National Beach Volleyball Tour Victors Across Europe

Bulgaria

Third-seeded **Irena Mishonova** and **Desislava Nikolova** claimed the women`s title at the Varna stop of the Bulgarian National Beach Volleyball Tour. They delivered a dominant 2-0 (21-18, 21-7) performance in the final against second-seeded Eleonora Gicheva and Darina Kindova. The bronze medal was secured by Desislava Todeva and Selin Salim, who achieved a close 2-0 (22-20, 25-23) victory over Ivana Ivanova and Tsvetelina Ilieva.

In the men`s competition, second-seeded **Martin Yochev** and **Denislav Dimitrov** earned the top spot on the podium. They executed a comeback from a set down to win 2-1 (15-21, 21-10, 15-8) against Hristiyan Velikov and Stefan Vartigov in the final. Boris Georgiev and Alexander Tsanev captured the bronze, surprising top-seeded Konstantin Stoykov and Lachezar Stoimenov with a 2-0 (21-14, 28-26) win in the third-place match.

France

The Finals of the 2025 France Beach Volley Series were held in Saint-Laurent-du-Var. Third-seeded **Arthur Canet** and **Tom Altwies** emerged as the men’s champions, securing a 2-0 (21-13, 21-16) upset victory over bracket leaders Noubet Ngatoum and Simon Lebecq in the gold medal match. Olivier Barthelemy and Timothee Platre took the bronze, with a 2-0 (21-11, 21-18) win against second-seeded Lilian Le Meur and Jeremy Ullmann in the third-place encounter.

The women`s national title went to **Elsa Descamps** and **Romane Sobezalz**. The top-seeded pair battled to a 2-1 (21-18, 13-21, 15-11) victory in the final against second-seeded Saofe Duval and Marilu Pally. Third-seeded Ophelie Lusson and Alex Merle secured third place, winning 2-0 (21-19, 21-13) against Naty Molinos and Lucile Colin in the bronze medal game.

Slovakia

**Kristina Harmanova** and **Zuzana Reginova** fulfilled their top-seed expectations at the Kosice stop of Slovakia’s Nike Summer Beach Tour, clinching the women’s podium. They delivered a 2-0 (21-18, 21-17) sweep in the final against third-seeded Ema Matasova and Ema Palkovicova. The bronze medal match saw Zuzana Zamozikova and Viktoria Nemlaha win 2-1 (21-11, 16-21, 15-12) over Jana Noskova and Ema Durisova.

In the men`s final, **Patrik Pokopec** and **Peter Michalovic** secured a 2-1 (19-21, 25-23, 15-12) comeback victory against second-seeded Matus Krajco and Marek Meciar. Bracket leaders Martin Petro and Patrik Marcok settled for bronze, defeating the Polish-Ukrainian pair of Tomasz Cwiertnia and Kyrylo Tereshchenko 2-0 (21-18, 21-14) in the third-place match.

Spain

Top-seeded **Pablo Perez** and **Nathan Matos** claimed the men’s gold at the Gran Canaria stop on the Spanish National Beach Volleyball Circuit. They achieved a 2-0 (21-19, 21-17) victory in the final against qualifiers Finn Pickert and Llorenc Truyols. Jose Aba and Manuel Aba earned bronze with a 2-0 (21-16, 23-21) win over the Argentinean-Venezuelan duo of Ramiro Sancer and Hernan Tovar in the playoff for third place.

In the women`s competition, top-seeded **Nazaret Florian** and **Adriana Serrano** took first place after a hard-fought 2-1 (21-13, 20-22, 15-13) final against second-seeded Daniela Andreu and Elba Paez. However, qualifiers Maria Sevillano and Lucy Ifoma Monteiro dramatically clinched the bronze, staging a nail-biting 2-1 (21-13, 18-21, 17-15) upset against third-seeded Belen Carro and Bella Huesca.

Ukraine

The capital Kyiv hosted the 2025 Ukraine Cup in beach volleyball. The women’s trophy was lifted by **Yeva Serdiuk** and **Anna Shumeiko**. In the final showdown, they produced a 2-0 (21-16, 21-17) upset of bracket leaders Inna Makhno and Iryna Makhno. Marharyta Vapniar and Mariia Shkurat secured bronze after a 2-1 (8-21, 21-17, 15-13) comeback victory against third-seeded Olha Mykhailovska and Olena Kurkina.

In the men’s trophy match, top-seeded **Sergiy Popov** and **Eduard Reznik** defeated second-seeded Vitalii Savvin and Anton Moiseiev by 2-1 (23-25, 21-19, 15-5). Ivan Datsiuk and Oleksii Bublyk also made the podium with bronze after a three-set battle, winning 2-1 (21-19, 18-21, 15-12) against Dmytro Kozii and Yaroslav Tymchenko.