Beach volleyball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' tournament

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The boys' beach volleyball tournament at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China, took place between 17 and 27 August at Nanjing Olympic Sports Center.

Thirty-Six pairs were competing, the host country China withdrew their pair. Africa and Asia hosted a single qualification tournament while Europe created a Youth Continental Cup with different zonal stages ending with a final qualification tournament. South America created a six legged tour, though only five events were held where the six countries with the most points qualified and North, Central America and Caribbean hosted four zonal tournaments where the winners qualified to the Youth Olympics and a final tournament where the top two nations qualified. The remaining were Wild Cards.[1]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999.[2]

Qualification[]

Event Location Date Total Teams Qualified
Host Nation - - 0  China
EVCA Zone Qualification Tournament[3] Saint Lucia 18–20 October 2013 1  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
CAZOVA Zone Qualification Tournament[4] Trinidad and Tobago Maracus Bay 26–28 November 2013 1  Jamaica
Central Zone Qualification Tournament[5] Puerto Rico Fajardo 6–8 December 2013 1  Canada
AFECAVOL Zone Qualification Tournament[6] Guatemala Guatemala City 1–2 February 2014 1  Guatemala
AVC Qualification Tournament[7] Thailand Nakhon Si Thammarat 4–6 April 2014 6  Indonesia
 Iran
 Kazakhstan
 New Zealand
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand
CAVB Qualification Tournament[8] Ghana Accra 11–13 April 2014 6  Burundi
 Republic of the Congo
 Ghana
 Nigeria
 Rwanda
 Sierra Leone
NORCECA Final Qualification Tournament[9] Puerto Rico Carolina 12–13 April 2014 2  Puerto Rico
 United States
2014 CEV Youth Continental Cup Final[10][11] Turkey Antalya 15–17 May 2014 6  Finland
 France
 Germany
 Poland
 Russia
 Ukraine
CSV Youth Tour Final Rankings[12] - 19 May 2014 6  Uruguay
 Argentina
 Venezuela
 Peru
 Paraguay
 Brazil
Tripartite Invitation[13] - - 3  Oman
 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Virgin Islands
Reallocation[13] - - 3  Austria
 Lithuania
 Norway
TOTAL 36

Main draw[]

Teams were seeded is the preliminary round according to the following draw:

Rank Team NOC
1 Samuel Morris – Phillip Ayobami[14]  Nigeria
2 –  New Zealand
3 –  France
4 –  Thailand
5 –  Paraguay
6 –  Poland
7 –  Rwanda
8 Anders Berntsen Mol –  Norway
9 –  Argentina
10 – Jimy Heredia  Peru
11 –  Germany
12 –  Finland
13 –  Oman
14 –  Jamaica
15 –  Puerto Rico
16 – Oleh Plotnytskyi  Ukraine
17 –  Burundi
18 – Mohammad Ashfiya  Indonesia
19 – Torey DeFalco  United States
20 Oleg Stoyanovskiy –  Russia
21 Patrick Lombi – Abu Bakarr Kamara[14]  Sierra Leone
22 –  Iran
23 –  Brazil
24 Mauricio Vieyto –  Uruguay
25 –  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
26 Edvinas Vaškelis –  Lithuania
27 –  Virgin Islands
28 –  Canada
29 –  Guatemala
30 –  Venezuela
31 –  Austria
32 –  Sri Lanka
33 –  São Tomé and Príncipe
34 –  Ghana
35 –  Republic of the Congo
36 –  Kazakhstan

Competition Formula[]

The competition formula consist of two rounds, the first a pool round where the 36 teams have been divided into six pools of six, each pool will play round robin. After the pool round is completed, the best team from each pool plus the two best second place teams will advance to the eight-finals; the rest of the second place teams plus the third and fourth place teams from each pool will advance to the Round of 24. The Round of 24 is a single elimination round, the winning teams will play against the eight-finalists in another single elimination round; next the quarterfinals, semifinals and final matches.[15]

On August 17, it was announced that two pools will only consist of five teams due to two pairings being restricted from competition due to an Ebola outbreak in their countries. The results of the matches against these two teams will be a direct forfeit.[14]

Preliminary round[]

     Team advances to Round of 16
     Team advances to Round of 24

Pool A[]

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Uruguay Vieyto– 6 3 0 90 73 1.233 6 1 6.000
2 Kazakhstan – 6 3 0 97 83 1.169 6 1 6.000
3 Finland – 5 2 1 133 91 1.462 5 2 2.500
4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 4 1 2 69 97 0.711 3 4 0.750
5 Oman – 3 0 3 81 126 0.643 0 6 0.000
6 Nigeria – 0 0 0 0 126 0.000 0 6 0.000
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total Report
17 Aug 09:00 – Finland 2–0 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 21–11 21–11   42–22  
17 Aug 09:00 – Oman 0–2 Uruguay Vieyto– 12–21 12–21   24–42  
18 Aug 21:00 Vieyto– Uruguay 2–1 Finland – 21–14 11–21 16–14 48–49  
18 Aug 21:00 – Kazakhstan 2–0 Oman – 21–17 21–19   42–36  
19 Aug 19:00 – Oman 0–2 Finland – 11–21 10–21   21–42  
19 Aug 19:00 – Kazakhstan 2–1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 19–21 21–14 15–12 55–47  
21 Aug 15:00 ��� Finland – Kazakhstan –       –  
21 Aug 15:00 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Uruguay Vieyto–       –  
22 Aug 09:00 Vieyto– Uruguay – Kazakhstan –       –  
22 Aug 09:00 – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Oman –       –  

