The 2007 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships was a

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event, that is held from July 24 to 28, 2007 in

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.SWATCH FIVB 2007 World Championships powered by 1to1 energy, Press Conference on Monday
FIVB, July 20, 2007 The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Switzerland hosted the event for the first time. 48 teams per gender entered the competition making 96 total.

Medal summary

Men's event

Round Robin

Pool N

Pool O

Pool P

Pool Q

Pool R

Pool S

Pool T

Pool U

Pool V

Pool W

Pool X

Pool Y

3rd place ranked teams

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

Knockout round

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

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 advanced to the round of 32.

Knockout round

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

References

External links

Men's tournament on FIVB websiteWomen's tournament on FIVB website
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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 ...