Bangkok, Thailand, July 15, 2022 – The 2022 Southeast Asia Volleyball Association (SAVA) Meeting) in a hybrid format, combining an in-person event in Surabaya, Indonesia with remote attendees on Zoom, came to a fruitful close on Friday, with SAVA President Mr Somporn Chaibangyang calling for stronger cooperation for the sport’s brighter future in the region....






























AVC News
45TH AVC BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION MEETING ENDS WITH SIGHTS SET ON GROWTH OF THE SPORT AND ITS SUSTAINABILITY IN ASIA
Bangkok, Thailand, June 26, 2022 – The 45th AVC Board of Administration Meeting drew to a fruitful close in Taguig City, Manila, Philippines on Sunday as Members received a number of updates and discussed proposals and key strategic initiatives designed for sustainable development and the growth of the sport in Asia. The meeting was held...
FIVB AND VOLLEYBALL WORLD SIGN HISTORIC PARTNERSHIP WITH ASIAN VOLLEYBALL CONFEDERATION
Long-term partnership will see FIVB and Volleyball World invest significantly to further professionalise and grow the sport in Asia The FIVB and Volleyball World today signed a landmark agreement with the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) to explore and enhance the commercial potential of senior international volleyball and beach volleyball events in Asia, as well as...
FIVB PRESIDENT MEETS MEMBERS OF THE ASIAN VOLLEYBALL FAMILY
Various meetings, including with the players, were held in the Philippines FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça F° today met various members of the Asian Volleyball Family and the Philippines’ national volleyball and beach volleyball players during his visit to the country for the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2022 pool. Meeting with the PNVF Board...
FIVB PRESIDENT MEETS WITH ASIAN NATIONAL FEDERATIONS
One-on-one meetings were held in the Philippines during the VNL 2022 FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça F° held individual meetings this week with the National Federations of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) during his visit to the Philippines during the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2022 pool. Meeting with Heyzer Harsono The FIVB President met...
CONTINUED SUPPORT TO NATIONAL FEDERATIONS THE KEY ISSUE DISCUSSED AT FIVB MEETING IN PHILIPPINES
Bangkok, Thailand, June 23, 2022 – FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graca highlighted the support provided to AVC Affiliated National Federations and around the world during the Joint Meeting with National Federation and Zonal Association Presidents and AVC Leadership at Grand Hyatt Manila in Taguig City, Manila, Philippines on Thursday. Dr Ary Graca presided over...
FIVB FINANCE COMMISSION MEETS VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
The President and Secretary of the Commission joined from the FIVB Headquarters. The FIVB Finance Commission today held a meeting via videoconference with FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça F°, Commission President Essa Hamza Al Failakawi and Secretary of the Commission Habu Gumel joining from the FIVB Headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. During the meeting, the...
FIVB CELEBRATES 75TH ANNIVERSARY
Global Volleyball Family to celebrate together at 38th FIVB World Congress in the Netherlands this September The FIVB on Wednesday marked its 75th anniversary by reflecting on its incredible journey so far and the even brighter future ahead for volleyball. The FIVB’s history began on 20 April 1947, when representatives from 14 countries met in...
FIVB BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION MEETING CONCLUDES WITH UNITY AS KEY FOCUS
FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça F° closes the meeting and highlights united approach to the sport’s future FIVB President Dr Ary S. Graça F° brought the FIVB Board of Administration meeting to a close with a call to elevate volleyball and beach volleyball to even greater heights through teamwork and unity. Discussions focused on...
FIVB BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION APPROVES CHANGES TO COMPOSITION OF FIVB COMMISSIONS AND JUDICIAL BODIES
Meeting hosted in a hybrid format in FIVB Headquarters and online The FIVB Board of Administration today confirmed several changes to the composition of the FIVB Athletes’ Commission, FIVB Technical and Coaching Commission and FIVB Judicial Bodies. Italy’s Samuele Papi appointed as Secretary of the FIVB Athletes’ Commission In particular, Olympic champion and two-time Olympic...
