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.
Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Smithfield |
Dates | 30 July – 7 August 2022 |
Competitors | 48 from 18 nations |
Both tournaments are scheduled to take place between 30 July and 7 August 2022.[1][2]
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 |
Date Event |
Sat 30 | Sun 31 | Mon 1 | Tue 2 | Wed 3 | Thu 4 | Fri 5 | Sat 6 | Sun 7 | ||||||||||||
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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 |
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]
* Host nation (England)
Rank | CGA | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | England* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men |
Australia Paul Burnett Chris McHugh |
Canada Daniel Dearing Sam Schachter |
England Javier Bello Joaquin Bello |
Women |
Canada Melissa Humana-Paredes Sarah Pavan |
Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar Taliqua Clancy |
Vanuatu Miller Pata Sherysyn Toko |
Twelve nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[9][10]
CGA | Men | Women | Athletes |
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Australia | 4 | ||
Canada | 4 | ||
Cyprus | 4 | ||
England | 4 | ||
Ghana | 2 | ||
Kenya | 2 | ||
Maldives | 2 | ||
New Zealand | 4 | ||
Rwanda | 2 | ||
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | ||
Scotland | 2 | ||
Solomon Islands | 2 | ||
South Africa | 2 | ||
Sri Lanka | 4 | ||
The Gambia | 2 | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | ||
Tuvalu | 2 | ||
Vanuatu | 2 | ||
TOTAL: 18 CGAs | 12 | 12 | 48 |
Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
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Host Nation | — | — | 1 | England |
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings | 16 April 2018 – 31 March 2022 | — | 5 | Canada Australia New Zealand The Gambia Rwanda |
Oceania Ranking[a] | 1 | Tuvalu | ||
Americas / Caribbean Ranking[a] | 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
European Qualifier | 24–26 September 2021 | Edinburgh | 1 | Cyprus |
Asian Qualifier | 18–19 March 2022 | Negombo | 1 | Sri Lanka |
African Qualifier | 25–28 March 2022 | Accra | 1 | South Africa |
Bipartite Invitation | 21 April 2022 | — | 1 | Maldives |
TOTAL | 12 |
Means of qualification | Date | Location | Quotas | Qualified |
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Host Nation | — | — | 1 | England |
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings | 16 April 2018 – 31 March 2022 | — | 5 | Canada Australia Vanuatu New Zealand Cyprus |
Oceania Ranking[b] | 1 | Solomon Islands | ||
Americas / Caribbean Ranking[b] | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
European Qualifier | 24–26 September 2021 | Edinburgh | 1 | Scotland |
Asian Qualifier | 18–19 March 2022 | Negombo | 1 | Sri Lanka |
African Qualifier | 25–28 March 2022 | Accra | 1 | Ghana |
Bipartite Invitation | 21 April 2022 | — | 1 | Kenya |
TOTAL | 12 |