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Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament
The women'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.[1] A total of twelve women's teams competed (24 athletes, at 2 per team).
| Beach Volleyball – Women's tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| Dates | 6–12 April 2018 |
| Competitors | 24 from 12 nations |
| Medalists | |
2022 → | |
Competition schedule Edit
The following is the competition schedule for the women's tournament:[2]
| P | Pool stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | G | Gold medal match |
| Event↓/Date → | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | P | P | P | P | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | B | G |
Qualification Edit
A total of 12 men's teams qualified to compete at the games.[3]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Australia |
| FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings | 31 October 2017 | — | 4 | Canada New Zealand Vanuatu England |
| European Qualification Tournament | 15–16 September 2017 | Larnaca | 1 | Cyprus |
| AVC Beach Tour 2017 | 8 April – 28 October 2017 | Various | 1 | Singapore |
| African Qualification Tournament | 27–29 October 2017 | Freetown | 1 | Rwanda |
| NORCECA Beach Volleyball Tour 2017 | 7 April – 13 November 2017 | Various | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Oceania Qualification Tournament | 6–8 December 2017 | Port Villa | 1 | Fiji |
| FIVB/CGF Invitation | TBD | — | 2 | Scotland[4] Grenada |
| Total | 12 | |||
Medalists Edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's tournament | Canada (CAN) Melissa Humana-Paredes Sarah Pavan | Australia (AUS) Mariafe Artacho del Solar Taliqua Clancy | Vanuatu (VAN) Linline Matauatu Miller Pata |
Pools composition Edit
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, New Zealand and Vanuatu. These four were placed in the three pools in a snake pattern. The remaining eight teams were randomly drawn among the other three pools.[5]
Preliminary round Edit
Pool A Edit
| PLD | W | L | SW | SL | SR | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 6 |
| Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 5 |
| Beattie – Coutts (SCO) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 4 |
| Stafford – Williams (GRN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 3 |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 6 April 2018 12:30 | Beattie – Coutts (SCO) | 2–0 | Stafford – Williams (GRN) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–8, 21–11 Report | ||||
| 6 April 2018 15:00 | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 2–0 | Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–14, 21–9 Report | ||||
| 7 April 2018 17:00 | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 2–0 | Stafford – Williams (GRN) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–2, 21–11 Report | ||||
| 7 April 2018 19:30 | Beattie – Coutts (SCO) | 0–2 | Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 8–21, 16–21 Report | ||||
| 8 April 2018 21:30 | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 2–0 | Beattie – Coutts (SCO) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–9, 21–9 Report | ||||
| 9 April 2018 10:30 | Stafford – Williams (GRN) | 0–2 | Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 3–21, 14–21 Report | ||||
Pool B Edit
| PLD | W | L | SW | SL | SR | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 6 |
| Grimson – Palmer (ENG) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 5 |
| Blackman – Grant (TTO) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 4 |
| Ratudina – Nima (FIJ) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 3 |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 6 April 2018 19:30 | Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | 2–0 | Ratudina – Nima (FIJ) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–5, 21–8 Report | ||||
| 6 April 2018 20:30 | Grimson – Palmer (ENG) | 2–0 | Blackman – Grant (TTO) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–16, 21–12 Report | ||||
| 8 April 2018 10:30 | Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | 2–0 | Blackman – Grant (TTO) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–7, 21–8 Report | ||||
| 8 April 2018 11:30 | Grimson – Palmer (ENG) | 2–0 | Ratudina – Nima (FIJ) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–9, 21–7 Report | ||||
| 9 April 2018 20:30 | Blackman – Grant (TTO) | 2–0 | Ratudina – Nima (FIJ) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–18, 24–22 Report | ||||
| 9 April 2018 21:30 | Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | 2–0 | Grimson – Palmer (ENG) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–6, 21–6 Report | ||||
Pool C Edit
| PLD | W | L | SW | SL | SR | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wills – Polley (NZL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 6 |
| Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 5 |
| Nzayisenga – Mutatsimpundu (RWA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 4 |
| Lau – Ong (SGP) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 3 |
| Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 7 April 2018 11:30 | Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | 2–0 | Lau – Ong (SGP) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–9, 21–12 Report | ||||
| 7 April 2018 12:30 | Wills – Polley (NZL) | 2–0 | Nzayisenga – Mutatsimpundu (RWA) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–14, 21–16 Report | ||||
| 8 April 2018 17:00 | Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | 2–0 | Nzayisenga – Mutatsimpundu (RWA) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–15, 21–10 Report | ||||
Knockout round Edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||||
| Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nzayisenga – Mutatsimpundu (RWA) | 9 | 8 | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 21 | 16 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | 23 | 21 | 15 | Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | 19 | 21 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Grimson – Palmer (ENG) | 25 | 19 | 12 | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 19 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Wills – Polley (NZL) | 10 | 17 | Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | 21 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | 21 | 21 | Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| Beattie – Coutts (SCO) | 9 | 9 | Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | 21 | 21 | Bronze medal match | |||||||||||||||||
| Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | 14 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals Edit
| 10 April 2018 15:00 | Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | 2–1 | Grimson – Palmer (ENG) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 23–25, 21–19, 15–12 Report | ||||
| 10 April 2018 16:00 | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 2–0 | Nzayisenga – Mutatsimpundu (RWA) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–9, 21–8 Report | ||||
| 10 April 2018 20:30 | Wills – Polley (NZL) | 0–2 | Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 10–21, 17–21 Report | ||||
| 10 April 2018 21:30 | Beattie – Coutts (SCO) | 0–2 | Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 9–21, 9–21 Report | ||||
Semifinals Edit
| 11 April 2018 19:30 | Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | 0–2 | Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 7–21, 12–21 Report | ||||
| 11 April 2018 20:30 | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 2–1 | Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–19, 16–21, 15–9 Report | ||||
Bronze medal match Edit
| 11 April 2018 19:30 | Matauatu – Pata (VAN) | 2–0 | Konstantinou – Angelopoulou (CYP) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 21–14, 21–10 Report | ||||
Gold medal match Edit
| 12 April 2018 20:30 | Artacho del Solar – Clancy (AUS) | 0–2 | Humana-Paredes – Pavan (CAN) | Coolangatta Beachfront |
| 19–21, 20–22 Report | ||||
References Edit
- ^ "Beach volleyball added to 2018 Commonwealth Games". FIVB.org. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Beach Volleyball Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ Butler, Nick (7 January 2018). "Beattie and Coutts secure final beach volleyball spot at Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018 beach volleyball competition pools announced". www.fivb.org/. Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). 23 January 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.