Duos from USA and Canada Qualify

Directly for the Round of 16 in Doha

Doha, Qatar, October 9, 2025.- The two USA duos and Canada qualified for the girls’ Round of 16 with a perfect record as the Main Draw of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Under 18 World Championship concluded on Thursday in Doha, Qatar to determine the 24 teams in each gender that will participate in the elimination round.

A total of 48 matches were played at the Al Gharafa courts on Thursday as the pool phase came to a close with all the 32 boys and 32 girls teams in action.

The top three teams in each of the eight pools qualified to the elimination rounds – the eight pool winners go directly to the Round of 16, while the teams that finished second and third play in the Round of 24. Both rounds and the quarterfinals will be held on Friday, with the semifinals and the medal matches concluding the event on Saturday.

Five girls’ duos from the USA, Switzerland, Canada and the Netherlands cruised through the pool phase unbeaten and without dropping a set to qualify directly for the Round of 16 set for Friday.

The two USA pairs of Jordyn Scribner & Ella Grimes and Avery Junk & Addison Junk won their matches in straight sets on Thursday to finish top of Pool A and Pool B respectively with six points.

Canada’s Ruby Cochrane & Sophie Hancock in Pool H, along with Switzerland’s Anja Gähwiler & Noemi Eugster in Pool E and The Netherlands’ Esmee Radstake & Jara Both in Pool C —also maintained their flawless run to storm the Round of 16 with maximum six points from a 3-0 win-loss record.

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In the boys' competition, Mexico’s Eduardo Escoto & Jose Luis Bojorquez, USA’s Spencer Smith & Cash Essert and Canada’s Misha Panasiouk & Bryce Kim advanced to the Round of 24 and still have a shot to make it to the next round.