Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

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Beach Volleyball – Women's tournament
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg
Venue Coolangatta Beachfront
Dates6–12 April 2018
Competitors24 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
2022  

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. [1] A total of twelve women's teams competed (24 athletes, at 2 per team).

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Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the women's tournament: [2]

PPool stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchGGold medal match
Event↓/Date →Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8Mon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12
WomenPPPP1412BG

Qualification

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

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings 31 October 20174Flag 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 InvitationTBD2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland [4]
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada
Total12

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women's tournamentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Sarah Pavan
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Mariafe Artacho del Solar
Taliqua Clancy
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Linline Matauatu
Miller Pata

Pools composition

The 12 teams would be split into three groups of four, with the top two teams in each group along with the two best third place teams advancing to the knockout round. Canada was the top ranked nation, followed by Australia, New Zealand and Vanuatu. These four were placed in the three pools in a snake pattern. The remaining eight teams were randomly drawn among the other three pools. [5]

Preliminary round

Pool A

PLDWLSWSLSRP
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del Solar Clancy  (AUS)33060MAX6
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Konstantinou Angelopoulou  (CYP)321422.0005
Flag of Scotland.svg  Beattie Coutts  (SCO)312240.5004
Flag of Grenada.svg  Stafford Williams  (GRN)303060.0003
Qualified for the quarterfinals
6 April 2018
12:30
Flag of Scotland.svg  BeattieCoutts  (SCO)2–0Flag of Grenada.svg  StaffordWilliams  (GRN)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–8, 21–11
Report
6 April 2018
15:00
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)2–0Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–14, 21–9
Report

7 April 2018
17:00
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)2–0Flag of Grenada.svg  StaffordWilliams  (GRN)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–2, 21–11
Report
7 April 2018
19:30
Flag of Scotland.svg  BeattieCoutts  (SCO)0–2Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)Coolangatta Beachfront
8–21, 16–21
Report

8 April 2018
21:30
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)2–0Flag of Scotland.svg  BeattieCoutts  (SCO)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–9, 21–9
Report

9 April 2018
10:30
Flag of Grenada.svg  StaffordWilliams  (GRN)0–2Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)Coolangatta Beachfront
3–21, 14–21
Report

Pool B

PLDWLSWSLSRP
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-Paredes Pavan  (CAN)33060MAX6
Flag of England.svg  Grimson Palmer  (ENG)321422.0005
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Blackman Grant  (TTO)312240.5004
Flag of Fiji.svg  Ratudina Nima  (FIJ)303060.0003
Qualified for the quarterfinals
6 April 2018
19:30
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)2–0Flag of Fiji.svg  RatudinaNima  (FIJ)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–5, 21–8
Report
6 April 2018
20:30
Flag of England.svg  GrimsonPalmer  (ENG)2–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  BlackmanGrant  (TTO)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–16, 21–12
Report

8 April 2018
10:30
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)2–0Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  BlackmanGrant  (TTO)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–7, 21–8
Report
8 April 2018
11:30
Flag of England.svg  GrimsonPalmer  (ENG)2–0Flag of Fiji.svg  RatudinaNima  (FIJ)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–9, 21–7
Report

9 April 2018
20:30
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  BlackmanGrant  (TTO)2–0Flag of Fiji.svg  RatudinaNima  (FIJ)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–18, 24–22
Report
9 April 2018
21:30
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)2–0Flag of England.svg  GrimsonPalmer  (ENG)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–6, 21–6
Report

Pool C

PLDWLSWSLSRP
Flag of New Zealand.svg  Wills Polley  (NZL)33060MAX6
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Matauatu Pata  (VAN)321422.0005
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Nzayisenga Mutatsimpundu  (RWA)312240.5004
Flag of Singapore.svg  Lau Ong  (SGP)303060.0003
Qualified for the quarterfinals
7 April 2018
11:30
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)2–0Flag of Singapore.svg  LauOng  (SGP)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–9, 21–12
Report
7 April 2018
12:30
Flag of New Zealand.svg  WillsPolley  (NZL)2–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  NzayisengaMutatsimpundu  (RWA)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–14, 21–16
Report

8 April 2018
16:00
Flag of New Zealand.svg  WillsPolley  (NZL)2–0Flag of Singapore.svg  LauOng  (SGP)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–16, 21–5
Report
8 April 2018
17:00
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)2–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  NzayisengaMutatsimpundu  (RWA)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–15, 21–10
Report

9 April 2018
15:00
Flag of Singapore.svg  LauOng  (SGP)0–2Flag of Rwanda.svg  NzayisengaMutatsimpundu  (RWA)Coolangatta Beachfront
11–21, 20–22
Report
9 April 2018
16:00
Flag of New Zealand.svg  WillsPolley  (NZL)2–0Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–17, 21–16
Report

Knockout round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal match
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)2121
Flag of Rwanda.svg  NzayisengaMutatsimpundu  (RWA)9 8 Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)2116 15
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)23 2115Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)19 219
Flag of England.svg  GrimsonPalmer  (ENG)2519 12 Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)19 20
Flag of New Zealand.svg  WillsPolley  (NZL)10 17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)2122
Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)2121Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)7 12
Flag of Scotland.svg  BeattieCoutts  (SCO)9 9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)2121
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)2121Bronze medal match
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)2121
Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)14 10

Quarterfinals

10 April 2018
15:00
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)2–1Flag of England.svg  GrimsonPalmer  (ENG)Coolangatta Beachfront
23–25, 21–19, 15–12
Report
10 April 2018
16:00
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)2–0Flag of Rwanda.svg  NzayisengaMutatsimpundu  (RWA)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–9, 21–8
Report
10 April 2018
20:30
Flag of New Zealand.svg  WillsPolley  (NZL)0–2Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)Coolangatta Beachfront
10–21, 17–21
Report
10 April 2018
21:30
Flag of Scotland.svg  BeattieCoutts  (SCO)0–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)Coolangatta Beachfront
9–21, 9–21
Report

Semifinals

11 April 2018
19:30
Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)0–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)Coolangatta Beachfront
7–21, 12–21
Report
11 April 2018
20:30
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)2–1Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–19, 16–21, 15–9
Report

Bronze medal match

11 April 2018
19:30
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  MatauatuPata  (VAN)2–0Flag of Cyprus.svg  KonstantinouAngelopoulou  (CYP)Coolangatta Beachfront
21–14, 21–10
Report

Gold medal match

12 April 2018
20:30
Flag of Australia.svg  Artacho del SolarClancy  (AUS)0–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Humana-ParedesPavan  (CAN)Coolangatta Beachfront
19–21, 20–22
Report

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 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.
  5. "Gold Coast 2018 beach volleyball competition pools announced". www.fivb.org/. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.