Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, Château Les Tourelles, Avenue Edouard Sandoz 2-4 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland
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20 1 7 FIVB BEACH VOLLEBALL WORLD TOUR EVENT TITLE
AND CATEGORY IN CITY, COUNTRY
EVENT’S REGULATIONS
This form must be approved by the FIVB 30 days before the start of the event and sent out -20 days by the Organizers to
all participating NFs, FIVB Sponsors and FIVB Delegates via e-mail.
Promoter Web site link to the event:
FIVB Web site link to the event:
PROMOTER
NATIONAL
FEDERATION
EVENT OFFICE
Address:
Contact person:
Mobile number:
Telephone number:
Emergency mobile number:
Fax number:
Email address:
Event’s web site:
Social media accounts:
Address:
Contact person:
Mobile number:
Telephone number:
Emergency mobile number:
Fax number:
Email address:
Event’s web site:
Social media accounts:
Address:
Contact person:
Mobile number:
Telephone number:
Emergency mobile number:
Fax number:
Email address:
Event’s web site:
Social media accounts:
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ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE
ORGANIZING
COMMITTEE
Last / First
Name
Mobile
Email
Tournament
Director:
National Federation
Delegate or
Beach Volleyball
Coordinator:
ADMINISTRATIVE
AREA
Finance Director:
Administrative
Director:
TECHNICAL AREA
Competition
Director:
Operational
Director:
Doctor:
Referee Manager:
Court Manager:
Technical Manager:
PROMOTIONAL
AREA
Public Entertainer
Press Director:
Public Relation
Director:
Photographer:
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FIVB DELEGATES
Role
Name
Email
Local mobile number
Technical Delegate
Tech. Del. Trainee (if any)
Referee Delegate (if any)
Assistant Referee Delegate (if any)
TV Coordinator (if any)
English TV Commentator (if any)
Media Operations Delegate (if any)
Social Media Journalist (if any)
Tournament Text Coordinator (if
any)
Photographer (if any)
Medical Delegate
Behind the Scenes Crew (if any)
Challenge Referee (if any)
VENUE
COMPETITION
SCHEDULE AND
FORMAT
Country Quota playoff matches and Continental Quota Playoff matches (if any): depending on the number of
teams concerned, the single elimination format will be adopted to qualify teams to the Qualification
tournament, as per the Sports Regulations 2017.
The Qualification Tournament is played in a Single Elimination format (3-5 star categories) with a maximum of
24 teams for the 5-star category and sixteen (16) teams for 3-4 star categories to qualify 8 teams to the Main
Draw Tournament.
The Main Draw Tournament of each gender is made up of 32 teams (3-5 star categories), 24 teams (2-star
category) and 16 teams (1-star category) and is played through the below format for different star categories:
Stars
5*
4*
3*
2*
1*
Format – Qualification
Single Elimination qualifying 8 teams
Single Elimination qualifying 8 teams
Single Elimination qualifying 8 teams
N/A
N/A
Competition Phase
Qualification Tournament
Main Draw Tournament
Semi-Finals
Finals
Date for Women
Format – Main Draw
Pool Play + Single Elimination
Single Elimination
Single Elimination
Single Elimination
Single Elimination
Date for Men
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PRIZE MONEY
For an event offering USD 10,000 Prize Money per gender (FIVB Beach Volleyball 1-star category) the
following breakdown applies:
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (1-star)
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th
Number of
teams
1
1
1
1
4
8
TOTAL
per gender in USD
Prize Money Per
team
2'000
1'500
1'200
900
500
300
Prize Money per Rank Place
2'000
1'500
1'200
900
2'000
2'400
10000
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (1-star)
per gender in USD
Rank
Number of
teams
Prize Money Per team
Prize Money per Rank Place
1st
1
4'000
4'000
2nd
1
3'000
3'000
3rd
1
2'400
2'400
4th
1
1'800
1'800
5th
4
1'000
4'000
9th
8
600
4'800
TOTAL
20000
For an event offering USD 50,000 Prize Money per gender (FIVB Beach Volleyball 2-star category) the
following breakdown applies:
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (2-star)
Rank
Number of teams
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th
17th
per gender in USD
