FIVB: 2013 Beach Volleyball Schedule
It may be January in Canada, but that doesn't mean we have to forget about beach volleyball for another couple months. The 2013 FIVB beach volleyball schedule is about to be released, and we've got our hands on the current version. You'll notice it's not perfect. Some events are hosted by a country, with no specific city location and some events are yet to be confirmed. Right now, this is what we are looking at.
North American beach volleyball fans can be happy to see the return of the FIVB World Tour to The United States. July 23rd - 28th, 2013 is slotted for a dual gender grand slam event in Long Beach, California. The last FIVB event to take place on North American shores was back in 2011 in Quebec City.
Event Type
Location
Gender
Date
FIVB World Cup
Brazil
M & W
March 20th - 24th, 2013*
Open
Corrientes, Argentina
M & W
March 28th - 31st, 2013
Open
Mexico
M & W
April 4th - 7th, 2013*
Open
Egypt
M & W
April 18th - 21st, 2013*
Open
Fuzhou, China
M & W
April 24th - 28th, 2013
Grand Slam
Shanghai, China
M & W
April 30th - May 5th, 2013
Grand Slam
Beijing, China
M & W
May 8th - 12th 2013*
U23 World Championships
Myslowice, Poland
M & W
June 6th - 9th, 2013
Grand Slam
The Hague, Netherlands
M & W
June 11th - 16th, 2013
Grand Slam
Rome, Italy
M & W
June 19th - 23rd, 2013
U21 World Championships
Umag, Croatia
M & W
June 20th - 23rd, 2013
Open
Lisbon, Portugal
W
June 27th - 30th, 2013*
2013 FIVB World Championships
Stare Jablonki, Poland
M & W
July 1st - 7th, 2013
Grand Slam
Gstaad, Switzerland
M & W
July 9th - 14th, 2013
U19 World Championships
Larnaca, Cyprus
M & W
July 11th - 14th, 2013
Grand Slam
Long Beach, USA
M & W
July 23rd - 28th, 2013
Open
Anapa, Russia
M & W
July 24th - 28th, 2013
Grand Slam
Berlin, Germany
M & W
August 7th - 11th, 2013
Open
England, UK
M & W
August 15th - 18th, 2013
Grand Slam
Moscow, Russia
M & W
August 21st - 25th, 2013
Open
Vizag, Indonesia
M & W
September 12th - 15th, 2013*
Open
Kampala, Uganda
M & W
September 26th - 29th, 2013
Grand Slam
Brasilia, Brazil
M & W
October 9th - 13th, 2013
Open
Xiamen, China
W
October 24th - 27th, 2013
Open
Pattaya, Thailand
W
October 30th - November 3rd, 2013
Grand Slam
Dubai, UAE
M & W
November 20th - 24th, 2013*
Open
Qatar
M & W
November 28th - December 1st, 2013*
Open
Durban, South Africa
M & W
December 5th - 8th, 2013
*To Be Confirmed
This schedule will most likely change. As dates are confirmed or removed, we will update this page here as we get the confirmation.
Here are a couple things to note:
No Men's Only Events
There are three events on the schedule this year that are women only events and not a single one that is men only. Last year, we had three events for the women and three for the men.
Many More Tournaments
Last year, there were fourteen events on tour. This may be because it was an Olympic year, but in 2011 there were only seventeen on the world tour. This year, including World Cup and World Championships, there are twenty five events on the world tour. The tour is usually done in August with two single gender events in October or November. This year, while the tour does slow down after August, we still have eight events taking place during the month of September or after. That is if all these events do get confirmed. It's unlikely as there are always some cancellations (looking at you Quebec) but I can hope.
USA
After many years, The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour will return this year to The United States. With the many domestic beach leagues all vying to be named the #1 beach tour in the US, will the FIVB's return help or hinder their own 2013 schedules?
Update
on 2013-03-22 17:49 by Cameron Kerr
The FIVB has released the official schedule. As predicted, some events have been removed, some now have cities and some have changed dates. Here is the current schedule from The FIVB.
