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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 30, 2024) – The U.S. beach teams of Grant Lamoureux/Blake Goodwin and Caleb Blanchette/Malachi Brewington completed their run at the 2024 U19 World University Championships in Shangluo, China in the Round of 16. The U19 Beach World Championships are an FIVB event comprised of 103 teams from 50 countries representing all five continental confederations. This year’s tournament is the 18th edition of the event, which started in 2002.
Lamoureux/Goodwin and Blanchette/Brewington each finished tied for ninth. Both pairs won an elimination match in the Round of 24 before falling in the Round of 16.
In pool play, Lamoureux/Goodwin went 2-1 with wins over Krafft/Kesselmann (NAM) 2-0 (21-6, 21-9) and Araya/Stanley (CRC) 2-1 (17-21, 21-17, 15-8). The U.S. pair from South Carolina and North Carolina respectively earned an automatic bid to the main draw, placing out of qualification matches.
In elimination, Lamoureux/Goodwin defeated Bennett/Rocker-Graham (AUS) 2-1 (21-10, 14-21, 15-7) in the Round of 24. They lost to Salkovskis/Jaundzeikars (LAT) 2-1 (21-16, 22-24, 15-13) in the Round of 16.
Blanchette/Brewington did have to play qualifying matches and won all three rounds to advance to the main draw. In pool play, Blanchette/Brewington went 2-1, with wins over Bennett/Rocker-Graham (AUS) 2-1 (21-12, 17-21, 15-11) and R.Suranath /W.Rueangrit (THA) 2-0 (21-16, 21-13).
Blanchette/Brewington advanced to the Round of 24, where they defeated Bungert/Pieper (GER) 2-1 (21-17, 19-21, 15-11). In the Round of 16, the pair fell to Viljamaa/Viljamaa (FIN) 2-0 (21-18, 23-21).
Last week, U.S. pairs took home two medals at BPT Futures Halifax. This week, competition is underway in the U19 Beach World Championships. All four pairs entered advanced past the qualification phase into the main draw. We also look ahead to upcoming beach events to finish out the month.
There are several beach events on the calendar over the next few weeks, including the Beach U19 World Championships and World University Championships. The Beach Pro Tour also resumes with a slate of post-Olympic events.
