Beach Volleyball FIVB Pro Tour 2024

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1 hour ago, Josh said:

They’ve been podiuming all season long, so I’m not sure how it’s an incredible run, but it’s a good result for them 
 

Olympic qualification has been looking likely for them ever since a couple events ago or so though. 

I mean "incredible run" to all the season they are having, not this tournament, knowing that a year ago this couple was not even near of where and what they are now.

 

Really happy for them but on the other side they removed the cousins Grimalt of the quota so its not a good news for argentina hehe

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2 hours ago, Josh said:

 

Stare Jablonki Challenge | Stare Jablonki, Poland

 

Women’s Tournament

Gold-  Chen Xue/Xinyi Xia

Silver-  Tanja Hüberli/Nina Brunner

Bronze-  Liliana Fernandez/Paula Soria

 

Surprising 3rd for Alvarez/Moreno, which moves themselves into an Olympic qualifying position 

 

Men’s Tournament

Gold-  Ondrej Perusic/David Schweiner

Silver-  Noslen Diaz/Jorge Alayo

Bronze-  Stefan Boermans/Yorrick de Groot

 

Full Results

 

Up next, the final event of the Olympic qualification period, the  Ostrava Elite16 from June 5-9!

I'm afraid something went wrong with editing results for the women's tournament and some are left from the previous week.

 

This week,  Graudina / Samoilova won silver,  Huberli / Brunner were second last week. Furthermore, while  Fernandez / Soria did win bronze, the text still mentions  Alvarez / Moreno who were 4th last week. 

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Couple of upsets today at the Ostrava Elite16.

 

The big one is  Sepka/Sedlak defeating  Boermans/de Groot in 3 

 

Also,  Samoilova/Graudina beat  Duda/Ana Patricia in 3 (prior to today had a 1-7 H2H over them in 2023/24, and a 2-13 H2H record overall), and  Pfretzschner/Winter beat  George/Andre in straight sets. 

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Elite 16 in Ostrava going on right now. 
 

 Mol/Sørum with a PHENOMENAL comeback during the first set in the quarterfinals against  Immers/VDV, they were down 3-13, and 6-15, but somehow still managed to win the set 

 

7 blocks from Mol during that set 

 

Think that clears up any of my doubts about Mol, after suffering an injury in Tenerife a couple of months ago. Norway is going to be a medal contender come Paris. 

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 Humana-Parades/Wilkerson through to the gold medal match at the Ostrava Elite16, defeating  Samoilova/Graudina 2-0! 
 

Yet to drop a set in 5 matches played so far. 

 

I love Ostrava. Second consecutive podium for them here, after bronze in 2023.

 

Probably my biggest medal wishes for Canada at the Olympics this year, along with Kharun in men’s 200m butterfly and our women’s 3x3 basketball team. 

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What is going on with  Duda 

 

So many uncharacteristic errors for her in Ostrava so far, first in the quarterfinals, and now in the semifinals. 

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Welp….

 

 

Silver it is for  

 

Offensively, Humana-Parades was meh. Couldn’t buy a kill for the majority of the match.

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“  couple Partain/Benesh” 

 

Do the commentators know something we don’t?  

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Ostrava Elite16 | Ostrava, Czech Republic

 

Women’s Tournament

Gold-  Kelly Cheng/Sara Hughes

Silver-  Melissa Humana-Parades/Brandie Wilkerson 

Bronze-  Anastasija Samoilova/Tina Graudina

 

 Duda/AP struggled a lot during this tournament, but yet still somehow managed to record a 4th place finish. 

 

Men’s Tournament

Gold-  David Åhman/Jonatan Hellvig

Silver-  Stefan Boermans/Yorrick de Groot

Bronze-  Miles Partain/Andy Benesh

 

 Mol/Sørum finish 4th in their return to competition. 

 

Full Results

 

Up next, Continental Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, then the  Gstaad Elite16 from July 3-7!

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 Mol/Sørum win bronze at the Gstaad Elite16, defeating  Nicolai/Cottafava in 3!  
 

 

28-26 in the 3rd set