JAKARTA The Indonesian men's beach volleyball team for the first time in history won the 2024 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour.

This achievement was made by the pair Bintang Akbar and Sofyan Rachman after winning 2-1 (16-21, 21-19, and 15-11) over the Brazilian pair, Pedro Oliveira and Henrique Barros, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

Bintang dan Sofyan yang merupakan unggulan kelima di ajang ini. Mereka tidak menelankan satu kekalahan pun dalam lima pertandingan yang dimainkan dan hanya kehilangan dua set saja.

Apart from the final, another set was lost in the quarter-finals when they met Thai pair Pithak Tipjan and Poravid Taovato from Thailand, which ended 2-1 (18-21, 21-14, 16-14).

This is the second appearance for 23-year-old Bintang and 21-year-old Sofyan at the Beach Pro Tour. Previously, they finished fifth when they made their debut at Pingtan last week.

This result certainly opens up hopes for the men's beach volleyball team to get tickets to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, which will take place from July 26 to August 11, 2024.

Next month, the men's beach volleyball team will take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics Qualification in Ningbo, China. They can come with confidence after winning gold at Wuhan Qingshan Future.


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