Talents: Pablo Kukartsev

Talents: Pablo Kukartsev

Best scorer of the 2015 U23 World Championship in the United Arab Emirates, Pablo Kukartsev has all that it takes to be Argentina’s star opposite in the near future. The problems with opposites for the South Americans ever since the retirement of the legendary...
Ranghieri brings another gold to Italy

Ranghieri brings another gold to Italy

The former indoor middle blocker Alex Ranghieri brought the second men’s title to his country in 2015 after he and partner Adrian Carambula, one of the circuit’s surprise packages, won the Antalya Open. Ranghieri was involved in the first Italian triumph...
Beach news: Massive updates on the 2015-2016 calendar

Beach news: Massive updates on the 2015-2016 calendar

Although we are slowly approaching the end of the 2015 season, the initially announced World Tour calendar released by FIVB has been affected by changes. As it turned out, the dates and the existence of the last Opens after the Swatch World Tour Finals was a matter of...
Nicholas Lucena’s most successful season

Nicholas Lucena’s most successful season

The fourth straight final for the newly formed American tandem Lucena-Dalhausser and their second title meant that Nick Lucena, 36, had never experienced a more fecund year in his career. The silver medal winners at the recent Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals came flying...
Saving the best for last

Saving the best for last

The Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals put an end to the outstanding 2015 season, or at least to its most competitive part, this weekend in Fort Lauderdale, USA. With the 2015 World Tour title in their hands and out of the equation already, the Brazilians Alison Cerutti...