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Beach Volleyball World Tour
BERJAYA
Full nameFIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
RegionWorld
Date spanFebruary–September (2021)
Tournaments(Men & Women)
(Men)
(Women)
TypeBeach volleyball
History
First tour1989
Last tour2021
Final edition33rd (2021)
Most World Tour titles
Men (team)Brazil Emanuel – Ricardo
(5 World Tour titles)
2002–2009
Women (team)Brazil Larissa – Juliana
(7 World Tour titles)
2004–2012
Men (individual)Brazil Emanuel Rego
(10 World Tour titles)
1996–2012
Women (individual)Brazil Larissa França
Brazil Juliana Silva
(8 World Tour titles each)
2004–2017
Final World Tour champions
MenNorway Anders Mol – Christian Sørum (2024)
WomenUnited States Kristen Nuss – Taryn Kloth (2024)
Most tournament titles
Men (team)Brazil Emanuel – Ricardo
(34 titles)
2002–2009[1]
Women (team)Brazil Larissa – Juliana
(45 titles)
2004–2012[2]
Men (individual)Brazil Emanuel Rego
(77 titles)
1996–2012[3]
Women (individual)Brazil Larissa França
(62 titles)
2005–2017[4]

The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons[5]) was the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The World Tour was introduced 1989 for men and in 1992 for women being and held yearly since then. In 2021 it was rebranded as the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour.

Several tournaments were staged throughout the year. All athletes who competed in the qualifying and main draws of the tournaments earned points in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings, and after the last stage the pair that accumulated the most points during the year was declared the champion of the World Tour (only points from 75% of the tournaments in the season were considered for the ranking). Winning the World Tour was considered to be one of the highest honours in international beach volleyball, being surpassed only by the World Championships, and the Beach Volleyball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games. The Tour was historically dominated by Brazilian teams.

History

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The international professional tour was originally known as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Series, and began in 1989 for men and 1992 for women. It was rebranded as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 1997.[6] The World Tour was previously accompanied by FIVB Challenger and Satellite events, which served as a developmental circuit for up-and-coming players.[7] The FIVB handed over the organizing of Challenger and Satellite events to the continental confederations in 2009.[8]

Tournaments in the World Tour were previously categorized as either Grand Slams, Majors or Opens. This was replaced by the star rating structure in 2017.[9]

In October 2021, FIVB announced a rebranding of the series as the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, starting with the 2022 edition.[10]

Tournament categories

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The star ranking tournament structure was introduced in 2017.[11] World Tour tournaments were ranked from 1 to 5 stars, with 5-star tournaments offering the most prize money. The 2018 World Tour had 47 international tournaments with a total prize purse of over US$7 million.[12] Competing in the World Tour as well as other FIVB-recognized tournaments such as the Summer Olympics allowed players to earn FIVB Ranking Points, with higher-star events being worth more points.[13] The World Tour concluded with the World Tour Finals at the end of each season.[13] A new tournament classification was introduced in 2022.

Tournaments 1989–1996 1997–2014 2015−2016 2017−2021 2022−present
Tiers 0 — —World Tour Finals
I Opens Grand Slams Grand Slams/Major Series5-star/Major SeriesElite 16
II — Opens4-star tournamentsChallengers
III — Challengers3-star tournamentsFutures
IV — Satellites2-star tournaments—
V — —1-star tournaments—
Prize money (2023 season)
Event category Prize money
(per gender)
World Tour FinalsUS$800,000
World ChampionshipsUS$500,000
Elite 16US$150,000
ChallengerUS$75,000
FuturesUS$5,000

