# 2013 in volleyball

The following were the events of Volleyball for the year 2013 throughout the world.

## Beach volleyball

* April 23 – December 15: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball Open Series
** April 23 – 28 at Fuzhou
*** Men's winners: Sean Rosenthal and Philip Dalhausser
*** Women's winners: Xue Chen and Zhang Xi
** July 23 – 28 at Anapa
*** Men's winners: Konstantin Semenov and Yaroslav Koshkarev
*** Women's winners: Evgenia Ukolova and Ekaterina Khomyakova
** October 29 – November 3 at Phuket (women's teams only)
*** Winners: Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi
** December 11 – 15 at Durban
*** Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs
*** Women's winners: Xue Chen and Xia Xinyi
* April 30 – October 27: FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
** April 30 – May 5 at Shanghai
*** Men's winners: Jacob Gibb and Casey Patterson
*** Women's winners: Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima
** May 22 – 26 at Corrientes
*** Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs
*** Women's winners: Madelein Meppelink and Sophie van Gestel
** June 11 – 16 at The Hague
*** Men's winners: Pedro Solberg Salgado and Bruno Oscar Schmidt
*** Women's winners: Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima
** June 18 – 23 at Rome
*** Men's winners: Phil Dalhausser and Sean Rosenthal
*** Women's winners: Talita Antunes and Taiana Lima
** July 9 – 14 at Gstaad
*** Men's winners: Ricardo Santos and Álvaro Morais Filho
*** Women's winners: Xue Chen and Zhang Xi
** July 22 – 27 at Long Beach
*** Men's winners: Sean Rosenthal and Phil Dalhausser
*** Women's winners: Taiana Lima and Talita Antunes
** August 6 – 11 at Berlin
*** Men's winners: Vítor Gonçalves Felipe and Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior
*** Women's winners: Taiana Lima and Talita Antunes
** August 21 – 25 at Moscow
*** Men's winners: Jānis Šmēdiņš and Aleksandrs Samoilovs
*** Women's winners: Maria Clara Salgado Rufino and Carolina Solberg Salgado
** October 8 – 13 at São Paulo
*** Men's winners: Pedro Solberg Salgado and Bruno Oscar Schmidt
*** Women's winners: Kerri Walsh and April Ross
** October 22 – 27 at Xiamen
*** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti and Vítor Gonçalves Felipe
*** Women's winners: Kerri Walsh and April Ross
* May 29 – June 2: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final at Campinas
** Men's winners: Alison Cerutti and Emanuel Rego
** Women's winners: Maria Antonelli and Talita Antunes
* June 6 – 9: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball U23 World Championships at Mysłowice
** Men's winners: Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak
** Women's winners: Victoria Bieneck and Isabell Schneider
* June 20 – 23: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships at Umag
** Men's winners: Gustavo Albrecht Carvalhaes and Allison Cittadin Francioni
** Women's winners: Katarzyna Kociolek and Jagoda Gruszczynska
* July 1 – 7: 2013 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stare Jabłonki
** Men's winners: Alexander Brouwer and Robert Meeuwsen
** Women's winners: Xue Chen and Xi Zhang
* July 11 – 14: 2013 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships at Porto
** Men's winners: Moritz Reichert and Clemens Wickler
** Women's winners: Eduarda Santos Lisboa and TAINÁ SILVA BIGI

## Volleyball

* Cev Women's Champions League. October 2012 – March 2013. Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey
** VakıfBank gained the second European title against Rabita Baku. MVP: Jovana Brakočević.
* Cev Champions League. October 2012 – March 2013. Final Four in Omsk, Russia.
** Lokomotiv Novosibirsk edged Bre Banca Cuneo by the score of 3–2 to win their first European crown. MVP: Marcus Nilsson
* May 31 – July 21: 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League (final round will take place in Mar del Plata)
** Champions: Russia; Second: Brazil; Third: Italy
* June 21 – 30: 2013 FIVB Women's Junior World Championship in Brno
** Champions: China; Second: Japan; Third: Brazil
* June 27 – July 7: 2013 FIVB Boys Youth World Championship in Tijuana and Mexicali
** Champions: Russia; Second: China; Third: Poland
* July 26 – August 4: 2013 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima
** Champions: China; Second: United States; Third: Brazil
* August 28 – September 1: 2013 FIVB World Grand Prix (final round will take place in Sapporo)
** Champions: Brazil; Second: China; Third: Serbia. 9th title for Brazil.
* August 22 – September 1: 2013 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship in Ankara and İzmir
** Champions: Russia; Second: Brazil; Third: Italy.
* September 6 – 14: 2013 Women's European Volleyball Championship in Germany and Switzerland
** Champions: Russia; Second: Germany; Third: Belgium. 18th title for Russia.
* September 20 – 29: 2013 Men's European Volleyball Championship in Poland and Denmark
** Champions: Russia; Second: Italy; Third: Serbia. 13th title for Russia.
* October 5 – 12: 2013 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship in Mexico
** Champions: China; Second: Dominican Republic; Third: Japan. First title.
* October 6 – 13: 2013 FIVB Men's U23 Volleyball World Championship in Brazil
** Champions: Brazil; Second: Serbia; Third: Russia. First title.
* November 12 – 17: 2013 FIVB Women's World Grand Champions Cup for Women in Japan
** Champions: Brazil; Second: United States; Third: Japan. Second title.
* November 19 – 24: 2013 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup for Men in Japan
** Champions: Brazil; Second: Russia; Third: Italy. Fourth title.

## Volleyball Hall of Fame

* Class of 2013:
** Vyacheslav Zaytsev
** Natalie Cook
** Caren Kemner