The men's
beach volleyball tournament at the
2012 Olympic Games in
London
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, United Kingdom, took place between 28 July and 9 August at
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.
Twenty-four pairs were competing, including one from Great Britain as the host country, and a maximum of two from each nation. Sixteen qualified through positioning in the
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings as of 17 June 2012, five others earned their places at the
2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup The 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup (CBVC) is the qualification tournament for the beach volleyball tournament (for men and women) at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
The CBVC will take place between 1 June 2010 and 24 June 2012, with a direct ...
, and the final three from the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification tournament.
Seeds
Preliminary round
The composition of the preliminary rounds was announced confirmed on 19 July 2012 in a draw held in
Klagenfurt, Austria.
Teams are awarded two points for a win and one for a loss.
If two teams are tied at the end of pool play, the tiebreakers is their head-to-head match.
If two teams are tied at the end of pool play, the tiebreakers is their head-to-head match.
If three or more teams are tied, the tiebreakers are (1) points ratio between tied teams, (2) points ratio within pool, and (3) tournament seed.
The two best teams from each group directly advance to the round-of-16. The two best 3rd-placed teams also advance. The remaining four third-placed teams play one another in two Lucky Loser matches, and the two winners complete the list of 16 playoff teams.
Olympic Games beach volleyball schedule confirmed
FIVB, 20 July 2012.
*All times are British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00).
Pool A
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Pool B
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Pool C
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Pool D
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Pool E
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Pool F
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Lucky loser
Of the 6 teams that are placed third in their pools, two directly qualify for the playoffs. From the four remaining third placed teams, another two teams qualify for the playoffs by winning a Lucky Loser match.
This table shows the results of the third placed teams after the pool play, and before the Lucky Loser matches.
Lucky loser play-offs
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Playoffs
Round of 16
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Finals overview
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
Final
Final ranking
See also
* Beach volleyball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
References
External links
Official website of the 2012 Olympic beach volleyball tournaments
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Men's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics