Beach Volleyball
Because of the many difficulties of playing outdoors, such as the sand, the sun and the wind, beach volleyball players must have outstanding ball skills and court speed. Partners must be well matched or opponents will win easy points by exploiting the weaker player. [Full story]
List of Events
- • beach volleyball Men
- • beach volleyball Women
Athlete Quota:
Athlete quota：Men 48 (24 teams x 2 players)
Women 48 (24 teams x 2 players)
TOTAL 96
- PRINCIPLES
- POOLS
- MATCHES
ALLOCATION OF QUALIFICATION: Qualification is attributed to the athlete/team
| Event | Qualification | Total |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking as of 21 July 2008 | The top ranked 23 teams will qualify, with a maximum of 2 teams per NOC | 23 teams |
| Host nation | As any nation, the host nation can qualify up to two (2) teams through the regular system, i.e. by having teams ranked in the first twenty-three (23) teams of the Olympic Qualification Ranking. | 1 team |
| In the case where the host nation does not qualify any team, one (1) vacancy will be granted to the highest ranked eligible team (participation, as a team, in at least eight (8) FIVB official Olympic Qualification Tournaments held between 1 January 2007 and 20 July 2008) from the host nation in the World Ranking as per 20 July 2008. |
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| Continental representation | Olympic Qualification Ranking, the highest ranked eligible team (participation, as a team, in at least eight (8) FIVB official Olympic Qualification Tournaments held between 1 January 2007 and 20 July 2008) from that continent in the World Ranking as per 20 July 2008 will qualify in place of the lowest ranked qualified team from the Olympic Qualification Ranking. | (-) |
| Total | Men Women |
24 teams 24 teams |
Men's Preliminary Round pools
Pool A
Xu-Wu, China (No. 1 seed)
Herrera-Mesa, Spain
Kais Kr.-Vesik, Estonia
Gosch-Horst, Austria
Pool B
Rogers-Dalhausser, USA (No. 2 seed)
Heyer-Heuscher, Switzerland
Conde-Baracetti, Argentina
Samoilovs-Plavins, Latvia
Pool C
Ricardo-Emanuel, Brazil (No. 3 seed)
Schacht-Slack, Australia
Geor-Gia, Georgia
Fernandes-Morais, Angola
Pool D
Marcio Araujo-Fabio Luiz, Brazil (No. 4 seed)
Barsouk-Kolodinsky, Russia
Doppler-Gartmayer, Austria
Lione-Amore, Italy
Pool E
Nummerdor-Schuil, Netherlands (No. 5 seed)
Klemperer-Koreng, Germany
Kjemperud-Skarlund, Norway
Laciga M.-Schnider, Switzerland
Pool F
Brink-Dieckmann Ch., Germany (No. 6 seed)
Gibb-Rosenthal, USA
Boersma E.-Ronnes, Netherlands
Asahi-Shiratori, Japan
Women's Preliminary Round pools
Pool A
Tian Jia-Wang, China (No. 1 seed)
Maaseide-Glesnes, Norway
Van Breedam-Mouha, Belgium
Montagnolli-Swoboda, Austria
Pool B
Walsh-May-Treanor, USA (No. 2 seed)
Hakedal-Torlen, Norway
Fernandez Grasset-Larrea Peraza, Cuba
Teru Saiki-Kusuhara, Japan
Pool C
Juliana-Larissa, Brazil (No. 3 seed)
Barnett-Cook, Australia
Uryadova-Shiryaeva, Russia
