2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

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2019–2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Tournament details
Host nationVarious
DatesOctober 2019 – September 2020
Venue(s)15 (in 15 host cities)
Official website
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

The 2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour is the global elite professional beach volleyball circuit organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) for the 2019–20 beach volleyball season. Starts in late early October 2019, the 2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Calendar comprised by two FIVB World Tour 4-star tournaments, one 3-star, two 2-star and eleven 1-star event, all organised by the FIVB.[1] Several events were postponed or canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]

Schedule[edit]

Key
World Tour Finals
5-star tournament/Major Series
4-star tournament
3-star tournament
2-star tournament
1-star tournament

Men[edit]

Tournament[5] Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Bandar Torkaman Open[6]
Bandar Torkaman, Iran
US$5,000
1–4 October 2019 		 Nuttanon Inkiew (THA)
 Sedtawat Padsawud (THA)
17–21, 21–17, 14–12 ret. 		 Alireza Aghajani (IRI)
 Javad Firouzpour (IRI) 		 Bahman Salemi (IRI)
 Arash Vakili (IRI)
21–17, 21–16 		 Takashi Tsuchiya (JPN)
 Hitoshi Murakami (JPN)
Qinzhou Open[7]
Qinzhou, China
US$75,000
29 October–3 November 2019 		 Adrian Heidrich (SUI)
 Mirco Gerson (SUI)
21–13, 21–16 		 Martin Ermacora (AUT)
 Moritz Pristauz (AUT) 		 Valeriy Samoday (RUS)
 Igor Velichko (RUS)
16–21, 22–20, 15–8 		 Ruslan Bykanov (RUS)
 Alexander Likholetov (RUS)
Tel Aviv Open[8]
Tel Aviv, Israel
US$5,000
6–9 November 2019 		 Samuele Cottafava (ITA)
 Jakob Windisch (ITA)
21–12, 21–17 		 Martin Hansen (DEN)
 Daniel Thomsen (DEN) 		 Sergey Prokopyev (RUS)
 Aleksandr Kramarenko (RUS)
w/o 		 Sean Faiga (ISR)
 Netanel Ohana (ISR)
Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup Doha[9]
Doha, Qatar
US$5,000
12–15 November 2019 		 Jędrzej Brożyniak (POL)
 Piotr Janiak (POL)
18–21, 21–15, 15–12 		 Petr Bakhnar (RUS)
 Yury Bogatov (RUS) 		 David Åhman (SWE)
 Jonatan Hellvig (SWE)
22–24, 21–12, 18–16 		 Nouh Al-Jalbubi (OMA)
 Mazin Al-Hashmi (OMA)
Chetumal Open[10]
Chetumal, Mexico
US$150,000
13–17 November 2019 		 Taylor Crabb (USA)
 Jake Gibb (USA)
21–16, 16–21, 15–12 		 Alexander Brouwer (NED)
 Robert Meeuwsen (NED) 		 Trevor Crabb (USA)
 Tri Bourne (USA)
21–16, 21–12 		 Alexander Walkenhorst (GER)
 Sven Winter (GER)
Dargahan Cup Qeshm Island[11]
Dargahan, Iran
US$5,000
7–10 January 2020 		 Alireza Aghajani (IRI)
