Duda seeks winning at three levels

Moscow, Russia, May 24, 2016 – With the planet’s best Beach Volleyball players competing here this week in the second big event on the 2015-2016 FIVB World Tour calendar, one player will have the opportunity to accomplish something that no other competitor in the history of the sport has achieved by winning gold medals at three different levels of competition for FIVB-sanctioned events.

Eduarda “Duda” Lisboa of Brazil enters the US$800,000 Moscow Grand Slam at the Vodny Stadium Beach Sports Centre this week seeking a gold medal in her third-straight international Beach Volleyball event.  What makes it different is Duda won a FIVB World Tour “open” event at the start of May in Brazil before topping a FIVB under-21 world championship podium two weeks later in Switzerland.

The FIVB Grand Slam and SWATCH Major events are the most prestigious events on the international calendar this season outside of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.  No other player in the history sport has ever combined winning two different FIVB World Tour events in a season along with topping a junior podium. 

Competing with partner Elize Maia as the top-seeded team in the women’s Qualification Tournament at the $800,000 Moscow Grand Slam, Duda enhanced her chances of accomplishing the feat by winning a qualifying match Tuesday over 16th-seeded Khanittha Hongpak/Rumpaipruet Numwong of Thailand 2-0 (21-14, 21-14) in 28 minutes to advance to Wednesday’s money rounds.

Diving for Mikasa is Eduarda “Duda” Lisboa of Brazil in Tuesday’s Moscow Grand Slam qualifier.

Duda started her streak with Eliza Maia by winning seven-straight matches at the Fortaleza Open (April 27-May 1) to capture their second FIVB World Tour event this season.  Fifteen days later in Lucerne, Switzerland (May 11-16), Duda and …

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