As we method the 2020 Olympic Video games, the summer season solar is getting hotter, and the sand is being laid down in Shiokaze Park’s short-term stadium prepared for the seashore volleyball match.
With the gamers solidified and the swimming pools introduced, the competitors is fierce, which implies a whole lot of nice matches lined up. If you happen to can’t watch all of them, then listed below are a couple of that you just don’t need to miss!
Ladies’s Seashore Volleyball Competitors
Try all the ladies’s seashore volleyball matches through our match schedule.
Pavan/Humana-Paredes (CAN) vs. Klineman/Ross (USA)
TBC
Although these gamers aren’t in the identical pool, they might properly meet one another within the later phases and its a match up worthy of the ultimate! Pavan and Melissa sit on the high of the FIVB seashore volleyball leaderboard within the No. 1 spot, however Alix and April aren’t far behind them. Alix and April gained in opposition to the Canadians within the ladies’s spherical of 24 in Sochi on the 2021 FIVB Seashore Volleyball World Tour, a 4-star seashore match, in addition to securing one other win over them in Doha.
So despite the fact that Pavan and Melissa are ranked increased on this planet rankings, the USA duo has an important likelihood at securing one other win over them on this yr’s Olympics. But it surely won’t be straightforward, with Pavan’s lengthy historical past in volleyball and her skill to learn the ball so properly. One other factor each groups have going for them is Olympic expertise with Pavan and April taking part in in earlier Olympic Video games, which goes to be useful when matches, together with the strain, get extra intense. However each groups are so good that irrespective of the end result, it’s going to be a struggle and an in depth match.
Bansley/Wilkerson (CAN) vs. Wang/X.Y. Xia (CHN)
July 24 @ 20:00 JST / 11:00 GMT
These two groups are in the identical pool, Pool B, and can play one another early within the competitors, so that you gained’t have to attend round for this intense matchup. Wang and X.Y. Xia are within the No. 9 spot within the FIVB world seashore rankings, which is increased than the Canadians who’re within the No. 16 spot. This isn’t Wang’s first Olympics after taking part in within the 2016 Rio Olympics, so she’s going to know play on the worldwide stage.
Although this Canadian duo is standing behind the No. 1 Candian group of Pavan and Melissa, they aren’t ones to sleep on. Bansley made it to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympic Video games with Pavan as her associate, dropping to the Germans, who went on to win the gold medal. Brandie is an enormous blocker and one to observe on the web. Brandie and Bansley have been on the high of the FIVB world seashore rankings in 2018, and are hoping to finish up on the high as soon as once more on this yr’s Olympic Video games.
Regardless that the Chinese language duo is rating increased than the Canadians, they’re evenly matched after the Canadians safe a 2-0 win over Wang and X.Y. Xia in Warsaw on the 2021 FIVB Seashore Volleyball World Tour. So this match might be a battle between two nice groups, and positively one to maintain an eye fixed out for.
Males’s Seashore Volleyball Event
Try all the lads’s seashore volleyball matches through our match schedule.
Mol A./Sorum C. (NOR) vs. Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy (ROC)
These two pairings are younger guys, who able to take dwelling a gold medal. Although they’re in several swimming pools for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, we hope that these guys will play one another in the course of the knockout phases. The Russians are within the No. 2 spot within the FIVB world seashore rankings, whereas the Norwegians are within the No. 1 spot. Except for Krasilnikov, every of those gamers are underneath the age of 26. Stoyanovskiy grew to become the youngest world champion at age 22 in 2019 and is trying so as to add an Olympic gold medal to his repertoire.
Sorum is 25 years previous whereas Mol is simply 24, and but they’re No. 1 on this planet beating out seashore legends like Dalhausser from USA and Alison from Brazil. They’re fast and agile gamers who’re artistic up on the web and disciplined of their passing.
If these two pairs go up in opposition to one another within the Olympic seashore match, then the match might be explosive and actually enjoyable to observe. Maintain an eye fixed out on the bracket so that you don’t miss this one.
Alison/Alvaro Filho (BRA) vs. Lucena/Dalhausser (USA)
July 24 @ 12:00 JST / 03:00 GMT
These two pairs are in the identical pool, Pool D, so we will anticipate them to play one another fairly early within the competitors. Each Alison and Dalhausser are, like we stated above, kings on this planet of seashore volleyball. Dalhausser has over 100 profession wins and remains to be taking part in with unbelievable ability and health, even at 41 years previous. His sport appears to solely have gotten higher with time, as he’s capable of learn blocks properly and hit sensible spots on the sand.
Alison is an older participant as properly at 35 years previous, however like Dalhausser, his sport is as sturdy as ever. Each of those guys have Olympic gold medals and Alison even has a silver medal in his pocket as properly, so they’re itching to win one other gold medal, which may be very doable. They each have nice companions with them that may clear up the again row, permitting for these large guys to battle it out on the internet.
Whoever wins out of those duos may make it fairly far within the match as a result of they’re so good and have the expertise taking part in underneath the Olympic strain.
