# 2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Men's tournament

The men's tournament of the 2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships was held from 10 to 19 June 2022.

## Qualification

There are 48 teams qualified for the tournament.

## Schedule

The 48 teams are split into twelve pools, where the first two and the four best-third placed teams advance to the knockout stage. The remaining eight third-ranked teams play in a lucky loser round to determine the last four teams. After that, a knockout system will be used.
| P | Preliminary round | LL | Lucky losers playoffs | 1⁄16 | Round of 32 | 1⁄8 | Round of 16 | 1⁄4 | Quarter-finals | 1⁄2 | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Fri 10 | Sat 11 | Sun 12 | Mon 13 | Tue 14 | Wed 15 | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Sun 19 |
| P | P | P | P | LL | 1⁄16 | 1⁄8 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | B | F |

## Preliminary round

The draw was held on 21 May 2022. If two teams are tied in points, the overall set and points ratio will be used. If three teams are tied on points, the matches against those teams determine the ranking.
All times are local (UTC+2).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Carambula – Rossi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 142 | 117 | 1.214 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Bruno Schmidt – Saymon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 140 | 124 | 1.129 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | N. Capogrosso – T. Capogrosso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 102 | 111 | 0.919 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Jawo – Jarra | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 94 | 126 | 0.746 | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Lupo – Ranghieri | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 158 | 148 | 1.068 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Varenhorst – Van de Velde | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 142 | 134 | 1.060 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Schachter – Dearing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 141 | 148 | 0.953 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Bryl – Łosiak | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 124 | 135 | 0.919 | |
* ↑ Varenhorst and Van de Velde replaced Paul Akan and Samuel Essilfie who withdrew.

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Nõlvak – Tiisaar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 150 | 127 | 1.181 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Brouwer – Meeuwsen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 133 | 96 | 1.385 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Virgen – Sarabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 119 | 134 | 0.888 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Abicha – El Gharouti | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 81 | 126 | 0.643 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cherif – Ahmed | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 87 | 1.448 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Sander – Crabb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 127 | 132 | 0.962 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Krou – Gauthier-Rat | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 128 | 127 | 1.008 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Gonzalo – Roger | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 91 | 126 | 0.722 | |

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | André – George | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 155 | 130 | 1.192 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Samoilovs – Šmēdiņš | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 131 | 127 | 1.031 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Huber – Dressler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 129 | 130 | 0.992 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Salemi – Vakili | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 127 | 155 | 0.819 | |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Perušič – Schweiner | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 138 | 101 | 1.366 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Berntsen – H. Mol | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 129 | 129 | 1.000 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Schalk – Brunner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 138 | 138 | 1.000 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Martinho – Monjane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 89 | 126 | 0.706 | |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ermacora – Pristauz | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 146 | 136 | 1.074 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Herrera – Gavira | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 126 | 113 | 1.115 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Immers – Boermans | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 133 | 135 | 0.985 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Wu – Halikejiang | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 119 | 140 | 0.850 | |
* ↑ Immers replaced Yorick de Groot.

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | A. Mol – Sørum | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 79 | 1.595 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Luini – Penninga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 112 | 114 | 0.982 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Benzi – Bonifazi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 99 | 118 | 0.839 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Aravena – Droguett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 100 | 126 | 0.794 | |

### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Seidl – Waller | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 141 | 112 | 1.259 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Kantor – Rudol | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 123 | 131 | 0.939 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | M. Grimalt – E. Grimalt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 127 | 132 | 0.962 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Windisch – Dal Corso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 123 | 139 | 0.885 | |

### Pool J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ehlers – Wickler | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 149 | 139 | 1.072 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Díaz – Alayo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 153 | 154 | 0.994 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | McHugh – Burnett | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 132 | 126 | 1.048 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Hannibal – Cairus | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 157 | 172 | 0.913 | |

### Pool K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Nicolai – Cottafava | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 77 | 1.636 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Crabb – Bourne | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 114 | 100 | 1.140 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Surin – Banlue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 94 | 125 | 0.752 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Murray – Rivas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 99 | 131 | 0.756 | |
* ↑ Crabb and Bourne replaced David Åhman and Jonatan Hellvig who withdrew due to an injury.

