# 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of the 2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships was held from 6 to 15 October 2023.
Sara Hughes and Kelly Cheng won their first tile after defeating Ana Patrícia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa in the final, while Kristen Nuss and Taryn Kloth won the bronze medal.

## Qualification

There were 48 teams qualified for the tournament.

## Schedule

The 48 teams were split into twelve pools, where the first two and the four best-third placed teams advanced to the knockout stage. The remaining eight third-ranked teams played in a lucky loser round to determine the last four teams. After that, a knockout system was 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 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | Sat 14 | Sun 15 | Sun 15 |
| 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 were tied in points, the overall set and points ratio were used. If three teams were tied on points, the matches against those teams determined the ranking.
All times are local (UTC−6).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 78 | 1.615 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Placette – Richard | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 112 | 97 | 1.155 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Ahtiainen – Lahti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 102 | 104 | 0.981 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Rivas – Chris | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 65 | 126 | 0.516 | |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Nuss – Kloth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 91 | 1.385 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Andressa – Vitória | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 126 | 124 | 1.016 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Paulikienė – Raupelytė | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 125 | 131 | 0.954 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Akiko – Yurika | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 104 | 135 | 0.770 | |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Hughes – Cheng | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 121 | 88 | 1.375 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Ágatha – Rebecca | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 138 | 111 | 1.243 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Ittlinger – Borger | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 125 | 112 | 1.116 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Albarran – Vidaurrazaga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 53 | 126 | 0.421 | |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Melissa – Brandie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 129 | 82 | 1.573 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Hermannová – Štochlová | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 134 | 114 | 1.175 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Erika – Michelle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 115 | 131 | 0.878 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Yakki – Mahassine | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 79 | 130 | 0.608 | |

### Pool E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Mariafe – Clancy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 137 | 106 | 1.292 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Liliana – Paula | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 143 | 132 | 1.083 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Gruszczyńska – Wachowicz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 132 | 127 | 1.039 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Almánzar – Payano | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 79 | 126 | 0.627 | |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Carol – Bárbara | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 145 | 118 | 1.229 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Ludwig – Lippmann | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 119 | 88 | 1.352 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Ishii – Mizoe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 92 | 120 | 0.767 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Bianchin – Scampoli | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 115 | 145 | 0.793 | |

### Pool G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Hüberli – Betschart | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 144 | 121 | 1.190 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Tīna – Anastasija | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 142 | 116 | 1.224 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Ariana – Karelys | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 97 | 119 | 0.815 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Gallay – Pereyra | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 99 | 126 | 0.786 | |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Stam – Schoon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 133 | 114 | 1.167 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Esmée – Zoé | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 138 | 122 | 1.131 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Pavan – McBain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 119 | 126 | 0.944 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Navas – González | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 110 | 138 | 0.797 | |

### Pool I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cannon – Kraft | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 127 | 114 | 1.114 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Xue – Xia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 94 | 75 | 1.253 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Álvarez – Moreno | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 102 | 114 | 0.895 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Torres – Rivera | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 83 | 127 | 0.654 | |

### Pool J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Scoles – Flint | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 126 | 78 | 1.615 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Gottardi – Menegatti | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 128 | 100 | 1.280 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | D. Klinger – R. Klinger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 113 | 127 | 0.890 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Quesada – Williams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 64 | 126 | 0.508 | |

### Pool K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Müller – Tillmann | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 137 | 126 | 1.087 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Dong – Wang | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 113 | 115 | 0.983 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Tainá – Victória | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 131 | 134 | 0.978 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | Alix – Harward | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 115 | 121 | 0.950 | |

### Pool L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Vergé-Dépré – Mäder | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 142 | 94 | 1.511 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | Naraphornrapat – Worapeerachayakorn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2.500 | 135 | 118 | 1.144 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | Gutiérrez – Flores | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 95 | 100 | 0.950 | Lucky loser playoffs |
| 4 | Vanessa – Sinaportar | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 66 | 126 | 0.524 | |

