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Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Beach volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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The men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took place at the Copacabana Stadium. The competition was held from 6 to 18 August 2016. Twenty four teams with 48 athletes around the world competed for the gold medal.

The medals for the tournament were presented by Bernard Rajzman, Brazil, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Dr. Ary Graça Filho, President of the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball.

Qualification

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Pools composition

Twenty four teams were drawn in six pools of four teams. The top six teams from the FIVB beach volleyball Olympic ranking as of 12 June 2016[2] were seeded at the first row of each pools from pool A to F. The seventh to ninth from the ranking were drawn first in pool F, E, or D. Then, the tenth to twelfth were drawn in pool C, B, or A. The drawing of lots number three belonged the thirteenth to seventeenth teams. They were drawn in pool A to E. The remaining spot of third row were one of five confederation continental cup champions. Next, the four remaining were drawn in pool F to C. Finally the winners and runners-up from World continental cup were drawn last two spots. The teams from the same national Olympic committee could not be the same pool, except the last drawing.[3]

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Draw
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Venue

Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Copacabana Stadium
Capacity: 12,000

Format

The preliminary round was a competition between the twenty four teams divided into six groups of four teams. This round, the teams competed in a single round-robin format. The two highest ranked teams in each group and the two best third ranked teams advanced automatically to the knockout stage. The other four third ranked teams faced the lucky loser playoffs to take the last two spots. The fourth placed teams in each pool were ranked nineteenth in this competition. The losers from the lucky loser playoffs were tied seventeenth. The knockout stage followed the single-elimination format. The losers in the round of sixteen were ranked ninth. The four quarter-final losers finished fifth. The winners of the semi-finals competed for gold medals and the losers played for bronze medals.

Pool standing procedure

  1. Match points (2 for the winner, 1 for the loser, 0 for forfeit)
  2. Between 2 teams consider all teams points ratio / Between 3 teams consider head-to-head points ratio
  3. Seeding position of the pools composition

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[4]

  • Argentina Osvaldo Sumavil
  • Brazil Mário Ferro
  • Brazil Elizir Martins de Oliveira
  • Canada Lucie Guillemette
  • China Wang Lijun
  • Colombia Juan Carlos Saavedra
  • Greece Charalampos Papadogoulas
  • Italy Davide Crescentini
  • Japan Mariko Satomi
  • Puerto Rico Carlos L. Rivera Rodriguez
  • Russia Roman Pristovakin
  • South Africa Giovanni Bake
  • Spain José Maria Padron
  • Switzerland Jonas Personeni
  • Thailand Kritsada Panaseri
  • United States Daniel Apol

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Source: FIVB
6 August 2016
10:00		 Carambula – Ranghieri Italy 2–0 Austria Doppler – Horst Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG)
(21–14, 21–13)
Report
6 August 2016
11:00		 Alison – Bruno Schmidt Brazil 2–0 Canada Binstock – Schachter Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Wang Lijun (CHN)
(21–19, 22–20)
Report
8 August 2016
15:30		 Alison – Bruno Schmidt Brazil 1–2 Austria Doppler – Horst Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,593
Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), Kritsada Panaseri (THA)
(21–23, 21–16, 13–15)
Report
8 August 2016
21:00		 Carambula – Ranghieri Italy 2–1 Canada Binstock – Schachter Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG), Jonas Personeni (SUI)
(21–18, 14–21, 15–11)
Report
10 August 2016
15:30		 Alison – Bruno Schmidt Brazil 2–0 Italy Carambula – Ranghieri Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,531
Referees: José Padron (ESP), Carlos Rodríguez (PUR)
(21–19, 21–16)
Report
11 August 2016
00:00		 Doppler – Horst Austria 2–1 Canada Binstock – Schachter Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 1,953
Referees: Jonas Personeni (SUI), Giovanni Bake (RSA)
(21–19, 16–21, 15–8)
Report

