André and George in action at the Jumarla Challenge. – Reading: Volleyball World

the brazilian duo Andrew and George won this Sunday (18), the silver medal at the Jumarla’s ChallengeTo Latvia. The competition is part of Beach Volleyball World Tour and had four Brazilian doubles in the semi-finals. In addition to the silver medal of Andre/GeorgeBrazil also won bronze with Vitor Felipe and Renato.

The day started with the semi-final matches. On the men’s side, three of the four pairs were Brazilian, however, who walked away with the gold medal was precisely the Australian duo Hodges and Schubert, who won in the semifinals Vitor Felipe and Renato in 2 sets to 1, partials of 21-18, 19-21 and 15-12. In the other semi-final, Evandro and Arthur Lanci were beaten by André and George, also by 2 to 1, partials of 24-26, 21-19 and 15-17 for André/George.

The grueling semi-final match took its toll on André/George. The Brazilians won the first set of the grand final with authority by 21-10, but dropped the pace and Australians Hodges and Schubert took advantage and dominated the rest of the match, closing the second set with 21-16 and the tie-break. with 15 -12 getting the gold medal. In the dispute for bronze, Vitor Felipe and Renato defeated Evandro and Arthur Lanci 2-1, partials of 21-15, 16-21 and 15-13, securing the last place on the podium.

On the women’s side, Tainá and Vic were the Brazilian representatives and could not repeat the great performance that took them to the semi-finals of the competition. They ended up being defeated by Esme and Zoe of Switzerland staying out of the grand final after losing 2-0, 21-15 and 21-19 partials.

In the contention for third place, the Brazilians ended up being overtaken by host duo Tina and Anastasija in a game the Brazilians had a hard fight over. In the end, the Latvian duo won 2-1, 21-11, 20-22 and 15-13, and Brazil were left without a medal in the women’s category. The gold medal of the competition went to Canadians Melissa and Brendie.