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Good beach volleyball times in Rosarito as Mexico International volleyball returns By Ed Chan |June 30, 2021 I’ve been to the Mexico International volleyball tournament in Rosarito, Mexico, every year since 1992.  That’s 28 consecutive tournaments, not including 2009 (when it was canceled due to cartel violence and the swine flu), and then, of course, last year when it...

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R.I.P. George Stepanof

Whether beach volleyball began in Waikiki around 1915 or Santa Monica in the 1920s is a matter of historical dispute, but there is no question the modern version with two-person teams was born and refined in Southern California, where it became an indelible part of beach culture. In 1974, San Diego hosted the first corporate-sponsored two-person volleyball tournament,...

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Win Mexico Classic? Luck of the draw and ability to party hard, play harder

Most big tournaments, and by that I mean most tournaments that attract large numbers of spectators, are really about the elite volleyball players. The players who serve tough, jump high and hit hard. Most of the attention is focused on the Open and AAA players, with not many spectators or attention lavished upon the lower levels. But last weekend’s Mexico Classic is not...

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A quarter-century of Mexico Classic beach-volleyball memories by Ed Chan

I’ve been to 25 Mexico Classics in a row. The 42nd-annual tournament (more often referred to as either Estero or Rosarito, for the beach that hosts it, or sometimes even the mish-mashed Esterito) was this past weekend about 20 miles south of San Diego at Papas and Beer in Rosarito Beach. And like every year for the past quarter century, the Mexico Classic was something...

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George Stepanof Featured in Volleyball Mag

“Impossible to overstate George Stepanof’s importance to beach volleyball” By Ed Chan – January 31, 2017 It’s hard to imagine beach volleyball in San Diego without California Beach Volleyball Association tournament director George Stepanof, who retired in December at 80. Stepanof, who not only ran tournaments for more than half a century, created the rulebook and...

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41st Annual Mexico Classic Draw tournament aka Estero Beach By Ed Chan – July 1, 2016 More than 500 players made their annual pilgrimage south of the border this past weekend to Papas & Beer in Rosarito, Mexico, for the 41st annual Mexico Classic beach volleyball tournament. And when you read the requirements below, you’ll get an idea of the flavor of this fun...

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Mex Volleyball rated one of the top tournaments in the country!

According to Volleyball Magazine, the Mexico Beach Volleyball Classic is one of the top tournaments in the country (Well, maybe just slightly outside the country). Check out the article here: Top...

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38th Annual Mexico International Volleyball...

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