Beach Pro Tour 2022 - News

Gold

Christian Sorum and Anders Mol celebrate winning gold

The inaugural season of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour reached its conclusion on Sunday at The Finals in Doha, Qatar, after a total of 47 events. Below is a list of the 2022 medallists, across Elite16, Challenge and Futures events, also including The Finals in Doha.

Elite16

Gold, silver, bronze

Rosarito, Mexico (March 23-27)

Men: Cherif/Ahmed (QAT), Brouwer/Meeuwsen (NED), Mol, A./Sorum, C. (NOR)

Women: Stam/Schoon (NED), Samoilova/Graudina (LAT), Talita/Rebecca (BRA)

Men: Mol, A./Sorum, C. (NOR), Perusic/Schweiner (CZE), Brouwer/Meeuwsen (NED)

Women: Müller/Tillmann (GER), Talita/Rebecca (BRA), Hüberli/Brunner (SUI)

Jurmala, Latvia (June 1-5)

Men: Nicolai/Cottafava (ITA), Cherif/Ahmed (QAT), Andre/George (BRA)

Women: Pavan/Melissa (CAN), Barbara/Carol (BRA), Duda/Ana Patricia (BRA)

Men: Grimalt M./Grimalt E. (CHI), Perusic/Schweiner (CZE), Varenhorst/van de Velde (NED)

Women: Duda/Ana Patricia (BRA), Barbara/Carol (BRA), Clancy/Mariafe

Hamburg, Germany (August 10-14)

Men: Bryl/Losiak (POL), Brouwer/Meeuwsen (NED), Ehlers/Wickler (GER)

Women: Cheng/Flint (USA), Brunner/Hüberli (SUI), Borger/Sude (GER)

Paris, France (September 28 - October 2)

Men: Mol, A./Sorum, C. (NOR), Brouwer/Meeuwsen (NED), Nicolai/Cottafava (ITA)

Women: Stam/Schoon (NED), Samoilova/Graudina (LAT), Duda/Ana Patricia (BRA)

Men: Mol, A./Sorum, C. (NOR), Ahman/Hellvig (SWE), Cherif/Ahmed (QAT)

Women: Talita/Thamela (BRA), Cannon/Sponcil (USA), Duda/Ana Patricia (BRA)

Uberlandia, Brazil (November 9-13)

Men: George/Andre (BRA), Pedro Solberg/Arthur (BRA), Mol, A./Sorum, C. (NOR)

Women: Duda/Ana Patricia (BRA), Andressa/Vitoria (BRA), Carol/Barbara (BRA)

Torquay, Australia (November 29 - December 3)

Men: Krou/Gauthier-Rat (FRA), Hodges/Schubert (AUS), Carambula/Ranghieri (ITA)

Women: Hughes/Cheng (USA), Flint/Scoles (USA), Clancy/Mariafe (AUS)

Elite16 - Medals per country - Men

Australia: 1 (Hodges/Schubert, Torquay)

Brazil: 3 (Andre/George, Jurmala & Uberlandia; Pedro Solberg/Arthur, Uberlandia)

Chile: 1 (Grimalt M./Grimalt E., Gstaad)

Czech Republic: 2 (Perusic/Schweiner, Ostrava & Gstaad)

France: 1 (Krou/Gauthier-Rat, Torquay)

Germany: 1 (Ehlers/Wickler, Hamburg)

Italy: 3 (Nicolai/Cottafava, Jurmala & Paris; Carambula/Ranghieri, Torquay)

Netherlands: 5 (Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Rosarito & Ostrava & Hamburg & Paris; Varenhorst/van de Velde, Gstaad)

Norway: 5 (Mol, A./Sorum, C., Rosarito & Ostrava & Paris & Cape Town & Uberlandia)

Poland: 1 (Bryl/Losiak, Hamburg)

Qatar: 3 (Cherif/Ahmed, Rosarito & Jurmala & Cape Town)

Sweden: 1 (Ahman/Hellvig, Cape Town)

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Ahmed Tijan of Qatar in action in Rosarito

Elite16 - Medals per country - Women

Australia: 2 (Mariafe/Clancy, Gstaad & Torquay)