Pool B

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Source: FIVB
6 August 2016
17:30		 Brouwer – Meeuwsen Netherlands 2–0 Russia Barsouk – Liamin Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Juan Saavedra (COL), Daniel Apol (USA)
(21–15, 21–14)
Report
6 August 2016
21:00		 Kantor – Łosiak Poland 2–0 Germany Böckermann – Flüggen Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,135
Referees: Lucie Guillemette (CAN), Mário Ferro (BRA)
(21–11, 23–21)
Report
8 August 2016
12:00		 Kantor – Łosiak Poland 0–2 Russia Barsouk – Liamin Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Jonas Personeni (SUI)
(14–21, 17–21)
Report
8 August 2016
18:30		 Brouwer – Meeuwsen Netherlands 2–1 Germany Böckermann – Flüggen Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,593
Referees: José Padron (ESP), Elzir De Oliveira (BRA)
(21–19, 17–21, 16–14)
Report
10 August 2016
16:30		 Brouwer – Meeuwsen Netherlands 2–0 Poland Kantor – Łosiak Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,531
Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), Juan Saavedra (COL)
(21–19, 21–19)
Report
10 August 2016
23:00		 Böckermann – Flüggen Germany 0–2 Russia Barsouk – Liamin Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 4,246
Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE)
(14–21, 17–21)
Report

Pool C

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Source: FIVB
7 August 2016
12:00		 Lupo – Nicolai Italy 1–2 Mexico Ontiveros – Virgen Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,433
Referees: Juan Saavedra (COL), Mariko Satomi (JPN)
(21–14, 14–21, 11–15)
Report
7 August 2016
16:30		 Dalhausser – Lucena United States 2–0 Tunisia Belhaj – Naceur Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,924
Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Jonas Personeni (SUI)
(21–7, 21–13)
Report
9 August 2016
11:00		 Dalhausser – Lucena United States 2–0 Mexico Ontiveros – Virgen Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,988
Referees: Juan Saavedra (COL), Elizir de Oliveira (BRA)
(21–14, 21–17)
Report
9 August 2016
22:00		 Lupo – Nicolai Italy 2–0 Tunisia Belhaj – Naceur Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,671
Referees: Mariko Satomi (JPN), Juan Saavedra (COL)
(21–17, 21–13)
Report
11 August 2016
16:30		 Dalhausser – Lucena United States 2–1 Italy Lupo – Nicolai Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,241
Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG)
(21–13, 17–21, 24–22)
Report
11 August 2016
16:30		 Ontiveros – Virgen Mexico 2–0 Tunisia Belhaj – Naceur Copacabana Stadium Court 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Giovanni Bake (RSA), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE)
(21–10, 21–10)
Report

Pool D

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Source: FIVB
7 August 2016
17:30		 Evandro – Pedro Solberg Brazil 1–2 Cuba Díaz – González Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,540
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Osvaldo Sumavil (ARG)
(22–24, 23–21, 13–15)
Report
8 August 2016
00:00		 Samoilovs – Šmēdiņš Latvia 2–1 Canada Saxton – Schalk Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,274
Referees: Elzir De Oliveira (BRA), Daniel Apol (USA)
(21–17, 18–21, 15–13)
Report
9 August 2016
10:00		 Evandro – Pedro Solberg Brazil 1–2 Canada Saxton – Schalk Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,988
Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), Mariko Satomi (JPN)
(21–17, 18–21, 14–16)
Report
9 August 2016
15:30		 Samoilovs – Šmēdiņš Latvia 1–2 Cuba Díaz – González Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,353
Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Jonas Personeni (SUI)
(21–23, 21–19. 9–15)
Report
11 August 2016
11:00		 Saxton – Schalk Canada 0–2 Cuba Díaz – González Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,838
Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Elzir De Oliveira (BRA)
(15–21, 18–21)
Report
11 August 2016
17:30		 Evandro – Pedro Solberg Brazil 2–1 Latvia Samoilovs – Šmēdiņš Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,722
Referees: Jonas Personeni (SUI), Wang Lijun (CHN)
(21–16, 20–22, 15–7)
Report

