Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Professional beach volleyball tour
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ToursExplore Lably’s 3D toursThe tour consists of tournaments held throughout the year at different levels, including the Elite16, Challenge and Futures events, as well as the Beach Pro Tour Finals.
The previous FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour was known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons.
History
The international professional tour was originally known as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Series, and began in 1989 for men and 1992 for women. It was rebranded as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour in 1997. The World Tour was previously accompanied by FIVB Challenger and Satellite events, which served as a developmental circuit for up-and-coming players. The FIVB handed over the organizing of Challenger and Satellite events to the continental confederations in 2009.
Tournaments in the World Tour were previously categorized as either Grand Slams, Majors or Opens. This was replaced by the star rating structure in 2017.
In October 2021, FIVB announced a rebranding of the series as the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, starting with the 2022 edition.
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Tournament categories
The star ranking tournament structure was introduced in 2017. World Tour tournaments were ranked from 1 to 5 stars, with 5-star tournaments offering the most prize money. The 2018 World Tour had 47 international tournaments with a total prize purse of over US$7 million. Competing in the World Tour as well as other FIVB-recognized tournaments such as the Summer Olympics allowed players to earn FIVB Ranking Points, with higher-star events being worth more points. The World Tour concluded with the World Tour Finals at the end of each season. A new tournament classification was introduced in 2022.
Champions
FIVB World Tour Finals
The Tour Finals were the season-ending championships of the FIVB World Tour and featured only the top performing teams during the regular season. The tournament was first held in 2015.