Which team should I follow at EuroBeachVolley 2021?
Guide
There are many different reasons why you might support a particular beach volleyball team. You could be cheering for a medal for your home country, their TikToks had you choking on your lunch with laughter, or have seen them live and loved the energy they bring. However, for a lot of people, one of the biggest questions heading into EuroBeachVolley 2021 is; Which teams should I be watching this year?
With the tournament starting in a week, now is the perfect time to brush up on your knowledge of the teams, watch some beach volleyball YouTube highlights, and prepare to select the matches, players, & teams that you’ll be following for EuroBeachVolley 2021.
We are here to help you out with that, and over the next week, will be releasing a guide for fans that should give you an idea of who to watch and what to watch out for when the competition begins. Whether you want to see wily veterans, monster blocks, or simply the highest level of beach volleyball possible, EuroBeachVolley 2021 has it all.
Which team should I follow if I like...
Aptly named “The Bash Brothers", Dutch players Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen make up for their lack of subtly with ferocious power in their arm swings and a penchant for bouncing balls off the sand and into the stands.
Bash Brothers Brouwer/Meeuwsen bring the big hits
Two players whose stock has risen perhaps more than anyone else in the last weeks before the tournament, the young Dutch pairing of Katja Stam & Raïsa Schoon have entered the radar of beach volleyball fans with a brilliant performance in the continental cup followed up by securing a spot in the Olympics for themselves by beating teammates Marleen Van Iersel & Pleun Ypma .
Stam & Schoon are next up
There is no doubt about it, with the gold medal at the Olympics, the Beach Volley Vikings have completed one of the most dominant Olympic cycles that we have ever seen in beach volleyball. Starting in 2018, they won a world tour final in Fort Lauderdale, third in the 2019 world championships, first at ten world tour events, three straight European Championships, and the Olympic Gold this past week to cap it all off.
Freshly minted gold medalists looking for their 4th straight European title