With a 21-17 and 21-14 semi-final win in 37 minutes over Talita and Renata, Branagh and Youngs added another 160 points to their Olympic qualifying total for their best eight finishes on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour since May 2007. The win eliminated compatriots Jen Boss and April Ross from Beijing consideration as Branagh and Youngs have 4,540 qualifying points while Boss and Ross could not overtake their rivals with a gold-medal finish in Marseille (July 15-20). Read Full Story
Back from my Clearwater, Florida trip with 11 guys and 4 days of non-stop beach volleyball action from sunrise to sunset. Clearwater is going through quite a transformation. Lots of new commercial development, infrastructure and condo conversions. Needless to say, the locals are not happy that the retail profile has changed dramatically and that the crowded evenings during spring are summer may never come back. Nature threw at us all it got with an assortment of heavy fog, rain, gusty wind... Read Full Story
The first round of the Swatch FIVB Beach Volley World Tour in 2008 will take place in Adelaide, Australia.
Check out the site here for ticketing, news and lots more info!
The SWATCH FIVB Beach Volley World Tour is on - in Adelaide in March, 2008! Volleyball Australia has recentlysecured this event by receiving the official sanction of the FIVB at a World Beach Volleyball Council meeting in Switzerland. This will place Australia alongside France, Italy, Japan, Korea, China, Switzerland... Read Full Story
Japan's number one beach volleyball star, Miwa Asao, won't make it to the Olympics. She won't make it despite putting beach volleyball on the map in Japan...somewhere near Niigata maybe? At least that's what they (whoever they are) are saying. Why? 1. Her swimsuits are excessively skimpy. This reason will not keep her fans from watching, however. 2. She and her teammate are ranked 44th in the world
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Its going to be a USA final tomorrow in Phuket. Todays result
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Tian Jia-Wang CHN [2]
Branagh-Youngs USA [4]
0-2 (17-21, 17-21)
0:33
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Walsh-May-Treanor USA [1]
Brink-Abeler-Jurich GER [14]
2-0 (21-17, 21-16)
0:35
Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh will have an opportunity to tie the team record for most SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medals while Nicole Branagh will be seeking her first international Beach Volleyball title with Elaine Youngs... Read Full Story
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The last time that Ana Paula Connelly played with a member of the Bede family, she left with a SWATCH-FIVB World Tour gold medal and an Asian trophy in her luggage.
The Brazilian is hoping that her luggage for her return trip home next Monday to Rio de Janeiro will contain another FIVB medal and Asian trophy as she has teamed with another Bede this week’s US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by ptt on Karon Beach.
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Japanese volleyball star Asao Miwa (浅尾美和) is a Japanese athlete who has star appeal.
With her gravure idol looks, this 21-year-old 172cm tall, tanned, beach volleyball star from Suzuka in Mie prefecture has sold over 40,000 copies of her photo book released earlier this year making her more popular than many bikini gravure idols today.
Miwa [...]
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Saturday, Boss and Ross came in third-place by defeating Shelda and Ana Paula 21-14 and 21-18 in 43 minutes in the ConocoPhillips Grand Slam in Stavanger, Norway. With the win, Boss and Ross reduced their deficit for the second American Olympic berth by 80 points as the pair has 4,240 points for their eight best SWATCH FIVB World Tour finishes since May 2007. Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs, who placed fifth this week, have 4,300 points entering the final two Beijing qualifying events in... Read Full Story
Get your bouncy balls down to the beach just in front of the Surf Lifesaving Club at Perranporth this Sunday, May 25th from 2-6pm. Entry open to all (regardless of skills) with a minimum of three people per team. Entry fee a paltry tenner - it's a bargain - BBQ and beer just a few yards away at the Watering Hole . Damn it, might even get this Beach Bum into his Speedos. And like I said before , just because there's skimpy bikinis - it don't mean it ain't sport. Read Full Story
Provisional beach volleyball ranking have been released.
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On July 20th, the 23 best Olympic ranked team, plus the best Chinese team will be announced eligible for the Games.
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