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FIVB Xiamen Open to kick off at Gold Beach   Xiamen, China, April 11, 2016 – The double-gender $150,000 FIVB Xiamen Open will kick off here on Tuesday with 26 men’s teams to vie for eight Main Draw tickets on offer at Gold Beach, Guanyinshan SimingDistrict, Xiamen. Read more... No shakeup among Olympic provisional men's leaders      Lausanne, Switzerland, April 11, 2016 - The list of the top 15 men’s pairs on the provisional ranking list from the FIVB World Tour for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games remained the same as the international circuit moves to China for events in Xiamen and Fuzhou before heading back to Brazil for a stop in Fortaleza. Read more... Carambula and Ranghieri back among the medals Doha, Qatar, April 8, 2016 – Adrian Carambula and Alex Ranghieri won their first FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour gold of the year when they beat Alexander Huber and Robin Seidl in the Qatar Open final at Al Gharafa Sports Club on Friday.  Read more... President Graça to stand unopposed for FIVB re-election Lausanne, Switzerland, April 6, 2016 - FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° will stand unopposed for re-election to the FIVB presidency at the 35th FIVB World Congress in Argentina in October; as the volleyball world unites in their support of the President and his pioneering vision to make volleyball the number one family entertainment sport in the world. Read more... Pomi Casalmaggiore win breakthrough Champions League title Montichiari, Italy, April 10, 2016 – Pomi Casalmaggiore stunned Vakifbank Istanbul 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-22) in the final of the 2016 CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League – Women at PalaGeorge. Read more... World Grand Prix preview – Thailand Lausanne, Switzerland, April 8, 2016 – The FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix continues in 2016 with 12 of the best teams in the world striving to get to the top of Group 1 of the premier annual women’s tournament. Read more... ASOIF President applauds President Graça’s innovative volleyball vision Lausanne, Switzerland, April 7, 2016 - ASOIF President Francesco Ricci Bitti has praised President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° on the forward-looking direction he is leading the FIVB as volleyball continues to the set the benchmark for dynamic and entertaining sport with worldwide appeal.  Read more... Squads now available for Women's WOQT in Japan Lausanne, Switzerland, April 6, 2016 - The squad lists for the eight teams participating in the Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan are now available on fivb.com. Read more... Watch the latest volleyball and beach volleyball videos on the FIVB's YouTube page.

Beach volleyball April 12-17, 2016, Xiamen, China FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Xiamen Open April 19-24, 2016, Fuzhou, China FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Fuzhou Open April 26-May 1, 2016, Fortaleza, Brazil FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Fortaleza Open Volleyball May 14-22, 2016, Tokyo, Japan Women's World Olympic Qualification Tournament May 28 - June 5, 2016, Tokyo, Japan Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament June 3-5, 2016, Mexico City, Mexico Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament