| Beach volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Doha Sports City |
| Dates | 2–11 December |
| Competitors | 74 from 19 nations |
Beach volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha, Qatar.
| Beach volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Doha Sports City |
| Dates | 2–11 December |
| Competitors | 74 from 19 nations |
Beach volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games was held in Doha, Qatar.
| P | Preliminary round | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 2nd Sat | 3rd Sun | 4th Mon | 5th Tue | 6th Wed | 7th Thu | 8th Fri | 9th Sat | 10th Sun | 11th Mon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | F |
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | F |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  China Zhou Shun Li Jian | China Wu Penggen Xu Linyin |  Indonesia Agus Salim Supriadi |
| Women | China Xue Chen Zhang Xi |  Japan Shinako Tanaka Eiko Koizumi | China Wang Jie Tian Jia |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
A total of 74 athletes from 19 nations competed in beach volleyball at the 2006 Asian Games:
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Xue Chen – Zhang Xi (CHN) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 | Shinako Tanaka – Eiko Koizumi (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 | Wang Jie – Tian Jia (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 |  Kamoltip Kulna – Jarunee Sannok (THA) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Chiaki Kusuhara – Satoko Urata (JPN) | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Yupa Phokongloy – Usa Tenpaksee (THA) | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 |  Luk Teck Eng – Beh Shun Thing (MAS) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 |  Diane Pascua – Heidi Ilustre (PHI) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Tse Wing Hung – Kong Cheuk Yee (HKG) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Irina Penkina – Olga Dyachenko (KAZ) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Marina Storozhenko – Yelena Alenkina (KAZ) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Geethika Gunawardena – Sujeewa Wijesinghe (SRI) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Liza Aghasy – Lida Aghasy (IRQ) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Tsogtbaataryn Bayarmaa – Yarinpiliin Enkhmaa (MGL) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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