FIVB PRESIDENT OPENS BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION MEETING
The meeting was held in a hybrid format on 21 and 22 March FIVB President Dr Ary S Graça F° on Monday opened the FIVB Board of Administration Meeting where he stressed the importance of unity within the Volleyball Family to ensure the growth of volleyball worldwide. In his opening address, the FIVB President stressed...
FIVB EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS UNITED APPROACH TO VOLLEYBALL’S DEVELOPMENT
Executive Committee meeting held ahead of Board of Administration meeting The FIVB Executive Committee, led by FIVB President Dr Ary S Graça F°, met on Monday in a hybrid in person and virtual format to discuss the importance of the FIVB, the Continental Confederations and National Federations taking a united approach to enhance the development...
Volleyball News
ROUND OF LAST EIGHT TEAMS REACH FEVER PITCH WITH TEAMS IN POOL E, POOL F STRIVING FOR SEMIFINAL SPOTS IN 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN
Day 4 Wrap Up Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 11, 2022 – Japan, Korea, Australia and hosts Thailand held the equivalent win/loss record to 1-1 and look set to give it all-out in Pool E on Friday to strive for semifinal spots, as formidable China put it past Pakistan in Pool F to become the only...
KOREA STOP JAPAN’S UNBEATEN RUN IN AVC CUP FOR MEN IN NAKHON PATHOM
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 11, 2022 – Formidable Korea survived a huge scare from Japan to stop the rivals’ winning streak in hard-fought five-set thriller 25-18, 27-25, 26-28, 21-25, 15-13 in their round of last eight teams in Pool E at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium on Thursday. Playing in front of their faithful fans,...
MURCH GUIDES CLASSY AUSTRALIA TO COMEBACK 3-1 WIN AGAINST HOSTS THAILAND TO KEEP SEMIFINAL HOPES ALIVE IN 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 11, 2022 – Talented Malachi Murch steered Australia to comeback 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-19, 27-25) win in their round of last eight teams in Pool E in the 2022 AVC Cup for Men at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium here on Thursday. Following the win, Australia, which went down in straight...
CHINA FLEX THEIR MUSCLES TO OUTCLASS PAKISTAN FOR THIRD STRAIGHT WIN IN 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 11, 2022 – China , fresh from beating Chinese Taipei and Bahrain, moved a step closer to booking their semifinal berth in the 2022 AVC Cup for Men to see off Pakistan in thrilling straight sets 25-22, 25-17, 25-18 in their round of last eight teams in Pool F at the...
BAHRAIN HAND IRAN FIRST LOSS AT 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN IN NAKHON PATHOM
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 11, 2022 – In-form Bahrain ousted Iran in dramatic four sets 25-16, 25-19, 22-25, 25-18, handing the tough rivals the first loss in the 2022 AVC Cup for Men at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium here on Thursday. Bahrain, second place in Pool D preliminaries, made a solid start in the...
CONTROL COMMITTEE MEMBERS, REFEREES OFFICIATING IN 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN ENJOY REST DAY IN KANCHANABURI
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 10, 2022 – Facing hectic schedules including various activities in preparation for hosting the 2022 AVC Cup for Men at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium and the staging of the first three days of the pool round-robin preliminaries, Control Committee Members and referees officiating in the August 7-14 tournament stood a...
LAST EIGHT TEAMS CONFIRMED FOR ACTION-PACKED, MUCH-ANTICIPATED ROUND IN 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN
Day 3 Wrap Up Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 9, 2022 – Thailand, Iran, Japan and China topped their respective Pools A, B, C and D at the conclusion of the pool round-robin preliminaries in the 2022 AVC Cup for Men at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium on Tuesday, with the host side stunning fired-up Korea...
CHINA THROUGH TO TOP POOL D AFTER COMEBACK 3-1WIN AGAINST BAHRAIN
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 9, 2022 – Fresh from dramatic 3-1 win against Chinese Taipei the previous day, China came from behind to beat Bahrain in thrilling four-setter 27-29, 25-19, 25-19, 25-22 to finish on top of Pool D in the 2022 AVC Cup for Men at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium here on Tuesday....
THAILAND STUN KOREA WITH FANTASTIC COMEBACK TO TOP POOL A IN 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 9, 2022 – Hosts Thailand made a magnificent comeback to stun Korea in epic tie-breaker 17-25, 23-25, 25-19, 25-23, 15-12 to top Pool A in the 2022 AVC Cup for Men at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium here on Tuesday. Before a large crowd of volleyball enthusiasts, Korea, current world No.33...
