NBC Sports Presents Coverage of FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

NBC Sports Group begins its coverage of the FIVB BEACH VOLLEYBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS from Vienna, Austria, with pool play tomorrow, Friday, July 28, live at 11 a.m. ET on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA. Coverage of the tournament continues through Sunday, August 6 across NBC, NBCSN and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA.

A total of 74 matches will be streamed live on NBC Sports and Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA digital platforms, including all matches airing on linear plus more than 40 additional matches. Coverage will be streamed on NBCSports.com, the NBC Sports app, OlympicChannel.com, and the Olympic Channel app.

Tomorrow's live coverage includes the opening match for two-time Olympic medalist April Ross and 2016 Olympian Lauren Fendrick of the U.S. Also representing the U.S. are 2008 Olympian Nicole Branagh and Emily Day, fresh off her AVP Hermosa Beach victory, who replaces an injured Kerri Walsh Jennings. Five American teams will compete on the men's side, led by the pair of 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and 2016 Olympian Nick Lucena, as the American men look to claim a world title for the first time since 2007, when Dalhausser won with former partner Todd Rogers.

NBCSN begins coverage of the tournament on Monday, July 31, at 3 p.m. ET with pool play, and presents medal round action on Friday, August 4, at 9 p.m. ET. Comprehensive weeklong coverage of the event is available on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA, with medal round match coverage beginning Wednesday, August 2, at 11 a.m. ET.

NBC hosts coverage of the women's gold medal match Saturday, August 5, at 2 p.m. ET. NBCSN wraps up coverage of the event with the men's bronze and gold medal matches on Sunday, August 6, at Midnight ET.

Chris Marlowe (play-by-play) and Kevin Wong (analyst) will provide commentary for this week's FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships coverage.

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