Italy Cup: A 21-19 finish seals the title in Montesilvano
Alice Gradini and Federica Frasca captured the women’s title at the Italy Cup in Montesilvano, a key stop on the Absolute Italian Beach Volleyball Championship tour. The top-seeded team overcame second-seeded Chiara They and Sara Breidenbach in the final with a decisive 21-19, 21-15 victory. The match took place in the scenic coastal town of Montesilvano along Italy’s Adriatic coast, and their triumph capped a strong performance throughout the event.
The bronze medal in the women’s competition was claimed by Anna Pelloia and Maria Rachele Mancinelli. They clinched third place with a 23-21, 21-18 win in the third-place match over Camilla Sanguigni and Sofia Balducci. On the men’s side, Marco Viscovich and Davide Borraccino delivered a dominant performance, defeating Simone Podesta and Paolo Ingrosso in straight sets with a 21-18, 21-12 final. Their success earned them the men’s national cup title.
Belgium: A dramatic upset in Chaumont
The Belgian Beach Tour event in Chaumont produced a surprising finale, with Nina Coolman and Helene Rousseaux upsetting second-seeded Stefanie Van Den Broeck and Janne Van Den Eede in the women’s final. Coolman and Rousseaux secured the gold with a 21-11, 21-18 victory. The final was closely contested from start to finish, but their composure and focus gave them the edge to win the tournament.
Annelore Bex and Marion Beauve took the bronze after a dominant performance in the third-place match, defeating Anna Vermeulen and Denika De Smet with a 21-9, 21-14 victory. The men’s competition was just as thrilling. Kasper Van de Vijver and Daan Lievens, seeded third in the tournament, edged out the top-seeded Kyan Vercauteren and Emiel De Vriese in a nail-biting final. Van de Vijver and Lievens won the title in a 23-21, 27-29, 16-14 final, showing resilience and determination to claim the victory.
Latvia: Teen sensation wins gold in Ventspils
At the Ventspils stop of the DEPO Open Latvian Championships, two 16-year-olds, Paula Krieva and Karlina Berzina, made history as the youngest gold medalists in the event’s history. They pulled off a surprising upset in the final, defeating top-seeded Renate Kruklite and Estere Zakite with a 21-17, 21-18 victory. Their performance marked a standout achievement for teenage athletes on the beach volleyball scene.
The third-place match proved just as intense, with Krista Paegle and Marta Vildere earning bronze with a 23-21, 17-21, 21-19 win over Rezija Puskundze and Kristine Briede. On the men’s side, second-seeded Lithuanian pair Povilas Piesina and Audrius Knasas claimed the title after a 21-17, 21-12 victory over Markuss Maculevics and Aivis Blekte in the final. Their strong showing secured a place in the podium, completing a successful tournament for the pair.
Estonia: Dominant performances on the Rannavolle Suvetuur circuit
Estonia’s Rannavolle Suvetuur event in Vosu saw top-seeded Heleene Hollas and Liisa Remmelg claim the women’s gold with a dominant 21-17, 21-15 final victory over second-seeded Anniina Parkkinen and Valma Prihti of Finland. Another Finnish team, third-seeded Sara Sinisalo and Maisa Kyrolainen, completed the podium by taking bronze with a 21-6, 21-9 win over Lenna Kuusik and Gerli Gull in the bronze medal match.
The men’s main draw featured Mart Tiisaar and Dimitriy Korotkov, the top seeds in the tournament, who lived up to their status by winning the gold. They claimed the title with a 21-16, 21-15, 15-13 comeback victory over third-seeded Urmas Piik and Armin Kender in the final. Rasmus Meius and Karl Maidle secured third place with a 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 win over second-seeded Siim Ennemuist and Patrik Parijogi in the third-place match.
Germany: Action-packed Rock the Beach event
The Rock the Beach tour event in Sankt Peter-Ording saw third-seeded Mila Jancar and Josefine Schakel lift the women’s trophy. They defeated Louisa Marunde and Emma Gangey in the final with a 21-17, 22-20 victory. For the bronze, Anna Behlen and Lea Kruse came out on top, beating Alexa Kaminski and Ida Burbulla in a closely contested 21-19, 22-20 match.
On the men’s side, Richard Peemuller and Jonah Juditzki claimed the title in a thrilling 21-11, 15-21, 15-13 final against Julian Hikel and Ole Sackermann. Second-seeded Jonas Reinhardt and Milan Sievers took the bronze by defeating Manuel Harms and Bo Hansen in a 21-19, 21-15 final. Their strong performance secured a place on the podium.
Hungary: Dominance at the Tata stop on the Telekom tour
Stefania Kun and Lilla Villam, the bracket leaders in the men’s competition, dominated the final of the Tata stop on the Telekom Beach Volleyball Hungarian Championship tour. They clinched the title with a 21-5, 21-16 win over third-seeded Hanna Gubik and Emese Kiss-Bertok. On the women’s side, the bronze went to second-seeded Chiara Honti-Majoros and Adrienn Posztos-Szabo, who defeated Lilianna Szabo and Flora Zolnai 21-12, 21-13 in the bronze medal match.
Marton Udvarhelyi and Marcel Sarik-Veress, seeded third in the men’s bracket, claimed the gold in the men’s tournament. They won the final in straight sets with a 21-17, 21-12 victory over the mixed Hungarian-French pairing of Zeteny Kosztin-Szamado and Maxime Capet. The bronze was awarded to Tamas Meszlenyi and Izsak Soos, who came back from a set down to upset bracket leaders Botond Olah and Jamil Ghazal with a 13-21, 21-16, 15-9 win.