JAPAN TOP POOL C AFTER 3-0 BLITZ OVER AUSTRALIA IN 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN
Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 9, 2022 – Fresh from brushing off India in comfortable straight sets on Sunday, Japan continued their superb form to shut out Australia 3-0 (27-25, 25-15, 25-14) to make a clean sweep in Pool C in the 2022 AVC Cup for Men at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium here on Tuesday....
UZBEKISTAN OUT TO TEST THEIR METTLE IN ISLAMIC SOLIDARITY GAMES IN TURKEY
Bangkok, Thailand, August 8, 2022 – The Uzbekistan women’s national volleyball team are taking part in the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games, the 5th edition of the event scheduled to be held at Karatay Congress and Sport Centre in Konya, Turkey from August 8 to 15, 2022, with seven teams vying for top honour in the...
CHINESE TAIPEI, HONG KONG CHINA, INDIA RELEGATED TO 9TH-11TH PLAYOFFS IN 2022 AVC CUP FOR MEN
Day 2 Wrap Up Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, August 8, 2022 – China, Korea, Iran and Australia sealed their first wins in the 2022 AVC Cup for Men at the Nakhon Pathom Provincial Gymnasium here on Monday, while the other three teams including Chinese Taipei succumbed to two straight losses to be relegated to classification round...
Beach Volleyball News
AUSTRALIANS AND CANADIANS RETAIN COMMONWEALTH GAMES TITLES
McHugh/Burnett and Pavan/Melissa take gold in Birmingham The men’s podium featured teams from Australia, Canada and England The second edition of the Commonwealth Games featuring beach volleyball on its programme ended on Sunday in Birmingham, England, with Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour teams from Australia and Canada taking the top of the podium, repeating the...
CLANCY AND ARTACHO DEL SOLAR LOOK TO TURN COMMONWEALTH GAMES SILVER TO GOLD IN BIRMINGHAM
Credit: volleyball.org.au Sitting down at the beginning of the year, gold at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was a goal Aussie beach volleyballers Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy wanted to tick off the list. Coming together only six months ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games – where beach volleyball made its debut and...
AUSSIE BEACH VOLLEYBALLERS MCHUGH AND BURNETT PRIMED FOR BIRMINGHAM 2022 CAMPAIGN
Credit: volleyball.org.au As the clock ticks down to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Australian beach volleyball duo Paul Burnett and Chris McHugh are raring to go. Fresh off the FIVB Beach Pro Tour in Morocco, where they finished fourth, the pair have now turned their full attention to the Commonwealth Games competition starting on 30...
MCHUGH AND BURNETT ONE WIN AWAY FROM AGADIR MEDAL
The Australians survive two tie-breakers to make it to the semifinals in Morocco The Australians are close to their second medal in a Beach Pro Tour Challenge event Chris McHugh and Paul Burnett are just one win away from their second medal in the inaugural season of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour after the...
ROI ET SERVES AS BEACH VOLLEYBALL TRAINING HUB FOR OVERSEAS TEAMS
Bangkok, Thailand, July 22, 2022 – Education Commission officials and administrators from Roi Et Municipality have recently dropped by Ban Nong Ya Ma Community School in Roi Et, one of the Thailand’s 76 provinces which lies in central northeast, to visit and support the Hong Kong, China women’s beach volleyball team training out there. The...
CLANCY AND MARIAFE VICTORIOUS IN ESPINHO AGAIN
The Australians get a repeat win four years after their first victory in Portugal The Australians pose with the trophy after their victory in the gold medal match Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar experienced a familiar feeling on Sunday in Espinho, Portugal, where they won a Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge tournament...
FIVE AUSSIE TEAMS TO CONTEST BEACH PRO TOUR CHALLENGE IN PORTUGAL
Credit: volleyball.org.au Five Australian teams have arrived in Portugal ahead of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge event in Espinho this weekend. Held at the popular Praia da Baia, a venue for the sport for almost 30 years, this week’s Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Challenge event will run from Thursday, the day of...