 Javad Firouzpour (IRI)
21–17, 21–15 		 Bahman Salemi (IRI)
 Arash Vakili (IRI) 		 Rahman Raoufi (IRI)
 Abolhamed Mirzaali (IRI)
21–15, 21–18 		 Benlouaer Ziad (QAT)
 Saifeddine Elmajid (QAT)
VolleyFest Cook Islands[12]
Avarua, Cook Islands
US$5,000
14–17 January 2020 		 Griffin Muller (NZL)
 Sam O'Dea (NZL)
21–14, 20–22, 15–7 		 Christopher Austin (USA)
 Earl Schultz (USA) 		 Adam Roberts (USA)
 Travis Mewhirter (USA)
21–18, 22–20 		 Takashi Tsuchiya (JPN)
 Hitoshi Murakami (JPN)
Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival[13]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
US$25,000
20–23 February 2020 		 Christopher McHugh (AUS)
 Damien Schumann (AUS)
21–16, 30–28 		 Christoph Dressler (AUT)
 Alexander Huber (AUT) 		 Robin Sowa (GER)
 Lukas Pfretzschner (GER)
21–18, 17–21, 24–22 		 Florian Schnetzer (AUT)
 Laurenz Leitner (AUT)
Katara Beach Volleyball Cup[14]
Doha, Qatar
US$150,000
1–13 March 2020 		 Michał Bryl (POL)
 Grzegorz Fijałek (POL)
16–21, 21–19, 15–11 		 Josué Gaxiola (MEX)
 José Luis Rubio (MEX) 		 Paolo Nicolai (ITA)
 Daniele Lupo (ITA)
21–19, 21–17 		 Evandro Oliveira (BRA)
 Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
Langkawi Open[15]
Langkawi, Malaysia
US$5,000
12–15 March 2020 		 Jędrzej Brożyniak (POL)
 Piotr Janiak (POL)
21–19, 14–21, 15–8 		 Martin Johansson (SWE)
 Alexander Annerstedt (SWE) 		 Wang Chin-ju (TPE)
 Hsieh Ya-jen (TPE)
21–16, 21–18 		 Dunwinit Kaewsai (THA)
 Prathip Sukto (THA)
Star-1 Ljubljana presented by HSE[16]
Ljubljana, Slovenia
US$5,000
30 July–2 August 2020 		 Tiziano Andreatta (ITA)
 Andrea Abbiati (ITA)
21–18, 15–21, 15–11 		 Clemens Doppler (AUT)
 Alexander Horst (AUT) 		 Christoph Dressler (AUT)
 Alexander Huber (AUT)
22–24, 21–10, 15–8 		 Tadej Boženk (SLO)
 Vid Jakopin (SLO)
Baden Open presented by Sport.Land.Nö[17]
Baden, Austria
US$5,000
19–23 August 2020 		 Robin Seidl (AUT)
 Philipp Waller (AUT)
21–17, 16–21, 15–11 		 Adrian Heidrich (SUI)
 Mirco Gerson (SUI) 		 Quentin Métral (SUI)
 Yves Haussener (SUI)
25–23, 21–19 		 Jan Pokeršnik (SLO)
 Nejc Zemljak (SLO)
World Tour 1-Star Montpellier[18]
Montpellier, France
US$5,000
25–29 August 2020 		 David Åhman (SWE)
 Jonatan Hellvig (SWE)
18–21, 21–17, 15–9 		 Quincy Ayé (FRA)
 Arnaud Gauthier-Rat (FRA) 		 Leon Luini (NED)
 Matthew Immers (NED)
21–19, 24–22 		 Timothée Platre (FRA)
 Arnaud Loiseau (FRA)
World Tour 1-Star Vilnius[19]
Vilnius, Lithuania
US$5,000
11–13 September 2020 		 Kusti Nõlvak (EST)
 Mart Tiisaar (EST)
12–21, 22–20, 15–12 		 Artur Vasiljev (LTU)
 Robert Juchnevic (LTU) 		 Tobia Marchetto (ITA)
 Alberto di Silvestre (ITA)
23–21, 19–21, 16–14 		 Dimitriy Korotkov (EST)
 Timo Lõhmus (EST)

