The men's

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took place at the

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from August 9 to August 22. Each of the 24 pairs in the tournament was placed in one of six groups of four teams apiece, and played a round-robin within that pool. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the Round of 16. The six third-place teams were ranked against each other, with ties being broken by the ratio of points won to lost. The best two advanced to the Round of 16, while the other four played two matches (#3 vs. #6 and #4 vs. #5) with the winners of those two matches advancing as well. The losers of those matches, along with the fourth-place teams in each group, were eliminated. The 16 teams that advanced to the elimination rounds played a single-elimination tournament with a bronze medal match between the semifinal losers. Dalhausser and Rogers celebrate after gold medal win at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Dalhausser and Rogers celebrate after gold medal win at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qualification

The top eight finishes that a team had from January 1, 2007, to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (

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s (

) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counted towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball
, FIVB, June 23, 2006. There were 24 teams competing at the Olympic Games, with a maximum of two teams per country.

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had four teams in the top 10 of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking, but only two teams from each country could participate in the Olympic Games. Also

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, the

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had three teams each in the top 24.

Qualifiers

The official cut off date for Olympic qualification for beach volleyball was July 20, 2008. The final Olympic Qualification Ranking for the 24 teams, was announced confirmed by the FIVB on July 24, 2008.FIVB announces final Olympic Ranking for men’s and women’s Olympic Beach Volleyball tournaments
FIVB, July 24, 2008. If the host nation had a team in the top 6 teams on the FIVB Olympic ranking when the Olympic Games began, it was automatically seeded as #1; therefore China's team Xu - Wu (ranked as #5 on the Olympic ranking,) was seeded as #1. Accordingly, the #1 ranked

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- Dalhausser, was seeded as #2, Ricardo -

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as #3, M. Araújo - Fabio Luiz as #4 and Nummerdor - Schuil as #5. The

ian team

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- Pedro, was placed as #5 on the Olympic ranking, but did not qualify because of the two teams per country rule. Harley - Pedro was ranked as #2 on the

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per July 21, 2008, and #1 per August 4, 2008. *

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is replaced by

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on the Italian team, because of an injury to Varnier.

Participating nations

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Preliminary round

The two best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round. The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on April 16, 2008.FIVB sets system for drawing of lots in Gstaad for Olympic Games Beach Volleyball tournaments
FIVB, April 16, 2008. The #1 seeded team was placed in pool A, #2 in pool B, #3 in C, #4 in D, #5 in E, and #6 in F. But if the host nation had a team in the top 6 teams, it was automatically seeded as #1. Therefore, China's team Xu- Wu (ranked as #5,) is placed in pool A. There was held a draw of lots between seed #7 - #9, between #10 - #12, between #13 - #18, and between #19 - #24. The Drawing of lots was hosted by the 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam, in Gstaad on July 26, as part of the 2008 SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. A team received 2 points for each match won, and 1 point for each match lost. After the preliminary rounds, from August 9–14, 2008, the teams placed 1st and 2nd in each pool had qualified for the playoffs. The two best 3rd placed teams had also qualified. Two Lucky Loser matches qualified two more of the 3rd placed teams. The two 3rd placed teams that lost their Lucky Losers match, were out of the competition. Also out of the competition were teams placed 4th in their pool. All times are

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( UTC+8)

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Lucky loser

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Playoffs

Round of 16

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Overview

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Award ceremony

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Final ranking

If the host nation has a team in the top 6 teams on the FIVB Olympic ranking when the Olympic Games begin, it is automatically seeded as #1. Therefore, China's team Xu - Wu (ranked as #5 on the FIVB Olympic ranking,) was seeded as #1 before the Games.FIVB - 2008 Men's Beach Volleyball Olympic Games
FIVB

References

Current Standing Olympic Beach Volleyball Qualification Men
at the FIVB official page
Beach Volleyball - Schedules & Results
the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Competition format

External links

BeachVolley
at the FIVB official page
Beach Volleyball
at the official website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games {{DEFAULTSORT:Volleyball At The 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's Beach Volleyball O

Men's beach tournament Men's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Qualification

Qualifiers

Participating nations

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Pool C

Pool D

Pool E

Pool F

Lucky loser

Playoffs

Round of 16

Overview

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Award ceremony

Final ranking

See also

References

External links