Asian Beach Volleyball Championships

The Asian Beach Volleyball Championships is an international beach volleyball competition held every year in Asia and Oceania contested by the double-gender beach volleyball of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation.

Asian Beach Volleyball Championships
Status	active
Genre	Continental Championships Beach volleyball
Date(s)	varying
Frequency	annual
Country	varying
Inaugurated	2000
Previous event	2020
Next event	2021
Organised by	Asian Volleyball Confederation
Website	asianvolleyball.net

Championships

Men's tournaments

Editions	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Ref
2002 China	Hayden Jones and Kirk Pitman (NZL)	2–1	Dmitriy Vorobyev and Pavel Zabuslayev (KAZ)	Teng Maomin and Zhao Chicheng (CHN)	2–1	Agus Salim and Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (INA)
2004 China	Xu Linyin and Xu Qiang (CHN)	2–0	Jason Lochhead and Kirk Pitman (NZL)	Oleg Kisselev and Pavel Zabuslayev (KAZ)	2–0	Wu Penggen and Yin Rui (CHN)	[1]
2005 Thailand	Agus Salim and Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (INA)	2–0	Jason Lochhead and Kirk Pitman (NZL)	Katsuhiro Shiratori and Taichi Morikawa (JPN)	2–0	Aghmohammad Salagh and Ebrahim Sansabili (IRN)	[2]
2006 Iran	Andy Ardiyansah and Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (INA)	2–0	Alexandr Dyachenko and Alexey Kulinich (KAZ)	Agus Salim and Supriadi (INA)	2–0	Aghmohammad Salagh and Ebrahim Sansabili (IRN)	[3]
2007 Thailand	Andy Ardiyansah and Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (INA)	2–0	Gao Fangtian and Han Shengwei (CHN)	Greg Lindsay and Russell Watson (NZL)	2–0	Apichart Bualuang and Sataporn Sawangrueang (THA)	[4]
2008 India	Andy Ardiyansah and Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (INA)	2–1	Gao Fangtian and Han Shengwei (CHN)	Borworn Yungtin and Sataporn Sawangrueang (THA)	2–1	Maziar Houshmand and Parviz Farrokhi (KAZ)	[5]
2009 China	Xu Linyin and Wu Penggen (CHN)	2–0	Alexey Kulinich and Dmitriy Yakovlev (KAZ)	Katsuhiro Shiratori and Kentaro Asahi (JPN)	2–1	Alexandr Dyachenko and Alexey Sidorenko (KAZ)	[6]
2010 China	Xu Linyin and Wu Penggen (CHN)	2–0	Ade Candra Rachmawan and Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (INA)	Gao Peng and Li Jian (CHN)	2–1	Alexandr Dyachenko and Alexey Sidorenko (KAZ)	[7]
2011 China	Aghmohammad Salagh and Parviz Farrokhi (IRN)	2–1	Xu Linyin and Wu Penggen (CHN)	Alexandr Dyachenko and Alexey Sidorenko (KAZ)	2–0	Chris McHugh and Joshua Slack (AUS)	[8]
2012 China	Chris McHugh and Isaac Kapa (AUS)	2–0	Chen Cheng and Li Jian (CHN)	Ade Candra Rachmawan and Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro (INA)	2–1	Aghmohammad Salagh and Parviz Farrokhi (IRN)	[9]
2013 China	Alexandr Dyachenko and Alexey Sidorenko (KAZ)	2–0	Prathip Sukto and Sittichai Sangkhachot (THA)	Ha Likejiang and Li Jian (CHN)	2–0	Alexey Kuleshov and Dmitriy Yakovlev (KAZ)	[10]
2014 China	Chris McHugh and Isaac Kapa (AUS)	2–0	Alexey Kuleshov and Dmitriy Yakovlev (KAZ)	Jefferson Pereira Tiago Santos (QAT)	2–0	Mike Watson Sam O'Dea (NZL)
2016 Australia	Chris McHugh and Isaac Kapa (AUS)	2–1	Bo Soderberg and Cole Durant (AUS)	Damien Schumann and Josh Court (AUS)	2–1	Ben O'Dea and Jason Lochhead (NZL)	[11]
2017 Thailand	Bahman Salemi and Rahman Raoufi (IRN)	2–1	Ade Candra Rachmawan and Mohammad Ashfiya (INA)	Chris McHugh and Damien Schumann (AUS)	2–0	Ahmed Tijan and Júlio Nascimento (QAT)	[12]
2018 Thailand	Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse (QAT)	2–0	Arash Vakili and Bahman Salemi (IRN)	Alexandr Dyachenko and Alexey Sidorenko (KAZ)	2–0	Dmitriy Yakovlev and Sergey Bogatu (KAZ)	[13]
2019 China	Ahmed Tijan and Cherif Younousse (QAT)	2–0	Gao Peng and Li Yang (CHN)	Ha Likejiang and Wu Jiaxin (CHN)	2–0	Cole Durant and Damien Schumann (AUS)	[14]
2020 Thailand	Chris McHugh and Damien Schumann (AUS)	2–0	Ha Likejiang and Wu Jiaxin (CHN)	Max Guehrer and Zac Schubert (AUS)	2–0	Alexandr Dyachenko and Alexey Sidorenko (KAZ)	[15]

