Grand Prize Purse: TBD

Prizing Breakdown: (per gender)

First Place:

Second Place:

Third Place:

Fourth Place:

T-5th:

T-9th:

The number of teams in the Main Draw are 32 Men’s teams and 32 Women’s teams. If 32 teams or less register, then all teams will be placed directly into the Main Draw.

Qualifying Tournament:

A qualifying tournament will be held if more than 32 teams register for the tournament. The qualifying tournament format is pool play followed by a single-elimination playoff bracket, to determine the top eight teams who gain entry into the Main Draw tournament.

Main Draw Tournament:

This will be a 32-team modified pool play format with a single elimination bracket. Main draw berths will be based on points from 2022 and 2023 Volleyball BC events. Final seeding will be completed by the Volleyball BC Players Committee.

Available Berths:

Top four (4) teams from 2023 Vancouver Open* [If teams split up, they will need to qualify by another process]

Two (2) FIVB teams* [with minimum 50 points]

Two (2) USA teams* [determined by Volleyball BC, not points]

One (1) 2023 Adult Beach Provincial Champions [If teams split up, they will need to qualify by another process]

10 VBC teams [based on 2023 & 2024 participation points]

Five (5) Wildcard Berths [Volleyball BC’s discretion]

Eight (8) Qualifier Berths [Top 8 teams based on results of the qualifying tournament]

*NOTE: Berths designated for specific categories that have not been used will be transferred to discretionary wildcard berths

‍The list of teams participating in each tournament will be posted online. No draws will be available until the Players' Meetings (July 14).

Qualifier Players' Meeting:

Friday early morning. Details will be released in the tournament informal email.

Main Draw Players' Meeting:

The meeting will happen virtually. Details will be released in the tournament informal email.

Any technical information about the tournament, please contact Adrian Goodmurphy at agoodmurphy@volleyballbc.org.

Court Size: 16m x 8 m

Official Ball: Mikasa

Rules: Volleyball Canada Beach Volleyball Rules will be followed

Officiating: All matches will be refereed by sanctioned officials

The competition venue will consist of 9 competition and 2 warm-up courts.

Parking at Kitsilano Beach is available in marked/pay lots. Free parking on the local streets is limited; vehicles are monitored, ticketed and sometimes towed. No parking passes are available.