The 2026 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship was a beach volleyball event, held from 2-6 September 2026 in Shangluo, China. A total of 48 pairs, 24 per gender, competed in the championships. There were 19 different countries represented across the tournament, 15 in the Men's and 14 in the Women's.

For both the Men's and Women's competition, the format consists of the 'Preliminary' group phase where the participating teams are split into six pools of fours. The two best ranked third-placed teams along with the pool winners and runner-ups progress to the Round of 16 in the 'Finals', while the remaining four third-placed teams will move onto a 'lucky loser' playoff to decide the remaining two teams in the knockouts. The winners receive a quota place for their National Olympic Committee(NOC) for the 2028 Summer Olympics.

Competition schedule The following is the competition schedule for the tournament:

PPool stageLLLucky losers ⅛Round of 16¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchGGold medal match Event↓/Date → Tue 1 Wed 2 Thu 3 Fri 4 Sat 5 Sun 6 Men P P LL ⅛ ¼ ½ B G Women P P P LL ⅛ ¼ ½ B G

Medal Summary MenNicolaidisCarracherHodgesHoodWu JiaxinCh. W. Zhou WomenFejesClancyYan X.X.Y. XiaShibaReika

Qualification A total of 24 men's and 24 women's teams qualified for the championships. The hosts and previous champion both received one berth, while two places were allocated to each of the five zonal associations. Each zonal association could choose whether or not to host a qualification tournament. If not, the two highest ranked eligible teams were chosen from that zone according to the AVC Team Ranking. A maximum of one team per National Federation(NF) could qualify through the zonal associations. The remaining twelve teams were the highest ranked eligible teams, according to the AVC Team Ranking, while keeping to the two teams per NF limit.

Men +EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation12024 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships5-10 November 2024 Santa Rosa, Philippines1WAVA11-12 July 2026 Muscat, Oman2 CAVA25-27 July 2026 Tashkent, Uzbekistan2EAVA2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)OZVA2SEAVA2AVC Team Ranking29 July 202612Total 24 Sources:

Women +EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation12024 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships5-10 November 2024 Santa Rosa, Philippines1CAVA25-27 July 2026 Tashkent, Uzbekistan2EAVA2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)OZVA2SEAVA2WAVA2AVC Team Ranking29 July 202612Total 24 Sources:

Participating Nations Men

(2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Women

(2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (1) (1)

Men's Competition Preliminary round Pool A

Source: AVC Pool B

Source: AVC Pool C

Source: AVC

Pool D

Source: AVC Pool E

Source: AVC Pool F

Source: AVC

Third place rankings

Knockout round

a. ^ Cherif-Ahmed forfeited the match due to injury.(2026-09-06) "2026 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships - Shangluo | Daily Bulletin No.6" Retrieved 2026-09-06.

Final standing Pos. Team Nicolaidis–Carracher Hodges–Hood Wu Jiaxin–Ch. W. Zhou 4 Cherif–Ahmed 5 Wang Y. W.–Du Hongjun Bintang–Sofyan Abolhassan–Ghalehnovi T. Pithak–M. Wachirawit 9 A. Pouraskari–A. Aghajani Kai–Adachi Takahashi–Ikeda Bogatu–Gurin Yakovlev–Mokhammad Jad–Hadi O'Dea, S.–O'Dea B. Netitorn–T. Poravid 17 Krajci–Smith M. Alkeer–M. Ihab 19 L.F. Lee–C. H. Lee P.L. Wong–Chong Teh–Yongjian Mazin–Hood Buytrago–Rosales Nodirjon–Muhamadiev Qualified for the 2028 Summer Olympics

Women's Competition Preliminary round Pool A

Source: AVC

Pool B

Source: AVC

Pool C

Source: AVC

Pool D

Source: AVC

Pool E

Source: AVC

Pool F

Source: AVC

Third place rankings

Knockout round

Final standing Pos. Team Fejes–Clancy Yan X.–X.Y. Xia Shiba–Reika 4 Polley–MacDonald 5 Sh.T. Cao–J. Dong Ren–Non Progella–Pagara Naraphornrapat–Woranatchayakorn 9 Fleming–Alchin N.L. Tsang–M.C. Wong Kabulbekova–Ivanchenko Green–Tiplady Rondina–Pons Lee X.E.V–Ang H.Y S. Patcharaporn–S. Samitta Toko–Pata 17 W.T. To–W.M. To Karimova–Ryukhova 19 Rasulbek Kyzy–Kudaikulova Cadence–Rachael Anudari–Khatanzaya Uuganchimeg–Oyuntuya Mamatsodikova–Tursunpulatova Shagraeva–Uralova Qualified for the 2028 Summer Olympics

References

External links