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DUTCH EARN TICKET TO GROUP 2 FINALS AS BRAZIL TOP GROUP 1 PRELIMINARY ROUND RANKING   Lausanne, Switzerland, July 4, 2016 – The Netherlands squeezed through to the Group 2 Finals as pool play in the 2016 FIVB World League wrapped up, while in Group 1 teams positioned themselves to form the pools for the Finals. Read more... SLOVENIA SECURE A WORLD LEAGUE GROUP 2 TICKET FOR 2017 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, July 2, 2016 – Finishing first in Group 3 of the FIVB World Grand Prix by defeating Germany in 4 sets in Saturday’s final in Frankfurt, Slovenia secured their ticket for the World League Intercontinental Group 2 in 2017. Read more... 'FINAL'LY, ALISON & BRUNO RETURN TO GOLDEN STATUS   Porec, Croatia, July 3, 2016 - After disappointing finishes in the past month in Russia, Germany and Poland, reigning FIVB world champions Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt of Brazil have returned to the top of an international beach volleyball podium by winning the gold medal here Sunday at the $800,000 Porec Major. Read more... "IMPOSSIBLE MISSION" COMPLETED BY GERMANS LABOUREUR & SUDE   Porec, Croatia, July 2, 2016 - If “underdogs” Chantal Laboureur and Julia Sude won the $800,000 Porec Major here Saturday afternoon in this Croatian coastal resort setting, the German pair would become the 11th women’s team to win a FIVB World Tour gold medal after qualifying for the “money” rounds. Read more...