SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, July 28, 2026. – The battle for first place in each pool intensified after four days of competition in the men’s beach volleyball tournament at the 25th Central American and Caribbean Games Santo Domingo 2026. Four pools remain led by unbeaten pairs, setting the stage for decisive matches on Wednesday to determine the top finishers heading into the quarterfinals.
In Pool A, the host duo of Hayerling De Jesús and Oscar Martínez maintained their perfect record with a 2-0 (21-16, 21-10) victory over Guatemala’s José Izaguirre and Edgar Maldonado, improving to 3-0 and joining Venezuela’s Esyenser Delgado and Jesús Villafañe atop the standings. The Dominican Republic and Venezuela will meet on Wednesday to determine the pool winner.
In Pool B, Mexico’s Carlos Ayala and Antonio Lares remained unbeaten after defeating the U.S. Virgin Islands’ Cole Sommer and De-Andrae Taylor 2-0 (21-5, 21-11). Costa Rica’s Julián Araya and Stanley Grant also improved to 3-0 with a 2-0 (21-12, 21-15) victory over the Cayman Islands’ Jesario Ebanks and Dylan Lynee. Mexico and Costa Rica will face off on Wednesday with first place in the pool at stake.
Pool C also features two unbeaten duos. Nicaragua’s Jefferson Cascante and Rubén Mora defeated Elkreen Morton and Zendai Richards of St. Kitts and Nevis 2-0 (21-13, 21-15), while Puerto Rico’s William and Daniel Rivera advanced after Martinique’s Noah Choux and Elowan Choux retired from their match. Nicaragua and Puerto Rico will meet on Wednesday to decide the top spot in the pool.
In Pool D, El Salvador’s cousins Rafael and Gabriel Vargas (Rafa/Gabo) stayed undefeated with a 2-0 (21-18, 21-12) victory over Trinidad and Tobago’s Miguel Jahreef and Jerome Morrison, while Cuba’s Damián Gómez and Eblis Veranes cruised past the Bahamas’ Miguel Peña and Raenor Sharpe 2-0 (21-6, 21-4). El Salvador and Cuba will clash on Wednesday to determine the pool champion.
With quarterfinal positions already secured by several teams and pool titles still up for grabs, Wednesday’s final preliminary round promises high-level matchups before the knockout stage begins.
Wednesday’s schedule:
GUA vs GRN 9:00 a.m. (Court 2)
MEX vs CRC 10:00 a.m. (Court 2)
DOM vs VEN 11:00 a.m. (Court 2)
ISV vs BER 12:00 p.m. (Court 2)
NCA vs PUR 2:00 p.m. (Court 1)
SKN vs HON 3:00 p.m. (Court 1)
ESA vs CUB 4:00 p.m. (Court 1)
TTO vs BIZ 5:00 p.m. (Court 1)
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