| Beach volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Jakabaring Beach Volley Arena |
| Dates | 19–28 August |
| Competitors | 100 from 19 nations |
Beach volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games was held in Palembang, Indonesia from August 19 to 28, 2018. In this edition, 19 nations played in the men's competition, and 10 nations participated in women's competition. [1]
| P | Preliminary round | R | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 19th Sun | 20th Mon | 21st Tue | 22nd Wed | 23rd Thu | 24th Fri | 25th Sat | 26th Sun | 27th Mon | 28th Tue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F | |
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
A total of 100 athletes from 19 nations competed in beach volleyball at the 2018 Asian Games:
Afghanistan (4)
Bangladesh (2) China (8)
Chinese Taipei (8)
Timor-Leste (4)
Hong Kong (8) Indonesia (8)
Iran (4) Japan (8)
Kazakhstan (8)
Malaysia (2)
Maldives (4)
Oman (4)
Palestine (2) Qatar (4)
South Korea (4)
Sri Lanka (2)
Thailand (8)
Vietnam (8)| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Wang Fan – Xia Xinyi (CHN) | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 | Megumi Murakami – Miki Ishii (JPN) | 6 | 5 | 1 |
 | Dhita Juliana – Putu Dini Jasita Utami (INA) | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Tatyana Mashkova – Irina Tsimbalova (KAZ) | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Wang Xinxin – Zeng Jinjin (CHN) | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Desi Ratnasari – Yokebed Purari Eka (INA) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Akiko Hasegawa – Azusa Futami (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Varapatsorn Radarong – Tanarattha Udomchavee (THA) | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | Yuen Ting Chi – Au Yeung Wai Yan (HKG) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Rumpaipruet Numwong – Khanittha Hongpak (THA) | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kou Nai-han – Liu Pi-hsin (TPE) | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Yu Ya-hsuan – Pan Tzu-yi (TPE) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Ng Tin Lai – Wong Yuen Mei (HKG) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Alina Rachenko – Yelizaveta Yeropkina (KAZ) | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Kim Hyun-ji – Kim Ha-na (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Trần Cẩm Thi – Trương Dương Thị Mỹ Huyền (VIE) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Letícia de Sousa – Adilijia Caminha (TLS) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Nguyễn Thị Cẩm Tiên – Huỳnh Đỗ Hồng Loan (VIE) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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