Pool B[]

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Germany – 6 3 0 145 120 1.208 6 1 6.000
2 Brazil – 5 2 1 142 108 1.315 5 2 2.500
3 New Zealand – 5 2 1 112 107 1.047 4 2 2.000
4 Lithuania Vaskelis– 4 1 2 121 129 0.938 2 4 0.500
5 Republic of the Congo – 4 1 2 117 130 0.900 2 4 0.500
6 Jamaica – 3 0 3 85 128 0.664 0 6 0.000
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total Report
17 Aug 10:00 – New Zealand 2–0 Republic of the Congo – 21–8 22–20   43–28  
17 Aug 10:00 Vaskelis– Lithuania 0–2 Germany – 17–21 18–21   35–42  
17 Aug 11:00 – Brazil 2–0 Jamaica – 21–8 21–12   42–20  
18 Aug 10:00 – Germany 2–1 Brazil – 24–26 22–20 15–12 61–58  
18 Aug 19:00 – New Zealand 2–0 Lithuania Vaskelis– 21–19 21–18   42–37  
18 Aug 20:00 – Republic of the Congo 2–0 Jamaica – 23–21 21–17   44–38  
19 Aug 20:00 – Brazil 2–0 New Zealand – 21–17 21–10   42–27  
19 Aug 21:00 – Germany 2–0 Jamaica – 21–12 21–15   42–27  
19 Aug 21:00 Vaskelis– Lithuania 2–0 Republic of the Congo – 21–19 28–26   49–45  
21 Aug 16:00 – Jamaica – New Zealand – – –   –  
21 Aug 16:00 – Republic of the Congo – Germany – – –   –  
21 Aug 19:00 – Brazil – Lithuania Vaskelis– – –   –  
22 Aug 10:00 – Germany – New Zealand – – –   –  
22 Aug 10:00 Vaskelis– Lithuania – Jamaica – – –   –  
22 Aug 11:00 – Republic of the Congo – Brazil – – –   –  

Pool C[]

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 France – 6 3 0 126 55 2.291 6 0 MAX
2 Puerto Rico – 6 3 0 126 83 1.518 6 0 MAX
3 Peru –Jimy 5 2 1 132 115 1.148 4 3 1.333
4 Ghana – 4 1 2 104 127 0.819 2 5 0.400
5 Iran – 3 0 3 103 144 0.715 1 6 0.167
6 United States Virgin Islands – 3 0 3 77 139 0.554 1 6 0.167

Pool D[]

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Ukraine –Plotnytskyi 6 3 0 84 54 1.556 6 0 MAX
2 Canada – 5 2 1 131 113 1.159 5 2 2.500
3 Thailand – 5 2 1 80 63 1.270 4 2 2.000
4 Argentina – 5 2 1 83 88 0.943 4 3 1.333
5 São Tomé and Príncipe – 3 0 3 66 126 0.524 0 6 0.000
6 Sierra Leone – 0 0 0 0 126 0.000 0 6 0.000

Pool E[]

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Russia Stoyanovskiy– 6 3 0 126 86 1.465 6 0 MAX
2 Norway Mol– 5 2 1 119 86 1.384 4 2 2.000
3 Sri Lanka – 5 2 1 146 122 1.197 5 3 1.667
4 Paraguay – 4 1 2 109 127 0.858 3 4 0.750
5 Guatemala – 4 1 2 109 134 0.813 2 5 0.400
6 Burundi – 3 0 3 72 126 0.571 0 6 0.000

Pool F[]

Pts Matches Points Sets
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Indonesia –Ashfiya 6 3 0 127 97 1.309 6 0 MAX
2 Venezuela – 6 3 0 135 91 1.484 6 1 6.000
3 Poland – 4 1 2 115 128 0.898 3 4 0.750
4 Austria – 4 1 2 114 115 0.991 2 4 0.500
5 United States –DeFalco 4 1 2 109 110 0.991 2 4 0.500
6 Rwanda – 3 0 3 67 126 0.532 0 6 0.000

References[]

  1. ^ "Young stars fix eyes on place at Nanjing 2014". FIVB. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Qualification System: Beach Volleyball" (PDF). FIVB. July 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Rodell Fraser and Delshun Welcome lead St Vincent to male title". NORCECA. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Jamaicans Hutchinson, Bryan book China ticket in style". FIVB. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Canada's MacNeil, Richards clinch Youth Olympic Games spot". FIVB. 8 December 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Guatemalans Flores and Alvarez claim spot in Nanjing". FIVB. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Thailand claim two berths apiece for Nanjing Youth Olympics". FIVB. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Sierra Leone men and Rwanda women top podium of African qualifiers for Youth Olympic Games". FIVB. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Puerto Rican and American boys ticketed to Nanjing". FIVB. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  10. ^ "Germany, Ukraine and France claim first men's spots at Youth Olympics". FIVB. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Finland, Russia and Poland complete European contingent for Nanjing". FIVB. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  12. ^ "South American qualifiers wrap up places in Nanjing". FIVB. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Number of Entries by NOC: Beach Volleyball". nanjing2014.org. 6 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  14. ^ a b c FIVB (2014-08-17). "Ebola out-break restricts four beach volleyball teams". www.fivb.org.
  15. ^ FIVB: YOG Nanjing 2014 Event Format and Schedule
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