The 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships were a

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double-gender event, which were held from June 13 to 19, 2011 in

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.World's best arriving in Rome for 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
FIVB, June 12, 2011 The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Italy hosted the event for the first time. 48 teams per gender entered the competition making 96 total.

Medal summary

Medal events

Medal table

Men's event

Round Robin

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Pool J

Pool K

Pool L

Pool M

3rd place ranked teams

The eight best third-placed teams will advance to the round of 32.

Knockout round

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal Match

Gold medal Match

Women's event

Round Robin

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Pool G

Pool H

Pool J

Pool K

Pool L

Pool M

3rd place ranked teams

The eight best third-placed teams will advance to the round of 32.

Knockout round

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal Match

Gold medal Match

References

External links

Men's tournament on FIVB website siteWomen's tournament on FIVB website site
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Beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...