Beach volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

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Beach volleyball
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
2022 Commonwealth Games Beach Volleyball.svg
Venue Smithfield
Dates30 July – 7 August 2022
Competitors48 from 18 nations
  2018
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.

Contents

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]

GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Date
Event
Sat 30Sun 31Mon 1Tue 2Wed 3Thu 4Fri 5Sat 6Sun 7
Session →AEAEAEAEAEAEMAEAEAE
Men GGGGGG¼½BF
Women GGGGGG¼½BF

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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (England)

RankCGAGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1102
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1102
3Flag of England.svg  England*0011
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 0011
Totals (4 CGAs)2226

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Paul Burnett
Chris McHugh
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Daniel Dearing
Sam Schachter
Flag of England.svg  England
Javier Bello
Joaquin Bello
Women
details
Flag 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
Miller Pata
Sherysyn Toko

Qualification

Twelve nations qualify for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games: [9] [10]

Summary

CGAMenWomenAthletes
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Yes check.svgYes check.svg4
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yes check.svgYes check.svg4
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Yes check.svgYes check.svg4
Flag of England.svg  England Yes check.svgYes check.svg4
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Yes check.svg2
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Yes check.svg2
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Yes check.svg2
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Yes check.svgYes check.svg4
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Yes check.svg2
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis Yes check.svg2
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Yes check.svg2
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands Yes check.svg2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Yes check.svg2
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Yes check.svgYes check.svg4
Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia Yes check.svg2
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Yes check.svg2
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu Yes check.svg2
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu Yes check.svg2
TOTAL: 18 CGAs121248

Men

Means of qualificationDateLocationQuotasQualified
Host Nation1Flag of England.svg  England
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings 16 April 2018 – 31 March 20225Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
Oceania Ranking [lower-alpha 1] 1Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu
Americas / Caribbean Ranking [lower-alpha 1] 1Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis
European Qualifier24–26 September 2021 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh 1Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Asian Qualifier18–19 March 2022 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Negombo 1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
African Qualifier25–28 March 2022 Flag of Ghana.svg Accra 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bipartite Invitation21 April 20221Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives
TOTAL12

Women

Means of qualificationDateLocationQuotasQualified
Host Nation1Flag of England.svg  England
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings 16 April 2018 – 31 March 20225Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus
Oceania Ranking [lower-alpha 2] 1Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands
Americas / Caribbean Ranking [lower-alpha 2] 1Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago
European Qualifier24–26 September 2021 Flag of Scotland.svg Edinburgh 1Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Asian Qualifier18–19 March 2022 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Negombo 1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
African Qualifier25–28 March 2022 Flag of Ghana.svg Accra 1Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Bipartite Invitation21 April 20221Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
TOTAL12

;Scheduling issues

  1. 1 2 The men's continental qualifiers for the Americas / Caribbean and Oceania were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the associated quota places were awarded to the highest-ranked nations from those regions.
  2. 1 2 The women's continental qualifiers for the Americas / Caribbean and Oceania were abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic, so the associated quota places were awarded to the highest-ranked nations from those regions.

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