Nicaragua Seeks Third Consecutive Men’s Beach

Volleyball Title at the Central American Games

JALAPA, Guatemala, October 23, 2025.– Nicaragua will aim to capture its third title in the men’s beach volleyball tournament of the 12th Central American Games Guatemala 2025. The duo of Rubén Mora and Dany López will look to defend their crown and maintain Nicaragua’s dominance in this discipline.

Nicaragua is the reigning men’s champion, thanks to Mora and López’s victory in the previous edition of the Games held on home soil, where they defeated Guatemala’s Andy Leonardo and Luis García. On that occasion, they successfully defended the title previously won by Henry Hernández and Gerald Umaña in Costa Rica 2013.

With extensive experience and a long-standing presence on the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour, Mora and López have climbed the podium numerous times. They are also the current Central American champions and recently earned their qualification to the 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship in Adelaide, as the only Central American representatives in the event.

In the history of the Central American Games, Honduras and Costa Rica each hold one gold medal (1997 and 2001, respectively), as well as one bronze medal each (2001 and 2017, respectively). El Salvador has claimed three silver medals (1997, 2001, and 2013). Guatemala owns one silver (2017) and one bronze (2013), while Belize earned a bronze medal in 1997.

Among Mora and López’s main challengers are strong teams recognized both regionally and on the NORCECA circuit.

Costa Rica’s Julián Araya and Jhostin Varela have had an outstanding year, being crowned U23 champions at both NORCECA Tour stops in the category (Juan Dolio and the Cayman Islands) and finishing third at the sixth stop in Manzanillo. Meanwhile, Christopher and Yoel Guardado, twin brothers from El Salvador, were runners-up at the NORCECA U23 Tour in the Cayman Islands.

The competition format will follow a round-robin system, with the top team from the preliminary phase advancing directly to the semifinals. The preliminary round will take place from October 24 to 27, followed by the quarterfinal qualification matches on the afternoon of October 27, while the semifinals and finals will be held on October 28, the final day of competition.

The beach volleyball tournament of the 12th Central American Games Guatemala 2025 will take place at the Jalapa Sports Complex.
 

Men’s Teams (AFECAVOL Ranking):

NICARAGUA: Rubén Mora/Dany López (López/Mora)

EL SALVADOR: Christopher Guardado/Yoel Guardado (Guardado C./Guardado Y.)

GUATEMALA: Edgar Maldonado/José Izaguirre (Maldonado/Izaguirre)

COSTA RICA: Julián Araya/Jhostin Varela (Varela/Araya)

BELIZE: Brandon Fehr/Edgar Martínez (Martinez/Fehr)

HONDURAS: Irvin Reyes/Manuel Serrano (Serrano/Reyes)

PANAMÁ: José González/Jason Quintero (Jason/González)