in the country squaring off on iconic Coolangatta Beach from 25-27 March.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The National Championships kickstart the 2022 Gold Coast VolleySlam Festival, as the Australian Youth Beach Volleyball Championships (28-31 March), the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures event (30 March \u2013 3 April) and the Australian Beach Volleyball Schools Cup (2-4 April) line up for 10 days of unmissable beach volleyball action on the South East Queensland coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Following the successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/ondemand\/video\/1998426691983\/full-replay-australian-beach-volleyball-tour-cobram-elite-womens-mens-gold-medal-match\"><span class=\"s2\">SBS broadcast of the Cobram ABVT<\/span><\/a> in February, which was viewed live by over 166-thousand viewers and replayed another 187, 800 times on SBS on Demand, the Australian Championships medal matches will again be broadcast on Sunday. The Bronze medal matches will be live on SBS on Demand from 11.30am QLD local time, with the gold-medal matches live on SBS Viceland and on Demand from 2pm AEST.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74924\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-copy-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-copy-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-copy-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-copy-55x55.png 55w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-copy-580x580.png 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-copy-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2-copy.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">With Tokyo Olympic silver medallists and reigning National Champions Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar currently competing overseas at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 in Rosarito, Mexico, top-seeded Nikki Laird and Phoebe Bell will arguably come into the women\u2019s tournament as the pair to beat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Rio Olympian Laird and her partner Bell will take to the court still fresh from their performance at the Beach Pro Tour Challenge event in Tlaxcala, Mexico \u2013 their first World Tour event since 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Previously paired with young talent Stefanie Fejes, Bell has already won the ABVT Cobram-Barooga Classic earlier in the season and finished second behind Alisha Stevens and Caitlin Bettenay at the ABVT Mollymook Open.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74926\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM8248-1-scaled-1-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM8248-1-scaled-1-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM8248-1-scaled-1-580x464.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM8248-1-scaled-1-500x400.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM8248-1-scaled-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Bell and Laird will not be the only \u2018new\u2019 pair on court as several athletes will change partners for the last leg of the ABVT \u2013 something that will make for even more interesting competition in Coolangatta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cTeams have been mixed, which I think is great for everyone\u2019s development,\u201d Bell said. \u201cBut Nikki and I treat each tournament the same. We control what we can control and we focus our energy into our individual performance and our team\u2019s performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhat matters is the performance at this event, not past events,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cPlus, being a Queenslander, it\u2019s really important to me when I get to play in front of family and friends, those who have supported me throughout my career.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Coming off her win in Mollymook, Alisha Stevens will also have a new partner for the ABVT Finals in 23-year old fellow Queenslander Georgia Johnson. The pair are seeded at #2 behind Bell\/Laird, with seed #3 going to Steven\u2019s former teammate and fellow Mollymook winner Bettenay and Cobram winner Fejes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cObviously coming off a win is really good,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been training full time in Brisbane and working up towards the Finals, sticking to the game plan and of course building up my own game is really important,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74925\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM01320-scaled-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM01320-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM01320-scaled-1-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM01320-scaled-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM01320-scaled-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The Gold Coast local turns 19 on Sunday and will hope to celebrate her birthday with the National title before taking part in the FIVB Beach Pro Tour Futures event the following week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt will be my first FIVB World Tour event and I am so excited,\u201d Stevens said. \u201cI was supposed to play in 2020, but sadly COVID hit then. So really I\u2019ve built up so much excitement and I am looking forward to hitting the beach again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s not every day that you get to have a tournament on your home beach and coming out on Coolie is always beautiful,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">In the men\u2019s draw, #1 seeds Izac Carracher and Mark Nicolaidis will aim to keep their winning momentum going after claiming gold in Mollymook and silver on Thompson Beach, where they conceded defeat only to Tokyo Olympian and 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Chris McHugh and his new partner Paul Burnett.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a different feeling coming in defending a title, everyone is out to knock us off,\u201d Carracher said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt\u2019s obviously disappointing that Mother Nature threw a spanner in the works two weeks ago in Manly, but we are all stoked to have such a huge two weeks scheduled in Coolie.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMark and I have taken the opportunity to double down on some physical work and push our game style over the past couple weeks. We\u2019ve been working hard and feel prepared to get another result at Aus Champs.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74923\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM08904_original-scaled-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM08904_original-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM08904_original-scaled-1-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM08904_original-scaled-1-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/2022VA-ABVT-R2_RGPM08904_original-scaled-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Charracher and Nicoladis are also preparing to represent Australia in the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event starting three days after the Australian Championships, which is just the start of a big competition phase for the pair.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMark and I are hyper-competitive and have big aspirations,\u201d Charracher added. \u201cWe have a big 3 months of international tournaments on the horizon so it\u2019s all about performance for us this weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBeing able to compete in Australia\u2019s largest ever Beach Volleyball festival at Volleyslam is something we are very grateful and excited for. We can\u2019t wait to start competing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">McHugh and Burnett won\u2019t be at the Finals as they are currently competing at Beach Pro<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Tour events in Mexico, leaving 2021 runner-up Max Guehrer and 27-year-old Victorian Thomas Hodges as the other main challengers for gold in Coolangatta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Experience could play a major role though, as 34-year-old Olympian Damien Schumann will return to Coolangatta beach to take a shot at the National title alongside fellow Victorian Martin Kaufer, after retiring from international competition last year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Qualification tournaments for both the Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s main draws start on Friday, with medal matches played on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The Women\u2019s Bronze medal match will be live on SBS on Demand at 11.30am QLD local time, followed by the Men\u2019s bronze at 12.30pm. The Women\u2019s gold medal match will be live on SBS Viceland and SBS on Demand at 2pm, with the Men\u2019s National champions to be crowned after at 3pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Related links of AVC<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s3\">AVC Website: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianvolleyball.net\/\"><span class=\"s4\">www.asianvolleyball.net<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p7\"><span class=\"s3\">AVC Facebook: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation\"><span class=\"s5\">www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s3\">AVC Twitter: click: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball\"><span class=\"s4\">www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p6\"><span class=\"s3\">AVC Instagram: click: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en\"><span class=\"s4\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">AVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p8\"><span class=\"s1\">AVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Credit: volleyball.org.au The Gold Coast is ready to host the 2022 Australian Championships (formally the Australian Beach Volleyball Tour Finals), with the best athletes in the country squaring off on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":74927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach-volleyball-news","category-slider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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