Prize Money Per team
1
1
1
1
4
8
8
TOTAL
6'000
4'500
3'700
2'800
2'250
1'700
1'300
Prize Money per Rank
Place
6'000
4'500
3'700
2'800
9'000
13'600
10'400
50000
For an event offering USD 75,000 Prize Money per gender (FIVB Beach Volleyball 3-star category) the
following breakdown applies:
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (3-star)
Number
of teams
1
1
1
1
4
8
16
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th
17th
TOTAL
per gender in USD
Prize Money Per
team
8'000
6'000
5'000
3'600
2'900
2'100
1'500
Prize Money per Rank
Place
8'000
6'000
5'000
3'600
11'600
16'800
24'000
75000
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PRIZE MONEY
For an event offering USD 100,000 Prize Money per gender (FIVB Beach Volleyball 3-star single gender
category) the following breakdown applies:
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (3-star single gender)
Number
of teams
1
1
1
1
4
8
16
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th
17th
per gender in USD
Prize Money Per
team
11'000
8'000
6'600
4'800
3'800
2'800
2'000
TOTAL
Prize Money per Rank
Place
11'000
8'000
6'600
4'800
15'200
22'400
32'000
100000
For an event offering USD 150,000 Prize Money per gender (FIVB Beach Volleyball 4-star category) the
following breakdown applies:
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (4-star)
per gender in USD
Number
of teams
1
1
1
1
4
8
16
Rank
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th
17th
Prize Money Per
team
16'000
12'000
10'000
7'200
5'800
4'200
3'000
TOTAL
Prize Money per Rank
Place
16'000
12'000
10'000
7'200
23'200
33'600
48'000
150000
For an event offering USD 300,000 Prize Money per gender (FIVB Beach Volleyball 5-star category) the
following breakdown applies:
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (5-star)
per gender in USD
Rank
Number
of teams
Prize Money Per
team
Prize Money per Rank
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th
17th
25th
1
1
1
1
4
8
8
8
40'000
32'000
20'000
16'000
12'000
8'000
6'000
4'000
40'000
32'000
20'000
16'000
48'000
64'000
48'000
32'000
TOTAL
300000
For an event offering USD 400,000 Prize Money per gender (SWATCH Beach Volleyball FIVB WORLD TOUR
FINALS) the following breakdown applies:
Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals
per gender in USD
Rank
Number of
teams
Prize Money Per
team
Prize Money per Rank
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th
1
1
1
1
4
4
100'000
75'000
50'000
35'000
20'000
15'000
100'000
75'000
50'000
35'000
80'000
60'000
TOTAL
400000
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For an event offering USD 500,000 Prize Money per gender (FIVB Beach Volleyball WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS) the following breakdown applies:
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
per gender in USD
Rank
Number of
teams
Prize Money Per
team
Prize Money per Rank
Place
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
9th
17th
33rd
37th
1
1
1
1
4
8
16
4
12
60'000
45'000
35'000
28'000
18'000
11'000
7'000
4'800
3'400
60'000
45'000
35'000
28'000
72'000
88'000
112'000
19'200
40'800
TOTAL
500000
In case of unsuccessful payment, after three (3) attempts to contact the athlete, the FIVB Finance Department
will send an official letter (to the NF and to the athlete) to inform them of the money transfer to the respective
NF that will be debited within the following 5-10 days. In case of no response, the athlete’s VISASP account is
then debited and the FIVB Finance Department informs the FIVB IT Department to book the payment in
VISASP.
The athlete is responsible for paying the relevant taxes for his/her earnings in his/her own country and he/she
must update both his/her bank account details and his/her personal information at the beginning of the
contract year through the FIVB Beach Volleyball web based system.
The tax at source might be implemented as per the fiscal regulations/laws in the countries where the
tournament is held. FIVB will update in the Event Regulation after consulting respective promoter and FIVB
financial consultant to respecting the regulations of tax at source in each country. (Further update will follow
once the decision is made as per recommendation of FIVB Finance Department and BDO).
