Japan’s Ren Matsumoto & Non Matsumoto topped the podium at the women’s Busan Gwangalli Futures stop on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Sunday to register their second back-to-back gold on the Tour, after their triumph at the Qidong Futures in June. Norway’s Nina Pavlova & Sunniva Helland-Hansen took silver, while Czechia’s Anna Pospisilova & Daniela Mokra claimed bronze to complete the podium in Korea.
Bracket leaders Ren & Non’s prefect run of four consecutive straight-set victories in Busan Gwangalli was crowned with a 2-0 (21-16, 21-15) sweep of their semifinal match against sixth-seeded Czechs Anna Pospisilova & Daniela Mokra. The first set of the gold medal showdown against Nina Pavlova & Sunniva Helland-Hansen was the only one the Japanese duo lost throughout the tournament. They battled their way back to a 2-1 (17-21, 21-9, 15-11) victory and their second gold on the Beach Pro Tour. In addition, Ren & Non have so far collected two silver medals on the Tour.