Going for gold at XVII Pacific Games

The beach volleyball competition at the XVII Pacific Games in the Solomon Islands starts tomorrow with two Australian teams going for gold. Ben Hood (QLD) and D’Artagnan Potts (SA) line up in the men’s event while Jana Milutinovic (SA) and Stefie Fejes (NSW) have been selected for the women’s draw. Both teams played together at Geelong Beach Volleyfest earlier this…

Top Aussie pairs make strong start in Geelong

The main draw of the Beach Pro Tour saw 16 matches played at Rippleside Beach today as Geelong Beach Volleyfest continued to build towards the final weekend. The top two Australian teams in both the men’s and the women’s draws tasted victory on Thursday, setting themselves up for an assault on the title in the coming days. Following the late…

Geelong Beach Volleyfest continues with Beach Pro Tour action

Geelong Beach Volleyfest is gearing up for five days of international action as the Beach Pro Tour arrives at  Rippleside Beach from Wednesday morning. Teams from Australia will do battle with those from around the world as they look to earn vital world rankings points. World No.9 ranked team Zac Schubert and Tom Hodges lead the Aussie charge in the…

Nicolaidis and Carracher achieve historic result

Mark Nicolaidis and Izac Carracher have achieved their best-ever result on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour with a fourth place finish at the Challenge event in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Starting the week outside the main draw, the pair needed to come from a set down in their second qualifying match just to make it into the top 24. They…

Australian Beach Volleyball Tour winners crowned in Geelong

The opening tournament of Geelong Beach Volleyfest 2023 has seen the winners crowned at the opening round of the 2023/24 Australian Beach Volleyball Tour. The women’s tournament saw top seeds Georgia Johnson (QLD) and Jasmine Fleming (QLD) win their third straight Tour title as team, while Martin Kaufer (VIC) and Ky Landers (WA) broke through for their first-ever men’s title in just their fifth tournament together. The women’s…

Saturday showdowns set up Super Sunday semis

Geelong Beach Volleyfest saw an exciting day of play at Rippleside Beach where the semi-finalists were decided at the opening round of the 2023/24 Australian Beach Volleyball Tour. Having won two rounds on the Tour last season when teaming up, Georgia Johnson and Jasmine Fleming remain on track for victory number three after a quarter-final victory over West Australians Lizzie…

Volleyball Australia Releases Official November Events Calendar

The Australian Beach Volleyball season is underway with events happening all around the country. With countless domestic events scheduled for the summer, Volleyball Australia is pleased to provide a collated list of the major state beach volleyball events around the country this month. VictoriaAustralian Beach Volleyball Tour (Round 1)Rippleside Beach, Geelong17-19 November Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour – FuturesRippleside Beach,…

Australian Beach Volleyball Tour launches Geelong Beach Volleyfest on Friday

Rippleside Beach is set to come alive over the next 10 days with Geelong Beach Volleyfest featuring two huge tournaments from Friday morning. With top players from several countries participating in the Volleyball Australia event, Geelong Beach Volleyfest features the opening round of the iconic Australian Beach Volleyball Tour from 17 to 19 November, followed by the Volleyball World Beach…