May Opener

Event date: 23/05/2026

Event date: 23/05/2026

Check in time: 7:45am

Start time: 9:00am

Welcome to the first KWVC event of the 2026 season! Deadline for registration is Wednesday, May 20 at 8 pm. You can still register after the deadline, however, there is a $10 late fee per team. Please email kitsvolleyballclub@gmail.com prior to late registration. Please keep in mind that we are a non-profit organization run by volunteers so we expect all registered teams to be on time and to help set up the courts.

Venue: Kitsilano Beach at Cornwall Avenue and Arbutus Street Arrival & Court Set-up: 7:45 am Players' Meeting: 8:30 am at the organizer tent Games Start Time: 9 am Schedule: Pool play in the morning, playoffs in the afternoon Cost: $110 Registration fee per team ($50 registration, $30 membership fee per player, paid once per year) Prizes: Cash prize for every tier finalists **NOTE: All participants are required to have Adult Outdoor Player Membership (through Sportlomo/Volleyball BC) insurance prior to playing ($13)**

Membership fee is non-refundable. If a team needs to cancel and wishes to get a refund, they are able to do so up until noon Wednesday the week of the event and only if they find a replacement team. If they are unable to find a replacement team on their own or through the KWVC waitlist, they forfeit their registration fee (membership fee is non-refundable, but is applied for future events in that calendar year). The replacement team must pay membership fee if not registered for that calendar year. **All refunds will be provided minus $1.50 transaction fee. Refunds will be issued within 7 to 10 business days.** After Wednesday week of the event, there will be no refunds of any fees. Note that we are a non-profit organization and any fees collected will go towards operations of the KWVC.

If a partner change is needed, it can be done at no extra fee by noon Wednesday the week of the event by notifying KWVC at kitsvolleyballclub@gmail.com. If a partner change is needed after Wednesday week of the event, the new partner is required to also pay the registration fee (as well as membership fee, if not a member). The partner who dropped out forfeits their registration. **NOTE: No partnership changes are allowed after Friday at NOON, day before the event. If a player gets injured, the team must forfeit. In the event where both partners from a team need to find replacement players, it will be considered a cancellation and the new partners must register as a new team. In the event that there is a wait-list to register, the new team will be placed after the already wait-listed teams.