FIVB WORLD
RANKING POINTS
(PER ATHLETE)
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WOMEN’S EVENT
SCHEDULE
DATE: latest arrival of the Qualification Tournament teams (if applicable)
DATE & TIME: QT Preliminary Inquiry (mandatory attendance) – LOCATION
DATE & TIME: QT Technical Meeting (if any) - LOCATION
DATE: Qualification Tournament (if applicable) and latest arrival of Main Draw teams
DATE & TIME: Preliminary Inquiry Main Draw Teams (mandatory attendance) – LOCATION
DATE & TIME: Technical Meeting Main Draw Teams (if any) - LOCATION
DATE: Departure of teams not qualified for Main Draw
DATE: Main Draw Pool Play (48 matches)
DATE: Departure of teams knocked out in pool play round
DATE:
Main Draw Single Elimination (Round of 16, Round of 24, Quarter Final matches – 20 matches)
Departure of teams knocked out in single elimination round
1st Semi-final and 2nd Semi-final (2 matches)
Final 3rd - 4th place and Final 1st - 2nd place (2 matches)
Training courts: INSERT Address / Number of courts / availability (date/time)
Total # of competition courts: INSERT NUMBER
Total # of warm-up courts: INSERT NUMBER
MEN’S EVENT
SCHEDULE
DATE: latest arrival of the Qualification Tournament teams (if applicable)
DATE & TIME: QT Preliminary Inquiry (mandatory attendance) – LOCATION
DATE & TIME: QT Technical Meeting (if any) - LOCATION
DATE: Qualification Tournament (if applicable) and latest arrival of Main Draw teams
DATE & TIME: Preliminary Inquiry Main Draw Teams (mandatory attendance) – LOCATION
DATE & TIME: Technical Meeting Main Draw Teams (if any) - LOCATION
DATE: Departure of teams not qualified for Main Draw
DATE: Main Draw Pool Play (48 matches)
DATE: Departure of teams knocked out in pool play round
DATE:
Main Draw Single Elimination (Round of 16, Round of 24, Quarter Final matches – 20 matches)
Departure of teams knocked out in single elimination round
1st Semi-final and 2nd Semi-final (2 matches)
Final 3rd - 4th place and Final 1st - 2nd place (2 matches)
Training courts: INSERT Address / Number of courts / availability (date/time)
Total # of competition courts: INSERT NUMBER
Total # of warm-up courts: INSERT NUMBER
PLAYERS’
ELIGIBILITY
All athletes participating in an FIVB beach volleyball sanctioned event must:
Hold the citizenship of the country they represent;
Register with their respective NF;
Register with the FIVB through their respective NF;
Submit the 2017-2018 Beach Volleyball NF-Athlete’s Commitment (BVB-01) signed by the NF and
the athlete minimum 30 days before the first event’s participation in 2017 season;
Submit an annual health certificate (BVB-10) minimum 30 days before the first event’s participation in
2017 season.
Undertake the FIVB Anti-Doping education program “We play it clean!” For further information, please
access FIVB online Anti-Doping education program here: http://www.fivb.org/RealWinner/
Complete and modify his/her personal data (such as his/her exact coordinates, bank account
information, etc.) through the FIVB beach volleyball Web based application system
(http://www.fivb.org/visasp)
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ENTRY
(FIVB WEBSITE)
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Tentative Entry List -30 days: NF enters eligible athletes/teams in the Tentative Entry List through
the Volleyball Information System (VIS):
Each NF is the only entity able to enter team(s) in an FIVB beach volleyball event(s) through the VIS
and this is done at the NFs’ discretion. The points always remain with the athlete(s).
NFs can enter/delete or change a team’s composition once an entry has been completed until the
deadline set out for the Tentative Entry List of the FIVB beach volleyball event.
Confirmed Entry List -21 days: Entry points are used to determine which teams have earned
berth(s) into a tournament and into the Reserve list.
The FIVB is responsible for issuing the confirmed list of teams with the Main Draw teams and the
Qualifications teams (if applicable), as well as the Reserve team lists, as per the Entry Points of that
day.
Entry Points are the sum of individual Entry Points of the two players concerned (see the FIVB Beach
Volleyball Ranking and Seeding Definitions). Entered athletes/teams are placed in the Main Draw
and in the Qualification Tournament as per the sum of individual Entry points. Teams are placed in
the Reserve List as per the FIVB NF Entry ranking.
