The men's Olympic beach volleyball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place at the Beach Volleyball Ground at Chaoyang Park from August 9 to August 22.Available events for Beach Volleyball , euroteam.info.
Each of the 24 pairs in the tournament was placed in one of six groups of four teams apiece, and played a round-robin within that pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Round of 16. The six third-place teams were ranked against each other, with ties being broken by the ratio of points won to lost. The best two advanced to the Round of 16, while the other four played two matches (#3 vs. #6 and #4 vs. #5) with the winners of those two matches advancing as well. The losers of those matches, along with the fourth-place teams in each group, were eliminated.
The 16 teams that advanced to the elimination rounds played a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match between the semifinal losers.
The medals for the competition were presented by Beatrice Allen, IOC Member, Gambia; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Ruben Acosta, FIVB President; Mexico.
Qualification
The top eight finishes that a team had from January 1, 2007, to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counted towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball , FIVB, June 23, 2006.Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event , FIVB, February 26, 2008.
There were 24 teams competing at the Olympic Games, with a maximum of two teams per country., CBC.ca, June 30, 2008
Brazil had four teams in the top 10 of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking, but only two teams from each country could participate in the Olympic Games. Also Germany, the USA, and the Netherlands had three teams each in the top 24.
Qualifiers The official cut off date for Olympic qualification for beach volleyball was July 20, 2008. The final Olympic Qualification Ranking for the 24 teams, was announced confirmed by the FIVB on July 24, 2008.FIVB announces final Olympic Ranking for men’s and women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball tournaments, FIVB, July 24, 2008.
If the host nation had a team in the top 6 teams on the FIVB Olympic ranking when the Olympic Games began, it was automatically seeded as #1; therefore China's team Xu - Wu (ranked as #5 on the Olympic ranking,) was seeded as #1. Accordingly, the #1 ranked Rogers - Dalhausser, was seeded as #2, Ricardo - Emanuel as #3, M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz as #4 and Nummerdor - Schuil as #5.
The Brazilian team Harley - Pedro, was placed as #5 on the Olympic ranking, but did not qualify because of the two teams per country rule. Harley - Pedro was ranked as #2 on the World ranking per July 21, 2008, and #1 per August 4, 2008.
No.RankTeamNOC FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking11Rogers - Dalhausser22Ricardo - Emanuel33M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz54Nummerdor - Schuil65Xu - Wu76Brink - Dieckmann Ch.87Barsouk - Kolodinsky98Klemperer - Koreng129Gibb - Rosenthal1310Schacht - Slack1411Herrera - Mesa1512Heyer - Heuscher1613Conde - Baracetti1714Kais Kr. - Vesik1815Doppler - Gartmayer1916Boersma E. - Ronnes2117Geor - Gia2218Kjemperud - Skarlund2319Gosch - Horst2420Laciga M. - Schnider2521Samoilovs - Pļaviņš2822Asahi - Shiratori2623Lione - Amore*8424Fernandes - Morais
* Matteo Varnier is replaced by Eugenio Amore on the Italian team, because of an injury to Varnier.
Participating nations
Preliminary round Directly advance to Round of 16 3rd place/Lucky Loser playoffs EliminatedThe two best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round.
The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on April 16, 2008.FIVB sets system for drawing of lots in Gstaad for Olympic Games Beach Volleyball tournaments, FIVB, April 16, 2008.
The #1 seeded team was placed in pool A, #2 in pool B, #3 in C, #4 in D, #5 in E, and #6 in F. But if the host nation had a team in the top 6 teams, it was automatically seeded as #1. Therefore, China's team Xu-Wu (ranked as #5,) is placed in pool A.
There was held a draw of lots between seed #7 - #9, between #10 - #12, between #13 - #18, and between #19 - #24. The Drawing of lots was hosted by the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam, in Gstaad on July 26, as part of the 2008 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour.
A team received 2 points for each match won, and 1 point for each match lost.
After the preliminary rounds, from August 9–14, 2008, the teams placed 1st and 2nd in each pool had qualified for the playoffs. The two best 3rd placed teams had also qualified. Two Lucky Loser matches qualified two more of the 3rd placed teams. The two 3rd placed teams that lost their Lucky Losers match, were out of the competition. Also out of the competition were teams placed 4th in their pool.
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
FIVB confirms Preliminary Round match schedules for men’s and women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball Tournaments, FIVB, July 30, 2008.
Pool A RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLSWSL163013510461252111410742341211113325430313314926
Pool B RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLSWSL1521139134432521121924234121201293444129912424
Pool C RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLSWSL1630126886025211151024234121141112443037212606
Pool D RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLSWSL163015614462252113913152341213213034430310712906
Pool E RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLSWSL163013310661252111310242341211813225430312314726
Pool F RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLSWSL163014211161241214715135341212513734441210612124
Lucky loser Directly advance to Round of 16 Third place/Lucky Loser playoffs Eliminated Of the 6 teams that are placed third in their pools, two are directly qualified to the playoffs. Of the four remaining third placed teams, another two teams get to the playoffs through winning a Lucky Loser match.
3rd placed teams This table shows the results of the third placed teams after the pool play, and before the Lucky Loser matches. RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLRatioSWSL14121141111.0272424121321301.0153434121201290.9303444121251370.9123454121181320.8942564121111330.83525
Lucky Loser Results of the Lucky Loser matches only. RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLSWSL12104230202101304202
RkTeamPointsWonLostPWPLSWSL12104841202101414802
Playoffs
Round of 16
Overview
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Award ceremony 12:10, Aug 22, 2008
Final ranking If the host nation has a team in the top 6 teams on the FIVB Olympic ranking when the Olympic Games begin, it is automatically seeded as #1. Therefore, China's team Xu - Wu (ranked as #5 on the FIVB Olympic ranking,) was seeded as #1 before the Games.FIVB - 2008 Men's Beach Volleyball Olympic Games, FIVB Rank TeamSeed 2 4 34.175. 5 8 9 199.1710111520212217.121619.61314182324
See also Beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
References
Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Men at the FIVB official page Beach Volleyball - Schedules & Results, the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Competition format
External links BeachVolley at the FIVB official page Beach Volleyball at the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games