The season is not yet over – South East Asian Beach Volleyball Championships
Having followed the World and European Championships in August, the World Tour and the AVP Finals just a few days ago, one might consider this beach volleyball season to have finished. This might be true for the US and Europe but not for Asia. End of September the best teams of South East Asia will compete against each other to find their champion.
Singapore to host 29th South East Asian Beach Volleyball Championships
For the first time the small state of Singapore will host the 29th South East Asian Beach Volleyball Championships from September 28 to 30 at Sentosa’s Palawan Beach. Sentosa is a small Singaporean island with three beaches, one of them Palawan Beach. It is one of the main tourist attractions of Singapore.
Defending champions from Thailand
The defending champions in both men’s and women’s competitions are from Thailand. Their toughest competitors are probably coming from Indonesia that is participating with two strong teams in both competitions.
30 teams from 8 countries
Overall there will be 30 teams from 8 countries competing against each other. Besides Thailand and Indonesia participating countries are Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, Laos, Philippines and Timor Leste. Host Singapore will compete with 3 teams in each the men’s and women’s competition. The highest seeded women’s team from Singapore is Eliza Chong/ Gladys Lee who have already played at the FIVB World Tour.
Eliza Chong/ Gladys Lee
Tickets are free
Matches will be played between 9am and 6pm with the finals being played at September 30 in the afternoon. As for the World Championships in Vienna, admission to the matches is free. Seated will be limited but available at a “first come, first serve” basis. The organizer is also offering VIP packages including food and drinks and on two nights a beach party will be organized.
Find more information on the South East Asian Beach Volleyball Championship’s official website.
Hi,
i didn’t know there were so many teams and countries playing Beach volley. This could be very interesting to watch actually one day. Thanks for the information.
Sylvain
Absolutely. And especially Asia is interesting because beach volleyball there is not yet as popular as in Europe and America.
Very good article, thanks.
I love volleyball. Completely takes me back to the old days during summer.
Thanks, Kevin!