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Bello brothers heading to December's Beach Pro Tour Finals

Bello brothers heading to December's Beach Pro Tour Finals

England’s beach volleyball pairing of Javier and Joaquin Bello have been handed a wildcard for the season finalé – the prestigious Beach Pro Tour Finals in Doha. 

The event will take place in the capital of Qatar between 4th and 7th December, with the London-based pair being placed in Pool B. 

The event brings together the eight teams who have accrued the most qualifying points during the course of the year, with the other two teams being invited by event organisers. 

Originally, those two extra places went to George and Andre of Brazil and Perusic and Schewiner of Czechia. 

However, the withdrawal of the latter has opened the door for the Bello twins, whose selection, no doubt, owed much to their sensational triumph in the final BPT Elite 16 event in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month. 

In Doha, the brothers will come up against the world’s very best, including those who made up the podium places in this summer’s Olympics – David Ahman and Jonatan Hellvig (Sweden, gold), Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler (Germany, silver) and Anders Mol and Christian Sorum (Norway, bronze). 

The prize money for the winners is $150,000, with the runners-up receiving $80,000.

Image courtesy of Beach Volleyball World


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