Brazil: 12 (Talita/Rebecca, Rosarito & Ostrava; Barbara/Carol, Jurmala & Gstaad & Uberlandia, Duda/Ana Patricia, Jurmala & Gstaad & Paris & Cape Town & Uberlandia; Talita/Thamela, Cape Town; Andressa & Vitoria, Uberlandia)

Canada: 1 (Pavan/Melissa, Jurmala)

Germany: 2 (Müller/Tillmann, Ostrava; Borger/Sude, Hamburg)

Latvia: 2 (Samoilova/Graudina, Rosarito & Paris)

Netherlands: 2 (Stam/Schoon, Rosarito & Paris)

Switzerland: 2 (Hüberli/Brunner, Ostrava & Hamburg)

USA: 4 (Cheng/Flint, Hamburg; Cannon/Sponcil, Cape Town; Hughes/Cheng, Torquay; Flint/Scoles, Torquay)

Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa and Ana Patricia Ramos follow up on their victory at the World Championships with gold in Gstaad

Eduarda 'Duda' Lisboa and Ana Patricia Ramos follow up on their victory at the World Championships with gold in Gstaad

Challenge

Gold, silver, bronze

Tlaxcala, Mexico (March 16-20)

Men: Bryl/Losiak (POL), Aravena/Droguett (CHI), Samoilovs/Smedins (LAT)

Women: Barbara/Carol (BRA), Stam/Schoon (NED), Elize Maia/Thamela (BRA)

Itapema, Brazil (April 14-17)

Men: George/Andre (BRA), Perusic/Schweiner (CZE), Luini/Penninga (NED)

Women: Kolinske/Hughes (USA), Stam/Schoon (NED), Andressa/Vitoria (BRA)

Doha, Qatar (May 5-8)

Men: Bryl/Losiak (POL), Nicolai/Cottafava (ITA), Ermacora/Pristauz (AUT)

Women: Barbara/Carol (BRA), Laboureur/Schulz (GER), Hüberli/Brunner (SUI)

Men: Ahman/Hellvig (SWE), McHugh/Burnett (AUS), Wickler/Ehlers (GER)

Women: Kloth/Nuss (USA), Clancy/Mariafe (AUS), Cannon/Sponcil (USA)

Espinho, Portugal (July 14-17)

Men: Bryl/Losiak (POL), Ermacora/Pristauz (AUT), Samoilovs/Smedins (LAT)

Women: Clancy/Mariafe (AUS), Quiggle/Schermerhorn (USA), Andressa/Vitoria (BRA)

Agadir, Morocco (July 21-24)

Men: Immers/Boermans (NED), Berntsen/Mol, H. (NOR), Krattiger/Breer (SUI)

Women: Piersma E./Van Driel M. (NED), Hermannova/Stochlova (CZE), Menegatti/Gottardi (ITA)

Maldives (October 13-16)

Men: Cherif/Ahmed (QAT), Budinger/Field (USA), Ahman/Hellvig (SWE)

Women: Lahti/Ahtiainen (FIN), Schutzenhofer/Plesiutschnig (AUT), Parkkinen/Sinisalo (FIN)

Dubai, UAE - 1st (October 22-25)

Men: Benesh/Partain (USA), Popov/Reznik (UKR), Pedro Solberg/Arthur (BRA)

Women: Hermannova/Stochlova (CZE), X.Y. Xia/M.M. Lin (CHN), Horton/Scoles (USA)

Dubai, UAE - 2nd (October 27-30)

Men: Ahman/Hellvig (SWE), Capogrosso T./Capogrosso N. (ARG), Crabb/Lotman (USA)

Women: Schneider/Sude (GER), Turner/Anderson (USA), Naraphornrapat/Worapeerachayakorn (THA)

Torquay, Australia (November 23-27)

Men: Lupo/Rossi (ITA), Carambula/Ranghieri (ITA), McHugh/Burnett (AUS)

Women: Hughes/Cheng (USA), Yuan Lvwen/Dong J. (CHN), Xia X.Y./Lin M.M. (CHN)

Challenge - Medals per country - Men

Argentina: 1 (Capogrosso T./Capogrosso N., Dubai 2)

Australia: 2 (McHugh/Burnett, Kuşadası & Torquay)

