The Beach Volleyball tournament of the 2006 Lusophone Games was played in Macau, People's Republic of China. The venue was the Tennis Academy. The tournament was played from 13 to 15 October 2006, and there was both the men's and women's competition.
The medals were distributed between Brazil and Portugal teams, with the former winning both tournaments and a silver medal, and the latter grabbing a silver and two bronze medals.
Pos Country: Total: 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 East Timor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 6
Men's competition
Main bracket
Losers Bracket
Semi-final M27 Maciel/Costa - Silva/Perera M28 Maia/Lopes - Rosas/Pedrosa
Bronze-medal match M29 Silva/Perera0 - 2 Maia/Lopes
Gold-medal match M30 Maciel/Costa2 - 0 Rosas/Pedrosa
The winners were Billy Maciel and Giuliano Costa; after the match, Giuliano stated that "Brazil has been winning everything in volleyball, whether in the under-19 or adult categories. Before we traveled to represent our country, we reached the agreement that we would do everything we could to honor Brazil. And, thank God, that is what happened".
Female's Competition
Main bracket
Losers Bracket
Semi-final W27 Rocha/Secomandi - Castro/Antunes W28 Saldanha/Maestrini - Costa/Freches
Bronze-medal match W29 Castro/Antunes - Costa/Freches
Gold-medal match W30 Richa/Secomandi - Saldanha/Maestrini
The winners were and Liliane Maestrini, beating and Ana Richa, with the latter stating that "it should be my last medal", given that she already was pregnant of three months.
See also ACOLOP Lusophony Games 2006 Lusophony Games
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