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Guido Betti was a professional volleyball player in Italy for 11 years and has now been involved with the sport for almost three decades. Since 2007, he has shaped the future of volleyball, both at an international federation (Fédération Internationale de Volleyball) and at a commercial level with Volleyball World, a dedicated commercial entity designed […]
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The United States and Canada will host the 2027 Women’s Volleyball World Championships, another major international event headed to North America in the lead up to the 2028 Olympic Summer Games. The final round will be held in Anaheim, California, at Honda Center and OCVIBE, a new entertainment complex under construction around the arena. Anaheim […]
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The FIVB and Volleyball World have announced the Netherlands as the host nation for the 2027 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships with three of the four host cities already announced as The Hague, Rotterdam and Apeldoorn. The event features men’s and women’s play and will be the second time the country has hosted the event, […]
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Volleyball World, FIVB, USA Volleyball and Eagle Four Partners have announced an Elite Beach Pro Tour tournament will be held October 7–11 in Newport Beach, California, the first time the series has been in the United States since 2018. “Hosting our first Elite Beach Pro Tour event on U.S. soil is a monumental milestone for […]
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Volleyball World has named former Grand Slam Tennis CEO Ugo Valensi as its new chief executive officer starting August 4 as Volleyball World builds on the momentum provided by the sport’s exposure at last year’s Summer Olympic Games in Paris. Valensi managed the partnership between the Grand Slams, overseeing strategic collaboration across the Australian Open, […]
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Internationally renowned sports marketing expert Michael Payne has been named the new independent chair of Volleyball World, bringing over four decades of experience in the global sports industry. “Over the past four years, the Volleyball World team has made great progress in taking volleyball to the next level as a global entertainment product,” Payne said. […]
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Volleyball World has announced a key home country distribution agreement ahead of this year’s Beach Volleyball World Championships which for the first time will be held in Australia. Set to take place in Adelaide, South Australia from November 14—23, the tournament will feature 192 players at the Drive and ‘Pinky Flat’ riverbank across five courts […]
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Volleyball World has announced the host cities for the 2025 Volleyball Nations League Finals. The Women’s Finals will take place in Lodz, Poland, at the Atlas Arena from July 23–27, while the Men’s Finals are scheduled for July 30 to August 3 in Ningbo, China, at the Ningbo Beilun Sports and Arts Center. Poland has […]
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The 2025 Beach Pro Tour will visit five continents, starting with a March event in Mexico and including four stops in Brazil before finishing in November in Qatar. The calendar starts March 20–23 in Yucatan, Mexico, before staying in the country for events in Quintana Roo and Veracruz. Mexico’s three tour events are second-most for […]
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Arlington, Texas, and Chicago will host competition as part of the 2025 Volleyball Nations League season, which will feature an expanded and refreshed edition of the tournament. Chicago will host men’s action from June 25–29 with Poland, Italy, Brazil, Canada and China joining the host United States. Arlington will host women’s action from July 9–13 […]
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