Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings: Boermans-de Groot nearly a lock for Paris

The race for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially began in February 2023 in Doha, Qatar, with the Volleyball World Elite16. The 2024 season began last week, back in Doha, and the final event of the Olympic qualification cycle will be the Ostrava Elite16, which ends on June 9. We’ll be providing these updates for the Beach Volleyball Olympic rankings throughout the next two years.

It wasn’t a shocking victory in and of itself for Stefan Boermans and Yorick de Groot at the season-opening Doha Elite16 this past weekend. What was shocking was the manner in which they won their first Elite16 gold medal: Two wins over Norway’s Anders Mol and Christian Sorum, and a 21-11, 21-10 demolition of Sweden’s David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig in the final.

That gold added 1,200 points to their Olympic total, upping their average to 837 per event. Despite having just eight Olympic finishes to their name, it all but assures Boermans and de Groot a spot in the Paris Olympics, making the Dutch race, unexpectedly, between No. 6 Alex Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen and No. 16 Steven Van de Velde and Matthew Immers.

All but assuring themselves into the Paris Olympic Games as well were Latvia’s Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova. Last week, when we simulated the Olympic probabilities for each team remaining in the race, Graudina and Samoilova came back with a surprising 100-percent chance. There were questions — until Doha. Graudina and Samoilova came out of the qualifier, won pool, and finished fourth, adding 900 points to the ledger and virtually cementing their spot in their second Olympic Games.

The next Olympic qualifying event is March 21-24, a Challenge in Recife, Brazil.

Men’s Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings

(updated March 11 after the Doha Elite16)

1. Anders Mol, Christian Sorum, NORWAY, 10460 (10)
2. David Ahman, Jonatan Hellvig, SWEDEN, 10020 (9)
3. Sam Cottafava, Paolo Nicolai, ITALY, 8800 (12)
4. Andre Loyola, George Wanderley, BRAZIL, 8440 (12)
5. Nils Ehlers, Clemens Wickler, GERMANY, 9100 (12)
6. Alex Brouwer, Robert Meeuwsen, NETHERLANDS, 8160 (12)
7. Evandro Goncalves, Arthur Mariano, BRAZIL, 8000 (12)
8. Ondrej Perusic, David Schweiner, Czech Republic, 7780 (8)
9. Andy Benesh, Miles Partain, USA, 7620 (9)
10. Adrian Gavira, Pablo Herrera, SPAIN, 7500 (12)
11. Thomas Hodges, Zachery Schubert, AUSTRALIA, 7380 (12)
12. Theo Brunner, Trevor Crabb, USA, 7220 (12)
13. Cherif Samba, Ahmed Tijan, QATAR, 7200 (10)
14. Michal Bryl, Bartosz Losiak, POLAND, 7080 (9)
15. Julian Horl, Alex Horst, AUSTRIA, 7060 (12)
16. Matthew Immers, Steven van de Velde, NETHERLANDS, 6940 (12)
17. Adrian Carambula, Alex Ranghieri, ITALY, 6920 (10)
18. Chase Budinger, Miles Evans, USA, 6640 (12)
19. Stefan Boermans, Yorick de Groot, NETHERLANDS, 6640 (8)
20. Vitor Felipe, Renato Lima, BRAZIL, 6440 (12)
21. Esteban Grimalt, Marco Grimalt, CHILE, 6440 (12)
22. Moritz Pristauz, Robin Seidl, AUSTRIA, 6340 (12)
23. Tri Bourne, Chaim Schalk, USA, 6180 (12)
24. Pedro Solberg, Guto Carvalhaes, BRAZIL, 6080 (10)
25. Daniele Lupo, Enrico Rossi, ITALY, 5720 (12)
26. Sam Schachter, Dan Dearing, CANADA, 5600 (12)
27. Piotr Kantor, Jakub Zdybek, POLAND, 5520 (11)
28. Paul Burnett, Chris McHugh, AUSTRALIA, 5460 (12)
29. Hendrik Mol, Mathias Berntsen, NORWAY, 5090 (11)
30. Hugo Campos, Joao Pedrosa, PORTUGAL, 5080 (12)
31. Mark Nicolaidis, Izac Carracher, AUSTRALIA, 4960 (12)
32. Florian Breer, Marco Krattiger, SWITZERLAND, 4920 (12)

Women’s Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings

(updated March 11 after the Doha Elite16)

1. Duda Lisboa, Ana Patricia Silva, BRAZIL, 11820 (11)
2. Kristen Nuss, Taryn Kloth, USA, 10860 (12)
3. Carolina Salgado, Barbara Seixas, BRAZIL, 10200 (12)
4. Kelly Cheng, Sara Hughes, USA, 10040 (11)
5. Melissa Humana-Paredes, Brandie Wilkerson, CANADA, 8860 (10)
6. Raisa Schoon, Katja Stam, NETHERLANDS, 8840 (12)
7. Tina Graudina, Anastasija Samoilova, LATVIA, 8220 (12)
8. Xinyi Xia, Chen Xue, CHINA, 8200 (12)
9. Valentina Gottardi, Marta Menegatti, ITALY, 8200 (12)
10. Victoria Lopes, Taina Silva, BRAZIL, 7720 (12)
11. Agatha, Rebecca, BRAZIL, 7320 (12)
12. Mariafe Artacho, Taliqua Clancy, AUSTRALIA, 7310 (10)
13. Nina Brunner, Tanja Huberli, SWITZERLAND, 7100 (9)
14. Anouk Verge-Depre, Joana Mader, SWITZERLAND, 6940 (12)
15. Svenja Muller, Cinja Tillman, GERMANY, 6900 (10)
16. Esmee Bobner, Zoe Verge-Depre, SWITZERLAND, 6820 (12)
17. Betsi Flint, Julia Scoles, USA, 6740 (11)
18. Daniela Alvarez, Tania Moreno, SPAIN, 6660 (12)
19. Lezana Placette, Alexia Richard, FRANCE, 6620 (12)
20. Andressa Cavalcanti, Vitoria De Souza, BRAZIL, 6240 (12)
21. Monika Paulikiene, Aine Raupelyte, LITHUANIA, 6160 (12)
22. Niina Ahtiainen, Taru Lahti, FINLAND, 5760 (12)
23. Laura Ludwig, Louisa Lippmann, GERMANY, 5740 (10)
24. Sarah Pavan, Molly McBain, CANADA, 5700 (11)
25. Jagoda Gruszczynska, Ola Wachowicz, POLAND, 5660 (12)
26. Karla Borger, Sandra Ittlinger, GERMANY, 5620 (12)
27. Dorina Klinger, Ronja Klinger, AUSTRIA, 5560 (12)
28. Barbora Hermannova, Marie-Sara Stochlova, CZECH REPUBLIC, 5220 (11)
29. Jie Dong, Fan Wang, CHINA, 4620 (11)
30. Lili Fernandez, Paula Soria, SPAIN, 4620 (12)
31. Miki Ishii, Sayaka Mizoe, JAPAN, 4300 (10)
32. Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee, Taravadee Naraphornrapat, THAILAND, 4260 (9)

Previous rankings

Olympic volleyball rankings, December 18
Olympic volleyball rankings, December 4
Olympic volleyball rankings, November 27
Olympic volleyball rankings, November 20
Olympic volleyball rankings, November 6
Olympic volleyball rankings, October 23
Olympic volleyball rankings, October 16
Olympic volleyball rankings, October 2
Olympic volleyball rankings, August 21
Olympic volleyball rankings, July 31
Olympic rankings, July 25
Olympic beach rankings, July 17
Olympic beach rankings, July 10
Olympic beach rankings, June 19
Olympic beach volleyball rankings, June 5
Olympic beach volleyball rankings, May 1
Olympic beach volleyball rankings, April 17
Olympic beach volleyball rankings, April 10
Olympic beach volleyball rankings, March 28
Olympic beach volleyball rankings, March 20

Things to know about Olympic Beach qualifying:

• To qualify for the Olympic Games via the Olympic rankings, teams use their best 12 finishes throughout the Olympic qualifying period, which ends June 9, 2024. The top 17 from the Olympic rankings will punch their tickets to the Paris Olympics. The remaining seven spots are allotted to five continental cup champions, the winner of the 2023 World Championships, and the French wild card.
• Each country is limited to two teams who can earn a spot in the Olympic Games.
• Teams can never push out good finishes. Once you hit your 12, you only replace your worst finishes. In parentheses below is the number of events each pair has played.
• You earn points as a team. Therefore, if a team breaks up and the individuals select new partners, they begin with zero Olympic ranking points, although they keep their individual entry points to get into events.
• Click here for the full Beach Pro Tour schedule. The next Volleyball World event will be a Challenge in Recife, Brazil, March 21-24.

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