Northern Series 2023

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Welcome to the Northern Series 2023!

The Northern Series was born in 2022, when a group of organisers in the North of the UK banded together to spread beach volleyball! In our second season we are back bigger and better, with lots of events taking place across the region. Huge thanks to host clubs Skyball, Everton, Sprinks Farm and Fireball.

At each Northern Series event you will earn points towards your Northern Ranking. These will be updated on the Monday after every event, and can be seen below. Your Northern Ranking is what counts to qualify you for our Northern Series Showdown in September, where we have put prize money and a big prize bundle up for grabs!

Check out all the Northern Series events, ranking points and more below.

Point Allocations 2023

Position	Showdown	Slams	Socials	Junior
1	160	96	48	16
2	150	90	45	15
3	140	84	42	14
4	130	78	39	13
5	120	72	36	12
6	110	66	33	11
7	100	60	30	10
8	90	54	27	9
9	80	48	24	8
10	70	42	21	7
11	60	36	18	6
12	50	30	15	5
13	40	24	12	4
14	30	18	9	3
15	20	12	6	2
16	10	6	3	1

Men's Ranking

Ranking	Player Name	Total Points	Northern Series Slam, 7th May	Fireball, South Shields, 8th May	Crosby Beach Series 1 (Slam), 20th May	Yorkshire Series I (Slam), 21st May	Yorkshire Series II (Slam), 10th June	Sprinks Farm Mixed, 11th June	Crosby Beach Series 2, 24th June	Northern Series Slam, 5th August	Crosby Beach Series 3, 28th August	Crosby Beach Series 4 (Slam), 9th Sept	Northern Series Showdown, 16th Sept	Northern Series Showdown, 17th Sept
1	Connor Makin	617	72		78	42	72	30	45		60	78	140
2	Konrad Sutowski	605	72		78	42	72		27	66	60	78	110
3	Adam Meszczynski	522	96			96	90	48			96	96
4	Bartosz Bakowski	474	60		90	36	78	42		72	96
5	Istvan Szaloki	455	84		48			45		90	78		110
6	Rafael De Oliveira	398								84	90	84	140
7	Damian Gega	396					96	24		96	84	96
8	Maciej Kubis	387	84		84			33	36	84	66
9	Ruari Souter	298			96								160	42
10	Mateusz Wolski	294			42					90	78	84
11	Artur Zelinski	282	96			96	90
12	Jozef Pecovsky	276	66			48	60	30		72
13	Romit Aggarwal	273	78	39									120	36
14	Freddie Sharpe	267	78			30							120	39
15	Maksymilian Makowski	246	90			78				78
16	Milosz Budzilko	246			66				24		66	90
17	Lier Martinez	205											160	45
18	Marcin Sykala	192	60		30	36	48	18
19	Luke Smith	180								60	48	72
20	Maciej Duranczyk	177			42				21		42	72
21	Bartosz Baran	168			90		78
22	Mykyta Zadubniak	168	66			48	54
23	Dylan Parsons	156	90				66
24	Pete Makowski	156				72	84
25	Said Lopez	156				72	84
26	Chun Yat Law	154	54										100
27	Adam Kupka	150				54	96
28	Ellis Phillips	150											150
29	Iraj Safaee	150											150
30	Josh Cosgrove	144				78	66
31	Jack Stephenson	138	36			60	42
32	Owen Parsons	138	36			60	42
33	Ben Woodhouse	132			60			39	33
34	Piotr Knuth	132			66					66
35	Lenard Sobieracki	130											130
36	Nikolaos Stougiannos	130											130
37	Ieuan Lamb	129							39			90
38	Dylan Newbro	126	48	48		30
39	Tomasz Zaustowicz	111			18				9		84
40	Maksymilian Kurzak	108			12				30			66
41	Eden Cheung	100											100
42	Josh Sturland	96							18	78
43	Nikita Zadubniak	96								96
44	Sam Walrond	96			96
45	Eimantas Valeisa	90				90
46	Isaac Gasson-Hudson	90				90
47	Nikolaos Skoutelis	90									90
48	Vlad Stratula	87						21	12		54
49	Dan Mrowiec	84			84
50	Toms Jankovskis	84				84
51	Vitalijus Valteris	84				84
52	Michael Smyk	81			12				3			66
53	George Ivanov	72									72
54	Max Galloway	72			72
55	Nathan Wheatley	72			72
56	Sam Bartlett-Tisdall	72									72
57	Charlie Matthews	66			6							60
58	Dalibor Kazmer	66				66
59	Sean Smith	66			6							60
60	Shane James	66				66
61	Christopher Speers	63			60				3
62	Christian Robinson	60								60
63	Tom Mannion	60	30	30
64	Wojciech Zbucki	60					60
65	Adam Barr	54					54
66	Arkadiusz Szybisty	54									54
67	Dawid Skora	54				54
68	Elkan Lau	54			54
69	Euan Anderson	54			54
70	Irek Karpierz	54			24						30
71	Sam Shenton	54	54
72	Szymon Krzemień	51			48				3
73	Nick Stugianos	48												48
74	Jan Pyter	48							48
75	Rafal Pietrykowski	48									48
76	Robert Kowalski	48					48
77	Will Miller	48	48
78	Joe Monteiro	45		45
79	Ewan Squire	42	42
80	Jakub Nawrat	42									42
81	James Collins	42							42
82	Paul Mock	42	42
83	Sergey Mileyko	42		42
84	Alex Kiggell	36		36
85	Garsio Fernandes	36									36
86	Kieran Devlin	36									36
87	Theo Crisan	36			36
88	Thomas Parker	36			36
89	Xander Thompson	33												33
90	Zackary Philyaw	33		33
91	Josh Kermode	30												30
92	Dominic Jeynes	30	30
93	James Gray	30			30
94	Piotr Lesniak	30									30
95	Jay Ford	27		27
96	Michal Rylski	24			24
97	Seb Coddington	24		24
98	Jens Schlechter	18			18
99	Michal Pocinek	18						18
100	Anthony Hignett	15							15
101	Valentin Pirnog	6							6
102	Jan Rybak	3							3

