Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

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Beach volleyball
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Beach volleyball 2018 Commonwealth Games.svg
Venue Coolangatta Beachfront
Dates6–12 April 2018
Competitors48 from 16 nations
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Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 6 to 12 April. The beach volleyball competition was held at Coolangatta Beachfront. This was the first time that Beach Volleyball was held at the Commonwealth Games with last being the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, 2000 Sydney Olympics, 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. [1] A total of twelve men's and twelve women's teams are scheduled to compete (48 athletes, at 2 per team) in each respective tournament.

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Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the Beach Volleyball competitions: [2]

PPool stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchGGold medal match
Event↓/Date →Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8Mon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12
Men PPPP¼½BG
Women PPPP¼½BG

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia*1102
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1102
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0011
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournament
details 		Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Chris McHugh
Damien Schumann 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Sam Pedlow
Sam Schachter 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
Ben O'Dea
Sam O'Dea
Women's tournament
details 		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Sarah Pavan 		Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
Taliqua Clancy 		Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu  (VAN)
Linline Matauatu
Miller Pata

Qualification

A total of 12 men's teams and women's team qualified to compete at the games. [3]

Men

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation——1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings 31 October 2017—4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
European Qualification Tournament15–16 September 2017 Flag of Cyprus.svg Larnaca 1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
AVC Beach Tour 20178 April – 28 October 2017Various1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
African Qualification Tournament27–29 October 2017 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Freetown 1Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 20177 April – 13 November 2017Various1Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oceania Qualification Tournament6–8 December 2017 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Port Villa 1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
FIVB/CGF InvitationTBD—2Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
Total12

Women

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation——1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings 31 October 2017—4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Flag of England.svg  England
European Qualification Tournament15–16 September 2017 Flag of Cyprus.svg Larnaca 1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
AVC Beach Tour 20178 April – 28 October 2017Various1Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
African Qualification Tournament27–29 October 2017 Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Freetown 1Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 20177 April – 13 November 2017Various1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
Oceania Qualification Tournament6–8 December 2017 Flag of Vanuatu.svg Port Villa 1Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji
FIVB/CGF InvitationTBD—2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [4]
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Total12

Participating nations

There are 16 participating nations in beach volleyball with a total of 48 athletes.

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The women's beach volleyball tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 6 to 12. The beach volleyball competition was held at Coolangatta Beachfront. This was the first time that beach volleyball was held at the Commonwealth Games. A total of twelve women's teams competed.

References

  1. ↑ "Beach volleyball added to 2018 Commonwealth Games". FIVB.org. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Beach Volleyball Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ↑ Butler, Nick (7 January 2018). "Beattie and Coutts secure final beach volleyball spot at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
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