The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons) is the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). The World Tour was introduced for men in 1989 while the women first competed in 1992.
Winning the World Tour is 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.
Video FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Tournament categories
The current tournament structure was introduced in 2017. World Tour tournaments are ranked from 1 to 5 stars, with 5-star tournaments offering the most prize money. The 2018 World Tour has 47 international tournaments with a total prize purse of over US$7 million. Competing in the World Tour as well as other FIVB-recognized tournaments such as the Summer Olympics allows players to earn FIVB Ranking Points, with higher-star events being worth more points. The World Tour concludes with the World Tour Finals at the end of each season. The FIVB also organizes the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships every two years, held since 1997.
Maps FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
Champions
Men's FIVB World Tour Points Champions
Women's FIVB World Tour Points Champions
Swatch FIVB World Tour Finals
The Swatch Season Finals are the season-ending championships of the FIVB World Tour and features the top 12 teams per gender during the regular season. The tournament was first held in 2015.
Men's Results
Women's Results
Award winners
Men's FIVB World Tour award winners
Women's FIVB World Tour award winners
Sponsorship
- Swatch
- Red Bull
- Sony
References
- Awards, Beach Volleyball Database
- 2007Women's Post-season Awards at FIVB.org
- 2007Men's Post-season Awards at FIVB.org
External links
- Official site
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