COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (October 15, 2021) – In 2022, there’ll be a new look to international beach volleyball with the creation of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour.
The Beach Pro Tour, which replaces the current FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour, combines beach volleyball with music, food and the beach lifestyle in cities across the globe. It features three levels of competition:
Elite16
- The highest level of the Beach Pro Tour
- 16 teams per gender
- Only the world’s top 16 teams compete, no qualifiers
- Four pools of four teams each followed by a single elimination bracket
Challenge
- Feeder to Elite16
- 24 teams per gender in main draw, up to 32 teams in qualifiers
- Modified pool play followed by single elimination bracket
Futures
- Feeder to Challenge level
- 16 teams per gender in main draw; up to 16 in qualifiers
- Modified pool play followed by single elimination bracket
Each season culminates in The Finals, which features the year’s 10 best teams per gender on the tour.
So far, 12 tournaments have been confirmed for 2022. Elite16 competitions will take place in Brazil, Mexico, South Africa, Czech Republic, Latvia, Switzerland, Qatar and Australia. Spain, Egypt, China and Australia are slated to hold Challenge tournaments. More will be announced over the coming months.
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour concludes in November with a four-star event at Itapema, Brazil.