Women[edit]

Tournament[5] Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Qinzhou Open[20]
Qinzhou, China
US$75,000
29 October–3 November 2019 		 Karla Borger (GER)
 Julia Sude (GER)
21–16, 21–19 		 Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA)
 Brooke Sweat (USA) 		 Wen Shuhui (CHN)
 Wang Jingzhe (CHN)
23–21, 22–24, 15–12 		 Mariafe Artacho (AUS)
 Taliqua Clancy (AUS)
Tel Aviv Open[21]
Tel Aviv, Israel
US$5,000
6–9 November 2019 		 Kaho Sakaguchi (JPN)
 Reika Murakami (JPN)
21–19, 21–16 		 Simone Okholm (DEN)
 Line Hansen (DEN) 		 Alexandra Shiryayeva (RUS)
 Ekaterina Syrtseva (RUS)
21–16, 21–19 		 Eva Freiberger (AUT)
 Valerie Teufl (AUT)
Chetumal Open[22]
Chetumal, Mexico
US$150,000
13–17 November 2019 		 Taliqua Clancy (AUS)
 Mariafe Artacho (AUS)
15–21, 21–14, 15–12 		 Wang Fan (CHN)
 Xia Xinyi (CHN) 		 Madelein Meppelink (NED)
 Sanne Keizer (NED)
w/o 		 Talita Antunes (BRA)
 Taiana Lima (BRA)
Siem Reap Open[23]
Siem Reap, Cambodia
US$25,000
5–9 February 2020 		 Lauren Fendrick (USA)
 Sara Hughes (USA)
21–13, 21–16 		 Kelly Reeves (USA)
 Terese Cannon (USA) 		 Yurika Sakaguchi (JPN)
 Chiyo Suzuki (JPN)
21–18, 21–18 		 Cecilie Olsen (DEN)
 Sofia Bisgaard (DEN)
Guam Beach Cup[24]
Tamuning, Guam
US$5,000
5–8 March 2020 		 Chiyo Suzuki (JPN)
 Yurika Sakaguchi (JPN)
21–16, 21–12 		 Sarah Schermerhorn (USA)
 Kimberly Hildreth (USA) 		 Ayumi Shiratori (JPN)
 Suzuka Hashimoto (JPN)
21–15, 21–12 		 Delayne Maple (USA)
 Megan Kraft (USA)
Langkawi Open[25]
Langkawi, Malaysia
US$5,000
12–15 March 2020 		 Kou Nai-han (TPE)
 Liu Pi-hsin (TPE)
23–21, 21–18 		 Dorina Klinger (AUT)
 Ronja Klinger (AUT) 		 Kaho Sakaguchi (JPN)
 Reika Murakami (JPN)
w/o 		 Chiyo Suzuki (JPN)
 Yurika Sakaguchi (JPN)
Star-1 Ljubljana presented by HSE[26]
Ljubljana, Slovenia
US$5,000
30 July–2 August 2020 		 Clara Windeleff (DEN)
 Line Trans Hansen (DEN)
21–11, 21–10 		 Cecilie Olsen (DEN)
 Sofia Bisgaard (DEN) 		 Sarah Cools (BEL)
 Lisa van den Vonder (BEL)
21–14, 21–19 		 Varvara Brailko (LAT)
 Anete Namiķe (LAT)
Baden Open presented by Sport.Land.Nö[27]
Baden, Austria
US$5,000
19–23 August 2020 		 Tanja Hüberli (SUI)
 Nina Betschart (SUI)
w/o 		 Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI)
 Joana Heidrich (SUI) 		 Isabel Schneider (GER)
 Victoria Bieneck (GER)
21–16, 20–22, 15–13 		 Julia Sude (GER)
 Karla Borger (GER)
World Tour 1-Star Vilnius[28]
Vilnius, Lithuania
US$5,000
11–13 September 2020 		 Claudia Scampoli (ITA)
 Margherita Bianchin (ITA)
21–17, 21–11 		 Marta Ozoliņa (LAT)
 Luize Skrastiņa (LAT) 		 María Rivas (CHI)
 Chris Vorpahl (CHI)
21–19, 21–19 		 Ieva Dumbauskaitė (LTU)
 Karole Virbickaitė (LTU)

Medal table by country[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy3025
2 Poland3003
3 United States2428
4 Switzerland2215
5 Japan2035
6 Australia2002
7 Austria1416
8 Denmark1304
9 Iran1225
10 Sweden1113
11 Germany1023
12 Chinese Taipei1012
13 Estonia1001
 New Zealand1001
 Thailand1001
16 Russia0134
17 Netherlands0123
18 China0112
19 France0101
 Latvia0101
 Lithuania0101
 Mexico0101
23 Belgium0011
 Chile0011
Totals (24 entries)23232369

References[edit]

  1. ^ FIVB Beach Volleyball calendar, FIVB.org
  2. ^ FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events postponed due to coronavirus, Inside the Games, 24 March 2020
  3. ^ FIVB announces further changes to calendar due to coronavirus pandemic, Inside the Games, 31 March 2020
  4. ^ FIVB cancel two more Beach World Tour events due to COVID-19, Inside the Games, 13 April 2020
  5. ^ a b FIVB Beach Volleyball Calendar 2018–2019, FIVB.org
  6. ^ Bandar Torkaman | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  7. ^ Qinzhou Open | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  8. ^ Tel Aviv Open | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  9. ^ Aspire Beach Volleyball Cup Doha | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  10. ^ Chetumal Open | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  11. ^ Dargahan Cup Qeshm Island | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  12. ^ VolleyFest Cook Islands | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  13. ^ Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  14. ^ Katara Beach Volleyball Cup | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  15. ^ Langkawi Open | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  16. ^ Star-1 Ljubljana presented by HSE | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  17. ^ Baden Open presented by Sport.Land.Nö | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  18. ^ World Tour 1-Star Montpellier | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  19. ^ World Tour 1-Star Vilnius | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  20. ^ Qinzhou Open | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org
  21. ^ Tel Aviv Open | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org
  22. ^ Chetumal Open | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org
  23. ^ Siem Reap | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org
  24. ^ Guam Beach Cup | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org
  25. ^ Langkawi Open | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org
  26. ^ Star-1 Ljubljana presented by HSE | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org
  27. ^ Baden Open presented by Sport.Land.Nö | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org
  28. ^ World Tour 1-Star Vilnius | Women - Main draw, FIVB.org

External links[edit]

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