Registered teams

  • Lucy Borowski / Quinci Birker
  • Irem Eren / Kumiko Chow
  • Kaleigh Nelson / Janie McCanna
  • Juliana Friederich / Maggie Haskin
  • Michaela Jefferson / Laura Worsley
  • Tess Parent / Shelby Michaels
  • Aimee Johnson / Colleen Young
  • Milah Thompson / Mia Stevens
  • Mallory Nakagawa / Viki Bojilova
  • Mitra Shad / Pauline Choi
  • Tayana Dmitruk / Ella Ungemach
  • Alexa Turner-Malinek / Ella Green
  • Sophie Lachapelle / Thea Gremmen
  • Erin Szpilewski / Lauren Webb
  • Marina Fujihara / Merlin Hurt
  • Safiya Karim / Lily Sibthorp
  • Shannon Hopkins / Danielle Curtis
  • Maxine Blennerhassett / Tegan Woo
  • Bri Robinson / Emma Davey
  • Barb Paredes / Bianca Knop
  • Rebecca Vandermey / Deanna Shaper-kotter
  • Jillian Irvine / Kira Gallant
  • Natalie Livingston / Hellen Lacava
  • Cheryll Paranaque / Elisa Chang
  • Akriti Sharma / Emily Lorenz
  • Kira Musiyachenko / Rhiannon Schrader
  • Taylor Odobas / Meng Liu
  • Olivia Cherchas / Laura Deacon
  • Caitlin Hughes / Sasha Meshcherekova
  • Daniela Radillo / Cynthia À la torre
  • Chi Chi Chang / Heather Sodem
  • Emily Magurno / Alana Leung
  • Jessica Cho / Kate Carbone
  • Yasemin Saner / Rachel Bugis
  • Elizabeth Zielke / Fanny Beaumier
  • Dasha Laptieva / Clare Vu
Pool A
  1. Lucy Borowski / Quinci Birker
  2. Maxine Blennerhassett / Tegan Woo
  3. Bri Robinson / Emma Davey
  4. Dasha Laptieva / Clare Vu
Pool B
  1. Irem Eren / Kumiko Chow
  2. Shannon Hopkins / Danielle Curtis
  3. Barb Paredes / Bianca Knop
  4. Elizabeth Zielke / Fanny Beaumier
Pool C
  1. Kaleigh Nelson / Janie McCanna
  2. Safiya Karim / Lily Sibthorp
  3. Rebecca Vandermey / Deanna Shaper-kotter
  4. Yasemin Saner / Rachel Bugis
Pool D
  1. Juliana Friederich / Maggie Haskin
  2. Marina Fujihara / Merlin Hurt
  3. Jillian Irvine / Kira Gallant
  4. Jessica Cho / Kate Carbone
Pool E
  1. Michaela Jefferson / Laura Worsley
  2. Erin Szpilewski / Lauren Webb
  3. Natalie Livingston / Hellen Lacava
  4. Emily Magurno / Alana Leung
Pool F
  1. Tess Parent / Shelby Michaels
  2. Sophie Lachapelle / Thea Gremmen
  3. Cheryll Paranaque / Elisa Chang
  4. Chi Chi Chang / Heather Sodem
Pool G
  1. Aimee Johnson / Colleen Young
  2. Alexa Turner-Malinek / Ella Green
  3. Akriti Sharma / Emily Lorenz
  4. Daniela Radillo / Cynthia À la torre
Pool H
  1. Milah Thompson / Mia Stevens
  2. Tayana Dmitruk / Ella Ungemach
  3. Kira Musiyachenko / Rhiannon Schrader
  4. Caitlin Hughes / Sasha Meshcherekova
Pool I
  1. Mallory Nakagawa / Viki Bojilova
  2. Mitra Shad / Pauline Choi
  3. Taylor Odobas / Meng Liu
  4. Olivia Cherchas / Laura Deacon

Tier 1

1 Kaleigh Nelson / Janie McCanna
2 Michaela Jefferson / Laura Worsley
T3 Lucy Borowski / Quinci Birker
T3 Irem Eren / Kumiko Chow
T5 Milah Thompson / Mia Stevens
T5 Juliana Friederich / Maggie Haskin
T5 Alexa Turner-Malinek / Ella Green
T5 Aimee Johnson / Colleen Young
T9 Sophie Lachapelle / Thea Gremmen
T9 Mitra Shad / Pauline Choi
T9 Taylor Odobas / Meng Liu
T9 Shannon Hopkins / Danielle Curtis
T9 Safiya Karim / Lily Sibthorp
T9 Tayana Dmitruk / Ella Ungemach
T9 Bri Robinson / Emma Davey
T9 Tess Parent / Shelby Michaels

Tier 2

1 Mallory Nakagawa / Viki Bojilova
2 Erin Szpilewski / Lauren Webb
T3 Natalie Livingston / Hellen Lacava
T3 Cheryll Paranaque / Elisa Chang
T5 Maxine Blennerhassett / Tegan Woo
T5 Marina Fujihara / Merlin Hurt
T5 Elizabeth Zielke / Fanny Beaumier
T5 Daniela Radillo / Cynthia À la torre
T9 Chi Chi Chang / Heather Sodem
T9 Rebecca Vandermey / Deanna Shaper-kotter
T9 Kira Musiyachenko / Rhiannon Schrader
T9 Jillian Irvine / Kira Gallant

Tier 3

1 Caitlin Hughes / Sasha Meshcherekova
2 Emily Magurno / Alana Leung
T3 Olivia Cherchas / Laura Deacon
T3 Akriti Sharma / Emily Lorenz
T5 Barb Paredes / Bianca Knop
T5 Yasemin Saner / Rachel Bugis
T5 Dasha Laptieva / Clare Vu
T5 Jessica Cho / Kate Carbone