Austria: 2 (Ermacora/Pristauz, Doha & Espinho)

Brazil: 2 (George/Andre, Itapema; Pedro Solberg/Arthur, Dubai 1)

Chile: 1 (Aravena/Droguett, Tlaxcala)

Czech Republic: 1 (Perusic/Schweiner, Itapema)

Germany: 1 (Wickler/Ehlers, Kuşadası)

Italy: 3 (Nicolai/Cottafava, Doha; Lupo/Rossi, Torquay; Carambula/Ranghieri, Torquay)

Latvia: 2 (Samoilovs/Smedins, Tlaxcala & Espinho)

Netherlands: 2 (Luini/Penninga, Itapema; Immers/Boermans, Agadir)

Norway: 1 (Berntsen/Mol, H., Agadir)

Poland: 3 (Bryl/Losiak, Tlaxcala & Doha & Espinho)

Qatar: 1 (Cherif/Ahmed, Maldives)

Sweden: 3 (Ahman/Hellvig, Kuşadası & Maldives & Dubai 2)

Switzerland: 1 (Krattiger/Breer, Agadir)

Ukraine: 1 (Popov/Reznik, Dubai 1)

USA: 3 (Budinger/Field, Maldives; Benesh/Partain, Dubai 1; Crabb/Lotman, Dubai 2)

Espinho winners Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak

Espinho winners Michal Bryl and Bartosz Losiak

Challenge - Medals per country - Women

Australia: 2 (Clancy/Mariafe, Kuşadası & Espinho)

Austria: 1 (Schutzenhofer/Plesiutschnig, Maldives)

Brazil: 5 (Barbara/Carol, Tlaxcala & Doha; Elize Maia/Thamela, Tlaxcala; Andressa/Vitoria, Itapema; Andressa/Vitoria, Espinho)

China: 3 (X.Y. Xia/M.M. Lin, Dubai 1 & Torquay; Yuan Lvwen/Dong J., Torquay)

Czech Republic: 2 (Hermannova/Stochlova, Agadir & Dubai 1)

Finland: 2 (Lahti/Ahtiainen, Maldives; Parkkinen/Sinisalo, Maldives)

Germany: 2 (Laboureur/Schulz, Doha; Schneider/Sude, Dubai 2)

Italy: 1 (Menegatti/Gottardi, Agadir)

Netherlands: 3 (Stam/Schoon, Tlaxcala & Itapema; Piersma E./Van Driel M., Agadir)

Switzerland: 1 (Hüberli/Brunner, Doha)

Thailand: 1 (Naraphornrapat/Worapeerachayakorn, Dubai 2)

USA: 7 (Kolinske/Hughes, Itapema; Kloth/Nuss, Kuşadası; Cannon/Sponcil, Kuşadası; Quiggle/Schermerhorn, Espinho; Horton/Scoles, Dubai 1; Turner/Anderson, Dubai 2; Hughes/Cheng, Torquay)

Carol celebrates a point in Doha

Carol celebrates a point in Doha

Futures

Gold, silver, bronze

Coolangatta, Australia (March 30-April 3)

Men: Carracher/Nicolaidis (AUS), MacNeil/Russell (CAN), Hodges/Guehrer (AUS)

Women: Kloth/Nuss (USA), Laird/Bell (Australia), Rodriguez/Zana (USA)

Songkhla, Thailand (April 14-17)

Men: Bonifazi/Benzi (ITA), Evans/Benesh (USA), Reid, O'Dea B. (NZL)

Women: Radarong/Udomchavee (THA), Ren/Non (JPN), Harnett/Dormann (CAN)

Madrid, Spain (Men) (May 12-15)

Men: Metral/Haussener (SUI), Herrera/Gavira (ESP), Immers/Van Werkhoven (NED)

Madrid, Spain (Women) (May 19-22)

Women: Soria/Gonzalez (ESP), Menegatti/Gottardi (ITA), Orsi Toth V./Orsi Toth, R. (ITA)

Rhodes Island, Greece (Men) (May 20-22)

Men: Metral/Haussener (SUI), Webber/Evans (USA), Nurminen/Siren (FIN)

Cervia, Italy (May 26-29)