Women's tournaments

Edition	Season	Hosts	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Ref
1	2000	Philippines	Japan Kaori Tsuchiya Teruko Nakano	1–0	Australia Sue Himbeck Summer Lochowicz	Indonesia Timy Yudhani Rahayu Yohana Marawali	1–0	Australia Cindy Godwin Emma Prowse
2	2001		Japan Chiaki Kusuhara Ryoko Tokuno	2–0	China Pan Wangye You Wenhui	China Han Bo Sun Jing	2–0	Thailand Manatsanan Pangka Rattanaporn Arlaisuk
3	2002	China	China Hong Lina Lin Xianling	2–1	Thailand Manatsanan Pangka Rattanaporn Arlaisuk	China Han Bo Sun Jing	2–0	Thailand Jarunee Sannok Kamoltip Kulna
4	2004		China Han Bo Sun Jing	2–0	China Hu Xiaoyan Zhang Xi	China Lu Wenfeng Ren Zhengqing	2–1	China Li Ying Lu Wang	[1]
5	2005	Thailand	Thailand Kamoltip Kulna Usa Tenpaksee	2–0	Thailand Jarunee Sannok Yupa Phokongploy	Japan Chiaki Kusuhara Satoko Urata	2–0	Japan Eiko Koizumi Shinako Tanaka	[2]
7	2007		Thailand Kamoltip Kulna Yupa Phokongpoly	2–0	China Yue Yuan Zhang Wenwen	Thailand Jarunee Sannok Usa Tenpaksee	2–0	Japan Kazuko Sugawara Yuki Yanagawa	[4]
8	2008	India	Thailand Kamoltip Kulna Yupa Phokongpoly	2–0	China Miao Chenchen Ji Linjun	Thailand Jarunee Sannok Usa Tenpaksee	2–0	New Zealand Anna Harrison Susan Blundell	[5]
9	2009	China	China Xue Chen Zhang Xi	2–0	China Jin Jieqiong Yue Yuan	Japan Ayumi Kusano Mutsumi Ozaki	2–0	Japan Sayaka Mizoe Shinako Tanaka	[6]
10	2010		China Xue Chen Zhang Xi	2–0	Kazakhstan Irina Tsimbalova Tatyana Mashkova	Japan Sayaka Mizoe Shinako Tanaka	2–1	Thailand Kamoltip Kulna Yupa Phokongpoly	[7]
11	2011		China Xue Chen Zhang Xi	2–0	China Ma Yuanyuan Zhang Changning	Australia Natalie Cook Tamsin Hinchley	2–0	Japan Satoko Urata Takemi Nishibori	[8]
12	2012		China Xue Chen Zhang Xi	2–0	Vanuatu Henriette Iatika Miller Elwin	China Ma Yuanyuan Yue Yuan	2–1	Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar Taliqua Clancy	[9]
13	2013		China Ma Yuanyuan Yue Yuan	2–0	Thailand Tanarattha Udomchavee Varapatsorn Radarong	Kazakhstan Irina Tsimbalova Tatyana Mashkova	2–1	Vanuatu Henriette Iatika Miller Elwin	[10]
14	2014		Australia Louise Bawden Taliqua Clancy	2–0	Thailand Tanarattha Udomchavee Varapatsorn Radarong	China Xia Xinyi Xue Chen	2–0	Japan Sayaka Mizoe Takemi Nishibori
15	2015	Hong Kong	Australia Louise Bawden Taliqua Clancy	2–0	Vanuatu Linline Matauatu Miller Pata	Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar Nicole Laird	2–0	China Ma Yuanyuan Xia Xinyi
16	2016	Australia	China Xia Xinyi Xue Chen	2–0	Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar Nicole Laird	Japan Megumi Murakami Miki Ishii	2–1	Thailand Tanarattha Udomchavee Varapatsorn Radarong	[11]
17	2017	Thailand	Australia Louise Bawden Taliqua Clancy	2–0	China Wang Fan Yue Yuan	Australia Nicole Laird Phoebe Bell	2–1	Indonesia Dhita Juliana Putu Dini Jasita Utami	[12]
18	2018		Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar Taliqua Clancy	2–1	China Wang Fan Yue Yuan	Japan Megumi Murakami Miki Ishii	2–1	China Wang Xinxin Xia Xinyi	[13]
19	2019	China	Australia Mariafe Artacho del Solar Taliqua Clancy	2–0	China Wang Fan Xia Xinyi	Australia Jessyka Ngauamo Phoebe Bell	2–0	Vanuatu Miller Pata Sherysyn Toko	[14]
20	2020	Thailand	China Wang Fan Xia Xinyi	2–0	China Wang Jingzhe Wen Shuhui	Japan Megumi Murakami Miki Ishii	2–0	Japan Sayaka Mizoe Takemi Nishibori	[15]
21	2021	China

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	12	16	9	37
2	Australia	9	3	7	19
3	Indonesia	4	2	3	9
4	Thailand	3	5	3	11
5	Iran	2	1	0	3
6	Japan	2	0	8	10
7	Qatar	2	0	1	3
8	Kazakhstan	1	5	4	10
9	New Zealand	1	2	1	4
10	Vanuatu	0	2	0	2
Totals (10 nations)		36	36	36	108

Medal distribution

Men's team

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia	4	2	2	8
2	Australia	4	1	3	8
3	China	3	6	4	13
4	Iran	2	1	0	3
5	Qatar	2	0	1	3
6	Kazakhstan	1	4	3	8
7	New Zealand	1	2	1	4
8	Thailand	0	1	1	2
9	Japan	0	0	2	2
Totals (9 nations)		17	17	17	51

Women's team

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	9	10	5	24
2	Australia	5	2	4	11
3	Thailand	3	4	2	9
4	Japan	2	0	6	8
5	Vanuatu	0	2	0	2
6	Kazakhstan	0	1	1	2
7	Indonesia	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 nations)		19	19	19	57

References

1. "China Dominates Asian Beach Volleyball Championships". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 10 October 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
2. "Indonesia,Thailand win Asian Beach Volleyball Championships". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 18 April 2005. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
3. "Indonesia Wins Asian Beach Volleyball Championship in Iran". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 20 March 1006. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
4. "Thailand, Indonesia Take Women and Men Title at 2007 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 17 April 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
5. "Thai Women, Indonesian Men Defend Asian Beach Volleyball Championship Title". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 13 April 2008. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
6. "China sweeps titles at Asian Beach Volleyball Championships". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
7. "China march to gold at Asian Beach Volleyball Championships 2010". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
8. "Iran and China split AVC Beach Volleyball Championship titles". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
9. "China's Zhang/Xue clinch Asian women's gold, Vanuatu's Iatika/Elwin take silver". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
10. "China, Kazakhstan rule the 2013 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 9 November 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
11. "McHugh and Kapa snare third Asian Beach Championship title". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
12. "Iran, Australia stamp supremacy at 2017 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 17 April 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
13. "Qataris and Aussies share honour at 2018 Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
14. "Qataris Ahmed/Cherif win back-to-back Asian Senior Championships and Clancy/Artacho del Solar give Australia three in a row". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
15. "Australia and China share honours at Asian Senior Beach Volleyball Championships in Udon Thani". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

External links

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