Champions

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YearMen's championsWomen's champions
1989United States Sinjin Smith (1) / Randy Stoklos (1)
1990United States Sinjin Smith (2) / Randy Stoklos (2)
1991United States Sinjin Smith (3) / Randy Stoklos (3)
1992United States Sinjin Smith (4) / Randy Stoklos (4)United States Karolyn Kirby (1) / Nancy Reno
1993Brazil Roberto Lopes (1) / Franco Neto (1)United States Karolyn Kirby (2) / Liz Masakayan
1994Norway Jan Kvalheim / Bjørn MaaseideBrazil Mônica Rodrigues / Adriana Samuel
1995Brazil Roberto Lopes (2) / Franco Neto (2)Brazil Sandra Pires (1) / Jackie Silva (1)
1996Brazil Zé Marco de Melo (1) / Emanuel Rego (1)Brazil Sandra Pires (2) / Jackie Silva (2)
1997Brazil Zé Marco de Melo (2) / Emanuel Rego (2)Brazil Adriana Behar (1) / Shelda Bede (1)
1998Brazil Rogério Ferreira / Guilherme MarquesBrazil Adriana Behar (2) / Shelda Bede (2)
1999Brazil José Loiola / Emanuel Rego (3)Brazil Adriana Behar (3) / Shelda Bede (3)
2000Brazil Zé Marco de Melo (3) / Ricardo Santos (1)Brazil Adriana Behar (4) / Shelda Bede (4)
2001Brazil Tande Ramos / Emanuel Rego (4)Brazil Adriana Behar (5) / Shelda Bede (5)
2002Argentina Mariano Baracetti / Martín CondeUnited States Misty May / Kerri Walsh
2003Brazil Emanuel Rego (5) / Ricardo Santos (2)Brazil Ana Paula Connelly (1) / Sandra Pires (3)
2004Brazil Emanuel Rego (6) / Ricardo Santos (3)Brazil Adriana Behar (6) / Shelda Bede (6)
2005Brazil Emanuel Rego (7) / Ricardo Santos (4)Brazil Larissa França (1) / Juliana Silva (1)
2006Brazil Emanuel Rego (8) / Ricardo Santos (5)Brazil Larissa França (2) / Juliana Silva (2)
2007Brazil Emanuel Rego (9) / Ricardo Santos (6)Brazil Larissa França (3) / Juliana Silva (3)
2008Brazil Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg SalgadoBrazil Shelda Bede (7) / Ana Paula Connelly (2)
2009Germany Julius Brink / Jonas ReckermannBrazil Larissa França (4) / Juliana Silva (4)
2010United States Phil Dalhausser / Todd RogersBrazil Larissa França (5) / Juliana Silva (5)
2011Brazil Alison Cerutti (1) / Emanuel Rego (10)Brazil Larissa França (6) / Juliana Silva (6)
2012United States Jake Gibb / Sean RosenthalBrazil Larissa França (7) / Juliana Silva (7)
2013Latvia Aleksandrs Samoilovs (1) / Jānis Šmēdiņš (1)Brazil Talita Antunes (1) / Taiana Lima
2014Latvia Aleksandrs Samoilovs (2) / Jānis Šmēdiņš (2)Brazil Maria Elisa Antonelli / Juliana Silva (7)
2015Brazil Alison Cerutti (2) / Bruno Oscar SchmidtBrazil Ágatha Bednarczuk (1) / Bárbara Seixas
2016Latvia Aleksandrs Samoilovs (3) / Jānis Šmēdiņš (3)Germany Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst
2017Brazil Evandro Oliveira / André SteinBrazil Talita Antunes (2) / Larissa França (7)
2018Norway Anders Mol (1) / Christian Sørum (1)Brazil Ágatha Bednarczuk (2) / Eduarda Lisboa
2019Norway Anders Mol (2) / Christian Sørum (2)Canada Melissa Humana-Paredes / Sarah Pavan
2020No official champions due to several events being postponed or canceled amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][15][16]
2021Qatar Cherif Samba (1) / Ahmed Tijan (1)Brazil Ágatha Bednarczuk (3) / Eduarda Lisboa (2)
World Tour Final champions
2022Norway Anders Mol (3) / Christian Sørum (3)United States Sara Hughes / Kelly Cheng
2023Sweden David Åhman / Jonatan HellvigUnited States Kristen Nuss / Taryn Kloth
2024Norway Anders Mol (4) / Christian Sørum (4)United States Kristen Nuss (2) / Taryn Kloth (2)
2025Norway Anders Mol (5) / Christian Sørum (5)Brazil Carol Solberg (1) / Rebecca Cavalcante (1)

FIVB World Tour Finals

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The Tour Finals were the season-ending championships of the FIVB World Tour and featured only the top performing teams during the regular season. The tournament was first held in 2015.

