ASD Beach Volley Training, Sunrise Beach Sports Academy triumph in Alanya

On Sunday, Italy’s ASD Beach Volley Training and Ukraine’s Sunrise Beach Sports Academy triumphed in Alanya where they raised the trophy of the men’s and women’s CEV Beach Volley European Cup 2026 – as the fourth edition of the competition reached its climax on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, which also coincided with the final act of a highly successful European Beach Volleyball season. 

Sunrise Beach Sports Academy retained the title they had claimed last year in Heraklion and the Ukrainian quartet were the truly dominant force as they conceded a single set throughout their campaign in Alanya. They required two matches only also in the final with CV Majadahonda of Spain where Valentyna Davidova, Daria Romaniuk, Yeva Serdiuk and Anhelina Khmil looked in full control, especially in the second set of their respective matchups. The Alanya success caps a very remarkable season for them – since the very same four players had secured the Nations Cup title for Ukraine this past July in Budapest. For the Spaniards, this is their second runner-up finish – as they had claimed silver in the inaugural event held in 2023. 

France’s Montpellier Beach Volley, hosts of the European Cup Final in 2024, celebrated their first women’s podium finish in the history of the competition – as they emerged victorious from two closely contested matches with Spain’s CDV Braveheart Gran Canaria. 

If Sunrise Beach Sports Academy’s success was somehow anticipated, ASD Beach Volley Training caused a real sensation in the men’s competition. On Saturday, the multiple Italian national champions sprang a surprise as they edged pre-favourites Scherp in Packaging ZVH of the Netherlands in a dramatic tie that finished at the Golden Set where Davide Borraccino and Raoul Acerbi beat Stefan Boermans and Mees Sengers 15-10.  On Sunday, they needed another Golden Set to win the final as well – thereby preventing Sunrise Beach Sports Academy from securing a clean sweep of continental titles. Acerbi and Borraccino produced another flawless performance to cruise to a 15-6 win over Ivan Likhatskiy and Vitalii Savvin to add a European title to the impressive resume including many domestic accolades accumulated by the club from the outskirts of Turin over the past few years. 

ZVH regrouped after their shocking defeat to the Italians to travel home at least with the bronze medal as they recorded two wins over hosts TVF Spor Lisesi of Türkiye. Boermans, Tom Sonneville, Quinten Groenewold and Yorick de Groot made up for Saturday’s loss with a composed performance. This result is still below their expectations since the Dutchmen had travelled to Alanya to seize the European crown and were quite confident that they could improve on their silver medal from last year’s event in Heraklion. 

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