Historic Beach Volleyball World Championship in 2023
A historic Beach Volleyball World Championship in 2023 awaits its start in Mexico, where the best in the world in the discipline will gather.
It’s worth noting that the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championship guarantees a spot for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Mexico will be the host for the world’s top players from October 6 to October 15.
The path to victory and, consequently, to the Olympics has already been defined with the draw of groups for the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championship.
There will be 48 pairs of each gender, divided into 12 groups of four teams each. The top two and the best four third-placed teams will advance directly to the round of 16.
On the other hand, the four surviving pairs from the repechage will also continue.
This is the first time in two decades that the competition is taking place in the American continent, with the last edition being held in Rio de Janeiro in 2003, making the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championship even more historic.
Among the favorites in the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championship are the Norwegians Anders Mol and Christian Sorum, Olympic champions in Tokyo 2020 and reigning world champions.
The Grimalt cousins from Chile are expected to be the Latin American favorites in the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championship.
In the women’s category, Brazilian duo Ana Patrícia and Duda, who are also seeking their second title, stand out.
Beach Volleyball World Championship 2023 in Tlaxcala: Groups
Men’s
Group A: Mol/Sorum (Norway), Boermans/De Groot (Netherlands), Lupo/Rossi (Italy), and Monjane/Anadno Martinho (Mozambique)
Group B: Ahman/Hellvig (Sweden), Hodges/Schubert (Australia), Pedrosa/Campos (Portugal), and León/Marcos (Ecuador)
Group C: Partain/Benesh (UAE), Krou/Gauthier-Rat (France), Mol/Berntsen (Norway), and Peter/Hernan (Neutral)
Group D: George/André (Brazil), Crabb/Brunner (UAE), Popov/Reznik (Ukraine), and Jawo/Koita (Gambia)
Group E: Ranghieri/Carambula (Italy), Horl/Horst (Austria), Seidl/Pristauz (Austria), and Mora/López (Nicaragua)
Group F: Ehlers/Wickler (Germany), Schalk/Bourne (UAE), Kantor/Zdybek (Poland), and Aravena/Droguett (Chile)
Group G: Cherif/Ahmed (Qatar), Pedro Solberg/Guto (Brazil), Ha Likejiang/Wu Jiaxin (People’s Republic of China), and Blanco/García (Guatemala)
Group H: Cottafava/Nicolai (Italy), Herrera/Gavira (Spain), McHugh/Burnett (Australia), and Barajas/Cruz (Mexico)
Group I: Evandro/Arthur (Brazil), Perusic/Schweiner (Czech Republic), Alayo/Díaz (Cuba), and Galindo/Aguirre (Mexico)
Group J: Brouwer/Meeuwsen (Netherlands), Immers/Van de Velde (Netherlands), Nicolaidis/Carracher (Australia), and Pithak/Poravid (Thailand)
Group K: Losiak/Bryl (Poland), Grimalt/Grimalt (Chile), Capogrosso/Capogrosso (Argentina), and Bassereau/Lyneel (France)
Group L: Sarabia/Virgen (Mexico), Vitor Felipe/Renato (Brazil), Schachter/Dearing (Canada), and Abicha/El Azhari (Morocco)
Women’s
Group A: Ana Patrícia/Duda (Brazil), Placette/Richard (France), Ahtiainen/Lahti (Finland), and Rivas Zapata/Chris (Chile)
Group B: Nuss/Kloth (USA), Andressa/Vitória (Brazil), Paulikiene/Raupelyte (Lithuania), and Akiko/Yurika (Japan)
Group C: Hughes/Cheng (UAE), Agatha/Rebecca (Brazil), Ittlinger/Borger (Germany), and Albarrán/Vidaurrazaga (Mexico)
Group D: Melissa/Brandie (Canada), Hermannova/Stochlova (Czech Republic), Erika/Michelle (Paraguay), and Zeroual/Mahassine (Morocco)
Group E: Mariafe/Clancy (Australia), Gruszczynska/Wachowicz (Poland), Liliana/Paula (Spain), and Almanzar/Payano (Dominican Republic)
Group F: Carol/Bárbara (Brazil), Ludwig/Lippmann (Germany), Ishii/Mizoe (Japan), and Nnoruga/Franco (Nigeria)
Group G: Hüberli/Brunner (Switzerland), Tina/Anastasija (Latvia), Gallay/Pereyra (Argentina), and Ariana/Karelys (Ecuador)
Group H: Stam/Schoon (Netherlands), Esmée/Zoé (Switzerland), Pavan/McBain (Canada), and Navas/González (Puerto Rico)
Group I: Xue/Xia (People’s Republic of China), Cannon/Sponcil (UAE), Álvarez/Moreno (Spain), and Torres/Rivera (Mexico)
Group J: Gottardi/Menegatti (Italy), Scoles/Flint (UAE), Klinger/Klinger (Austria), Quesada/Williams (Costa Rica)
Group K: Müller/Tillmann (Germany), Tainá/Victória (Brazil), Dong/Wang (People’s Republic of China), and Alix/Harward (UAE)
Group L: Gutiérrez/Flores (Mexico), Vergé-Dépré/Mäder (Switzerland), Naraphornrapat/Worapeerachayakorn (Thailand), and Vanessa/Sinaportar (Mozambique)
Tlaxcala, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala, is one of the thirty-one states that, along with Mexico City, make up Mexico.
Its capital is Tlaxcala de Xicohténcatl, and its most populous city is San Pablo del Monte.
Also read: Henequen, the Mexican green gold.
