Bangkok, Thailand, February 4, 2024 – The AVC Finance Committee held a hybrid meeting at Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel Bangkok on Sunday to get updated on financial situations, acknowledge financial support and discuss expenditure budget. Mr Cai Yi from China, himself AVC Senior Executive Vice President, Executive Zonal Vice President representing Eastern Zone, AVC Treasurer...
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AVC COACHES COMMITTEE EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUATION OF COOPERATION PROJECTS
Bangkok, Thailand, February 3, 2024 – The AVC Coaches Committee met in a hybrid format at Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel Bangkok on Saturday to discuss key issues including coaching support to National Federations and cooperation projects. AVC CC Chairman Mr Park Ki Won from Korea, Secretary Mr Mohamed Ahmed Al Thawadi from Bahrain, Mr G.E....
AVC BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMMITTEE DISCUSSES IMPORTANT ISSUES AND NEW CHALLENGES
Bangkok, Thailand, February 2, 2024 – The AVC Beach Volleyball Committee met in a hybrid format at Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel Bangkok on Friday to discuss key topics including hosting regulations and get updates on relevant beach volleyball matters Mr Craig Carracher from Australia, himself Member of FIVB Board of Administration and FIVB Beach Volleyball...
AVC REFEREES COMMITTEE REVIEWS WORK DONE AND TASKS IN PROGRESS
Bangkok, Thailand, February 1, 2024 – The AVC Referees Committee met at Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel Bangkok on Thursday to review all relevant matters concerning refereeing activities and keep Members more engaged at work and new challenges. AVC RC Chairman Mr Songsak Chareonpong from Thailand, himself Member of FIVB Rules of the Game and Refereeing...
KEY TOPICS DISCUSSED AT AVC SPORTS EVENTS COUNCIL MEETING
Bangkok, Thailand, February 1, 2024 – The AVC Sports Events Council Meeting was concluded on a positive note at Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel Bangkok on Thursday, with the future collaboration with Volleyball World and review of the Asian Championships in the previous season among the crucial topics raised for awareness and further discussion. AVC SEC...
TOP INTERNATIONAL COACHES MEET FOR THE FIVB TECHNICAL AND COACHING COMMISSION
The meeting was held in hybrid format with the Commission President joining from the FIVB Headquarters Top-tier international coaches, led by Commission President Giovanni Guidetti and Secretary Philippe Blain, gathered on Monday for the FIVB Technical and Coaching Commission to discuss the 2023 season and look ahead to 2024. The Commission discussed several important topics,...
BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMMISSION REFLECTS ON REMARKABLE 2023 ON SAND!
The highly successful 2023 beach volleyball season and 2024 calendar were discussed The FIVB Beach Volleyball Commission this week celebrated what has been a remarkable year for the sport during its annual meeting which was held in a hybrid format, with the Commission President Vicente Araujo and Secretary Edward Drakich both joining from the FIVB...
FIVB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LOOKS AHEAD TO VOLLEYBALL’S BRIGHT FUTURE
Various exciting initiatives were discussed during the recent meeting The FIVB Executive Committee this week hosted a hybrid meeting to discuss the latest innovations and achievements in sport while looking ahead to the bright future of volleyball with many new and important initiatives explored. With the Continental Confederation Presidents joining from the FIVB Headquarters, the...
STRONG ANTI-DOPING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMMES HIGHLIGHTED AT MEDICAL COMMISSION MEETING
Very low number of positive doping cases in 2023 proves the effectiveness of the systems in place The FIVB Medical Commission highlighted its latest initiatives during the annual meeting held in a hybrid format, with the Commission President Annie Peytavin and Secretary Bruno Borges da Fonseca joining in person from the FIVB Headquarters. The Commission...
SNOW VOLLEYBALL’S FUTURE STRATEGY AND VISION DISCUSSED AT COMMISSION MEETING
The meeting focused on reviewing snow volleyball activities and planning for the years ahead The FIVB Snow Volleyball Commission talked in depth about the sport’s future strategy and vision during its meeting this week held in the hybrid format, with FIVB 2nd Executive Vice-President, European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) President and Commission President Aleksandar Boričić, as...
