Medalists
Pool play
The 24 competing teams were split equally into six pools of four, and each team played each of the other teams in their pool a best of three set match (so that the number of pool matches, P, played by each team was 3). The teams in each pool were ranked first through fourth based on the number of matches won, W. In the event of a two-way tie, the winning team in the head-to-head match finished ahead. In a three-team tie, the total number of points each team won and lost during all matches involving only the three tied teams were added up, and the bottom-ranked team of the three was decided by the ''points for'' to ''points against'' ratio; the other two teams were then ranked according to the outcome of the head-to-head match. The top two teams from each pool and the four best third placed teams (based on: first, matches won; second (in the event of a tie), set ratio SF/SA; and third (if there is still a tie), points ratio PF/PA) progressed through to the round of sixteen (single elimination tournament). Two points (Pts) were awarded for each match win (W) and one point was given for each loss (L).Pool A
August 15 August 17 August 19Pool B
August 15 August 17 August 19Pool C
August 15 August 17 August 19Pool D
August 14 August 16 August 18Pool E
August 14 August 16 August 18Pool F
The Greek pair of Pavlos Beligratis and Athanasios Michalopoulos had to withdraw from their final group game after Beligratis incurred an injury, this gave their opponents Mariano Baracetti and Martín Conde a 21–0, 21–0 straight sets victory. August 14 August 16 August 18Playoffs
Round of 16
20 August 21 AugustQuarter-Finals
August 22Semi-Finals
August 23Bronze medal match
August 25 This was Switzerland's first medal in beach volleyball.Gold Medal match
August 25 This was Brazil's first gold medal in men's beach volleyball.Final ranking
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