Men's Open 12.04

General Rules

• All matches will be played according to the official FIVB Beach Volleyball Rules.
• Teams must arrive at least 30 minutes before their scheduled match time.
• Match format: Best of 3 sets (21, 21, 15 points).
• Technical timeouts: None.
• Team timeouts: One 30-second timeout per set per team.

Competition Format

• Preliminary Phase: Pool play with teams divided into groups.
• Elimination Phase: Single elimination bracket.
• Seeding for elimination phase will be based on pool play results.

Ranking System

• Match won: 2 points
• Match lost: 1 point
• Match forfeited: 0 points
• In case of a tie, the following criteria will be applied in order:
  1. Sets ratio
  2. Points ratio
  3. Head-to-head result