Saka-Rtvelo, Georgia
Pool D
Xue-Zhang Xi, China (No. 4 seed)
Goller-Ludwig, Germany
Koutroumanidou-Tsiartsiani, Greece
Augoustides-Nel, South Africa
Pool E
Branagh-Youngs, USA (No. 5 seed)
Pohl-Rau, Germany
Esteves Ribalta-M. Crespo, Cuba
Kadijk-Mooren, Netherlands
Pool F
Talita-Renata, Brazil (No. 6 seed)
Karantasiou-Arvaniti, Greece
Schwaiger-Schwaiger, Austria
Candelas-Garcia, Mexico
Draw for the pool stage of Men's and Women's Beach Volleyball at Beijing 2008
| TIME | GENDER | POOL | |
| August 9,2008 | |||
| 9:00 | Women | PA | Maaseide-Glesnes NOR Van vs.Breedam-Mouha BEL |
| 10:00 | Men | PE | Nummerdor-Schuil NED vs. Laciga M.-Schnider SUI |
| 11:00 | Women | PA | Tian Jia-Wang CHN vs. Kuhn-Schwer SUI |
| 12:00 | Women | PC | Barnett-Cook AUS vs. Uryadova-Shiryaeva RUS |
| 13:00 | Men | PC | Ricardo-Emanuel BRA vs. Fernandes-Morais ANG |
| 14:00 | Men | PC | Schacht-Slack AUS vs. Geor-Gia GEO |
| 18:00 | Women | PE | Branagh-Youngs USA vs. Kadijk R.-Mooren NED |
| 19:00 | Women | PE | Pohl-Rau GER vs. Esteves Ribalta-M. Crespo CUB |
| 20:00 | Women | PC | Juliana-Larissa BRA vs. Saka-Rtvelo GEO |
| 21:00 | Men | PB | Rogers-Dalhausser USA vs. Samoilovs-Plavins LAT |
| 22:00 | Men | PB | Heyer-Heuscher SUI vs. Conde-Baracetti ARG |
| 23:00 | Men | PE | Klemperer-Koreng GER vs. Kjemperud-Skarlund NOR |
| August 10,2008 | |||
| 9:00 | Women | PB | Walsh-May-Treanor USA vs. Teru Saiki-Kusuhara JPN |
| 10:00 | Men | PA | Xu-Wu CHN vs. Gosch-Horst AUT |
| 11:00 | Women | PF | Karantasiou-Arvaniti GRE vs. Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT |
| 12:00 | Women | PF | Talita-Renata BRA vs. Candelas-Garcia MEX |
| 13:00 | Men | PD | Araujo-Fabio Luiz BRA vs. Lione-Amore ITA |
| 14:00 | Women | PB | Hakedal-Torlen NOR vs. Fern.Grasset-Larrea Peraza CUB |
| 18:00 | Women | PD | Goller-Ludwig GER vs. Augoustides-Nel RSA |
| 19:00 | Women | PD | Xue-Zhang Xi CHN vs. Koutroumanidou-Tsiartsiani GRE |
| 20:00 | Men | PF | Brink-Dieckmann Ch. GER vs. Asahi-Shiratori JPN |
| 21:00 | Men | PF | Gibb-Rosenthal USA vs. Boersma E.-Ronnes NED |
| 22:00 | Men | PA | Herrera-Mesa ESP vs. Kais Kr.-Vesik EST |
| 23:00 | Men | PD | Barsouk-Kolodinsky RUS vs. Doppler-Gartmayer AUT |
| August 11,2008 | |||
| 9:00 | Men | PB | ARG vs. Samoilovs-Plavins LAT |
| 10:00 | Men | PC | AUS vs. Fernandes-Morais ANG |
| 11:00 | Women | PA | Tian Jia-Wang CHN vs. Van Breedam-Mouha BEL |
| 12:00 | Women | PE | E. Ribalta-M. Crespo CUB vs. Kadijk R.-Mooren NED |
| 13:00 | Men | PC | Ricardo-Emanuel BRA vs. Geor-Gia GEO |
| 14:00 | Women | PA | Maaseide-Glesnes NOR vs. Kuhn-Schwer SUI |
| 18:00 | Women | PE | Branagh-Youngs USA vs. Pohl-Rau GER |
| 19:00 | Women | PC | Barnett-Cook AUS vs. Saka-Rtvelo GEO |
| 20:00 | Women | PC | Juliana-Larissa BRA vs. Uryadova-Shiryaeva RUS |
| 21:00 | Men | PE | Nummerdor-Schuil NED vs. Kjemperud-Skarlund NOR |
| 22:00 | Men | PB | Rogers-Dalhausser USA vs. Heyer-Heuscher SUI |