Confirmed NF Entry List -20 days: The hosting NF forwards the Confirmed Entry List, the approved
Official Invitation letter and the Specific Event’s Regulations of the FIVB beach volleyball event to the
participating NFs, FIVB Officials and Sponsors the day after the confirmed Entry List is published.
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WITHDRAWAL
Before the Confirmed Entry list deadline, the participating NFs may:
Withdraw or remove a team(s) from an FIVB beach volleyball event directly through the Volleyball
Information System (VIS).
Disband/alter a composition of a team(s) directly through the Volleyball Information System(VIS)
After the confirmed entry list and up to 4:00 pm (swiss time), 5 days before the start date of main draw
tournament:
Once the Confirmed Entry List is issued by FIVB, the participating NFs may:
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Submit through the BVB-03 form (withdrawal request) with the supporting Medical certificate and
travel proof (such as flight ticket issued with flight number, etc.) to FIVB Beach Department to submit
the withdrawal, disband or ‘change of athlete’ request.
For FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (3-5 star tournaments), the following rule will apply:
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If the withdrawal, disband or ‘change of athlete’ request is for an athlete/team in the Main Draw
tournament, the new team shall have enough entry points to maintain their Main Draw position,
otherwise, the team shall be placed in the Qualification tournament.
-
If the withdrawal, disband or ‘change of athlete’ request is for an athlete/team in the Qualification
tournament, the team shall have enough entry points to main their Qualification tournament position,
otherwise, the team shall be placed in the reserve list. However, if the team has enough entry points
to enter Main Draw, the team will remain in the Qualification tournament and be seeded per the
seeding points of the new team.
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Not withdraw an athlete/team entered in the Qualification tournament or Main Draw tournament of the
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (3-5 star tournaments) to participate in another beach volleyball
activity/tournament (national or regional or Continental or any other tournament similar in nature)
scheduled at the same time. Athlete/team, failing to comply with the above regulation, will be subject
to the same scale of sanction applied to last minute withdrawal.
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The list of reserve teams is constantly updated until the preliminary inquiry of the Qualification
tournament. Reserve teams must be present at the Preliminary inquiry of the Qualification
tournament and both players must sign to register in the tournament to be considered for the
potential inclusion in the event due to late withdrawals or no shows.
Last minute withdrawal (after 4:00 pm swiss time, 5 days before the start date of main draw
tournament):
After 4:00 PM (Swiss Time), 5 days before the start date of the Main Draw tournament, until the start of the
preliminary inquiry of Qualification tournament (where applicable) or a Main Draw tournament, the participating
NFs may submit through the BVB-03 form (withdrawal request) with the supporting Medical certificate and
flight ticket (issued with flight number) to FIVB Technical Delegate assigned with a copy to FIVB Beach
Department to submit the withdrawal, disband or ‘change of athlete’ request.
However, the following fines will be applied to the athlete/team concerned regardless of the reason:
Qualification tournament of 5-star tournament
USD 1,000 per athlete
Main Draw of 5-star tournament
USD 3,000 per athlete
Qualification tournament of 4-star tournament
USD 650 per athlete
Main Draw of 4-star tournament
USD 2,000 per athlete
Qualification tournament of 3-star tournament
USD 300 per athlete
Main Draw of 3-star tournament
USD 1,000 per athlete
Main Draw of 2-star tournament
USD 850 per athlete
Main Draw of 1-star tournament
USD 200 per athlete
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In addition to the above fines, the last-minute withdrawal(s) (including disband and change of athlete) shall
result in the event being counted as zero (0) points for the Athlete Entry Points calculation towards the
athlete(s) concerned with consequent impact for entry and seeding purposes at the FIVB Beach Volleyball
tournament.
Teams picked up from the list of reserve teams after 4:00 PM (Swiss time), 5 days before the start date of
Main Draw, shall not be subject to the above fines.
The same scale of sanction as above will also apply to team(s) who has no show at the Preliminary Inquiry of
the Qualification tournament (if applicable) or Main Draw. In addition, the teams will be excluded from the
tournament concerned.
For FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (3-5 star tournaments), the following rule will apply:
If the withdrawal, disband or ‘change of athlete’ request is for an athlete/team in the Main Draw
tournament, the new team shall have enough entry points to maintain their Main Draw position,
otherwise, the team shall be placed in the Qualification tournament.
If the withdrawal, disband or ‘change of athlete’ request is for an athlete/team in the Qualification
tournament, the team shall have enough entry points to maintain their Qualification tournament
position, otherwise, the team shall be placed in the reserve list. However, if the team has enough
entry points to enter Main Draw, the team will remain in the Qualification tournament and be seeded
per the seeding points of the new team.
Not withdraw an athlete/team entered in the Qualification tournament or Main Draw tournament of the
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (3-5 star tournaments) to participate in another beach volleyball
activity/tournament (national or regional or Continental or any other tournament similar in nature)
scheduled at the same time. Athlete/team, failing to comply with the above regulation, will be subject
to the same scale of sanction applied to last minute withdrawal.
The list of reserve teams is constantly updated until the preliminary inquiry of the Qualification
tournament. Reserve teams must be present at the Preliminary inquiry of the Qualification
tournament and both players must sign to register in the tournament to be considered for the
potential inclusion in the event due to late withdrawals or no shows.
In case of the withdrawal(s) of team(s), in the Main Draw tournament, prior to the start of the
completion of the Preliminary Inquiry of Qualification tournament, the next eligible team(s) with
highest entry points in the Qualification tournament shall be picked up to advance to the Main Draw,
respecting the regulations of the country quota.
In case of the withdrawal(s) of team(s), in the Main Draw tournament, after the completion of
preliminary inquiry of Qualification tournament when the seeding list and match of the Qualification
tournament is scheduled, the regulations of the lucky loser draw shall be implemented to determine
the extra team(s) qualify to the Main Draw. The Lucky loser draw regulation is as follows:

The lucky loser draw is conducted by the FIVB Technical Delegate assigned after the
completion of the preliminary inquiry of Main Draw;

The lucky loser draw is implemented among the teams losing the last round of the
Qualification tournament, provided they attend the preliminary inquiry of Main Draw
tournament as eligible ‘lucky losers’;

The first draw is between the two highest seeded teams among the eligible ‘lucky loser’;

For each additional available spot to the Main Draw, the next highest seeded team must be
drawn against the loser of the previous draw;

This procedure continues until all additional open spots of the Main Draw are filled.
In case of the withdrawal(s) of team(s), in the Qualification Tournament, the next eligible team(s) in
the Reserve List shall be picked up. In case there are no eligible reserve team(s) physically present
at the Preliminary Inquiry of the Qualification Tournament, the Host reserve teams as in the
Confirmed Entry list will be picked up and the priorities will be given to the teams with more entry
points. If there is a tie between the 2 Host country reserve teams, a drawing of lots shall be
conducted to determine the priority.
The Qualification and Main Draw Tournaments are deemed to have started once the seeding has
been confirmed and no further changes are allowed.
For FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (1-2 star tournaments), the following rule will apply:
If the withdrawal, disband or ‘change of athlete’ request is for an athlete/team in the Main Draw
tournament, the new team shall have enough entry points to maintain their Main Draw position,
otherwise, the team shall be placed in the reserve list.
Not withdraw an athlete/team entered in the Main Draw tournament of the FIVB Beach Volleyball
World Tour (1-2 star tournaments) to participate in another beach volleyball activity/tournament
(national or regional or Continental or any other tournament similar in nature) scheduled at the same
time. Athlete/team, failing to comply with the above regulation, will be subject to the same scale of
sanction applied to last minute withdrawal.
The list of reserve teams is constantly updated until the preliminary inquiry of the Main Draw. Reserve
teams must be present at the Preliminary inquiry of the Main Draw and both players must sign to
register in the tournament to be considered for the potential inclusion in the event due to late
withdrawals or no shows.
