It’s time for beach volleyball!

It’s time for beach volleyball!

Five months after the Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals in Toronto, Canada, marked the end of the extraordinary 2016 season, beach volleyball returns full of glamour in a few days, on February 7th, to be more precise. Apart from some new venues, as usual, the 2017 World...
Talents: Stephen Maar

Talents: Stephen Maar

The stellar debut of the Canadian Stephen Maar in the Italian SuperLega UnipolSai did not go unnoticed. In fact, the 22-year-old enjoyed a fantastic 2016 – surely the best one in his career so far. The offer to play in Padova and to become a full-time...
Beach season awards – a deja vu for Bruno

Beach season awards – a deja vu for Bruno

Newly crowned Olympic champion, Bruno Oscar Schmidt was elected as the Most Outstanding Player of the 2016 international beach volleyball season. The Brazilian takes the honour for a second time in a row, completing another splendid campaign. In a season that started...
Talents: Ilyas Kurkaev

Talents: Ilyas Kurkaev

To say that Ilyas Kurkaev is a newly discovered talent would be incorrect. The 22-year-old middle blocker has been a regular starter in the Russian Superleague for the past two seasons and is touted as one of the country’s most promising players. It is not...
Talents: Bruno Lima

Talents: Bruno Lima

The World League is often a place where talented youngsters lead a maiden battle as part of their national teams. The 2016 edition was no exception and saw a 20-year-old Argentinian boy find his spot in the international elite. The legendary Julio Velasco, undoubtedly...