The 2025 Beach ParaVolley World Championships opened on Tuesday at Pompei Beach in Mersin, with Latvia and Poland taking the early lead in their respective groups after a strong first day of the men’s competition.
In Pool 1, Latvia topped the standings after a 2-0 (21-7, 21-10) win over Türkiye 2. The Latvian team of Andrejs Filipavics, Dmitrijs Silovs and Maksis Karlis Grandbergs defeated the home side of Samet Can Karasu, Koray Candan and Süleyman Bayram Atilgan to start their campaign with a straight sets result.
USA 1 followed in second place in the same group after a 2-0 (21-14, 21-17) victory over Slovakia, represented by Martin Dubovsky, Pavol Sedlak and Erik Nevolny. American trio Abram Gornik, Andrew Nation and Kyler Carl Moore posted a solid opening result as Slovakia stayed in contention after earlier beating USA 3-2-0 (21-15, 21-8). John Ekdom, Danny Alvarez Rivadeneira and Jacob Keen made up the lineup for USA 3.
In Pool 2, defending champions Poland started their title defense with a 2-0 (21-8, 21-7) victory over USA 2. Polish trio Dariusz Cegielka, Filip Gaca and Artur Wasowicz faced the American side of Kurtis Larson, Robert Rodriguez and Kyle Mason.
Kazakhstan finished the day as second in Pool 2 after beating Türkiye 1 2-0 (21-8, 21-16). The Kazakh trio Bauyrzhan Urazaliyev, Azimkhan Bekbolatov and Yerbolat Altayev took the victory over the Turkish team of Metin Karaca, Hasari Kose and Selim Akyayla.
At the end of Day 1, Latvia and Poland lead their respective groups, with USA 1 and Kazakhstan close behind. Play continues this week at Pompei Beach as the teams build momentum heading into the next round of the competition.
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