Oliver Merritt (L) of Australia spikes the ball against Martin Licht of Canada during the men's qualification match between Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt of Australia and Luke de Greef/Martin Licht of Canada at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Oliver Merritt (back) of Australia competes against Luke de Greef of Canada during the men's qualification match between Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt of Australia and Luke de Greef/Martin Licht of Canada at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Ben Hood of Australia celebrates winning the men's qualification match between Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt of Australia and Luke de Greef/Martin Licht of Canada at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Ben Hood (L) of Australia digs the ball during the men's qualification match between Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt of Australia and Luke de Greef/Martin Licht of Canada at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Ben Hood (L) of Australia spikes the ball against Martin Licht of Canada during the men's qualification match between Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt of Australia and Luke de Greef/Martin Licht of Canada at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Ben Hood (L)/Oliver Merritt of Australia celebrate scoring during the men's qualification match between Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt of Australia and Luke de Greef/Martin Licht of Canada at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Oliver Merritt of Australia digs the ball during the men's qualification match between Ben Hood/Oliver Merritt of Australia and Luke de Greef/Martin Licht of Canada at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Logan Webber (R) of the United States spikes the ball against Luc Fluckiger of Switzerland during the men's qualification match between Hagen Smith/Logan Webber of the United States and Florian Breer/Luc Fluckiger of Switzerland at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Logan Webber (R) of the United States competes against Luc Fluckiger of Switzerland during the men's qualification match between Hagen Smith/Logan Webber of the United States and Florian Breer/Luc Fluckiger of Switzerland at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Logan Webber (L) of the United States shakes hands with Luc Fluckiger of Switzerland after the men's qualification match between Hagen Smith/Logan Webber of the United States and Florian Breer/Luc Fluckiger of Switzerland at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Logan Webber of the United States celebrates winning the men's qualification match between Hagen Smith/Logan Webber of the United States and Florian Breer/Luc Fluckiger of Switzerland at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Nathan Matos (R) of Spain spikes the ball against Robin Sowa of Germany during the men's qualification match between Jonas Reindhardt/Robin Sowa of Germany and Nathan Matos/Pablo Perez Suarez of Spain at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Jonas Reinhardt (L) of Germany spikes the ball against Nathan Matos of Spain during the men's qualification match between Jonas Reindhardt/Robin Sowa of Germany and Nathan Matos/Pablo Perez Suarez of Spain at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Robin Sowa of Germany competes during the men's qualification match between Jonas Reindhardt/Robin Sowa of Germany and Nathan Matos/Pablo Perez Suarez of Spain at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Jonas Reindhardt (back)/Robin Sowa of Germany celebrate winning the men's qualification match between Jonas Reindhardt/Robin Sowa of Germany and Nathan Matos/Pablo Perez Suarez of Spain at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Asano Minami (L) of Japan defends Kamila Tan of the United States during the women's qualification match between Avery Poppinga/Kamila Tan of the United States and Urata Keiko/Asano Minami of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Avery Poppinga (Rear) of the United States spikes the ball against Asano Minami of Japan during the women's qualification match between Avery Poppinga/Kamila Tan of the United States and Urata Keiko/Asano Minami of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Kamila Tan of the United States competes during the women's qualification match between Avery Poppinga/Kamila Tan of the United States and Urata Keiko/Asano Minami of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Asano Minami of Japan reacts during the women's qualification match between Avery Poppinga/Kamila Tan of the United States and Urata Keiko/Asano Minami of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Urata Keiko (L)/Asano Minami of Japan celebrate scoring during the women's qualification match between Avery Poppinga/Kamila Tan of the United States and Urata Keiko/Asano Minami of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Avery Poppinga (L)/Kamila Tan (R) of the United States celebrate scoring during the women's qualification match between Avery Poppinga/Kamila Tan of the United States and Urata Keiko/Asano Minami of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Sara Sinisalo (R)/Anniina Muukka of Finland celebrate scoring during the women's qualification match between Sofia Norager Bisgaard/Cirkeline Roed Hog of Denmark and Sara Sinisalo/Anniina Muukka of Finland at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Sofia Norager Bisgaard (Rear)/Cirkeline Roed Hog of Denmark celebrate winning the women's qualification match between Sofia Norager Bisgaard/Cirkeline Roed Hog of Denmark and Sara Sinisalo/Anniina Muukka of Finland at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Clara Windeleff (front)/Astrid Elisabeth Mellmolle of Denmark celebrate winning the women's qualification match between Clara Windeleff/Astrid Elisabeth Mellmolle of Denmark and Tsujimura Riko/Nishibori Takemi of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Astrid Elisabeth Mellmolle (rear) of Denmark spikes the ball against Tsujimura Riko of Japan during the women's qualification match between Clara Windeleff/Astrid Elisabeth Mellmolle of Denmark and Tsujimura Riko/Nishibori Takemi of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Tsujimura Riko (R)/Nishibori Takemi of Japan celebrate scoring during the women's qualification match between Clara Windeleff/Astrid Elisabeth Mellmolle of Denmark and Tsujimura Riko/Nishibori Takemi of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Tsujimura Riko of Japan competes during the women's qualification match between Clara Windeleff/Astrid Elisabeth Mellmolle of Denmark and Tsujimura Riko/Nishibori Takemi of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
Tsujimura Riko of Japan competes during the women's qualification match between Clara Windeleff/Astrid Elisabeth Mellmolle of Denmark and Tsujimura Riko/Nishibori Takemi of Japan at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour in Laguna Province, the Philippines, Oct. 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)
