Nayarit beach volleyball heats up
The Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Nayarit Challenge moved into women’s main‑draw play at Playa Varadero on Thursday with Olympic talent on show and all four German women’s teams earning maximum results — three won their pools outright. ( ) On the men’s side, Wednesday qualifiers sent duos from Brazil (two teams), Canada, France and the USA into the main draw as the event heads into quarters, semis and medal matches this weekend. ( )
Three German main‑draw pairs listed for Nayarit are Chenoa Christ / Sophia Neuß, Rika Dieckmann / Paula Schürholz and Mareet Maidhof / Tabea Schwarz, according to the tournament’s official main‑draw team list. (en.volleyballworld.com) Two‑time Olympian Xia Xinyi is entered in the event and appears in the live match streams under the pairing shown as Yan X. / X. Y. Xia. (en.volleyballworld.com) Match footage and highlights for Xia’s matches — including the Yan X./X. Y. Xia vs Lindstrom/Hunt clip — have been posted on the Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel. (youtube.com) The Challenge Nayarit event is scheduled for March 25–29, 2026, per national federation listings, and the tournament is being staged on Playa Varadero in Bahía de Banderas. (usavolleyball.org) (nayaritnoticias.com) Organisers list the total prize purse for the Challenge at USD 250,000, split evenly as USD 125,000 per gender. (volleyball-verband.de) Local authorities confirmed Playa Varadero will offer free spectator entry on March 25–27 to bring more fans to the beach courts, and all pool matches are available via VBTV/YouTube live streams. (noticiasdlb.com) (youtube.com)
