| Beach volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Songdo Beach Volleyball Venue |
| Dates | 20–29 September |
| Competitors | 84 from 18 nations |
Beach volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Incheon, South Korea from September 20 to 29, 2014. In this tournament, 18 nations played in the men's competition, and 7 nations participated in women's competition.
| P | Preliminary round | R | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 20th Sat | 21st Sun | 22nd Mon | 23rd Tue | 24th Wed | 25th Thu | 26th Fri | 27th Sat | 28th Sun | 29th Mon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men |  Kazakhstan Alexey Sidorenko Alexandr Dyachenko |  China Chen Cheng Li Jian | China Bao Jian Ha Likejiang |
| Women | China Ma Yuanyuan Xia Xinyi |  Thailand Tanarattha Udomchavee Varapatsorn Radarong | China Wang Fan Yue Yuan |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
A total of 84 athletes from 18 nations competed in beach volleyball at the 2014 Asian Games:
Afghanistan (4)
Bangladesh (2)
Cambodia (2) China (8)
Timor-Leste (2)
Hong Kong (4)
Indonesia (4)
Japan (8) Kazakhstan (6)
Kuwait (4)
Malaysia (4)
Maldives (4)
Oman (4)
Qatar (4)
South Korea (8)
Sri Lanka (4)
Tajikistan (4) Thailand (8)| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ma Yuanyuan – Xia Xinyi (CHN) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 | Tanarattha Udomchavee – Varapatsorn Radarong (THA) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
 | Wang Fan – Yue Yuan (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Yupa Phokongploy – Usa Tenpaksee (THA) | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Ayumi Kusano – Sakurako Fujii (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Megumi Murakami – Erika Habaguchi (JPN) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Tatyana Mashkova – Irina Tsimbalova (KAZ) | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Lee Eun-a – Yoon Hye-suk (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Ng Tin Lai – Wong Yuen Mei (HKG) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Kim Ka-yeon – Jeon Ha-nel (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Shahnoza Nazirova – Malika Dilovarshoeva (TJK) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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