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NSW Champs: Our Biggest Event To Date!
Published Sat 14 Dec 2024
NSW Champs: Our Biggest Event To Date!
Last weekend, Volleyball NSW held its annual NSW Champs at the iconic Manly Beach, and whilst the weather was questionable, the talent on show and the atmosphere on the sand was electric. This years edition of the NSW Champs was our biggest event to date. The events hosted a massive 192 teams, 398 participants, playing across six divisions, in both men and women competitions, on 24 courts! This is a huge step up from last year's edition of the event, with 128 teams participating. Despite the subpar weather, it was amazing to see so many locals from Manly, supporting and cheering on our players,
This years event showcased athletes of all levels, from Olympians, up-and-coming juniors, those who play for fun and even some athletes who are a part of the Australian National Development pathway. It was extraordinary to have two NSW athletes and Manly locals, Izac Carracher (Paris Olympian) and Stefie Fejes, be a part of the action. It was wonderful to have them return to the place where they grew up playing beach volleyball, as well as have them support and boost the quality of our event!
This years NSW Champs also showcased our new 2024 NSW Champs playing uniform design. This years design was created and voted on by our NSW community. It was awesome to receive so many designs from members of our community and to see the vision come to life, safe to say the design looked even better in action on the sand! Shoutout to Zuzanna Robutka for creating this years iconic design! Also, big thanks to Valour for working with us and our community to improve our beach crop style as well as bringing this years design to life.
Final shoutout to three time Olympic beach volleyballer and Volleyball NSW board member Julien Prosser for providing exceptional commentary during the division1 finals on show court.
Results from the 2024 NSW Champs
Division 1 Men |
Division 1 Women |
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1st: Mateusz Zieba (AUS/NSW)/Tom Hodges (AUS/NSW) 2nd: Jed Walker (AUS/WA)/Daniel Piggot (AUS/WA) 3rd:Jett Rocker-graham (AUS/NSW)/Timothee Philippe (AUS/NSW) & Robert Reeves (AUS/NSW)/Thomas Heijs (AUS/NSW) |
1st: Stefanie Fejes (AUS/NSW)/Georgia Johnson (AUS/QLD) 2nd: Lucia Michalovicova (AUS/NSW)/Sarah Nolet (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Jennifer Mascrenhas (AUS/NSW)/Malgorzata Rzepka (AUS/NSW) |
Division 2 Men |
Division 2 Women |
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1st: Glenn Piper (AUS/NSW)/Bo Soderberg (AUS/SA) 2nd: Martin Abuhadba (AUS/NSW)/Abubakarr Kamara (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Chase Paterson (AUS/NSW)/Marcus Ernewein (AUS/NSW) |
1st: Michaela Levy (AUS/NSW)/Johana Martinkova (AUS/NSW) 2nd: Michelle Kopecka (AUS/NSW)/Izzy Laird (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Murielle Kluge (AUS/NSW)/Megan Jaundalderis (AUS/QLD) |
Division 3 Men |
Division 3 Women |
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1st: Will White (AUS/NSW)/Daniel Beyner (AUS/NSW) 2nd: James Annells (AUS/NSW)/William Jennings (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Daniele Di Stefano (AUS/NSW)/Mulham Kasem (AUS/NSW) |
1st: Alessia Capponcelli (AUS/NSW)/Marina Dalesio (AUS/NSW) 2nd: Solange Ibacache (AUS/NSW)/Kayci Scaggs (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Leah Brumer (AUS/NSW)/Oriwia Noble (AUS/NSW) |
Division 4 Men |
Division 4 Women |
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1st: Nicolas Falconeri (AUS/NSW)/Stefano Tettamanti (AUS/NSW) 2nd: Huxley Biala-Learmonth (AUS/NSW)/Joshua Toares (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Jaron Strasek (AUS/NSW)/Amarlin Altanshagai (AUS/NSW) |
1st: Roberta Tres Corvino (AUS/NSW)/Cynthya Do Nascimento Santana (AUS/NSW) 2nd: Michelle Pinto (AUS/NSW)/Julia Menezes (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Caroline Boeckman (AUS/NSW)/Ruby Herrera (AUS/NSW) |
Division 5 Men |
Division 5 Women |
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1st: Grant Brits (AUS/NSW)/Carlos Pieroni (AUS/NSW) 2nd: Jelmer Pronk (AUS/NSW)/Avery Speller (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Adriano Cardinale (AUS/NSW)/Julian De Luna (AUS/NSW) |
1st: Lillian Starling (AUS/VIC)/Kimberley Vogel (AUS/QLD) 2nd: Justine Foo (AUS/NSW)/Jo-anne Dela Fuente (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Margaret Sarlej (AUS/NSW)/Vlatka Puseljic (AUS/NSW) |
Division 6 Men |
Division 6 Women |
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1st: Juan Bayona (AUS/NSW)/Ronny Ramos Medina (AUS/NSW) 2nd: Albert Stauffer (AUS/NSW)/Brendan Kim (AUS/NSW) 3rd: Oleksandr Pysarenko (AUS/NSW)/Daivya Malvi (AUS/NSW) |
1st: Emma Chan (AUS/NSW)/Renata Pinheiro Da Rocha (AUS/NSW) 2nd: Kate Burke (AUS/NSW)/Brittany Murray (AUS/WA) 3rd: Valentina Vurchio (AUS/NSW)/Claudia Takahashi (AUS/NSW) |
Events like this are not successful without the efforts of our VNSW staff, volunteers, players and officials, so THANK YOU for a wonderful event! We cannot wait to see you on the sand again in 2025!
Take a look at some of the photos from the weekend captured by MG Photo Sports 📸
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