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October 6-10, 2021
Cagliari, Italy
Beach Event, International Events, National Team Events
Alix Klineman/April Ross
Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil
Jake Gibb/Taylor Crabb
| Men’s Pool A | Men’s Pool B | Women’s Pool A | Women’s Pool B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Gibb/Taylor Crabb – USA | Cherif Younousse/Ahmed Tijan – QAT | Alix Klineman/April Ross – USA | Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil – USA |
| Paolo Nicolai/Daniele Lupo – ITA | Anders Mol/Christian Sorum – NOR | Marta Menegatti/Valentina Gottardi – ITA | Agatha Bednarczuk/Eduarda Santos Lisboa – BRA |
| Ondrej Perusic/David Schweiner – CZE | Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen – NED | Nadezda Makroguzova/Svetlana Kholomina – RUS | Sarah Pavan/Melissa Humana-Paredes – CAN |
| Christiaan Varenhorst/Steven Van de Velde – NED | Konstantin Semenov/Ilya Leshukov – RUS | Nina Betschart/Tanja Huberli – SUI | Sanne Keizer/Madelein Meppelink – NED |
| Martins Plavins/Edgars Tocs – LAT | Adrian Ignacio Carambula Raurich/Enrico Rossi – ITA | Karla Borger/Julia Sude – GER | Anouk Verge-Depre/Joana Heidrich – SUI |
Makroguzova/Kholomina (RUS) def. April/Alix, 2-1 (22-24, 21-19, 15-10)
Borger/Sude (GER) def. April/Alix, 2-1 (22-20, 13-21, 15-8)
April/Alix def. Menegatti/Gottardi (ITA), 2-0 (21-17, 22-20)
April/Alix def. Betschart/Huberli (SUI), 2-0 (21-18, 21-17)
Sponcil/Claes def. Verge-Depre/Heidrich (SUI), 2-1 (19-21, 21-14, 15-11)
Sponcil/Claes def. Keizer/Meppelink (NED), 2-0 (21-16, 21-16)
Agatha/Duda (BRA) def. Sponcil/Claes, 2-1 (21-23, 21-16, 15-13)
Pavan/Melissa (CAN) def. Sponcil/Claes, 2-1 (13-21, 21-14, 15-11)
April/Alix def. Sponcil/Claes, 2-1 (18-21, 21-13, 15-8)
Pavan/Melissa (CAN) def. April/Alix, 2-0 (21-15, 21-12)
April/Alix def. Makroguzova/Kholomina (RUS), 2-0 (21-8, 21-17)
Gibb/Crabb def. Plavins/Tocs (LAT), 2-0 (21-19, 21-16)
Perusic/Schweiner (CZE) def. Gibb/Crabb, 2-0 (21-12, 21-16)
Varenhorst/van de Velde (NED) def. Gibb/Crabb, 2-0 (26-24, 21-10)
Nicolai/Lupo (ITA) def. Gibb/Crabb, 2-1 (21-11, 19-21, 15-13)
Alix Klineman and April Ross won bronze at the FIVB World Tour Finals Sunday. It was their fifth international medal of 2021 and the first time an American women's pair finished on the World Tour Finals podium.
Alix Klineman/April Ross will play for bronze at the at the FIVB Word Tour Finals Sunday after going 1-1 to start the playoff round. In the quarterfinals, they beat fellow Americans Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil.
Kelly Claes/Sarah Sponcil and Alix Klineman/April Ross advanced to the FIVB World Tour Finals playoffs Friday. They'll play each other in the quarterfinals Saturday, October 9.
Jake Gibb played the final match of his career as he and Taylor Crabb lost to Italy's Paolo Nicolai/Daniele Lupo Thursday at the FIVB World Tour Finals in Cagliari, Italy.
Three American teams combined for a 2-3 record on day one of the FIVB World Tour Finals Wednesday. Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil went 1-0 and are second in their pool, while Jake Gibb and Taylor Crabb went 1-1.
Three U.S. Beach National Team pairs - Klineman/Ross, Claes/Sponcil and Gibb/Crabb - will compete at the FIVB World Tour Finals October 6-10 in Cagliari, Italy. It will be Gibb's final international tournament.
