The 2021 Gatorade PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup was the first conference and for the Philippine Super Liga's ninth season. The tournament was held on February 26 and 27, 2021 at the Subic Tennis Center of the

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. The tournament marked the resumption of PSL games since the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the

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. The tournament was approved by the

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(IATF), through its Resolution 79, allowing the staging of the tournament using a bubble setup in Subic. It became the final tournament of the PSL. A beach tournament was originally planned to be held in November 2020 as part of its cancelled eighth season but postponed due to several factors, including the onslaught of

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(Rolly) and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Women's

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

For 7th place

For 5th place

For 3rd place

Women's finals

Final standing

Men's

No men's tournament.

Venue

* Subic Tennis Center (

)

References

{{Philippine Super Liga

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 ...

Beach volleyball competitions in the Philippines PSL PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup