It feels like we have come full circle, finishing the tour in the same place we started in 2022, City Beach last weekend. The final round attracted our biggest number of entries for the series, 62 teams across the six different divisions played over the two days with Jed Walker & Ky Landers winning the AAA Men’s competition and Kyla Sanchez and Kirsty Gordon winning the AAA Women’s competition.
Our regional rounds in Bunbury and Busselton were standouts with our thanks going to our local volleyball associations and the local government in each area for their support. The effort in creating playing stadiums on the beach over a weekend is an incredible undertaking by VWA staff and volunteers and we thank all those involved.
Thanks also to our naming rights sponsor, Healthway, and their Alcohol. Think Again message who have backed the series for more than 20 years and are committed to continue supporting for several more still.
Now players have an anxious wait to find out who will be crowned tour champions at the Annual Volley Awards in October. Placings from each round count towards an overall total score for the tour.
That’s a wrap as they say for the 2022/2023 Alcohol. Think Again Beach Tour which will be back later in the year but not for beach volleyball. Please make sure you get behind our State Youth Beach athletes as they head off to Coolangatta at the end of the month.
For information about reducing harm from alcohol please visit www.alcoholthinkagain.com.au
For information about Volleyball in WA please visit www.volleyballwa.com.au.
See a full list of results from round eight below.
Final Results
AAA Men’s
Winners Ky Landers/Jed Walker
Runners Up Daniel Piggott / Jonathan Hague
AA Men’s
Winners Jake Djuric/John Bozich
Runners Up Joshua Cavill/Sam Timmerman
A Men’s
Winners Chris Day/Priyan Perera
Runners Up Henry Jones/Sean Kennedy
AAA Women’s
Winners Kyla Sanchez/Kirsty Gordon
Runners Up Jasmine Serra/Melissa Kennedy
AA Women’s
Winners Sabrina Moro/ Alex Moir
Runners Up Carol Hodgen/Melanie Gamble
A Women’s
Winners Charli Pursell/Leia Danusugondo
Runners Up Jennifer Parker/ Ashleigh Prentice