Renato beats former partner for Saquarema main draw spot

Among the two Brazilian teams qualified was the one of 25-year-old Renato Lima and 21-year-old Pedro Oliveira, who are making just their second appearance as teammates on the Beach Pro Tour this week and are set to compete in the main draw of an Elite event for the first time together after finishing ninth at the Yucatán Challenge back in March.

In order to overcome the qualifier in Saquarema, Renato, a silver medalist at the 2022 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship, had to defeat his former partner Vitor Felipe, who paired with defender Gustavo ‘Guto’ Carvalhaes for the 2025 season. The Brazilians met in the qualifier and Pedro and Renato came out on top, winning 2-0 (26-24, 21-13).