Men: Manni/Vanni (ITA), Schubert/Hodges (AUS), Elazar/Ohana (ISR)

Women: Van Driel M./Piersma E. (NED), Bentele/Lutz, A. (SUI), Orsi Toth V./Orsi Toth, R. (ITA)

Men: Hörl/Horst (AUT), Elazar/Ohana (ISR), Nurminen/Siren (FIN)

Women: Paulikiene/Kliokmanaite (LTU), Kotnik/Lovsin T. (SLO). Gaffney/Turner (USA)

Balikesir, Türkiye (June 16-19)

Men: Klasnic/Kolaric (SRB), Fuller/O'Dea S. (NZL), Hartles/Nicklin (NZL)

Women: Simo/Kraft (USA), Bauer/Horton (USA), Alvarez M./Moreno (ESP)

Bialystok, Poland (June 23-26)

Men: Szalankiewicz/Florczyk (POL), Popov/Reznik (UKR), Juchnevic/Vasiljev (LTU)

Women: Kraft/Stockman (USA), Khmil/Lazarenko (UKR), Gruszczynska/Wachowicz (POL)

Ios, Greece (June 29-July 2)

Men: Bercik, V./Dzavoronok (CZE), Elazar/Ohana (ISR), Batrane/Bialokoz (ENG)

Women: Klinger D./Klinger R. (AUT), Kotnik/Lovsin T. (SLO), Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite (LTU)

Giardini Naxos, Italy (June 30-July 3)

Men: Fuller/O'Dea S. (NZL), Benzi/Bonifazi (ITA), Windisch/Dal Corso (ITA)

Women: Bianchin/Scampoli (ITA), Cools/Vd Vonder (BEL), Cali/Tega (ITA)

Lecce, Italy (July 7-10)

Men: Windisch/Dal Corso (ITA), Popov/Reznik (UKR), Brinck/Abell (DEN)

Women: Pata/Toko (VAN), Menegatti/Gottardi (ITA), Peralta/Najul (ARG)

(July 14-17)

Women: J. Dong/Yuan Lvwen (CHN), Motomura/Sakai (JPN), Numwong/Charanrutwadee (THA)

Cirò Marina, Italy (July 14-17)

Men: Amieva/Aveiro (ARG), Benzi/Bonifazi (ITA), Batrane/Bialokoz (ENG)

Women: Anderson/Turner (USA), Hollas H./Soomets (EST), Cali/Tega (ITA)

Warsaw, Poland (July 21-24)

Men: Kadziola/Ociepski (POL), Janiak/Brozniak (POL), Kruk/Miszczuk (POL)

Women: Khmil/Lazarenko (UKR), Kociolek/Lodej (POL), Yuan Lvwen/J. Dong (CHN)

Leuven, Belgium (July 21-24)

Men: Amieva/Aveiro (ARG), Huster/Sagstetter (GER), Iemelianchyk/Denysenko (UKR)

Women: X.Y. Xia/M.M. Lin (CHN), Davidova/Lunina (UKR), Piersma B./Bekhuis (NED)

Ljubljana, Slovenia (July 28-31)

Men: Amieva/Aveira (ARG), Vandecaveye L./Vandecaveye (BEL), Schubert/Hodges (AUS)

Women: Zhu Lingdi/Wang (CHN), Kotnik/Marolt M. (SLO), X.Y. Xia/M.M. Lin (CHN)

Myslowice, Poland (July 28-31)

Men: Stankevicius/Knasas (LTU), Szalankiewicz/Florczyk (POL), Zdybek/Lewandowski (POL)

Women: Davidova/Lunina (UKR), Kociolek/Lodej (POL), Piersma B./Bekhuis (NED)

Budapest, Hungary (August 11-14)

Men: Stankevicius/Knasas (LTU), Denysenko/Iemelianchyk (UKR), Janiak/Brozyniak (POL)

Women: J.J. Zeng/Wang X.X. (CHN), X.Y. Xia/M.M. Lin (CHN), Friedl Fr./Holzer K. (AUT)

Cortegaça, Portugal (August 11-14)

Men: Aye C./Aye Q. (FRA), Pedrosa/Campos (POR), Bello, Ja./Bello Jo. (ENG)