### Ranking of third-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | I | Álvarez – Moreno | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2.000 | 102 | 114 | 0.895 | Round of 32 |
| 2 | C | Ittlinger – Borger | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 125 | 112 | 1.116 | Round of 32 |
| 3 | E | Gruszczyńska – Wachowicz | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 132 | 127 | 1.039 | Round of 32 |
| 4 | K | Tainá – Victória | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 131 | 134 | 0.978 | Round of 32 |
| 5 | B | Paulikienė – Raupelytė | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 125 | 131 | 0.954 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 6 | H | Pavan – McBain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 119 | 126 | 0.944 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 7 | J | D. Klinger – R. Klinger | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 113 | 127 | 0.890 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 8 | D | Erika – Michelle | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 115 | 131 | 0.878 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 9 | A | Ahtiainen – Lahti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 102 | 104 | 0.981 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 10 | L | Gutiérrez – Flores | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 95 | 100 | 0.950 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 11 | G | Ariana – Karelys | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 97 | 119 | 0.815 | Lucky losers playoffs |
| 12 | F | Ishii – Mizoe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 92 | 120 | 0.767 | 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 |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | | | |
| Ana Patrícia – Duda | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ana Patrícia – Duda | 2 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | |
| Paulikienė – Raupelytė | 0 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | |
| Paulikienė – Raupelytė | 0 | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Xue – Xia | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Xue – Xia | 2 | Xue – Xia | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Xue – Xia | 2 | | | | 13 October | 13 October | | | | | |
| Naraphornrapat – Worapeerachayakorn | 0 | | | | 13 October | 13 October | | | | |
| Naraphornrapat – Worapeerachayakorn | 0 | | | | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 2 | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 2 | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | Stam – Schoon | 0 | | | | |
| Cannon – Kraft | 2 | | | | Stam – Schoon | 0 | | | | |
| Cannon – Kraft | 2 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | |
| Andressa – Vitória | 1 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | |
| Andressa – Vitória | 1 | Cannon – Kraft | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Cannon – Kraft | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Stam – Schoon | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Álvarez – Moreno | 0 | Stam – Schoon | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Álvarez – Moreno | 0 | | | | | | | 14 October | 14 October | | |
| Stam – Schoon | 2 | | | | | | | 14 October | 14 October | |
| Stam – Schoon | 2 | | | | | | | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 2 | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 2 | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | Mariafe – Clancy | 0 | |
| Mariafe – Clancy | 2 | | | | | | | Mariafe – Clancy | 0 | |
| Mariafe – Clancy | 2 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | |
| Ittlinger – Borger | 0 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | |
| Ittlinger – Borger | 0 | Mariafe – Clancy | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Mariafe – Clancy | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Gottardi – Menegatti | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Gottardi – Menegatti | 2 | Gottardi – Menegatti | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Gottardi – Menegatti | 2 | | | | 13 October | 13 October | | | | | |
| Vergé-Dépré – Mäder | 0 | | | | 13 October | 13 October | | | | |
| Vergé-Dépré – Mäder | 0 | | | | Mariafe – Clancy | 2 | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | Mariafe – Clancy | 2 | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | Melissa – Brandie | 0 | | | | |
| Esmée – Zoé | 2 | | | | Melissa – Brandie | 0 | | | | |
| Esmée – Zoé | 2 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | |
| Placette – Richard | 0 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | |
| Placette – Richard | 0 | Esmée – Zoé | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Esmée – Zoé | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Melissa – Brandie | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Ahtiainen – Lahti | 0 | Melissa – Brandie | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Ahtiainen – Lahti | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 15 October | 15 October |
| Melissa – Brandie | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 15 October | 15 October |