Men's results

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Tournament Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2015 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals[17]
Fort Lauderdale, United States
29 September – 4 October 2015		BERJAYA Alison Cerutti (BRA)
BERJAYA Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
21–13, 21–15		BERJAYA Phil Dalhausser (USA)
BERJAYA Nicholas Lucena (USA)		BERJAYA Evandro Oliveira (BRA)
BERJAYA Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)
21–19, 21–14		BERJAYA Alexander Brouwer (NED)
BERJAYA Robert Meeuwsen (NED)
2016 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals[18]
Toronto, Canada
13–18 September 2016		BERJAYA Alison Cerutti (BRA)
BERJAYA Bruno Oscar Schmidt (BRA)
21–19, 21–19		BERJAYA Evandro Oliveira (BRA)
BERJAYA Pedro Solberg Salgado (BRA)		BERJAYA Tri Bourne (USA)
BERJAYA John Hyden (USA)
21–14, 22–20		BERJAYA Ben Saxton (CAN)
BERJAYA Chaim Schalk (CAN)
2017 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals[19]
Hamburg, Germany
US$400,000
22–27 August 2017		BERJAYA Phil Dalhausser (USA)
BERJAYA Nick Lucena (USA)
21–15, 21–13		BERJAYA Evandro Oliveira (BRA)
BERJAYA André Stein (BRA)		BERJAYA Daniele Lupo (ITA)
BERJAYA Paolo Nicolai (ITA)
21–17, 19–21, 15–12		BERJAYA Piotr Kantor (POL)
BERJAYA Bartosz Łosiak (POL)
2018 FIVB World Tour Finals[20]
Hamburg, Germany
US$400,000
14–19 August 2018		BERJAYA Anders Mol (NOR)
BERJAYA Christian Sørum (NOR)
21–19, 21–17		BERJAYA Michał Bryl (POL)
BERJAYA Grzegorz Fijałek (POL)		BERJAYA Piotr Kantor (POL)
BERJAYA Bartosz Łosiak (POL)
19–21, 21–15, 15–13		BERJAYA Julius Thole (GER)
BERJAYA Clemens Wickler (GER)
2019 FIVB World Tour Finals[21]
Rome, Italy
US$300,000
28 August – 8 September 2019		BERJAYA Viacheslav Krasilnikov (RUS)
BERJAYA Oleg Stoyanovskiy (RUS)
21–16, 21–16		 BERJAYA Julius Thole (GER)
BERJAYA Clemens Wickler (GER)		 BERJAYA Anders Mol (NOR)
BERJAYA Christian Sørum (NOR)
21–16, 21–15		BERJAYA Taylor Crabb (USA)
BERJAYA Jake Gibb (USA)
2021 FIVB World Tour Finals[22]
Cagliari, Italy
US$300,000
6—10 October 2021		BERJAYA Anders Mol (NOR)
BERJAYA Christian Sørum (NOR)
22–20, 23–21		 BERJAYA Ondřej Perušič (CZE)
BERJAYA David Schweiner (CZE)		 BERJAYA Steven van de Velde (NED)
BERJAYA Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)
23–21, 21–17		BERJAYA Paolo Nicolai (ITA)
BERJAYA Daniele Lupo (ITA)
2022 FIVB World Tour Finals[23]
Doha, Qatar
US$800,000
26–29 January 2023		 BERJAYA Anders Mol (NOR)
BERJAYA Christian Sørum (NOR)
21–18, 21–18		 BERJAYA Michał Bryl (POL)
BERJAYA Bartosz Łosiak (POL)		 BERJAYA Paolo Nicolai (ITA)
BERJAYA Samuele Cottafava (ITA)
22–20, 19–21, 16–14		 BERJAYA Alexander Brouwer (NED)
BERJAYA Robert Meeuwsen (NED)
2023 FIVB World Tour Finals[24]
Doha, Qatar
US$800,000
6–9 December 2023		 BERJAYA David Åhman (SWE)
BERJAYA Jonatan Hellvig (SWE)
21–16, 21–17		 BERJAYA Anders Mol (NOR)
BERJAYA Christian Sørum (NOR)		 BERJAYA George Wanderley (BRA)
BERJAYA André Stein (BRA)
21–17, 21–17		 BERJAYA Cherif Younousse (QAT)
BERJAYA Ahmed Tijan (QAT)
2024 FIVB World Tour Finals[25]
Doha, Qatar
US$800,000
4–7 December 2024		 BERJAYA Anders Mol (NOR)
BERJAYA Christian Sørum (NOR)
21–18, 22–20		 BERJAYA David Åhman (SWE)
BERJAYA Jonatan Hellvig (SWE)		 BERJAYA Cherif Younousse (QAT)
BERJAYA Ahmed Tijan (QAT)
18–21, 21–15, 17–15		 BERJAYA Stefan Boermans (NED)
BERJAYA Yorick de Groot (NED)