ARTACHO DEL SOLAR AND CLANCY PICK UP BRONZE AT SWITZERLAND ELITE 16 WORLD TOUR
Credit: volleyball.org.au Australia’s Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy have won bronze at the Gstaad Beach Pro Tour Elite 16 event in Switzerland, defeating Tina Graudina and Anastasija Kravcenoka of Latvia 2:1 (22-20, 22-24, 15-9). Just weeks out from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver medallists had a strong, undefeated...
MARIAFE, CLANCY ALWAYS LEAVE A LITTLE EXTRA ROOM IN THE LUGGAGE FOR THE GSTAAD COWBELL
Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy are into the semifinals of the Gstaad Elite16, looking for their first Cowbell Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy may be making an extraordinarily long trip to Europe, logging far more miles and time away from home than many of their contemporaries on the Volleyball World Beach...
BIRMINGHAM 2022 PUBLISH BEACH VOLLEYBALL MATCH SCHEDULE AS COMMONWEALTH GAMES COUNTDOWN CONTINUES
Commonwealth beach volleyball competition set to take place at the heart of Birmingham in less than one month’s time Birmingham 2022 has unveiled the full match schedule for beach volleyball at this summer’s Commonwealth Games following the recent announcement of the pools for both the men’s and women’s tournaments. Host nation Team England will start...
THE DUTCH AND A GERMAN REIGN OER HAMBURG
Four days of incredible King of the Court beach volleyball have come to an end in Hamburg, where the global 2022 Crown Series kicked off. Three Dutch players and one German ascended the throne on Sunday on the Heiligengeistfeld in Hamburg’s city center. Pleun Ypma and Emi van Driel are the Queens, they set aside...
2022 KING OF THE COURT CROWN SERIES TO BE HELD IN FIVE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS COVERING FOUR CONTINENTS
For the first time ever the thrilling elimination race in beach volleyball will be played on the southern hemisphere with stops in Itapema, Brazil and Australia. Home of King of the Court, the Dutch city of Utrecht, is of course back in the tour and for the second year in a row the beach volleyball...
SENIOR ASIAN RANKING – WOMEN
TEAMS | POINTS |
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CHINA | 350 |
JAPAN | 266 |
KOREA | 226 |
THAILAND | 172 |
KAZAKHSTAN | 107 |
CHINESE TAIPEI | 64 |
AUSTRALIA | 64 |
INDIA | 47 |
HONG KONG, CHINA | 43 |
IRAN | 39 |
BEACH VOLLEYBALL ASIAN RANKING – WOMEN
TEAMS | POINTS |
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CLANCY/MARIAFE (AUS) | 2,132 |
ZEIMANN/POLLEY (NZL) | 1,820 |
ISHII/MURAKAMI (JPN) | 1,520 |
WANG/X. Y. XIA (CHN) | 1,040 |
ISHII/MIZOE (JPN) | 940 |
CHIYO/SAKAGUCHI (JPN) | 816 |
HASEGAWA/SAKAGUCHI (JPN) | 774 |
HASEGAWA/FUTAMI (JPN) | 660 |
SHIBA/TAKE (JPN) | 600 |
NARAPHORNRAPAT/WORAPEERACHAYAKORN (THA) | 600 |
SENIOR ASIAN RANKING – MEN
TEAMS | POINT |
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IRAN | 267 |
JAPAN | 244 |
QATAR | 166 |
CHINA | 163 |
CHINESE TAIPEI | 141 |
AUSTRALIA | 135 |
KOREA | 127 |
PAKISTAN | 116 |
THAILAND | 92 |
KAZAKHSTAN | 89 |
BEACH VOLLEYBALL ASIAN RANKING – MEN
TEAMS | POINTS |
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CHERIF/AHMED (QAT) | 5,040 |
O’DEA, S./O’DEA B. (AUS) | 960 |
MCHUGH/BURNETT (AUS) | 620 |
NETITORN/M.WACHIRAWIT (THA) | 572 |
SCHUMANN/MCHUGH (AUS) | 560 |
SCHUBERT/GUEHRER (AUS) | 554 |
SALEMI B. /ABOLHASSAN (IRI) | 540 |
M. ESSAM/ELMAJID (QAT) | 540 |
J. SURIN/N. BANLUE (THA) | 540 |
YAKOVLEV/BOGATU (KAZ) | 516 |