Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst are playing to the hometown crowd when they face off against Canada's Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson. Germany's 'Golden Girls' are on fire, but the Canadian team is hungry to unseat them.

It's the old guard versus the new blood: the United States' Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena go up against the young Polish team of Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak to determine who will play for the gold medal and who will play for the bronze.

The second women's semi-final pits Brazil against Brazil as Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel battle Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Da Rocha Antunes. Who will advance to the final and who will play for bronze?

As the 2017 season comes to an end, the world's best players gather in Hamburg, Germany for one last battle.

It's a battle of champions as the World Champs go up against the European Champs in the second Semi-Final round. Brazil's Evandro Goncalves and Andre Loyola battle Italy's Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicola for a ticket to the Gold Medal Match.

It all comes down to this: Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst look to reaffirm their dominance against Brazil's Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel in the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals 2017 gold medal match.

It all comes down to this. The United States' Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena battle Brazil's Evandro Goncalves and Andre Loyola in the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals 2017 Gold Medal Match. Who will wind up atop the podium?

As the 2017 season comes to an end, the world's best players gather in Hamburg, Germany for one last battle.

Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst are playing to the hometown crowd when they face off against Canada's Heather Bansley and Brandie Wilkerson. Germany's 'Golden Girls' are on fire, but the Canadian team is hungry to unseat them.

It's the old guard versus the new blood: the United States' Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena go up against the young Polish team of Piotr Kantor and Bartosz Losiak to determine who will play for the gold medal and who will play for the bronze.

The second women's semi-final pits Brazil against Brazil as Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel battle Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Da Rocha Antunes. Who will advance to the final and who will play for bronze?

It's a battle of champions as the World Champs go up against the European Champs in the second Semi-Final round. Brazil's Evandro Goncalves and Andre Loyola battle Italy's Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicola for a ticket to the Gold Medal Match.

It all comes down to this: Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst look to reaffirm their dominance against Brazil's Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel in the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals 2017 gold medal match.

It all comes down to this. The United States' Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena battle Brazil's Evandro Goncalves and Andre Loyola in the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals 2017 Gold Medal Match. Who will wind up atop the podium?

It all comes down to this: Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst look to reaffirm their dominance against Brazil's Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel in the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals 2017 gold medal match.

Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes play Czech team Barbora Hermannová and Markéta Sluková.

The second women's semi-final pits Brazil against Brazil as Eduarda Santos Lisboa and Ágatha Bednarczuk Rippel battle Larissa Franca Maestrini and Talita Da Rocha Antunes. Who will advance to the final and who will play for bronze?

It's a battle of champions as the World Champs go up against the European Champs in the second Semi-Final round. Brazil's Evandro Goncalves and Andre Loyola battle Italy's Daniele Lupo and Paolo Nicola for a ticket to the Gold Medal Match.

One team advances to play for the gold in Switzerland. The other will have to settle for a shot at bronze.

One team advances to play for the gold in Switzerland. The other will have to settle for a shot at bronze.

Matches begin, and the bracket begins to get whittled down. Who will advance to the semifinals?

The Swiss team of Hüberli /Betschart face off against the Czech duo Hermannová/Sluková in Croatia.

One team advances to play for the gold. The other will have to settle for a shot at bronze.

Two teams compete for first and second places.

The two best teams of the Swiss tournament collide in a furiously contested battle for the gold medal.

One team advances to play for the gold in Switzerland. The other will have to settle for a shot at bronze.

The two best teams of the Swiss tournament collide in a furiously contested battle for the gold medal.

It all comes down to this. The United States' Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena battle Brazil's Evandro Goncalves and Andre Loyola in the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals 2017 Gold Medal Match. Who will wind up atop the podium?

Brazilians Guto Carvalhaes and Pedro Solberg face off against Italians Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo.

Italians Paolo Nicolai and Daniele Lupo face off against Brazilians Alison Cerutti and Bruno Oscar Schmidt.