Women's results

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Tournament Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
2015 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals[26]
Fort Lauderdale, United States
29 September – 4 October 2015		BERJAYA Talita Antunes (BRA)
BERJAYA Larissa França (BRA)
21–17, 21–18		BERJAYA Laura Ludwig (GER)
BERJAYA Kira Walkenhorst (GER)		BERJAYA Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)
BERJAYA Bárbara Seixas (BRA)
22–20, 14–21, 15–10		BERJAYA Heather Bansley (CAN)
BERJAYA Sarah Pavan (CAN)
2016 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals[27]
Toronto, Canada
13–18 September 2016		BERJAYA Laura Ludwig (GER)
BERJAYA Kira Walkenhorst (GER)
21–18, 21–16		BERJAYA Joana Heidrich (SUI)
BERJAYA Nadine Zumkehr (SUI)		BERJAYA Isabelle Forrer (SUI)
BERJAYA Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI)
21–19, 21–18		BERJAYA Talita Antunes (BRA)
BERJAYA Larissa França (BRA)
2017 Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals[28]
Hamburg, Germany
US$400,000
22–27 August 2017		BERJAYA Laura Ludwig (GER)
BERJAYA Kira Walkenhorst (GER)
21–17, 19–21, 15–10		BERJAYA Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)
BERJAYA Eduarda Lisboa (BRA)		BERJAYA Talita Antunes (BRA)
BERJAYA Larissa França (BRA)
21–17, 21–19		BERJAYA Melissa Humana-Paredes (CAN)
BERJAYA Sarah Pavan (CAN)
2018 FIVB World Tour Finals[29]
Hamburg, Germany
US$400,000
14–19 August 2018		BERJAYA Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)
BERJAYA Eduarda Lisboa (BRA)
21–15, 21–19		BERJAYA Barbora Hermannová (CZE)
BERJAYA Markéta Sluková (CZE)		BERJAYA Mariafe Artacho del Solar (AUS)
BERJAYA Taliqua Clancy (AUS)
21–15, 19–21, 15–8		BERJAYA Maria Elisa Antonelli (BRA)
BERJAYA Carolina Solberg Salgado (BRA)
2019 FIVB World Tour Finals[30]
Rome, Italy
US$300,000
28 August – 8 September 2019		BERJAYA Margareta Kozuch (GER)
BERJAYA Laura Ludwig (GER)
21–19, 21–17		BERJAYA Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)
BERJAYA Eduarda Lisboa (BRA)		BERJAYA Rebecca Cavalcante (BRA)
BERJAYA Ana Patrícia Ramos (BRA)
19–21, 21–18, 16–14		BERJAYA Joana Heidrich (SUI)
BERJAYA Anouk Vergé-Dépré (SUI)
2021 FIVB World Tour Finals[31]
Cagliari, Italy
US$300,000
6—10 October 2021		BERJAYA Julia Sude (GER)
BERJAYA Karla Borger (GER)
21–13, 23–21		 BERJAYA Sarah Pavan (CAN)
BERJAYA Melissa Humana-Paredes (CAN)		 BERJAYA April Ross (USA)
BERJAYA Alix Klineman (USA)
21–8, 21–17		 BERJAYA Nadezda Makroguzova (RUS)
BERJAYA Svetlana Kholomina (RUS)
2022 FIVB World Tour Finals[32]
Doha, Qatar
US$800,000
26–29 January 2023		 BERJAYA Sara Hughes (USA)
BERJAYA Kelly Cheng (USA)
21–18, 21–16		 BERJAYA Eduarda Santos Lisboa (BRA)
BERJAYA Ana Patrícia Ramos (BRA)		 BERJAYA Katja Stam (NED)
BERJAYA Raïsa Schoon (NED)
21–18, 21–10		 BERJAYA Taliqua Clancy (AUS)
BERJAYA Mariafe Artacho del Solar (AUS)
2023 FIVB World Tour Finals[33]
Doha, Qatar
US$800,000
6–9 December 2023		 BERJAYA Kristen Nuss (USA)
BERJAYA Taryn Kloth (USA)
21–17, 21–14		 BERJAYA Svenja Müller (GER)
BERJAYA Cinja Tillmann (GER)		 BERJAYA Ana Patrícia Ramos (BRA)
BERJAYA Eduarda Santos Lisboa (BRA)
21–13, 18–21, 15–12		 BERJAYA Mariafe Artacho del Solar (AUS)
BERJAYA Taliqua Clancy (AUS)
2024 FIVB World Tour Finals[34]
Doha, Qatar
US$800,000
4–7 December 2024		 BERJAYA Kristen Nuss (USA)
BERJAYA Taryn Kloth (USA)
21–19, 21–17		 BERJAYA Terese Cannon (USA)
BERJAYA Megan Kraft (USA)		 BERJAYA Tīna Graudiņa (LAT)
BERJAYA Anastasija Samoilova (LAT)
24–22, 21–16		 BERJAYA Xue Chen (CHN)
BERJAYA Xia Xinyi (CHN)

