The men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 6 to 12. The beach volleyball competition was held at Coolangatta Beachfront. This was the first time that beach volleyball was held at the Commonwealth Games. A total of twelve men's teams competed (24 athletes, at 2 per team).
Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the men's tournament:
PPool stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchGGold medal match Event↓/Date → Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8 Mon 9 Tue 10 Wed 11 Thu 12 MenP P P P ¼ ½ B G
Qualification A total of 12 men's teams qualified to compete at the games.
EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings31 October 20174European Qualification Tournament15–16 September 2017 Larnaca1AVC Beach Tour 20178 April – 28 October 2017Various1African Qualification Tournament27–29 October 2017 Freetown1NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 20177 April – 13 November 2017Various1Oceania Qualification Tournament6–8 December 2017 Port Vila1FIVB/CGF InvitationTBD2 Total 12
Medalists Men's tournament Christopher McHughDamien SchumannSam PedlowSam SchachterBen O'DeaSam O'Dea
Pools composition The 12 teams would be split into three groups of four, with the top two teams in each group along with the two best third place teams advancing to the knockout round. Canada was the top ranked nation, followed by Australia, England and New Zealand. These four were placed in the three pools in a snake pattern. The remaining eight teams were randomly drawn among the other three pools.
Preliminary round All times are AEST (UTC−10:00).
Pool A 33060MAX6321422.0005312240.5004303060.0003 Qualified for the quarterfinals
Pool B 33060MAX6321441.0005312340.7504303160.1673 Qualified for the quarterfinals
Pool C 330632.0006321522.5005312340.7504303160.1673 Qualified for the quarterfinals
Knockout round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
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