Women's Ranking

Ranking	Player Name	Total Points	20th April, Cardiff
1	Clare Skidmore	120	120
2	Daniella Webb-Porto	120	120
3	Beth Morgan	115	115
4	Silvia Angelini	115	115
5	Annika Hermann	110	110
6	Mercedes Garcia	110	110
7	Olga Gladosz	105	105
8	Petra Vukmirovic	105	105
9	Milana Kovalevska	100	100
10	Valeria Romero-Soriano	100	100
11	Anita Nonev	95	95
12	Martina Tremaroli	95	95
13	Alexia Mohr-Knox	90	90
14	Nicole Bacon-Peniche	90	90
15	Ines Gomes	85	85
16	Aggie Kozlowska	85	85
17	Maria Valderrabano	80	80
18	Laura Heyworth	80	80
19	Erin Jefferys	75	75
20	Kata Lendvai	75	75
21	Patrycja Banasiak	70	70
22	Ariyo Fukui	70	70
23	Beatriz Gutierrez	65	65
24	Amy Baldwin	65	65
25	Levi Painter	60	60
26	Aikaterini Velli	60	60
27	Andrea Drobna	55	55
28	Nadia Letucheva	55	55
29	Freya Astbury	50	50
30	Rayen Mohr-Arqueros	50	50

Junior Ranking

Ranking	Player Name	Total Points	Seeding Points	20th April, Cardiff
1	Caitlin Smith	120	120	120
2	Oliver Long	115	115	115
3	Chloe Hinwood-Mcatee	110	110	110
4	Sidney Morgan	105	105	105
5	Seren Fennell	100	100	100

Northern Series FAQs

What is the UKBT, and is the Northern Series a part of it?

Some of the Northern Series events are part of the UKBT. This will be clearly signposted on the event entry page. The UK Beach Tour (UKBT) is the national beach volleyball tour. Being part of the national tour means that your results from these events count towards a national ranking.

To play in a UKBT event, you need a valid UKBT membership. These last a year. To buy one, you can head here.

What are the different levels of events?

The Northern Series offers events at a few different levels. Here’s a description of each of them below:

Juniors

These are for junior players (U17) looking to get into beach volleyball. Beginenrs are more than welcome!

Socials

These are casual, informal events perfect for players looking for a chilled tournament. These are great for first-time players, players trying beach for the first time coming from indoors, or experienced players wanting to play a casual event with a friend! Some of these events are 1* UKBT tournaments.

Slams

These are our events for more serious players. They are all UKBT 3* tournaments, so count towards your national ranking. They are designed for people who’ve played beach for a while or good level indoor players looking for a challenge on the beach.

Showdown

Our Showdown is our season finale. It’s worth the most points, and is a 2-day celebration of all things Northern Series. Fireball will be hosting in 2023 and will be putting up a big prize bundle for the winners, with cash and stash on the line! You have to qualify for this event by playing in other Northern Series events.

Where are the events?

The Northern Series is run at various venues and clubs across the North. Here are more details about the organisers:

Fireball

We will be running events across three venues this year: Skegness, Redcar and South Shields (Newcastle). You are already on our site, so you can enter any of our events below.

Skyball

Skyball is based in East Yorkshire. They run events at Bridlington beach and (new for this year), in Leeds! Find out more about them here.

Everton

Everton are based in the Liverpool area, and are running a series of events in Crosby. You can see everything they are up to here.

Sprinks Farm

Newly built in 2022, Sprinks Farm is a hidden beach gem. In the small town of Leek, just outside Stoke-on-Trent, Sprinks Farm will be running two slams and a social event this year. Entry for those is via the Fireball site. More details about Sprinks Farm here.

When should I arrive for tournaments?

This depends on the specific tournament organiser.They will email you with full details in the days before the tournament.

For Fireball events, you and your partner will receive an email either the day before or 2 days before the tournament with a full schedule of the games. You need to arrive at least 30 minutes before your first game!

What should I bring to a Northern Series event?

Whatever you want! We recommend you bring:

Comfortable sports clothes
Tracksuit/hoody & waterproof jacket or dryrobe
Plenty of food & drink
Sun cream

Is the Northern Series right for me?

In short, yes! We are 100% committed to making our Northern Series events friendly, warm, welcoming events for everyone.

Beginners are welcome. We have designed the Northern Series so it could be your first event or your fiftieth, and you will still have a great time. The best entry point for beginners is our Socials. These are the lower level events and are designed to be fun, accessible tournaments.

Can I get Northern Series Stash?

The simple answer is: YES! New for 2023 is our range of Northern Series stash. This will be released in late March, so you can get your gear before the season starts. It will all be ordered via our new Stash Site.

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Northern Series 2023

Welcome to the Northern Series 2023!

Point Allocations 2023

Men's Ranking

Women's Ranking

Junior Ranking

Northern Series FAQs

What is the UKBT, and is the Northern Series a part of it?

What are the different levels of events?

Where are the events?

When should I arrive for tournaments?

What should I bring to a Northern Series event?

Is the Northern Series right for me?

Can I get Northern Series Stash?

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