AUSTRALIA
Thompsons Beach in Cobram on the banks of the Murray River hosted the third and last stop on the 2026 Australian Beach Volleyball Tour last week. Top-seeded Jana Milutinovic & Kyla Sanchez lived up to their status and won the women’s competition. In the gold medal showdown, the bracket leaders put together a tight 2-0 (21-18, 22-20) victory over the mixed Australian-Czech pairing of Rebecca Ingram & Lucie Sauerova, who brought home silver. A three-set battle unfolded in the women’s third-place match. Fourth-seeded Ruby Vanloo & Ava Gaborit made the podium with bronze after a 2-1 (21-14, 17-21, 15-10) win over Mireille Smith & Lara Limbrick.
Women’s results and standings
The men’s final (pictured in the main photo; source: Rogue Gun Photography & Media / Volleyball Australia) offered a clash between the two highest seeded teams in the main draw. Bracket leaders Solomon Bushby & Justin Schumann also lived up to their ranking and climbed to the very top of the podium after beating Oliver Merritt & Jed Walker by 2-0 (21-13, 21-17) in the gold medal duel. In the bronze medal game, Harley Sinclair & Jett Rocker-Graham delivered a 2-0 (21-19, 21-18) upset of third-seeded Finley Bennett & James Kay to make the podium.