Women: J. Dong/Yuan Lvwen (CHN), Schmitt/Paul (GER), Dunarova/Resova (CZE)

Baden, Austria (August 24-28)

Men: Hörl/Horst (AUT), Seidl R./Waller (AUT), Pascariuc P./Leitner L. (AUT)

Women: Makhno Ir./Makhno In. (UKR), J.J. Zeng/Wang X.X. (CHN), Grüne/Christ (GER)

(August 24-28)

Men: Peter/Hernan (VEN), Canet/Rotar (FRA), Huerta P./Jimenez (ESP)

(September 1-4)

Men: Mol, M./Sunde (NOR), Juchnevic/Vasiljev (LTU), Korycki/Kadziola (POL)

(November 1-4)

Men: Ha Likejiang/Wu Jiaxin (CHN), Mazin/Hood (OMA), Tocs/Fokerots (LAT)

Subic Bay, Philippines (December 9-11)

Men: T. Pithak/T. Povarid (THA), K. Dunwinit/Intuch (THA), Plavins/Samoilovs M. (LAT)

Women: Rondina/Gonzaga (PHI), Rodriguez/Eslapor (PHI), Sakamoto/Sawame (JPN)

The Hague, Netherlands (December 27-30)

Men: Hammarberg/Grössig (AUT), Cattet/Barthelemy (FRA), Nijland/Immers (NED)

Women: Piersma B./Van Driel, E. (NED), Christ/Van de Velde (GER), Paulikiene/Raupelyte (LTU)

Futures - Medals per country - Men

Argentina: 3 (Amieva/Aveiro, Cirò Marina & Leuven & Ljubljana)

Australia: 4 (Carracher/Nicolaidis, Coolangatta; Hodges/Guehrer, Coolangatta; Schubert/Hodges, Cervia & Ljubljana)

Austria: 5 (Hörl/Horst, Klaipeda & Baden; Seidl R./Waller, Baden; Pascariuc P./Leitner L., Baden; Hammarberg/Grössig, The Hague)

Belgium: 1 (Vandecaveye L./Vandecaveye, Ljubljana)

Canada: 1 (MacNeil/Russell, Coolangatta)

China: 1 (Ha Likejiang/Wu Jiaxin, Sohar)

Czech Republic: 1 (Bercik, V./Dzavoronok, Ios)

Denmark: 1 (Brinck/Abell, Lecce)

England: 3 (Batrane/Bialokoz, Ios & Cirò Marina; Bello, Ja./Bello Jo., Cortegaça)

Finland: 2 (Nurminen/Siren, Rhodes Island & Klaipeda)

France: 3 (Aye C./Aye Q., Cortegaça; Canet/Rotar, Montpellier; Cattet/Barthelemy, The Hague)

Germany: 1 (Huster/Sagstetter, Leuven)

Israel: 3 (Elazar/Ohana, Cervia & Klaipeda & Ios)

Italy: 6 (Bonifazi/Benzi, Songkhla & Giardini Naxos & Cirò Marina; Manni/Vanni, Cervia; Windisch/Dal Corso, Giardini Naxos & Lecce)

Latvia: 2 (Tocs/Fokerots, Sohar; Plavins/Samoilovs M., Subic Bay)

Lithuania: 4 (Juchnevic/Vasiljev, Bialystok & Warsaw; Stankevicius/Knasas, Myslowice & Budapest)

Netherlands: 2 (Immers/Van Werkhoven, Madrid; Nijland/Immers, The Hague)

New Zealand: 4 (Reid, O'Dea B., Songkhla; Fuller/O'Dea S., Balikesir & Giardini Naxos; Hartles/Nicklin, Balikesir)

Norway: 1 (Mol, M./Sunde, Warsaw)

Oman: 1 (Mazin/Hood, Sohar)

Poland: 8 (Szalankiewicz/Florczyk, Bialystok & Myslowice; Kadziola/Ociepski, Warsaw; Janiak/Brozniak, Warsaw; Kruk/Miszczuk, Warsaw; Zdybek/Lewandowski, Myslowice; Janiak/Brozyniak, Budapest; Korycki/Kadziola, Poland)

