Two Swedish teams reach Beach
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Two Swedish teams reach Beach Volleyball World Tour playoffs in João Pessoa, Brazil

Two Swedish teams will be in the playoffs of the Beach Volleyball World Tour event in João Pessoa, Brazil, after both won their opening matches.

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David Åhman and Jonathan Hellvig took their second victory after defeating Austrian Philipp Waller and Moritz Pristauz-Telsnigg in a tight match on Friday night.

After losing the first set, the Olympic and World Championship gold medalists came back to win the second set 21–17 and the tiebreak 19–17.

The star duo have one match left in the group stage but are already qualified for the playoffs with two wins.

On Thursday evening, World Championship silver medalists Jacob Hölting Nilsson and Elmer Andersson also won their second straight match, beating Australians Izac Carracher and Mark Nicolaidis 2–0 in sets.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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