The World Series of Beach Volleyball continues on Saturday from Long Beach, Calif. The action thus far has been great, with some of the best domestic and international players in the world winning (and losing) en route to the women’s semifinals and finals on Saturday. April Ross and Lauren Fendrick are the biggest names, but they are underdogs to the Americans Sara Hughes and Kelly Claes.
World Series of Beach Volleyball 2017: Start time, TV channel, and live stream for Saturday
The women’s semifinals and finals will take place on Saturday, and here’s how you can watch the beach volleyball action.
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Kerri Walsh Jennings and her teammate, Nicole Branagh, were eliminated after losing to both of the teams mentioned above. Walsh Jennings and Ross were one of the best pairings the sport has ever seen but split in May.
Saturday’s action will see two women’s teams from the USA play a semifinal matchup and two international teams play in the other, setting up a USA vs. The World final, as was always the intention.
The women’s semifinals will be televised live on ESPN2 in the United States, beginning at 1 p.m. ET. That coverage will also be available online via WatchESPN in your web browser or the ESPN App on various connected devices.
On Saturday, the men’s quarterfinals will also be played, culminating in their semifinals and finals on Sunday, the final day of the event.
Friday’s action was intense, and set up the semifinals. It saw Walsh Jennings and Branagh get a win, but it wasn’t enough to put them in the quarterfinals. On Saturday, Hughes and Claes will take on the team of Ross and Fendrick for the USA’s spot in the final.
The Brazilian team of Talita Da Rocha Antunes and Larissa França Maestrini will take on the German team of Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst for the international sport in the final. The Brazilian team is heavily favored, and may even be favored over both American teams.
Below is all you need to know to watch the action on Saturday, and below that is a full list of women’s semifinals and men’s quarterfinals for Saturday.
How to watch the World Series of Beach Volleyball
Date: Saturday, July 15
Location: Long Beach, Calif.
Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Women’s Semifinals
No. 4 Sara Hughes & Kelly Claes [USA] vs. No. 5 April Ross & Lauren Fendrick [USA]
No. 1 Talita Da Rocha Antunes & Larissa França Maestrini [BRA] vs. No. 8 Laura Ludwig & Kira Walkenhorst [GER]
Men’s Quarterfinals
No. 3 Nicholas Lucena & Philip Daulhausser [USA] vs. No. 5 Taylor Crabb & Jacob Gibb [USA]
No. 4 John Hyden & Ryan Doherty [USA] vs. No. 6 Theodore Brunner & Casey Patterson [USA]
No. 2 Piotr Kantor & Bartosz Losiak [POL] vs. No. 16 Alex Ranghieri & Marco Caminati [ITA]
No. 7 Sam Pedlow & Sam Schachter [CAN] vs. No. 9 Pablo Herrera Allepuz & Adrián Gavira Collado [ESPN]
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