| 23:00 | Men | PE | Klemperer-Koreng GER vs. Laciga M.-Schnider SUI |
| August 12,2008 | |||
| 9:00 | Women | PB | Walsh-May-Treanor USA vs. Fern. Grasset-Larrea Peraza CUB |
| 10:00 | Men | PA | Xu-Wu CHN vs. Kais Kr.-Vesik EST |
| 11:00 | Women | PD | Koutrou.-Tsiartsiani GRE vs. Augoustides-Nel RSA |
| 12:00 | Women | PB | Hakedal-Torlen NOR vs. Teru Saiki-Kusuhara JPN |
| 13:00 | Men | PD | M. Araujo-Fabio Luiz BRA vs. Doppler-Gartmayer AUT |
| 14:00 | Women | PF | Karantasiou-Arvaniti GRE vs. Candelas-Garcia MEX |
| 18:00 | Men | PF | Boersma E.-Ronnes NED vs. Asahi-Shiratori JPN |
| 19:00 | Women | PD | Xue-Zhang Xi CHN vs. Goller-Ludwig GER |
| 20:00 | Women | PF | Talita-Renata BRA vs. Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT |
| 21:00 | Men | PD | Barsouk-Kolodinsky RUS vs. Lione-Amore ITA |
| 22:00 | Men | PF | Brink-Dieckmann Ch. GER vs. Gibb-Rosenthal USA |
| 23:00 | Men | PA | Herrera-Mesa ESP vs. Gosch-Horst AUT |
| August 13,2008 | |||
| 9:00 | Men | PB | Rogers-Dalhausser USA vs. Conde-Baracetti ARG |
| 10:00 | Women | PC | Uryadova-Shiryaeva RUS vs. Saka-Rtvelo GEO |
| 11:00 | Women | PA | Tian Jia-Wang CHN vs. Maaseide-Glesnes NOR |
| 12:00 | Women | PC | Juliana-Larissa BRA vs. Barnett-Cook AUS |
| 13:00 | Women | PA | Van Breedam-Mouha BEL vs. Kuhn-Schwer SUI |
| 14:00 | Men | PC | Geor-Gia GEO vs. Fernandes-Morais ANG |
| 18:00 | Men | PB | Heyer-Heuscher SUI vs. Samoilovs-Plavins LAT |
| 19:00 | Men | PE | Kjemperud-Skarlund NOR vs. Laciga M.-Schnider SUI |
| 20:00 | Men | PE | Nummerdor-Schuil NED vs. Klemperer-Koreng GER |
| 21:00 | Men | PC | Ricardo-Emanuel BRA vs. Schacht-Slack AUS |
| 22:00 | Women | PE | Branagh-Youngs USA vs. Esteves Ribalta-M. Crespo CUB |
| 23:00 | Women | PE | Pohl-Rau GER vs. Kadijk R.-Mooren NED |
| August 14,2008 | |||
| 9:00 | Women | PB | Walsh-May-Treanor USA vs. Hakedal-Torlen NOR |
| 10:00 | Women | PD | Xue-Zhang Xi CHN vs. Augoustides-Nel RSA |
| 11:00 | Women | PB | F.Grasset-L. Peraza CUB vs. Teru Saiki-Kusuhara JPN |
| 12:00 | Women | PF | Talita-Renata BRA vs. Karantasiou-Arvaniti GRE |
| 13:00 | Women | PF | Schwaiger-Schwaiger AUT vs. Candelas-Garcia MEX |
| 14:00 | Women | PD | Goller-Ludwig GER vs. Koutroumanidou-Tsiartsiani GRE |
| 15:00 | Men | PD | Doppler-Gartmayer AUT vs. Lione-Amore ITA |
| 16:00 | Men | PA | Xu-Wu CHN vs. Herrera-Mesa ESP |
| 17:00 | Men | PA | Kais Kr.-Vesik EST vs. Gosch-Horst AUT |
| 18:00 | Men | PD | M. Araujo-Fabio Luiz BRA vs. Barsouk-Kolodinsky RUS |
| 19:00 | Men | PF | Gibb-Rosenthal USA vs. Asahi-Shiratori JPN |
| 20:00 | Men | PF | Brink-Dieckmann Ch. GER vs. Boersma E.-Ronnes NED |
| Women's Lucky Loser matches | |||
| August 14, 2008 21:00-21:50 | |||
| August 14, 2008 21:00-21:50 (Played on Court 2) | |||
| Men's Lucky Loser matches | |||
| August 14, 2008 22:00-22:50 | |||
| August 14, 2008 22:00-22:50 (Played on Court 2) | |||
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