Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games explained
| Event: | Beach volleyball |
| Games: | 2022 |
| Venue: | Smithfield |
| Dates: | 30 July – 7 August 2022 |
| Competitors: | 48 |
| Nations: | 18 |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | TBD |
Beach volleyball is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the second staging of beach volleyball at the Commonwealth Games since its debut four years prior, and therefore the first staging within England specifically.
Both tournaments are scheduled to take place between 30 July and 7 August 2022.[1] [2]
Schedule
The competition schedule is as follows:[1] [2]
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match | |
| Sat 30 | Sun 31 | Mon 1 | Tue 2 | Wed 3 | Thu 4 | Fri 5 | Sat 6 | Sun 7 |
|---|
| Session → | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | A | E | M | A | E | A | E | A | E |
|---|
| Men | G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | | B | F | |
| Women | G | G | G | G | G | G | | ¼ | | ½ | | B | F | |
Full match schedules were released on 1 July 2022.[3] [4] [5]
Venue
The competitions will be held in a temporary Games-time venue at the brownfield site in Smithfield,[6] named after the market that once stood in its place.
The venue will also play host to 3x3 basketball, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, and the start of the marathon;[7] after the Games, it will be dismantled and the site subject to a redevelopment scheme.[8]
Medal summary
Medallists
Qualification
Twelve nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[9] [10]
- The host nation.
- The top five Commonwealth nations in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings between 16 April 2018 and 31 March 2022, excluding the host nation.
- The highest-placed nation not yet qualified from each of the five regional qualifiers (four of six FIVB regions, plus the Oceania CGF region).
- One nation not already qualified receives a CGF/FIVB Bipartite Invitation.
Summary
| CGA | Men | Women | Athletes |
|---|
| | | 4 |
| | | 4 |
| | | 4 |
| | | 4 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 4 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 4 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| | | 2 |
| TOTAL: 18 CGAs | 12 | 12 | 48 | |
|---|
Men
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|
| Host Nation | | | 1 | |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings | 16 April 2018 – 31 March 2022 | 5 |
|
| Oceania Ranking | 1 | |
| Americas / Caribbean Ranking | 1 | |
| European Qualifier | 24–26 September 2021 | Edinburgh | 1 | |
| Asian Qualifier | 18–19 March 2022 | Negombo | 1 | |
| African Qualifier | 25–28 March 2022 |  Accra | 1 | |
| Bipartite Invitation | 21 April 2022 | | 1 | |
| TOTAL | | 12 | | |
|---|
Women
| Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
|---|
| Host Nation | | | 1 | |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings | 16 April 2018 – 31 March 2022 | 5 |
|
| Oceania Ranking | 1 | |
| Americas / Caribbean Ranking | 1 | |
| European Qualifier | 24–26 September 2021 | Edinburgh | 1 | |
| Asian Qualifier | 18–19 March 2022 | Negombo | 1 | |
| African Qualifier | 25–28 March 2022 | Accra | 1 | |
| Bipartite Invitation | 21 April 2022 | | 1 | |
| TOTAL | | 12 | | |
|---|
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Competition Schedule. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111234/https://www.birmingham2022.com/schedule/overview. BOCCG. 31 March 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
- Book: Competition Schedule Beach Volleyball. https://web.archive.org/web/20220302111534/https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/02/25/994bcb57-b109-4c09-a1a0-a49914d1a11f/Birmingham-2022-Competition-Schedule.pdf. BOCCG. 15. 31 March 2022. 2 March 2022. live.
- Web site: Beach Volleyball Men's Match Schedule . . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701135434/https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/07/01/7777e90d-3cbf-4a9c-b687-6ae338df53ca/Beach-VBall_Match_Schedule-MEN_A4_RGB-3-.pdf . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022 . live.
- Web site: Beach Volleyball Women's Match Schedule . . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701125409/https://resources.cwg-qbr.pulselive.com/qbr-commonwealth-games/document/2022/07/01/190ab7b5-400a-4fa9-9426-d6703ae68bdf/Beach-VBall_Match_Schedule-WOMEN_A4_RGB-3-.pdf . 1 July 2022 . 1 July 2022 . live.
- News: Lloyd . Owen . Bello brothers to open England beach volleyball campaign at Birmingham 2022 against Tuvalu . 3 July 2022 . . Dunsar Media . 2 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703101258/https://www.insidethegames.biz/index.php/articles/1125181/birmingham-2022-beach-volleyball . 3 July 2022 . live.
- News: Robinson . Jon . NEW COMMONWEALTH GAMES VENUE REVEALED . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204213759/https://www.insidermedia.com/news/midlands/new-commonwealth-games-venue-revealed . 3 January 2022 . Insider Media Ltd . Newsco Insider Ltd . 28 July 2020 . 4 December 2021. live.
- Web site: Venues SMITHFIELD. BOCCG. 3 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20211204063438/https://www.birmingham2022.com/venues/smithfield/. 4 December 2021. live.
- News: JV contract finalised for £1.9bn Smithfield Birmingham scheme . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204213751/https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/smithfield-birmingham/95391/ . 3 January 2022 . pbctoday . Adjacent Digital Politics Ltd . 29 June 2021 . 4 December 2021. live.
- Web site: Athlete Allocation System Beach Volleyball. https://web.archive.org/web/20220414130156/https://dochub.com/timskyrider/gYzM7mBwDrYWxQNKqJ6EoO/beach-volleyball-b2022-athlete-allocation-system-revised-v4.pdf. Commonwealth Sport / FIVB. 1 July 2021. 24 April 2022. 14 April 2022. live.
- Web site: Beach Volleyball Line-Up Confirmed For Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games . . 26 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426102709/https://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/beach-volleyball-line-up-confirmed-for-birmingham-2022?id=96898 . 26 April 2022 . 26 April 2022 . live.