VOLLEYBALL COUNCIL REFLECT ON SUCCESSFUL 2023 SEASON
The 2023 volleyball season described as turning point by the FIVB President The Volleyball Council met Tuesday in a hybrid format to discuss a number of key topics, including the huge success of the 2023 season and the bright future ahead for the sport, with the Council President, Secretary and Continental Confederation Presidents joining from...
ZONAL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENTS SHARE LATEST UPDATES AT SEMINAR
The fourth Zonal Association Presidents’ seminar, organised by the FIVB, saw the Zones presenting their achievements and updates The FIVB this week hosted the fourth Zonal Association Presidents’ seminar, providing the Zonal Associations with an opportunity to share their latest achievements and updates. Following presentations by a number of Zonal Association Presidents during the previous...
Volleyball News
ASTEMO HOST AGEO IN WEEKEND’S HIGHLIGHT IN JAPAN
Watch the women’s SV.League in Japan live on VBTV Astemo’s American middle blocker Brionne Butler in attack Another seven double-headers in the women’s Daido Life SV.League are coming up in Japan this weekend, highlighted by a clash between two teams from the top half of the current standings. Astemo Rivale Ibaraki will welcome Saitama Ageo...
FIVE MEN’S DOUBLE HEADERS COMING UP IN JAPAN THIS WEEKEND
Watch the men’s SV.League in Japan live on VBTV Toray Arrows’ Brazilian opposite Alan Souza on the serve Interestingly, this weekend’s competition programme in the men’s Daido Life SV.League offers five double headers, in each of which a team from the top half of the table will go against a team from the bottom half....
2025 IN PREVIEW: THAILAND TO WELCOME WORLD’S BEST 32 WOMEN’S TEAMS THIS SUMMER
The first edition of the FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship after the format changes will take place from 22 August to 7 September The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s World Championship will be held in Thailand The competition will be played under a new format with 32 teams participating A total of 64 matches will be...
2025 IN PREVIEW: 32 TEAMS HEADING TO THE PHILIPPINES FOR MEN’S WORLD CHAMPS
The first edition after the format changes will take place from 12 to 28 September in one of Asia’s top volleyball destinations. The 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship will take place in Manila It will be the played under a new format with 32 teams participating 64 matches in total will be played at...
VOREAS PRODUCE SHOCKING WIN IN TOKYO
Recap of men’s SV.League 12th-leg matches Voreas Hokkaido celebrate a well-deserved win over Tokyo Great Bears at the Ariake Coliseum (source: @voreas_official) In the most surprising result of this weekend’s 12th leg in the men’s Daido Life SV.League in Japan, table trailers Voreas Hokkaido squeezed out a five-set away win over Tokyo Great Bears, who...
2025 IN PREVIEW: FOUR YOUTH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO ADD EXCITEMENT TO VOLLEYBALL SUMMER
Croatia and Serbia jointly, Uzbekistan, Indonesia and China to host the U19 and U21 tournaments Osijek and Belgrade to organize the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Girls’ U19 World Championship 2025 FIVB Volleyball Boys’ U19 World Championship to be held in Tashkent Surabaya to welcome the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Women’s U21 World Championship 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s...
NEC AND OSAKA EXCHANGE WINS, DENSO AND AGEO SUFFER UPSETS
Recap of women’s SV.League 12th-leg matches Osaka’s Van Hecke spikes against the block of NEC’s Lorrayna and Nichika Yamada (source: @Marvelous_JT) The 13th leg of the women’s Daido Life SV.League in Japan offered a number of interesting results. In the big clash of the weekend, a remake of last season’s final, defending champions NEC Red...