In case of the withdrawal(s) of team(s), in the Main Draw, the next eligible team(s) in the Reserve List
shall be picked up. In case there are no eligible reserve team(s) physically present at the Preliminary
Inquiry of the Main Draw Tournament, additional host teams will be entered upon agreement between
promoter and FIVB Technical Delegate assigned.
The Main Draw Tournament is deemed to have started once the seeding has been confirmed and no
further changes are allowed.
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FORFEIT
&SANCTIONS
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If a team withdraws due to an injury before or during a match or gets disqualified during a match it will
earn 1 match point and will keep the sets and points earned up to that moment, but the sets and
points against will be the maximum. For example, if a team wins the first set 21:19 and is injured and
forfeits the match when they are winning the second set 6:4, this injured team would earn 1 match
point with sets of 1:2 and rally points of 21:19, 6:21 and 0:15. In this example, the winning team
would get 2 match points with sets of 2:1 and rally points of 19:21, 4:6, 0:0. In addition, its match
result will be marked with “INJ/DSQ”.
If the injury occurs before the match begins, the match will be marked “INJ/DSQ” and the losing team
will be awarded 1 match point with sets of 0:2 and rally points of 0:21, 0:21. In this case, the winning
team will be awarded 2 match points with sets of 2:0 and rally points of 0:0, 0:0.
If a team withdraws without a valid reason before a match (e.g. no show) or during a match they will
lose by forfeit 0-2 (0:21, 0:21) and will earn 0 match points. In addition, this match result will be
marked with “DSQ”. The winning team will receive 2 match points with sets of 2:0 and rally points of
0:0, 0:0.
In the case of an athlete requesting a medical injury time-out or forfeiting a match due to injury,
immediately following the relevant score sheet administration, he/she will be given a copy of the BVB49 form by the match Referee (the exception to this rule being the use of medical injury time-out due
to blood injury). Upon receipt, the athlete will then be responsible for filling in the reasons for the
medical injury time-out request or the forfeit of the match and must then sign it and present
him/herself along with the form at the tournament’s medical office. After going through a check by the
official medical doctor, the athlete will then be responsible for giving the form, duly signed by the
official medical doctor, to the FIVB Technical Supervisor who shall assess the situation (if needed
together with the event’s Organizing Committee, the official medical doctor and the FIVB Medical
Delegate, if present), and make a copy of the form to be attached to the Technical Supervisor report
together with the relevant match score sheet. The athlete will receive the original BVB-49 form for
submission to their medical doctor(s) who will then be responsible for clearing the athlete by
confirming that he/she is in good health and can participate without putting his/ her own health at risk.
The athlete must then present the form duly completed to the FIVB Technical Supervisor before
he/she plays their next match either in the same tournament or at the Preliminary Inquiry for the next
event he/she wishes to participate in. In the case that the medical doctor(s) for the team concerned is
not available, the athlete must get the written approval of the tournament’s official medical doctor or
the FIVB Medical Delegate, if present.
A maximum of two medical injury time-outs per athlete within a 12-month period are allowed. Extra
medical injury time-outs will be sanctioned according to the following monetary fee scale:
o USD 1,000 for 3rd injury time-out within a rolling 12-month period;
o USD 2,000 for 4th injury time-out within a rolling 12-month period;
o USD 3,000 for 5 or more injury time-outs within a rolling 12-month period.
The FIVB is entitled to deduct the sanction from the payment of the Prize Money.
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PRELIMINARY
INQUIRY
AND TECHNICAL
MEETING (IF
APPLICABLE)
The athletes’ attendance at the Preliminary Inquiry (Qualification (if any) and Main Draw) is mandatory. Both
athletes of the team must present at the Preliminary Inquiry and confirm their presence by signing at the
Preliminary Inquiry.
DATE AND TIME OF PRELIMINARY INQUIRY
It is not mandatory to organize the Technical Meeting for the tournament and it will be only held upon the
request of the promoter. (If the Technical Meeting is scheduled, please clarify the date and time for the
Technical Meeting (Qualification and Main Draw tournament)
If required, a drawing of lots will be carried out in the same room where the Preliminary Inquiry is held, to
break the ties on the seeding immediately after the approval of final list of eligible participating teams, within 1
hour after the completion of the completion of Preliminary Inquiry.
