Fort Lauderdale, FL – February 2, 2017 – The Pillars Hotel hosted an exclusive kick-off celebration in honor of The Swatch Beach Volleyball Major Series’ second return to Fort Lauderdale Beach. Guests of the event had a rare opportunity to speak with Beach Majors’ CEO, Hannes Jagerhofer, as light bites and cocktails were passed around. Hailing from Austria and regarded as the most prestigious international volleyball tournament, the Fort Lauderdale Major will take place Feb. 7 – Feb. 12.

Florian Schuster, Gui Goncalves, & Russell Galina

Nika Fleiss, Katrin Strassegger, Carina Benckendorff, & Lena Lattinger

Hannes Jagerhofer, Michael Landry, Carina Benckendorff, Lena Lattinger, Katrin Strassegger, Stefan Wankmüller, Nika Fleiss, & Philipp Schwarz

Hannes Jagerhofer & Michael Landry

Carina Benckendorff & Philipp Schwarz

Mike Plantinga, Courtney Burke, & Christoph Dressler

Cole Copertino, Stephanie Toothaker, & Scott Wyman

Kacey Meagher, Dolph Roder, & Saskia Fisher

Matthias Wehe, Andrea Fiedler, Hemu & Dilip Patel

Mike Dressell, Mike Laundry, & Annukka Dressell

Hannes Jagerhofer

Michael Landry

Michael Landry & Hannes Jagerhofer

Michael Landry, Jack Seiler, Dean Trantalis, Hannes Jagerhofer, & Carina Benckendorff

Joy Stubbe, Courtney Burke, & Jolien Sinnema

Sophie Van Gestel, Courtney Burke, & Madelein Meppelink

Courtney Burke

Roxi Laslau & Joe Smith

Madelein Meppelink & Sophie Van Gestel

Stacy Ritter & Dawson Pritchett

Sabrina Saada, Stephanie Toothaker, Kacey Meagher, & Peggy Marker

Kacey Meagher & Nika Fleiss

George Platt, Lisa Kitei, Ann Burris, & Seth Platt