TOP SIX CONFIRMED FOR ISA BIN RASHID BAHRAIN VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
Manama, Bahrain, January 12, 2025 – Three teams apiece from Pool A and Pool B qualified for the Isa bin Rashid Bahrain Volleyball League, which will kick off its round of Top 6 teams at the Bahrain Volleyball Association Arena inside Isa Sports City in Riffa on February 20. The action-packed preliminary matches came to...
MALDIVES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 CONCLUDES WITH DHIVEHI SIFAINGE CLUB DEFENDING THEIR TITLE
Dhivehi Sifainge Club celebrate their victory Malé, Maldives, January 11, 2025 – Dhivehi Sifainge Club stamped their authority over the National Volleyball Championship 2024, organized by the Volleyball Association of Maldives following their comeback 3-1 win against Club HDC in the Friday’s final showdown at the Social Center Indoor Hall. Club HDC finish runners-up The...
MORE THAN 400 AUSTRALIA’S YOUNG PLAYERS TAKE PART IN YEAR-ENDING CAMPS IN QUEENSLAND
Information and photo courtesy of volleyball.org.au Following the successful conclusion of the 2024 Australian Volleyball Schools Cup on the Gold Coast, Volleyball Australia continued its tradition of delivering an extensive December camps program, building on the success of 2023. Three camps were staged for boys and girls across Queensland, held in Toowoomba, Runaway Bay and...
2025 IN PREVIEW: FIRST EXPANDED VNL EDITION WITH 18 TEAMS PER GENDER
36 national teams will race for VNL honours from 4 June to 3 August VNL 2025 to be played with 18 teams per gender for the first time The teams are split into three pools of six for every competition week of the Preliminary Phase Women’s VNL gold medal showdown to be played on 27...
DEFENDING CHAMPS NEC AGAINST LEADERS OSAKA IN REMAKE OF LAST SEASON’S FINAL
Watch the women’s SV.League in Japan live on VBTV NEC’s Yoshino Sato in attack Women’s Daido Life SV.League defending champions NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki will meet silver medallists and current table leaders Osaka Marvelous in Japan for the first time this season as the seven double headers of the 12th leg unfold on Saturday and...
Beach Volleyball News
2025 IN PREVIEW: ADELAIDE TO HOST FIRST EVER BEACH WORLD CHAMPS IN ASIA
The world’s best 48 teams per gender will flock to South Australia in November The 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships will be held in Adelaide, for the first time on AVC territory The competitions will be played under the familiar format with 48 teams per gender A total of 216 matches will be contested...
25 FUTURES EVENTS ON 2025 BEACH PRO TOUR SEASON ANNOUNCED
A list of 25 events of the Futures category have already been added which is set to get underway in New Zealand in early March. 25 Futures events already in the plans for Beach Pro Tour 2025 Season opener to be held in Mount Maunganui in New Zealand as one of nine announced Asian stops...
ALASHOUSH ADVOCATES FOR U20 WEST ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP’S ROLE IN EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN
Jordan’s Ghayd Alashoush sits down with Egypt’s two-time Olympian Doaa Elghobashy to discuss how the U20 West Asian Championship is empowering young women through beach volleyball Jordan’s rising beach volleyball star, Ghayd Alashoush, recently competed at the West Asian Volleyball Association (WAVA) U20 Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship in Doha, Qatar, where she and her partner...
OLYMPIAN & TWO-TIME COMMONWEALTH GAMES GOLD MEDALLIST CHRIS MCHUGH RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL SCENE
Information and photos courtesy of volleyball.org.au Commonwealth Games gold medallist Chris McHugh retires from international scene – Volleyball Australia Tokyo 2020 Olympian and two-time Commonwealth Games champion Chris McHugh has announced that he will be retiring from international volleyball but he will not be lost to the sport. The 35-year-old made the announcement ahead of...
