From 27 to 30 August 2026, the Sunrise complex in Kyiv hosted the final stage of the Ukrainian Beach Volleyball Championship for the 2025/2026 season. The top 12 teams in the national ranking competed in both the men’s and women’s events.
The titles went to brothers Ivan and Richard Likhatskyi and to Tetiana Lazarenko / Sofiia Kurnikova.
🇺🇦 Men
All four quarterfinals ended in straight sets: Likhatskyi/Likhatskyi beat Svyrydenko/Romanyshyn 2–0 (25–23, 21–18), Moisieiev/Savvin beat Popov/Tiurin 2–0 (25–23, 21–15), Nahornyi/Kozii beat Demchuk/Zakharchenko 2–0 (21–12, 21–10), and Bublyk/Datsiuk beat Handzii/Babich 2–0 (21–12, 21–15).
Both semifinals went the distance. Likhatskyi/Likhatskyi dropped the first set 19–21 but came back to defeat Nahornyi/Kozii 2–1 (19–21, 21–19, 15–12), while Moisieiev/Savvin edged Bublyk/Datsiuk 2–1 (21–17, 20–22, 15–13).
In the bronze-medal match, Nahornyi/Kozii won a tense third set to beat Bublyk/Datsiuk 2–1 (21–17, 17–21, 20–18). In the final, Likhatskyi/Likhatskyi lost the opening set 13–21 before turning the match around to claim the title 2–1 (13–21, 21–15, 15–12).
- Oleksii Bublyk / Ivan Datsiuk (Kyiv), coaches — Serhii Popov, Oleh Myroshnyk
🇺🇦 Women
In the quarterfinals, Davidova/Khmil beat Nitsenko/Kachioni 2–0 (21–9, 21–8), Serdiuk/Romaniuk beat Shkurat/Vapniar 2–0 (21–16, 21–12), Lazarenko/Kurnikova beat Chernenko/Rylova 2–0 (21–15, 21–6), and Makhno/Makhno beat Shchemelova/Lypska 2–0 (21–11, 21–15).
The most dramatic match was the semifinal between Serdiuk/Romaniuk and Davidova/Khmil, decided in a tie-break: 2–1 (21–16, 15–21, 16–14). Lazarenko/Kurnikova comfortably overcame Makhno/Makhno 2–0 (21–13, 21–14).
In the bronze-medal match, Makhno/Makhno defeated Davidova/Khmil 2–0 (21–19, 21–18). In the final, Lazarenko/Kurnikova beat Serdiuk/Romaniuk 2–0 (21–15, 21–15).
- Valentyna Davidova / Anhelina Khmil (Zaporizhzhia/Kyiv), coach — Mykola Babich
Special awards
🏅 MVP: Richard Likhatskyi, Tetiana Lazarenko 🤝 Fair Play: Dmytro Kozii, Valentyna Davidova
Many thanks to the organisers, the refereeing team and the Sunrise complex for hosting a high-quality final! Special thanks to the referees for their professional and fair work throughout all four days of competition.
👏 Congratulations to the champions and medallists, their coaches and all participants of the Ukrainian Championship final!
📺 Watch the final-stage matches: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/live/dCTIbi4_tdg)
Keep the ball in play! 🇺🇦 Glory to Ukraine!
