Miwa Asao (浅尾 美和 Asao Miwa?, born 2 February 1986 in Suzuka, Mie) is a female Japanese beach volleyball player. Referred to in media reports as the "pixie of beach volleyball" or simply "pixie of the beach" for her small stature and good looks, Asao helped to popularize beach volleyball in Japan.…

Markéta Sluková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmarkɛːta ˈslukovaː]; born June 28, 1988) is the most successful beach volleyball player in the history of the Czech Republic. Markéta competes on the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour and was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2010. In addition to being…

Marta Menegatti (born 16 August 1990) is an Italian beach volleyball player.   From 2012 through August 2013, she played with Greta Cicolari. Menegatti and Cicolari qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. In London, the pair qualified for the quarter-finals by winning all three matches…

Thaísa Daher de Menezes Pallesi (born 15 May 1987 in Rio de Janeiro) or simply known as Thaísa Menezes or Thaísa, is a female professional volleyball player from Brazil.   Thaísa Daher de Menezes, mais conhecida como Thaísa (Rio de Janeiro, 15 de maio de 1987), é uma jogadora de voleibol…