European_Beach_Volleyball_Tour
The Nestea European Championship Tour (or the European Beach Volleyball Tour) is a European beach volleyball tour organised by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). It is the highest ranked European series of beach volleyball tournaments.[1]
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| Nestea European Championship Tour | |
| Full name | Beach Volleyball Nestea European Championship Tour |
| Region | Europe |
| Date span | April 17–20 to September 19–21 (2008) |
| Tournaments | (Men & Women) |
| Type | Beach volleyball |
| Events Director | |
| History | |
| First tour | 2003 |
| Number of tours | 6 (29 tournaments) |
| Women (team), most wins |
 Arvanity–Karadassiou (7 wins) 2005–2008 |
| Men (team), most wins |
 Brink–Dieckmann (5 wins) 2006–2007 |
| Women, most wins | Vassiliki Arvaniti (8 wins) 2004–2008 |
| Men, most wins | Christoph Dieckmann (7 wins) 2004–2007 |
| Infobox last updated on: September 5, 2008 | |
The tour was previously known as the European Championship Tour, before the CEV 2003 signed a sponsorship deal with Nestea in 2003.[2]
The European Tour consists of Satellite and Masters events, culminating with the European Beach Volleyball Championships.[3] From the 2018 season onwards, the Satellite and Masters events have been merged into the FIVB World Tour, but are still organised by the CEV.[4]
Challenger and Satellite
The Challenger and Satellite events are a series of grassroots tournaments that serve as a developmental circuit for the FIVB World Tour.[5][6] These tournaments award less prize money (€4,000–15,000) and FIVB ranking points than Masters events.[7] The Challenger and Satellite circuit was previously organised by the FIVB, who handed over the organising of these events to the continental volleyball confederations in 2009.[8]
Masters
In the 2017 season, Masters events awarded €25,000 in prize money per gender with a 12–16 team main draw.[9]
Medal table as of September 3, 2008. This includes the results of every tournament, since the tour began in 2003.
| Position | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1. | Germany |
22 | 16 | 12 | 50 |
| 2. |  Netherlands |
8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| 3. | Greece |
8 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 4. |  Switzerland |
7 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| 5. |  Czech Republic |
4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 6. |  Austria |
3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 7. |  Italy |
2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8. |  Spain |
2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9. |  Russia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10. |  Lithuania |
1 | 1 | ||
| 11. |  Norway |
7 | 6 | 13 | |
| 12. |  Estonia |
3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 13. |  Slovenia |
1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14. |  France |
1 | 1 | ||
| 14. |  Latvia |
1 | 1 | ||
| 14. |  Croatia |
1 | 1 | ||
| 17. |  Poland |
1 | 1 | ||
| 17. |  Finland |
1 | 1 | ||
| 17. |  Ukraine |
1 | 1 | ||
| 17. |  Bulgaria |
1 | 1 | ||
- "CEV releases tentative calendar for another record-breaking beach volleyball season". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "New FIVB-CEV joint venture incorporates European circuit in World Tour". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- "FIVB Beach Volleyball Events ... from the World Championships to the grass roots: Challenger and Satellite Events" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- "CEV set to stage Challenger and Satellite events for the first time ever". Volleyball.it. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "2017 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellites" (PDF). European Volleyball Confederation. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour: 2017 Media Guide" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. p. 67. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
- "2017 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship" (PDF). European Volleyball Confederation. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
