King of the Court
A new era in beach volleyball
On one court, five teams play against each other in three rounds to determine who becomes King of the Court.
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German Queens and Norwegian Kings at Queen & King of the Court in Utrecht
World, Olympic and four-time European champions Anders Mol and Christian Sørum have won the only major title missing in their career. They were runners-up at a King of the Court event three times, now at the very first CEV Queen & King of the Court European Finals 2022 they take the European crown. Among the women, duo for the occasion Chantal Laboreur (who will end her career after this season) and Karla Borger from Germany won the first Queens title. They came out of the play-off and won an extremely exciting final. The winners were presented with a cheque of € 17,500. The total prize money for CEV Queen & King of the Court European Finals 2022 was € 200,000.
Utrecht ready to crown the first Queens and Kings of Europe
The line-up for the finals is almost definite, 8 out of 10 teams have secured their spot on Saturday night in the BetCity Arena on the Jaarbeursplein in Utrecht during CEV Queen & King of the Court European Finals 2022. Two Norwegian men’s teams are through, two Swiss teams in the women’s draw. Those countries won the inaugural Nations Cup earlier this summer, proving they are the ones to beat. Host the Netherlands lost all of their women’s teams, two men’s are in the play-off, Varenhorst and Penninga have reached the final. Sunday’s finals will be hectic as the first-ever Queens and Kings of Europe will be crowned.
Sights on the semis on rainy Friday at Queen & King of the Court Utrecht
As rain poured down on the players, referees and court crew, we witnessed some of the best King of the Court beach volleyball ever seen. The fans in the BetCity Arena appreciated the spectacle, atmosphere was through the roof once more. The world and Olympic champions delivered on their promise once more, the Swiss seem strong on the women’s side. And Ukraine still has three teams left in competition. The quest for the crowns isn’t over yet!
High drama in play-off at Queen & King of the Court
The tension and excitement of CEV Queen & King of the Court European Finals 2022 came to a boiling point on Thursday evening in the BetCity Arena in Utrecht. Anastasija Kravcenoka/Daniela Konstantinova and Patrikas Stankevicius/Audrius Knasas won the nail-biting 5th place play-off in dramatic style. On Friday the 4th-place play-off will start the day and we’ll continue with all quarterfinals.