FIVB

Monday, April 28, 2014

July 27 Netherlands, Czech Republic climb to top of group standings Lausanne, Switzerland, July 27, 2014 – Netherlands and Czech Republic captured leadership in Groups 2 and 3, respectively, after winning all their matches on the opening week of the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix on Sunday. Four European teams keep spotless win-records in World Grand Prix Kenya stand as sole debutant winner on World Grand Prix opener July 27 USA’s Dalhausser & Rosenthal net third 2014 World Tour gold Long Beach, USA, July 27, 2014 - On the sixth-straight day of competition where blue skies and near-perfect weather conditions prevailed, Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal avenged a gold medal setback a week earlier to Grzegorz Fijalek and Mariusz Prudel as the Americans captured their third gold medal on the 2014 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour by outlasting the Polish pair here Sunday to net the men’s gold medal at the US$1-million ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball. Ross/Walsh Jennings capture women’s gold on home sand July 27 Back-to-back Larnaka gold for Poland’s Bryl and Kujawiak Larnaka, Cyprus, July 27, 2014 - Michal Bryl and Kacper Kujawiak won their second gold medal on Sunday in Larnaka. The Polish defeated Russian qualifiers Ilya Leshukov and Aleksandr Margiev 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) in the final of the FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships. First FIVB title for Canada’s Bukovec/Miric at the U21 in Larnaka