Emanuele Labate
Those who are passionate about beach volleyball will surely have heard of Emanuele Labate, born in 1984, 310th place in the world ranking and 5th at the level of Italian couples with international points. This player, also engages with passion and dedication, has achieved great successes that are destined to grow.
Emanuele Labate is one of the few beach volleyball players in the world who has led Italy in many competitions both on snow and on sand, which have been held practically on every continent: Labate has been present on the fields of over 10 international tournaments, Fivb World Tour Beach Volley and Cev European Snow Volley.
The last competition saw Emanuele Labate on the field paired with Federico Fazari for the 4 * World Tour at Itapema in Brazil. This tournament, played in November 2021, was the last 4-star stage and marked a turning point in this sport because only the 16 best couples in the ranking will be able to participate in the next rounds of the Elite circuit.
Emanuele Labate and his latest successes:
On 2020, the year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, was also critical for sport. In fact, Labate and Panerati, even if directly included in the main draw of two stages of the Beach Volley World Tour 1 Star, had to renounce participation due to the many restrictions. The following year, however, 2021 was instead full of successes and saw Emanuele Labate take part in four international stages.
The first was held on 15 July 2021 in Sofia, Bulgaria, paired with Panerati, in October 2021 Labate also played the international CEV stage in Sausset Les Pins paired with Edoardo Gilardoni to then conclude with the participation in the Beach Volley World Tour 4 Star from Itapema, Brazil.