Portugal: 1 (Pedrosa/Campos, Cortegaça)

Serbia: 1 (Klasnic/Kolaric, Balikesir)

Spain: 2 (Herrera/Gavira, Madrid; Huerta P./Jimenez, Montpellier)

Switzerland: 2 (Metral/Haussener, Madrid & Rhodes Island)

Thailand: 2 (T. Pithak/T. Povarid, Subic Bay; K. Dunwinit/Intuch, Subic Bay)

Ukraine: 4 (Popov/Reznik, Bialystok & Lecce; Iemelianchyk/Denysenko, Leuven & Budapest)

USA: 2 (Evans/Benesh, Songkhla; Webber/Evans, Rhodes Island)

Venezuela: 1 (Peter/Hernan, Montpellier)

Spaniards Herrera and Gavira

Spaniards Herrera and Gavira

Futures - Medals per country - Women

Argentina: 1 (Peralta/Najul, Lecce)

Australia: 1 (Laird/Bell, Coolangatta)

Austria: 2 (Klinger D./Klinger R., Ios; Friedl Fr./Holzer K., Budapest)

Belgium: 1 (Cools/Vd Vonder, Giardini Naxos)

Canada: 1 (Harnett/Dormann, Songkhla)

China: 9 (J. Dong/Yuan Lvwen, Daegu & Warsaw & Cortegaça; X.Y. Xia/M.M. Lin, Leuven & Ljubljana & Budapest; Zhu Lingdi/Wang, Ljubljana; J.J. Zeng/Wang X.X., Budapest & Baden)

Czech Republic: 1 (Dunarova/Resova, Cortegaça)

Estonia: 1 (Hollas H./Soomets, Cirò Marina)

Germany: 3 (Schmitt/Paul, Cortegaça; Grüne/Christ, Baden; Christ/Van de Velde, The Hague)

Italy: 7 (Menegatti/Gottardi, Madrid & Lecce; Orsi Toth V./Orsi Toth, R., Madrid & Cervia; Bianchin/Scampoli, Giardini Naxos; Cali/Tega, Giardini Naxos & Cirò Marina)

Japan: 3 (Ren/Non, Songkhla; Motomura/Sakai, Daegu; Sakamoto/Sawame, Subic Bay)

Lithuania: 3 (Paulikiene/Kliokmanaite, Klaipeda; Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite, Ios; Paulikiene/Raupelyte, The Hague)

Netherlands: 4 (Van Driel M./Piersma E., Cervia; Piersma B./Bekhuis, Leuven & Myslowice; Piersma B./Van Driel, E., The Hague)

Philippines: 2 (Rondina/Gonzaga, Subic Bay; Rodriguez/Eslapor, Subic Bay)

Poland: 3 (Gruszczynska/Wachowicz, Bialystok; Kociolek/Lodej, Warsaw & Myslowice)

Slovenia: 3 (Kotnik/Lovsin T., Klaipeda & Ios & Ljubljana)

Spain: 2 (Soria/Gonzalez, Madrid; Alvarez M./Moreno, Balikesir)

Switzerland: 1 (Bentele/Lutz, A., Cervia)

Thailand: 2 (Radarong/Udomchavee, Songkhla; Numwong/Charanrutwadee, Daegu)

Ukraine: 5 (Khmil/Lazarenko, Bialystok & Warsaw; Davidova/Lunina, Leuven & Myslowice; Makhno Ir./Makhno In., Baden)

USA: 7 (Kloth/Nuss, Coolangatta; Rodriguez/Zana, Coolangatta; Gaffney/Turner, Klaipeda; Bauer/Horton, Balikesir; Simo/Kraft, Balikesir; Kraft/Stockman, Bialystok; Anderson/Turner, Cirò Marina)

Vanuatu: 1 (Pata/Toko, Lecce)

Taryn Kloth of the United States bump sets

Taryn Kloth of the United States bump sets

The Finals - Doha, Qatar (January 26-29, 2023)

Gold, silver, bronze

Men: Mol/Sorum (Norway), Bryl/Losiak (POL), Nicolai/Cottafava (ITA)

Women: Hughes/Cheng (USA), Duda/Ana Patricia (BRA), Stam/Schoon (NED)

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