| Melissa – Brandie | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 0 |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | | | | | Ana Patrícia – Duda | 0 |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | | | | Hughes – Cheng | 2 |
| Hughes – Cheng | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Hughes – Cheng | 2 |
| Hughes – Cheng | 2 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | | |
| D. Klinger – R. Klinger | 1 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | | |
| D. Klinger – R. Klinger | 1 | Hughes – Cheng | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Hughes – Cheng | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Tīna – Anastasija | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tīna – Anastasija | 2 | Tīna – Anastasija | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tīna – Anastasija | 2 | | | | 13 October | 13 October | | | | | | | |
| Dong – Wang | 0 | | | | 13 October | 13 October | | | | | | |
| Dong – Wang | 0 | | | | Hughes – Cheng | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | Hughes – Cheng | 2 | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | Tainá – Victória | 0 | | | | | | |
| Müller – Tillmann | 2 | | | | Tainá – Victória | 0 | | | | | | |
| Müller – Tillmann | 2 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | | | |
| Liliana – Paula | 0 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | | |
| Liliana – Paula | 0 | Müller – Tillmann | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Müller – Tillmann | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Tainá – Victória | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tainá – Victória | 2 | Tainá – Victória | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tainá – Victória | 2 | | | | | | | 14 October | 14 October | | | | |
| Carol – Bárbara | 1 | | | | | | | 14 October | 14 October | | | |
| Carol – Bárbara | 1 | | | | | | | Hughes – Cheng | 2 | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | | Hughes – Cheng | 2 | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | | | Nuss – Kloth | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Hüberli – Betschart | 2 | | | | | | | Nuss – Kloth | 1 | | Third place | Third place |
| Hüberli – Betschart | 2 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | 15 October | 15 October |
| Gruszczyńska – Wachowicz | 0 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | 15 October | 15 October |
| Gruszczyńska – Wachowicz | 0 | Hüberli – Betschart | 2 | | | | | | | | Mariafe – Clancy | 1 |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Hüberli – Betschart | 2 | | | | | | | | Mariafe – Clancy | 1 |
| 11 October | 11 October | Scoles – Flint | 0 | | | | | | | | Nuss – Kloth | 2 |
| Hermannová – Štochlová | 0 | Scoles – Flint | 0 | | | | | | | | Nuss – Kloth | 2 |
| Hermannová – Štochlová | 0 | | | | 13 October | 13 October | | | | | | |
| Scoles – Flint | 2 | | | | 13 October | 13 October | | | | | | |
| Scoles – Flint | 2 | | | | Hüberli – Betschart | 1 | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | | Hüberli – Betschart | 1 | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | | | Nuss – Kloth | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ágatha – Rebecca | 2 | | | | Nuss – Kloth | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ágatha – Rebecca | 2 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ludwig – Lippmann | 1 | 12 October | 12 October | | | | | | | | | |
| Ludwig – Lippmann | 1 | Ágatha – Rebecca | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | | Ágatha – Rebecca | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 October | 11 October | Nuss – Kloth | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pavan – McBain | 0 | Nuss – Kloth | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Nuss – Kloth | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final
## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Hughes – Cheng |
| | Ana Patrícia – Duda |
| | Nuss – Kloth |
| 4 | Mariafe – Clancy |
| 5 | Tainá – Victória |
| 5 | Melissa – Brandie |
| 5 | Stam – Schoon |
| 5 | Hüberli – Betschart |
| 9 | Ágatha – Rebecca |
| 9 | Xue – Xia |
| 9 | Müller – Tillmann |
| 9 | Gottardi – Menegatti |
| 9 | Tīna – Anastasija |
| 9 | Esmée – Zoé |
| 9 | Cannon – Kraft |
| 9 | Scoles – Flint |
| 17 | D. Klinger – R. Klinger |
| 17 | Andressa – Vitória |
| 17 | Carol – Bárbara |
| 17 | Pavan – McBain |
| 17 | Dong – Wang |
| 17 | Hermannová – Štochlová |
| 17 | Álvarez – Moreno |
| 17 | Liliana – Paula |
| 17 | Ahtiainen – Lahti |
| 17 | Placette – Richard |
| 17 | Ittlinger – Borger |
| 17 | Ludwig – Lippmann |
| 17 | Paulikienė – Raupelytė |
| 17 | Gruszczyńska – Wachowicz |
| 17 | Vergé-Dépré – Mäder |
| 17 | Naraphornrapat – Worapeerachayakorn |
| 33 | Ariana – Karelys |
| 33 | Ishii – Mizoe |
| 33 | Gutiérrez – Flores |
| 33 | Erika – Michelle |
| 37 | Gallay – Pereyra |
| 37 | Rivas – Chris |
| 37 | Quesada – Williams |
| 37 | Almánzar – Payano |
| 37 | Bianchin – Scampoli |
| 37 | Akiko – Yurika |
| 37 | Yakki – Mahassine |
| 37 | Albarran – Vidaurrazaga |
| 37 | Torres – Rivera |
| 37 | Vanessa – Sinaportar |
| 37 | Navas – González |
| 37 | Alix – Harward |