{"id":104816,"date":"2023-03-15T17:30:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/?p=104816"},"modified":"2023-03-15T17:30:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T17:30:44","slug":"futures-season-opens-with-first-ever-world-level-event-in-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/futures-season-opens-with-first-ever-world-level-event-in-new-zealand\/","title":{"rendered":"FUTURES SEASON OPENS WITH FIRST-EVER WORLD-LEVEL EVENT IN NEW ZEALAND"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p><strong>Mount Maunganui Beach semifinals and finals to be streamed live on YouTube<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The sand courts in Mount Maunganui Beach (source: volleyballnz.org.nz \/ phototek.co.nz)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The first Futures event of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour 2023 season is set to take place from Thursday through Sunday (March 16 &#8211; 19) in Mount Maunganui Beach and it is the first world-level beach volleyball tournament ever to take place in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s semifinals and medal matches will be streamed live on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/BeachVolleyballWorld\/featured\">**Beach Volleyball World YouTube channel**<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>25 men\u2019s and 18 women\u2019s pairs from 10 different countries will compete at the tournament in the north of New Zealand. The US$ 10,000 prize money event will start with Thursday\u2019s single-elimination qualifiers, which will determine four men\u2019s and four women\u2019s duos to join the 12 teams per gender seeded directly into the main draw.<\/p>\n<p>In each gender, a 16-team main draw will feature a modified pool play system with the top three duos in each four-team pool advancing to the knockout stage. The pool winners will progress directly to the quarterfinals, while the pool runners-up and the third-placed pairs will play in the eighthfinals. Main draw action starts on Friday and will last through Sunday, when the semifinals and the medal matches will be played.<\/p>\n<p><em><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104817\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/c0jfkulholowhyljz1vt-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Alice Zeimann on the court in Mount Maunganui Beach (source: volleyballnz.org.nz \/ phototek.co.nz)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand\u2019s Shaunna Polley &amp; Alice Zeimann are headlining the women\u2019s draw in Mount Maunganui Beach. For the currently ranked 41st team in the world and reigning Asian champions, it will be the third consecutive week to compete at the same venue. Last week Polley &amp; Zeimann triumphed as 2023 New Zealand Beach Tour champions, after winning three golds and a silver out of the four national tour stops held. They topped the women\u2019s podium at both tournaments held in Mount Maunganui Beach, including last week\u2019s Finals. In addition, Zeimann claimed the Most Valuable Player award. It will be Polley &amp; Zeimann\u2019s second season on the Beach Pro Tour. Last year they managed to finish fifth at all three Futures tournaments they attended. They also appeared at several Challenge and Elite16 events.<\/p>\n<p>Two Australian pairs, Georgia Johnson &amp; Jasmine Fleming and Brittany Kendall &amp; Caitlin Bettenay, complete the top three in the women\u2019s bracket. Both of these teams took part in the two Torquay tournaments in November, with Johnson &amp; Fleiming finishing fifth at the Challenge event and ninth at the Elite16 a week later.<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s duos from Canada, France, Japan, Sweden and the United States will also hit the sand in Mount Maunganui Beach this week.<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104819\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/nwqef5huw1qtsw57mvdx-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>New Zealand\u2019s Shaunna Polley in action (source: volleyballnz.org.nz \/ phototek.co.nz)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Two Chinese teams lead the men\u2019s lineup. Top-seeded Ha Likejiang &amp; Wu Jiaxin are their country\u2019s highest ranked men\u2019s pair. In November, they grabbed gold at the Sohar Futures in Oman. They also took part in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championship Rome 2022. Li Zhuoxin &amp; Xue Tao, on the other hand, will make their team debut on the Beach Pro Tour, after claiming bronze at last year\u2019s AVC Asian Championship.<\/p>\n<p>It will be interesting to see third-seeded Kiwi brothers Sam O&#8217;Dea &amp; Ben O&#8217;Dea competing together internationally again after they went through the 2022 season with different partners. They reunited earlier this year for the three consecutive events in Mount Maunganui Beach and won gold at the first one two weeks ago. The Mount Maunganui locals will truly be at home as they take to the sand courts again for the Futures event this week, which might, in fact, be their last international tournament before retirement.<\/p>\n<p><em><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-104820\" src=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-580x326.jpg 580w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-1280x720.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/asianvolleyball.net\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/wqp3stpogpkfiqnd3rsw-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sam O\u2019Dea &amp; Ben O\u2019Dea (source: volleyballnz.org.nz \/ phototek.co.nz)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People have been giving me a bit of stick for saying I&#8217;ve retired and then playing, but to have three tournaments in a row at our home beach is hard to say \u2018no\u2019 to. And our brother Eddie is coaching us as well,&#8221; Sam O\u2019Dea told volleyballnz.org.nz. &#8220;We&#8217;ve played all over the world, so it&#8217;s awesome to come back and play some really cool events here. We&#8217;re stoked it&#8217;s being put on &#8211; we just turn up and play! We&#8217;re happy. It\u2019s home town, home crowd and we just know the beach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is our beach. We&#8217;ve been playing here for something like 20 years. I must have played my first tournament here at 10 or 11 years old, and Sam was pretty much the same,\u201d Ben O\u2019Dea added. \u201cIt&#8217;s cool, when you sit down at time-out and see a whole lot of friends and family watching. Our brother and a whole lot of our friends have kids and there&#8217;s a whole new generation coming through, and it&#8217;s neat that they get to see a little bit too.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s lineup for the Mount Maunganui Beach Futures also features pairs from Australia, Germany, Japan, Scotland and the United States.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/beachvolleyball\/competitions\/beach-pro-tour\/2023\/futures\/mt-maunganui-beach-nzl\/teams\/men\/main-draw\"><b>Mount Maunganui Beach Futures: men\u2019s teams<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/beachvolleyball\/competitions\/beach-pro-tour\/2023\/futures\/mt-maunganui-beach-nzl\/teams\/women\/main-draw\"><b>Mount Maunganui Beach Futures: women\u2019s teams<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.volleyballworld.com\/beachvolleyball\/competitions\/beach-pro-tour\/2023\/futures\/mt-maunganui-beach-nzl\/schedule\/\"><b>Mount Maunganui Beach Futures: match schedule<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>QUICK LINKS<\/p>\n<p>AVC Website: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asianvolleyball.net\/\">www.asianvolleyball.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Facebook: click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation\">www.Facebook.com\/AsianVolleyballConfederation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Twitter: click: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball\">www.twitter.com\/AsianVolleyball<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Instagram: click: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/avcvolley\/?hl=en<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AVC Youtube: click: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n<p>AVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mount Maunganui Beach semifinals and finals to be streamed live on YouTube The sand courts in Mount Maunganui Beach (source: volleyballnz.org.nz \/ phototek.co.nz) The first Futures event of the Volleyball&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":104818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[88,100],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beach-volleyball-news","category-slider"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - 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