Finalized seeding list and the match up & additional detailed information on the competition will be distributed
on the FIVB website immediately once the seeding list is established, possibly within 1 hour after the
completion of the Preliminary Inquiry or eventually after the drawing of lots (if applicable).
UNIFORMS AND
ACCESSORIES
If required by the FIVB Technical Delegate, uniforms and accessories will be checked during the Preliminary
Inquiry. Athletes of the same team must wear the same colour and style of shorts. The display of the individual
players' sponsors' logos on shorts and accessories must comply with the FIVB advertising regulations. While
players’ tops will be provided by the Organizers to the athletes, shorts/bottoms and accessories must be
provided by the players and/or by their sponsors.
Uniforms will also be provided by the Organizers to Officials Organizing staff members and volunteers.
SEEDING
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Teams in the Qualification tournament are seeded per the FIVB Seeding Points, i.e. the sum of the
two individual Athlete Entry Points on the date of the Preliminary Inquiry.
When two teams or more teams have the same sum of FIVB Seeding points, ties shall be broken as
follows:
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The most sum of Athlete Technical Entry Points will be seeded higher, and if still tied, then;
The most sum of Athlete Technical Points will be seeded higher, and if still tied, then;
The drawing of lots is implemented among the teams still tied.
Teams in the Main Draw, including the teams advance from the Qualification tournament, wild cards
as well as teams picked up by the lucky-loser draws (if any), are seeded per the FIVB Seeding
Points, i.e. the sum of the two individual Athlete Entry Points on the date of the Preliminary Inquiry.
When two teams or more teams have the same sum of FIVB Seeding points, ties shall be broken as
follows:
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Seeding of the host countries teams:
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The most sum of Athlete Technical Entry Points will be seeded higher, and if still tied, then;
The most sum of Athlete Technical Points will be seeded higher, and if still tied, then;
The drawing of lots is implemented among the teams still tied.
Best ranked host country team (as per its seeding points) will receive Seed #1 (Pool A) if the
team is ranked with the first eight (8) teams. Otherwise, the best ranked host country team
will receive Seed #8 (Pool H).
The remaining host country teams will be seeded naturally as per their Seeding Points.
Host country teams shall never be placed in the same pool. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and any other
eventual host country team(s) will have their seed increased (for example from Seed #15 to
Seed #16) until they are in a different pool then the other host country teams. Should
increasing the seed not work (or not be possible) then the seed is reduced (for example from
Seed #32 to Seed 31) until the host country team is in a different pool.
The relative seeding of the host country teams must be respected and preserved after the
host country teams have been placed in separate pools.
Wild Cards maintain their natural seeding;
For more details, please refer to the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball Sport Regulations.
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RULES OF THE
GAME
AND OFFICIAL
BALL
Playing system
Rally Point System 2 out of 3 sets as follows:
a) First and second sets
21 Points
switch every 7 points
one technical time-out of 30" at third court switch (sum of 21 points)
one time-out of 30" per team/set
b) Third eventual set
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15 points
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switch every 5 points
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one time-out per team
All sets win by 2 points
Intervals between sets to be of 1 minute
Official Ball: NEW MIKASA VLS-300 (67 cm +1/-1)
WELCOME
AND LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION
Closest Airport: INSERT NAME OF AIRPORT
Distance from airport to venue: INSERT DISTANCE
INSERT INFORMATION ON TRANSPORTATION FROM/TO THE AIRPORT
The travel form (BVB/31 – Athletes & BVB/31b - Delegation) has to be sent to the Organizer at the latest three
days before the start of the event. Please find the form via the following link:
http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Forms.asp
TRANSPORTATION
Main Draw athletes will be eligible free of charge for all local transportation to/from the airport and to/from the
hotel through the Event Organisers.
Athletes (or their National Federations) will be requested to apply early enough for their entry visas, whenever
needed and will be accountable for all visa expenses.
BOARD AND
LODGING
Qualification Tournament teams will be responsible for their own expenses including, but not limited to, airfare,
visa, hotel, food and miscellaneous expenses
The organizers will provide the Main Draw teams (including the athletes proceeding from the
Qualification Tournament into the Main Draw) with hotel accommodation (double room) in the
Organizer's designated Hotel and with meals from the evening before the start of the Main Draw until the day
after the elimination of the teams from the event, breakfast included.
