Welcome to another edition of Beach Shorts! Unfortunately, it seems we’re ahead of what could be the last weekend with considerable beach volleyball action in 2020, so we’d better enjoy each second of it and here’s all you need to know to plan.
The highlight of the weekend is certainly the Brazilian Tour’s restart for the men, in an event that will feature the country’s top teams and also its newest formations. In Europe, the continent’s top under-22 talent will battle for the supremacy in the region. A potential World Tour event coming up in the next months and a strong unofficial tournament also made the cut in our news section this time.
Enjoy!
Men back on the sand in Brazil
After more than six months, Brazilian men’s teams are back in the court this week with their opening event of their 2020-2020 national tour taking place in Saquarema. The event is held in the bubble system, just like the women did last week, and features Brazilian top teams of Evandro Goncalves/Bruno Schmidt, Alison Cerutti/Alvaro Filho and Andre Loyola/George Wanderley, but also new formations such as Guto Carvalhaes/Athur Mariano and Pedro Solberg/Vinicius.
Under-22 Championships to cap European calendar
Beach volleyball at the continental level ends this week in Europe. After hosting its senior, U-20 and U-18 tournaments, the continent has the U-22 European Championships going on this week in Izmir, Turkey. Defending champions and reigning Youth Olympics champions Maria Voronina and Mariia Bocharova of Russia are the favorites to retain the crown among the women while Swedish David Ahman and Jonathan Helvig, who are the current Youth Olympic gold medalists, stand out among the men.
