2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships

2015 World Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Netherlands
Dates	26 June – 5 July
Teams	96
Venue(s)	4 (in 4 host cities)
Official website
Official website

The 2015 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships were staged from 26 June to 5 July 2015 in The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Apeldoorn, Netherlands.^[1] The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships are organized every two years and Netherlands hosted the event for the first time. 48 teams per gender entered the competition making 96 total.^[2] The winners of the event qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Venues

Pool A, H, I, Final round	Pool B, G, J, Quarterfinal	Pool C, F, K, Quarterfinal	Pool D, E, L, Quarterfinal
The Hague	Amsterdam	Apeldoorn	Rotterdam
Hofvijver	Dam Square	Market Square	SS Rotterdam
Capacity: 5,500	Capacity: 2,000	Capacity: 2,000	Capacity: 2,000

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil (BRA)	2	1	2	5
2	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	0	1
Totals (2 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medal events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men details	Alison Cerutti and Bruno Schmidt (BRA)	Reinder Nummerdor and Christiaan Varenhorst (NED)	Pedro Solberg and Evandro Oliveira (BRA)
Women details	Bárbara Seixas and Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA)	Taiana Lima and Fernanda Alves (BRA)	Maria Antonelli and Juliana Silva (BRA)

References

1. "Beach Volleyball World Championships schedule available now". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
2. "World Championships entry list finalised". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 20 March 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
3. "Rio 2016 - Qualification System - Beach Volleyball" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

External links

• Official website