2025 IN PREVIEW: FOURTH SEASON OF BEACH PRO TOUR SET TO START IN MARCH
Nine Elite16 and six Challenge events currently on the calendar Nine Elite16 stops in the plans for Beach Pro Tour 2025 Tour’s fourth season to offer six Challenge events A number of Futures tournaments have already been registered for 2025 After three successful seasons in 2022, 2023 and 2024, the Beach Pro Tour is coming...
HSPNZ FUNDING BOOST FOR NEW ZEALAND HIGH PERFORMANCE BEACH PROGRAMME
Information and photo courtesy of volleyballnz.org.nz Volleyball New Zealand received a boost in the journey towards qualification for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 with confirmation this week of High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ) investment into the coming cycle. For the 2025-28 period, Volleyball New Zealand will receive $150,000 per year of support from HPSNZ....
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED BEACH PRO TOUR 2025!
Season to span five continents over nine months, culminating in the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Adelaide, Australia. Volleyball World is excited to unveil the schedule for the Beach Pro Tour 2025. The highly anticipated nine-month competition promises to be bigger and better than ever as the world’s elite beach volleyball talent go head-to-head in...
FIVB AND OLYMPIC SOLIDARITY JOIN FORCES TO HOST FIRST-EVER JUNIOR FEMALE BEACH VOLLEYBALL EVENT IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The event brought together 16 teams from across the region Beach volleyball courts in Doha, Qatar witnessed a landmark event last week as the inaugural WAVA U20 Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship took place, the first-ever junior female beach volleyball event in the Middle East. Organised by the FIVB and supported by Olympic Solidarity through the...
TOP BEACH VOLLEYBALL PAIRS CONVERGE IN DOHA FOR QUEEN & KING OF THE COURT FINALS
The event in Doha showcases elite beach volleyball talent, featuring headliners such as Olympic silver medallists Nils Ehlers and Clemens Wickler, alongside Beach Pro Tour stars. The Queen & King of the Court Finals are set to light up the Aspire Zone in Doha from December 12-14, featuring the world’s best beach volleyball pairs. This...
PERAK HOLDS ITS HISTORIC STATE-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 10, 2024 – Perak, a state in Malaysia, recently organized its first-ever State-Level Development Beach Volleyball Tournament, marking an exciting milestone in the promotion of sports within the region. This inaugural event was aimed to foster the growth of beach volleyball by providing local athletes with a platform to showcase their...
UNBEATEN AHMAN & HELLVIG AND CHERIF & AHMED STORM TO DOHA SEMIFINALS
All four quarterfinal vacancies still up for grabs and everybody is still in contention Jonatan Hellvig in attack The top two seeds in the men’s Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Finals in Doha – Qatar’s Cherif Younousse & Ahmed Tijan and Sweden’s David Ahman & Jonatan Hellvig – lived up to their status, won their...
HOME HEROES CHERIF & AHMED WIN TWO TIE-BREAKERS ON DOHA FINALS OPENING DAY
Boermans & De Groot and Ahman & Hellvig also start off with two wins each Ahmed Tijan in action Three men’s teams started their campaigns at the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Doha Finals with two wins each on Wednesday, but for two of them – home heroes Cherif Younousse & Ahmed Tijan and Sweden’s...
SENIOR ASIAN RANKING – WOMEN
TEAMS | POINTS |
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CHINA | 350.3 |
JAPAN | 325.18 |
THAILAND | 194.91 |
KAZAKHSTAN | 112.89 |
VIETNAM | 112.73 |
KOREA | 104.61 |
CHINESE TAIPEI | 80.08 |
PHILIPPINES | 46.77 |
INDIA | 46.53 |
INDONESIA | 45.60 |
SENIOR ASIAN RANKING – MEN
TEAMS | POINT |
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JAPAN | 338.12 |
IRAN | 185.07 |
QATAR | 151.46 |
CHINA | 144.02 |
KOREA | 138.48 |
AUSTRALIA | 114.61 |
CHINESE TAIPEI | 81.22 |
PAKISTAN | 80.71 |
INDONESIA | 59.29 |
VIETNAM | 58.91 |