Maiden title for Qatar

Maiden title for Qatar

You would have to do some digging inside beach volleyball records to find out the last time an Asian team won the final of a FIVB World Tour event. Almost six years after the Chinese twosome Xu-Wu grabbed the gold at the Marseille Open in 2010, the Qatari...
Talents: Fabio Balaso

Talents: Fabio Balaso

The youngest first-choice libero in the Italian SuperLega UnipolSai is also the first libero we have ever presented in our Talents series. Tonazzo Padova have hit the headlines several times already this season and Fabio Balaso was often the cause of it. Historically...
Beach news: The World Tour resumes in February

Beach news: The World Tour resumes in February

The 2016 part of the 2015-2016 beach volleyball season will commence three weeks later than originally anticipated. FIVB had to change the premier’s international beach volley event’s calendar again and thus to adjust the sequence of tournaments. That...
Talents: Thibault Rossard

Talents: Thibault Rossard

The youngest member of the French national team for the European qualifiers in Berlin is a very well-known name in his country. Thibault Rossard was the revelation of the 2013-2014 domestic season, back then with Toulouse, and is one of the most versatile players in...
Bruno Oscar Schmidt – the hero of 2015

Bruno Oscar Schmidt – the hero of 2015

A defensive specialist grabbed the largest number of awards at the end of a spectacular season. Otherwise dominated by powerful giants, beach volleyball is still a game where a versatile defender, like the Brazilian Bruno Oscar Schmidt, could make a difference with...