With the support of Barristers, LLC, the second stage of the "Stolichny" MIXED-2018 Open Beach Volleyball Championship for mixed teams took place on June 16–17, 2018, at the Extreme Park in Kyiv.
The second stage of the Kyiv Beach Volleyball Championship for mixed teams was organized by the Ukrainian Volleyball Confederation, with support from Macron Ukraine, SportLife, the “Barristers” Law Firm, and the volleyball apparel and equipment company “Antei-Sport.”
A record number of participants—38 teams—took part in the tournament.
In terms of the teams’ caliber, the tournament was even more competitive than the first stage, with a diverse field and unpredictable outcomes. There were numerous intense and spectacular matches, each drawing more and more fans to the beach volleyball stadium.
As in the first stage, the 2017 champions claimed victory in the final, with Andriy Storozhenko and Anna Kosyak taking first place; the silver medals went to the pair that missed the first stage—Olga Cherednichenko and Yakov Yanishevsky;
the bronze, just as in the first stage, went to the most decorated athletes—International Master of Sports Vitaliy Didukh and Master of Sports of Ukraine Kateryna Kovalenko.
Author: Ukrainian Volleyball Confederation
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