Two international beach volleyball tournaments were held in Bridlington this summer, with hopes that Volleyball England can continue to host it in the East Riding, in future years.
With support from East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Skyball Beach Volleyball Club, the three-day NEVZA Beach England 2025 tournament for senior athletes was staged on the town’s South Beach from Friday 27 to Sunday 29 June. It was followed by the NEVZA Youth Beach Championships 2025 Tuesday 1 to Thursday 3 July.
The tournaments saw teams from six member countries – Denmark, England, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden – compete for gold medals and, for the Youth athletes, CEV European Beach Championships 2025 qualification spots.
32 teams, 16 women and 16 men, battled it out in the senior competition across 56 matches, with Nina Pavolva and Sunniva Helland-Hansen (Norway, Women) and Niko Gleed and Enrique Bello (England, Men) the two winners.
Another 47 teams (23 women, 24 men) contested NEVZA Youth across 97 matches. Stine Finholth and Oda Skarlund (Norway, U18 Women), Tale Fosseil and Melina Mol (Norway, U20 Women), Sebastian Kjemperud and Ludwig Ringøen (Norway, U18 Men) and Andreas Brinck and Villads Napier (Norway, U20 men) were victorious across the four categories.
Councillor Nick Coultish, East Riding of Yorkshire Council member for culture, leisure and tourism said
“It’s fantastic to bring these top-level events to Bridlington and we send our congratulations to all the winners and participants involved. We’re proud to work with partner organisations to make the East Riding a destination for sporting events and hope to welcome future tournaments to our region.”
Volleyball England’s Chief Executive Officer, Charlie Ford, said:
“I am incredibly pleased with how the NEVZA Beach events unfolded this year.
“The success of the tournament was made possible by the tremendous help and support from Leeds Gorse and Skyball, as well as the local schools who provided an enthusiastic army of volunteers throughout both tournaments.
“We are also deeply grateful to East Riding Council for their ongoing commitment and support. These events continue to grow stronger each year, and we are excited to build on the infrastructure and experience gained to not only keep hosting NEVZA Beach events in England, but also to explore adding Beach Pro Tour events to our calendar."
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