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Humana-Paredes, Wilkerson lose bid for third Montreal beach volleyball title in semis

Canadian beach volleyball team Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson failed to secure their third straight Montreal title at the Elite16 circuit. The duo, previously victorious in 2023 and 2025, were defeated by Brazilian pair Thamela Coradello and Victoria Lopes in the women's semifinals. The Toronto-based pair also won an Olympic silver medal in between their Montreal wins.

The Elite 16 tour did not host a Montreal stop in 2024, which may have contributed to Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson's setback. In men's competition, Sam Schachter and Jonathan Pickett from Ontario fell to Brazilian duo Renato Lima and André Loyola. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson will face Germany's Svenja Muller and Cinja Tillmann in the women's third-place match, while Schachter and Pickett will compete against Norway's Mathias Berntsen and Hendrik Mol.

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