Athletes will be personally responsible for all extras at the hotel such as mini-bar, phone calls, laundry, etc. to
be paid upon checkout.
The organizers will not be required to make reservations for coaches, guests, teams’ physiotherapists, friends,
or family members accompanying the participating athletes.
The FIVB strongly recommends that the organizers accommodate athletes in different hotels than the hotel for
the FIVB officials and referees.
MAIN DRAW
HOTEL
INSERT HOTEL NAME, ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS
INSERT HOTELS NAME, ADDRESS AND CONTACT DETAILS
HOTEL FOR THE
FIVB OFFICIALS,
NEUTRAL
INTERNATIONAL
REFEREES, ETC.
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ACCREDITATION
NO SHOW
Organizers will provide all Organizing Committee members, FIVB Officials, referees, athletes, VIPs,
journalists, technical staff, court personnel, volunteers, etc. with an official accreditation card and will ensure
that only people with appropriate accreditation will access the designated venue areas.
Organizers are also requested to provide accreditation cards for one coach and one physiotherapist per team.
The appropriate forms (for coaches and physiotherapists) are available at the following link:
http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Forms.asp
If an athlete fails to attend the Preliminary Inquiry and to notify the FIVB or the Organizers in advance, that
athlete’s team is eliminated from the tournament and a fine of USD 650 (Qualification Tournament) or USD
2,000 (Main Draw Tournament) is imposed on him/ her, unless the FIVB accepts to the reason as “force
majeure”. The athlete has to prove the circumstances constituting the “force majeure”.
In addition to the above fines, No-Show teams without an approved Force Majeure shall have the event count
as zero (0) points for the Athlete Entry point calculations among the best six (6) of last eight (8) results
considered for entry and seeding purposes at the FIVB beach volleyball tournaments.
If a team withdraws without a valid reason before a match (e.g. no show) or during a match (e.g. refusal to
continue) they will lose by forfeit 0-2 (0:21, 0:21) and will earn 0 match points. In addition, this match result will
be marked with “DSQ”. The winning team will receive 2 match points with sets of 2:0 and rally points of 0:0,
0:0.
LATE ARRIVAL
If an athlete arrives late to the Preliminary Inquiry, a fine of USD 150 (Qualification tournament, if applicable)
or USD 250 (Main Draw tournament) will be imposed on him/her.
There is a huge risk if the player/team failed to attend the preliminary inquiry in due time and upon the decision
of the FIVB Technical Delegate assigned, teams failed to attend the preliminary inquiry will be excluded from
the tournament concerned. The fine for Late Arrival only applies if the player/team is witnessed and/or
confirmed to be onsite by the FIVB Technical Delegate but did not attend the Preliminary Inquiry in due time
(e.g. witnessed to have been training in the venue, or check in at the hotel or other reliable information that the
team confirming that the team is present at the event).
Special cases of late arrival may only be considered upon proof of ‘force majeure’ reason, such as cancel of
the flight by the airline company, transportation failure, etc., and such proof must be communicated to the
FIVB Technical Delegate assigned with a copy to FIVB Beach Department in due time before the start of the
Preliminary Inquiry. No fine shall apply.
INSURANCE
Athletes must have their own liability and medical insurance.
MEDICAL
CONTROLS
The FIVB reserves the right to perform random medical controls on the participating athletes and alcohol tests
on the officials, as per FIVB rules and regulations.
APPENDIX
OTHER
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Official invitation letter to be addressed to the participating FIVB officials and National Federations
Confirmed NF Entry List (Main Draw, Qualification tournaments and teams in the Reserve)
List of hotels for the Qualification Tournament players (if applicable), media and guests (see website)
Travel Itinerary Form (BVB/31 and BVB/31b).
It is the responsibility of the athletes to inform the Promoters concerned about his/her travel
itinerary accordingly.
For any eventual discrepancies, the 2017 version of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Sport Regulations and the
2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball Handbook will prevail.
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