Pool E

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Source: FIVB
7 August 2016
13:00		 Nummerdor – Varenhorst Netherlands 2–0 Chile Grimalt E. – Grimalt M. Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,433
Referees: Elzir De Oliveira (BRA), Kritsada Panaseri (THA)
(21–16, 21–13)
Report
7 August 2016
23:00		 Krasilnikov – Semenov Russia 2–0 Poland Fijałek – Prudel Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,329
Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Mariko Satomi (JPN)
(21–14, 21–13)
Report
9 August 2016
17:30		 Nummerdor – Varenhorst Netherlands 2–1 Poland Fijałek – Prudel Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,590
Referees: Jonas Personeni (SUI), Giovanni Bake (RSA)
(21–17, 19–21, 15–9)
Report
9 August 2016
23:00		 Krasilnikov – Semenov Russia 2–0 Chile Grimalt E. – Grimalt M. Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,875
Referees: José Padron (ESP), Carlos Rodríguez (PUR)
(21–17, 21–14)
Report
11 August 2016
12:00		 Fijałek – Prudel Poland 2–1 Chile Grimalt E. – Grimalt M. Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,838
Referees: Juan Saavedra (COL), José Padron (ESP)
(21–13, 16–21, 15–9)
Report
11 August 2016
13:00		 Nummerdor – Varenhorst Netherlands 1–2 Russia Krasilnikov – Semenov Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,838
Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), Kritsada Panaseri (THA)
(15–21, 21–14, 9–15)
Report

Pool F

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Source: FIVB
6 August 2016
16:30		 Gibb – Patterson United States 2–0 Qatar Cherif – Jefferson Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Davide Crescentini (ITA), Kritsada Panaseri (THA)
(21–16, 21–16)
Report
6 August 2016
22:00		 Gavira – Herrera Spain 2–1 Austria Huber – Seidl Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,135
Referees: Jonas Personeni (SUI), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)
(14–21, 21–17, 15–13)
Report
8 August 2016
13:00		 Gavira – Herrera Spain 1–2 Qatar Cherif – Jefferson Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), Lucie Guillemette (CAN)
(21–13, 18–21, 12–15)
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8 August 2016
16:30		 Gibb – Patterson United States 0–2 Austria Huber – Seidl Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,593
Referees: Elzir De Oliveira (BRA), José Padron (ESP)
(18–21, 18–21)
Report
10 August 2016
11:00		 Gibb – Patterson United States 1–2 Spain Gavira – Herrera Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,245
Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Giovanni Bake (RSA)
(19–21, 21–16, 7–15)
Report
10 August 2016
12:00		 Huber – Seidl Austria 1–2 Qatar Cherif – Jefferson Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,245
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Jonas Personeni (SUI)
(21–18, 19–21, 12–15)
Report

Lucky losers

The table below shows the ranking of third-placed teams in the preliminary round. The top two teams will advance to next round automatically. The other teams will compete for the two remaining spots. The third-ranked team will play with the sixth-ranked team, and the fourth-ranked team will play with the fifth-ranked team.

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Lucky loser playoffs

11 August 2016
23:00		 Lupo – Nicolai Italy 2–1 Poland Kantor – Łosiak Copacabana Stadium Court 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Wang Lijun (CHN)
(21–12, 15–21, 15–13)
Report
11 August 2016
23:00		 Saxton – Schalk Canada 2–0 Poland Fijałek – Prudel Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,741
Referees: Juan Saavedra (COL), Davide Crescentini (ITA)
(21–19. 21–18)
Report

Knockout stage

The round of sixteen pair up weer determined by drawing of lots. The six first ranked teams in preliminary pools were separated automatically. Then, the lucky loser playoffs winners were drawn. The two best third ranked were drawn next. And, the last drawing belonged to the second ranked teams. The teams in the same pool from preliminary round could not meet in round of 16.

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
              
 
12 August
 
 
 Carambula – Ranghieri (ITA)0
 
15 August
 
 Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)2
 
 Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)2
 
13 August
 
 Barsouk – Liamin (RUS)1
 
 Evandro – Pedro Solberg (BRA)1
 
16 August
 
 Barsouk – Liamin (RUS)2
 
 Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)2
 
12 August
 
 Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS)1
 
 Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS)2
 
15 August
 
 Cherif – Jefferson (QAT)0
 
 Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS)2
 
12 August
 
 Díaz – González (CUB)1
 
 Doppler – Horst (AUT)0
 
18 August
 
 Díaz – González (CUB)2
 
 Lupo – Nicolai (ITA)0
 
13 August
 
 Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA)2
 
 Dalhausser – Lucena (USA)2
 
15 August
 
 Huber – Seidl (AUT)0
 
 Dalhausser – Lucena (USA)1
 
13 August
 
 Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA)2
 
 Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA)2
 
16 August
 
 Gavira – Herrera (ESP)0
 
 Alison – Bruno Schmidt (BRA)2
 
12 August
 
 Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED)1 Bronze medal
 
 Ontiveros – Virgen (MEX)0
 
15 August18 August
 
 Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED)2
 
 Nummerdor – Varenhorst (NED)0 Krasilnikov – Semenov (RUS)0
 
13 August
 
 Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED)2  Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED)2
 
