The Ace Space

Straight from the court (via a few flights) Lewie, Dan & Matt discuss EuroVolley men and women in depth. Looking back at the key story lines from the event in Poland, Czechia, Finland and Estonia and talking through their favourite memories and moments personally.  Also look out for the following reactions in the mixed zone: Michieletto, Pajenk, Cebulj, Cortesia, Kovačič and Recine. 

They also reflect on a stunning women’s event in Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Romania – which saw Italy take revenge on Serbia in their own backyard.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

Fresh from EuroBeachVolley, Lewie talks through his Viennese experience with Ci and Matt, looking at the incredible achievement of the Beach Volley Vikings Anders Mol and Christian Sørum who followed their Olympic Gold in Tokyo with a fourth straight European crown – a new record for consecutive titles. 

The team also make their predictions for who Lewie will be commentating on at the EuroVolley women’s semi-finals, as well as their picks for who will top the men’s podium.

Dave also has a call with Estonian Outside Hitter Robert Taht, who was selected as one of the EuroVolley Ambassadors with his country hosting Pool D.  Don’t worry Estonian fans, this was recorded a while back so any references to recovering from surgery are long out of date.  They talk through the excitement of EuroVolley coming to town, why he wants to do his talking on the court and Dave has a go at some of the local lingo.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

Fresh (well sort of) from his time in Tokyo, Lewie is joined by Matt and they look back at a historic Games for European teams at the 2020 Olympic Games.  They discuss each of the four competitions in depth, revealing some of their highlight a well as what happens behind the scenes in the commentary booth!

In an exclusive interview recorded from the Athletes Villiage just prior to the Closing Ceremony, Dan has the chance to talk to Barthélémy Chinenyeze, Antoine Brizard and Yacine Louati about their rise to the top of the podium, and what it meant to take France's first Olympic Volleyball medal!

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

After leaving Rio 5 years ago with Silver, it has been a long wait for Serbia’s captain and setter try and complete her medal collection by topping the podium at an Olympic Games.  Here Maja joins our team and talks in detail about her love for Japan, why she skipped the VNL this year and various aspects of her life away from the court.

Ci asks those random, yet interesting, questions that never knew we wanted to know the answers to until they were asked, and Dave asks as many of the hundreds of fan questions that we received as possible in Ask Me Anything.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

Beach Volleyball is again on the Tokyo 2020ne Olympic Games schedule and looking to top their Bronze from Rio are the Dutch World Champions of 2013 Alexander Brouwer & Robert Meeuwsen.

They join Lewie and Ci to discuss their memories of the 2016 Games, how it felt to qualify early for Tokyo 2020 and their expectations for a Games which is inevitably going to be different.  As always Ci Digs in, while we also challenge the guys so some player vs player questions and get to know them far beyond their on-court performances.  In terms of Volleyball chat, the guys talk about their journey so far, recent results, as well as the influence of their staff and support network.

With half the combined Beach teams coming from Europe, there will be plenty to cheer on as they all take to the sand at a 12,000-capacity custom-built temporary stadium in the Japanese capital's magnificent Shiokaze Park – an event which is sure to be one of the visual highlights of the Games once again.  Follow all the action through our #TakingtheStage initiative through our dedicated page on cev.eu as well as all the socials.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

It was a big week for European Volleyball with 197 teams being confirmed in the six European Cup competitions for 2022 and all except the 4th Round of the Champions League onwards being drawn in one day at the Broadcast centre in Luxembourg. 

Dan joins Dave and Ci to review the draw and look at some of the exciting match-ups that were confirmed - especially in the CEV Cup Men which looks like being a mini Champions League next season.

Dave also talks to one of the real gentlemen of Volleyball, Middle Blocker Dragan Stanković, about his career to date, being spotted by Lube, the EuroVolley podiums achieved with Serbia and what he is up to now that he has retired from the national team.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

Here Lewie and Matt talk to German Beach Volleyball star Karla Borger prior to the Tokyo 2020ne final qualification show down at the Continental Cup Final in The Hague. She looks back at the Silver Medal win at the 2013 World Champs, her Beach Volleyball journey to date and talked in detail about their current level and expectations for this Summers Olympics.

In Ci's absense, Matt has a go at digging in and as always we have some questions from fans in Ask Me Anything.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

The summer of 2021 will thrill and excite fans all over the world, and it will come to an end with the European Championships, EuroVolley.  Each host country has appointed two event ambassadors and here Dave catches up with two from Croatia and Romania to talk about what we can expect from the event, their respective host countries and their teams on court performances.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

As the focus shifts from the indoor season to the Summer Season, so starts another Ace Space series.  Here Lewie and Ci return with the jump setting Swedes, Åhman & Hellvig, to reflect on them taking Gold at the U22s in Baden this past weekend. 

In terms of Volleyball chat, the guys talk about stepping up this year and playing against some of their idols.  They also go into detail on persisting with their unique attacking style and the fun they have had on the world tour already.

As always Ci Digs in, while we also challenge the guys so some player vs player questions and get to know them far beyond their on-court performances.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk

After her team, A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO, completed the dream by winning their first ever Champions League title, we thought it was the right time to re-release the Unscripted Dave had with Joanna Wolosz back in July 2020 - where they talk about life away from the court and her thoughts going into the 2021 season.

Follow & subscribe to The Ace Space for podcasts with volleyball's biggest stars.  The all important e-mail address you need is [email protected], while on social it is #LetVolleyballTalk