### Pool L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Nicolaidis – Carracher | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 152 | 138 | 1.101 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Alison – Guto | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 149 | 128 | 1.164 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 137 | 134 | 1.022 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Mora – López | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 96 | 134 | 0.716 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | L | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 137 | 134 | 1.022 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | G | Immers – Boermans | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 133 | 135 | 0.985 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | F | Schalk – Brunner | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 138 | 138 | 1.000 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | J | McHugh – Burnett | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 132 | 126 | 1.048 | Round of 32 |
| 5 | D | Krou – Gauthier-Rat | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 128 | 127 | 1.008 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 6 | E | Huber – Dressler | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 129 | 130 | 0.992 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 7 | I | M. Grimalt – E. Grimalt | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 127 | 132 | 0.962 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 8 | C | Virgen – Sarabia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 119 | 134 | 0.888 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 9 | B | Schachter – Dearing | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0.600 | 141 | 148 | 0.953 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 10 | A | N. Capogrosso – T. Capogrosso | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 102 | 111 | 0.919 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 11 | H | Benzi – Bonifazi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 99 | 118 | 0.839 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 12 | K | Surin – Banlue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 94 | 125 | 0.752 | Lucky losers playoffs |

### Lucky losers playoffs
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | | | | |
| Carambula – Rossi | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Carambula – Rossi | 0 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | |
| M. Grimalt – E. Grimalt | 2 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | |
| M. Grimalt – E. Grimalt | 2 | M. Grimalt – E. Grimalt | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | M. Grimalt – E. Grimalt | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | Alison – Guto | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Alison – Guto | 2 | Alison – Guto | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Alison – Guto | 2 | | | | 17 June | 17 June | | | | | |
| Herrera – Gavira | 0 | | | | 17 June | 17 June | | | | |
| Herrera – Gavira | 0 | | | | Alison – Guto | 0 | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | Alison – Guto | 0 | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | A. Mol – Sørum | 2 | | | | |
| Seidl – Waller | 2 | | | | A. Mol – Sørum | 2 | | | | |
| Seidl – Waller | 2 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | |
| Sander – Crabb | 1 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | |
| Sander – Crabb | 1 | Seidl – Waller | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | Seidl – Waller | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | A. Mol – Sørum | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Immers – Boermans | 0 | A. Mol – Sørum | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Immers – Boermans | 0 | | | | | | | 18 June | 18 June | | |
| A. Mol – Sørum | 2 | | | | | | | 18 June | 18 June | |
| A. Mol – Sørum | 2 | | | | | | | A. Mol – Sørum | 2 | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | | | A. Mol – Sørum | 2 | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | | André – George | 0 | |
| André – George | 2 | | | | | | | André – George | 0 | |
| André – George | 2 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | |
| McHugh – Burnett | 0 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | |
| McHugh – Burnett | 0 | André – George | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | André – George | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | Nicolaidis – Carracher | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Berntsen – H. Mol | 0 | Nicolaidis – Carracher | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Berntsen – H. Mol | 0 | | | | 17 June | 17 June | | | | | |
| Nicolaidis – Carracher | 2 | | | | 17 June | 17 June | | | | |
| Nicolaidis – Carracher | 2 | | | | André – George | 2 | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | André – George | 2 | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | Bruno Schmidt – Saymon | 0 | | | | |
| Bruno Schmidt – Saymon | 2 | | | | Bruno Schmidt – Saymon | 0 | | | | |
| Bruno Schmidt – Saymon | 2 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | |
| Samoilovs – Šmēdiņš | 0 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | |
| Samoilovs – Šmēdiņš | 0 | Bruno Schmidt – Saymon | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | Bruno Schmidt – Saymon | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | Cherif – Ahmed | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Huber – Dressler | 0 | Cherif – Ahmed | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Huber – Dressler | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 19 June | 19 June |
| Cherif – Ahmed | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 19 June | 19 June |
| Cherif – Ahmed | 2 | | | | | | | | | | A. Mol – Sørum | 2 |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | | | | | | A. Mol – Sørum | 2 |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | | | | | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 0 |
| Nõlvak – Tiisaar | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 0 |
| Nõlvak – Tiisaar | 2 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | | |
| Schachter – Dearing | 0 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | | |
| Schachter – Dearing | 0 | Nõlvak – Tiisaar | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | Nõlvak – Tiisaar | w/o | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | Crabb – Bourne | | | | | | | | | | |
| Crabb – Bourne | 2 | Crabb – Bourne | | | | | | | | | | |
| Crabb – Bourne | 2 | | | | 17 June | 17 June | | | | | | | |
| Luini – Penninga | 1 | | | | 17 June | 17 June | | | | | | |
| Luini – Penninga | 1 | | | | Nõlvak – Tiisaar | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | Nõlvak – Tiisaar | 0 | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nicolai – Cottafava | 2 | | | | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nicolai – Cottafava | 2 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | | | |
| Díaz – Alayo | 0 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | | |
| Díaz – Alayo | 0 | Nicolai – Cottafava | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | Nicolai – Cottafava | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Renato – Vitor Felipe | 2 | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Renato – Vitor Felipe | 2 | | | | | | | 18 June | 18 June | | | | |
| Perušič – Schweiner | 1 | | | | | | | 18 June | 18 June | | | |
| Perušič – Schweiner | 1 | | | | | | | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 2 | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | | | Renato – Vitor Felipe | 2 | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | | | Schalk – Brunner | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ermacora – Pristauz | 1 | | | | | | | Schalk – Brunner | 0 | | Third place | Third place |
| Ermacora – Pristauz | 1 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | 19 June | 19 June |
| Schalk – Brunner | 2 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | 19 June | 19 June |
| Schalk – Brunner | 2 | Schalk – Brunner | 2 | | | | | | | | André – George | 2 |
| 15 June | 15 June | | Schalk – Brunner | 2 | | | | | | | | André – George | 2 |
| 15 June | 15 June | Kantor – Rudol | 1 | | | | | | | | Schalk – Brunner | 1 |
| Kantor – Rudol | 2 | Kantor – Rudol | 1 | | | | | | | | Schalk – Brunner | 1 |
| Kantor – Rudol | 2 | | | | 17 June | 17 June | | | | | | |
| Ehlers – Wickler | 0 | | | | 17 June | 17 June | | | | | | |
| Ehlers – Wickler | 0 | | | | Schalk – Brunner | 2 | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | | Schalk – Brunner | 2 | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | | | Brouwer – Meeuwsen | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brouwer – Meeuwsen | 2 | | | | Brouwer – Meeuwsen | 1 | | | | | | |
| Brouwer – Meeuwsen | 2 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | | | |
| Varenhorst – Van de Velde | 0 | 16 June | 16 June | | | | | | | | | |
| Varenhorst – Van de Velde | 0 | Brouwer – Meeuwsen | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | | Brouwer – Meeuwsen | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 June | 15 June | Lupo – Ranghieri | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Krou – Gauthier-Rat | 0 | Lupo – Ranghieri | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lupo – Ranghieri | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Gold medal match
## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | A. Mol – Sørum |
| | Renato – Vitor Felipe |
| | André – George |
| 4 | Schalk – Brunner |
| 5 | Alison – Guto |
| 5 | Bruno Schmidt – Saymon |
| 5 | Nõlvak – Tiisaar |
| 5 | Brouwer – Meeuwsen |
| 9 | Nicolaidis – Carracher |
| 9 | Seidl – Waller |
| 9 | M. Grimalt – E. Grimalt |
| 9 | Nicolai – Cottafava |
| 9 | Kantor – Rudol |
| 9 | Cherif – Ahmed |
| 9 | Crabb – Bourne |
| 9 | Lupo – Ranghieri |
| 17 | McHugh – Burnett |
| 17 | Ermacora – Pristauz |
| 17 | Huber – Dressler |
| 17 | Schachter – Dearing |
| 17 | Díaz – Alayo |
| 17 | Perušič – Schweiner |
| 17 | Herrera – Gavira |
| 17 | Krou – Gauthier-Rat |
| 17 | Ehlers – Wickler |
| 17 | Carambula – Rossi |
| 17 | Samoilovs – Šmēdiņš |
| 17 | Immers – Boermans |
| 17 | Luini – Penninga |
| 17 | Varenhorst – Van de Velde |
| 17 | Berntsen – H. Mol |
| 17 | Sander – Crabb |
| 33 | N. Capogrosso – T. Capogrosso |
| 33 | Benzi – Bonifazi |
| 33 | Virgen – Sarabia |
| 33 | Surin – Banlue |
| 37 | Aravena – Droguett |
| 37 | Wu – Halikejiang |
| 37 | Murray – Rivas |
| 37 | Jawo – Jarra |
| 37 | Salemi – Vakili |
| 37 | Windisch – Dal Corso |
| 37 | Abicha – El Gharouti |
| 37 | Martinho – Monjane |
| 37 | Mora – López |
| 37 | Gonzalo – Roger |
| 37 | Bryl – Łosiak |
| 37 | Hannibal – Cairus |