 Saxton – Schalk (CAN)0
 
 
 Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED)2
 

Round of 16

12 August 2016
12:00		 Krasilnikov – Semenov Russia 2–0 Qatar Cherif – Jefferson Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,237
Referees: Wang Lijun (CHN), Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE)
(21–13, 21–13)
Report
12 August 2016
15:00		 Doppler – Horst Austria 0–2 Cuba Díaz – González Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,756
Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), Jonas Personeni (SUI)
(17–21, 14–21)
Report
12 August 2016
20:00		 Ontiveros – Virgen Mexico 0–2 Netherlands Nummerdor – Varenhorst Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,878
Referees: Roman Pristovakin (RUS), José Padron (ESP)
(18–21, 15–21)
Report
12 August 2016
23:00		 Carambula – Ranghieri Italy 0–2 Italy Lupo – Nicolai Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,247
Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Juan Saavedra (COL)
(12–21, 21–23)
Report
13 August 2016
11:00		 Alison – Bruno Schmidt Brazil 2–0 Spain Gavira – Herrera Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 5,989
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Wang Lijun (CHN)
(24–22, 21–13)
Report
13 August 2016
16:00		 Evandro – Pedro Solberg Brazil 1–2 Russia Barsouk – Liamin Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,778
Referees: Juan Saavedra (COL), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)
(21–16, 14–21, 10–15)
Report
13 August 2016
19:00		 Saxton – Schalk Canada 0–2 Netherlands Brouwer – Meeuwsen Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 6,449
Referees: Jonas Personeni (SUI), Davide Crescentini (ITA)
(12–21, 15–21)
Report
13 August 2016
23:59		 Dalhausser – Lucena United States 2–0 Austria Huber – Seidl Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,180
Referees: José Padron (ESP), Kritsada Panaseri (THA)
(21–14, 21–15)
Report

Quarterfinals

15 August 2016
16:00		 Dalhausser – Lucena United States 1–2 Brazil Alison – Bruno Schmidt Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,256
Referees: Jonas Personeni (SUI), Mariko Satomi (JPN)
(14–21, 21–12, 9–15)
Report
15 August 2016
17:00		 Nummerdor – Varenhorst Netherlands 0–2 Netherlands Brouwer – Meeuwsen Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: José Padron (ESP), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)
(23–25, 17–21)
Report
15 August 2016
23:00		 Lupo – Nicolai Italy 2–1 Russia Barsouk – Liamin Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,318
Referees: Daniel Apol (USA), Elzir De Oliveira (BRA)
(21–18, 20–22, 15–11)
Report
15 August 2016
23:59		 Krasilnikov – Semenov Russia 2–1 Cuba Díaz – González Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 7,042
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Mário Ferro (BRA)
(22–20, 22–24, 18–16)
Report

Semifinals

16 August 2016
17:00		 Alison – Bruno Schmidt Brazil 2–1 Netherlands Brouwer – Meeuwsen Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Charalampos Papadogoulas (GRE), Roman Pristovakin (RUS)
(21–17, 21–23, 16–14)
Report
16 August 2016
23:00		 Lupo – Nicolai Italy 2–1 Russia Krasilnikov – Semenov Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Mário Ferro (BRA), Elizir de Oliveira (BRA)
(15–21, 21–16, 15–13)
Report

Bronze medal game

18 August 2016
22:00		 Brouwer – Meeuwsen Netherlands 2–0 Russia Krasilnikov – Semenov Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 3,622
Referees: Elizir de Oliveira (BRA), Davide Crescentini (ITA)
(23–21, 22–20)
Report

Gold medal game

18 August 2016
23:59		 Alison – Bruno Schmidt Brazil 2–0 Italy Lupo – Nicolai Copacabana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro
Attendance: 8,199
Referees: Jonas Personeni (SUI), Daniel Apol (USA)
(21–19, 21–17)
Report

Final ranking

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Men". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    "FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking - Men". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Rio 2016 Olympic beach volleyball drawing of lots Saturday in Gstaad". FIVB. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Volleyball List of Referees". FIVB. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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