Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2024 – The Asian Volleyball Confederation has recently launched its 2024 beach calendar that not only offers thrilling competitions, but also outlines the AVC’s official beach volleyball events in this Olympic year.
The action-packed season will kick off in the Southeastern Zone when the Philippines is set to host the double-gender AVC Beach Tour Nuvali Open in City of Santa Rosa between April 4 and 7, while Honiara, Solomon Islands will organize the Oceania Zonal U19 Beach Volleyball Championships from April 11 to 13.
After that, Songkhla, an undeniably historic province in southern Thailand, rich with cultural heritage and an abundance of tourist attractions and amazing number of seaside resorts, will take center stage as it will organize the AVC Beach Tour Samila Open, the annual event which was initially held more than two decades ago.
The 23rd edition of the double-gender Samila Open is due to take place from April 13 to 16, during which Thai people across the country are celebrating the Thai New Year called Songkran or the “Water-Sprinkling Festival” which falls on April 13-15 each year. Participating players, officials and all visitors can join the Thailand’s Songkran spectacle filled with beauty, tradition and exhilarating water splashes ahead of the tough competition.
Another AVC event will also be held in Thailand when Roi Et, a central northeastern province which proves no stranger to beach volleyball as it has regularly organized several Asian Underage Beach Volleyball Championships and the last year’s FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships in particular, will host the Asian U19 Beach Volleyball Championships for two times in a row.
After a successful 4th Asian U19 Championships in 2022 in Roi Et, the 5th edition will take place from May 1 to 5 in the same province. However, ahead of the Asian meet, participating teams from Southeast Asia stand a chance of sharpen their skills as the province will host the Southeast Asian U19 Beach Volleyball Championships between April 25 and 28, which serves as a stepping stone towards their competitive aspirations in the Asian Championships a few days later.
In June, Ningbo, China will host the AVC Continental Cup Semifinals from June 16 to 18 and Finals between June 21 and 23. The top-flight tournament featured the participation of eligible National Federations and acted as an additional route through which federations are able to qualify one (1) beach…
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