Category
Title
City
Type
Dates
Gender
Country
FIVB
Fuzhou OPEN
Fuzhou
OPEN
23 - 27 April
M
China
FIVB
Fuzhou OPEN
Fuzhou
OPEN
24 - 28 April
W
China
FIVB
Shanghai GRAND SLAM
Shanghai
GS
30 April - 4 May
M
China
FIVB
Shanghai GRAND SLAM
Shanghai
GS
1 May - 5 May
W
China
FIVB
Corrientes GRAND SLAM
Corrientes
GS
22 - 26 May
W
Argentina
FIVB
Corrientes GRAND SLAM
Corrientes
GS
22 - 26 May
M
Argentina
FIVB
The Hague GRAND SLAM
The Hague
GS
11 - 16 June
W
Netherlands
FIVB
The Hague GRAND SLAM
The Hague
GS
11 - 16 June
M
Netherlands
FIVB
Rome GRAND SLAM
Rome
GS
19 - 23 June
W
Italy
FIVB
Rome GRAND SLAM
Rome
GS
19 - 23 June
M
Italy
FIVB
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stare Jablonki
WCH
1 - 6 July
W
Poland
FIVB
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Stare Jablonki
WCH
2 - 7 July
M
Poland
FIVB
Gstaad GRAND SLAM
Gstaad
GS
9 - 13 July
W
Switzerland
FIVB
Gstaad GRAND SLAM
Gstaad
GS
10 - 14 July
M
Switzerland
FIVB
Long Beach GRAND SLAM
Long Beach
GS
23 - 27 July
W
USA
FIVB
Anapa OPEN
Anapa
OPEN
23 - 27 July
W
Russia
FIVB
Long Beach GRAND SLAM
Long Beach
GS
24 - 28 July
M
USA
FIVB
Anapa OPEN
Anapa
OPEN
24 - 28 July
M
Russia
FIVB
Berlin GRAND SLAM
Berlin
GS
7 - 11 August
W
Germany
FIVB
Berlin GRAND SLAM
Berlin
GS
7 - 11 August
M
Germany
FIVB
Moscow GRAND SLAM
Moscow
GS
21 - 25 August
W
Russia
FIVB
Moscow GRAND SLAM
Moscow
GS
21 - 25 August
M
Russia
FIVB
Vizag OPEN
Vizag
OPEN
11 - 15 September
W
India
FIVB
Vizag OPEN
Vizag
OPEN
11 - 15 September
M
India
FIVB
Kampala OPEN
Kampala
OPEN
25 - 29 September
W
Uganda
FIVB
Kampala OPEN
Kampala
OPEN
25 - 29 September
M
Uganda
FIVB
Beijing GRAND SLAM
Beijing
GS
2 - 6 October
W
China
FIVB
Beijing GRAND SLAM
Beijing
GS
2 - 6 October
M
China
FIVB
Sao Paulo GRAND SLAM
Sao Paulo
GS
9 - 13 October
W
Brazil
FIVB
Sao Paulo GRAND SLAM
Sao Paulo
GS
9 - 13 October
M
Brazil
FIVB
Xiamen OPEN
Xiamen
OPEN
23 - 27 October
W
China
FIVB
Phuket OPEN
Phuket
OPEN
29 October - 3 November
W
Thailand
FIVB
Dubai GRAND SLAM *
Dubai *
GS
20 - 24 November
W
UAE
FIVB
Dubai GRAND SLAM *
Dubai *
GS
20 - 24 November
M
UAE
FIVB
Durban OPEN
Durban
OPEN
11 - 15 December
W
South Africa
FIVB
Durban OPEN
Durban
OPEN
11 - 15 December
M
South Africa
We will be updating this post with the schedule as it changes.
Update
on 2013-03-22 17:51 by Cameron Kerr
The FIVB has also moved the date of The FIVB World Cup to May 29th - June 2nd, 2013. We talked about this with our Canadian men representatives Chaim Schalk and Ben Saxton on our podcast this past week. It looks like they are scheduling it to be right after the Argentina event on this year's world tour.