Qualifiers from Denmark, Romania and Finland push through to the Nuvali Challenge knockouts on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour; Bisgaard & Hog and Alupei & Vaida upset American high seeds at start of women’s main draw

Two more matches in the first leg of pool play were resolved after three-set battles. In Pool D, Thailand’s Taravadee Naraphornrapat & Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee beat Japan’s Sakura Ito & Mayu Sawame by 2-1 (21-19, 14-21, 15-12)…