Award winners

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Men's FIVB World Tour award winners

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Women's FIVB World Tour award winners

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Sponsorship

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References

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  1. ↑ International Men's Career Team Victory Leaders, Beach Volleyball Database
  2. ↑ International Women's Career Team Victory Leaders, Beach Volleyball Database
  3. ↑ International Men's Career Individual Victory Leaders, Beach Volleyball Database
  4. ↑ International Women's Career Individual Victory Leaders, Beach Volleyball Database
  5. ↑ SWATCH-FIVB World Tour – Five Years of Success Archived 2008-11-20 at the Wayback Machine, The-Watchez.com
  6. ↑ "Biography of Beach Volleyball". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ "FIVB Beach Volleyball Events ... from the World Championships to the grass roots: Challenger and Satellite Events" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ "FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour: 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. p. 67. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ "FIVB Announces New 5-Star Structure For FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. November 7, 2016. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Volleyball World announces Beach Pro Tour: the ultimate beach volleyball experience". Volleyball World. October 9, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  11. ↑ Competition Calendar, FIVB.org
  12. ↑ "NEW TOURNAMENTS TO TAKE BEACH VOLLEYBALL FURTHER THAN EVER BEFORE". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. November 8, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "FIVB Sports Regulations: Beach Volleyball" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. November 30, 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 27, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour events postponed due to coronavirus, Inside the Games, 24 March 2020
  15. ↑ FIVB announces further changes to calendar due to coronavirus pandemic, Inside the Games, 31 March 2020
  16. ↑ FIVB cancel two more Beach World Tour events due to COVID-19, Inside the Games, 13 April 2020
  17. ↑ Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals | Schedule, FIVB.org
  18. ↑ SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR FINALS Main Draw, FIVB.org
  19. ↑ SWATCH BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR FINALS PRESENTED BY VODAFONE, FIVB.org
  20. ↑ Main Draw - World Tour Finals 2018, FIVB.org
  21. ↑ Main Draw - World Tour Finals 2019, FIVB.org
  22. ↑ World Tour Finals - Cagliari | Men - Main draw, FIVB.org
  23. ↑ Beach Pro Tour The Finals - Doha | Men - Main draw, VolleyballWorld.com
  24. ↑ BPT Finals - Doha | Men - Main draw, VolleyballWorld.com
  25. ↑ BPT Finals - Doha | Men - Main draw, VolleyballWorld.com
  26. ↑ Ft. Lauderdale Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals | Schedule, FIVB.org
  27. ↑ SWATCH FIVB WORLD TOUR FINALS Main Draw, FIVB.org
  28. ↑ SWATCH BEACH VOLLEYBALL FIVB WORLD TOUR FINALS PRESENTED BY VODAFONE, FIVB.org
  29. ↑ Main Draw - World Tour Finals 2018, FIVB.org
  30. ↑ Main Draw - World Tour Finals 2019 Archived 2020-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, FIVB.org
  31. ↑ World Tour Finals - Cagliari | Women - Main draw Archived 2021-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, FIVB.org
  32. ↑ Beach Pro Tour The Finals - Doha | Women - Main draw, VolleyballWorld.com
  33. ↑ BPT Finals - Doha | Women - Main draw, VolleyballWorld.com
  34. ↑ BPT Finals - Doha | Women - Main draw, VolleyballWorld.com

Sources

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  • Official site
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour at Wikimedia Commons
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