Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2010 – The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) is pleased to announcethe launch of the Beach Volleyball Olympic qualification process for the 2012 London Olympic Games, followingthe confirmation of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Continental Beach Volleyball Cup with theopening tournament set for Yantarniy, Russia from July 21-25. The FIVB approved on Thursday the competitionsystem of the European Continental Beach Volleyball Cup proposed by CEV.
The Continental Beach Volleyball Cup is a country versus country Olympic qualifying event for continents over a two year period broken down into subzone, zone and continental finals. The winner of which will qualify* for the 2012 Olympic Games if the country has not already qualified two berths via the world rankings**.
"This is a landmark moment for the CEV and the FIVB and with 32 countries due to participate, it illustrates the popularity of the event," CEV President and FIVB Executive Vice-President Mr. André Meyer said. "The Continental Beach Volleyball Cup is a revolutionary competition which provides an excellent opportunity for a large number of countries to qualify for one of the most prestigious events in Beach Volleyball. We are looking forward to organizing a fascinating tournament spread over two years which will encompass the entire continent and emphasis the global aspect and universality of our sport."
The European Continental Beach Volleyball Cup comprises of eight tournaments at the subzone phase with a maximum of four countries (each country participates with two teams per gender) per tournament. The 32 European nations have been split into two zones (west & east) with 16 teams per zone drawn into four tournaments. The drawing of lots for the European Continental Beach Volleyball Cup will take place during the CEV Board of Administration session in Copenhagen, Denmark from June 12-13.
The top two teams from each tournament will advance to the zonal phase in 2011, which will feature four tournaments of four countries each, followed by the final phase in 2012 which will determine the European/CEV Continental Beach Volleyball Cup winner.
The five winners of the Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (or the next best in the event’s ranking if a country has already two vacancies qualified through the world rankings) will qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. In addition, the two winners of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification tournament - which includes the two best teams from each continent who have yet to qualify for London 2012 via the SWATCH FIVB World Tour rankings or the Continental Beach Volleyball Cup - will also obtain 2012 Olympic Games qualification.
All remaining Confederations are undergoing an approval process in accordance with the FIVB regulations. To further honour the five winning countries of the Continental Beach Volleyball World Cup, each country will compete in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Final, tentatively scheduled for the second week of July in 2012, to determine the overall winner.
To be eligible to qualify through the Continental Beach Volleyball Cup and/or FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup, and/or Olympic Trials, athletes must have participated as an individual in at least 12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup, National and/or Continental and/or FIVB events scheduled from June 1, 2010 until June 24, 2012.
** To be eligible for the 2012 Olympic Games from the World ranking, athletes must have participated in at least12 FIVB official Olympic qualification tournaments as an individual (World Tour/World Championships/recognized Continental Final) scheduled from January 1, 2011 until June 17, 2012.
For more information contact: www.fivb.org.
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