# 2017 Beach Volleyball World Championships

The 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships (also known as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1 due to sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh edition of the tournament and the world championship for the sport of beach volleyball for both men and women. The tournament was held from 28 July to 6 August 2017 in Vienna, Austria. The tournament had a prize money of USD $500,000 per gender.

## Competition schedule

| 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 |
| DateEvent | Fri 28 | Sat 29 | Sun 30 | Mon 31 | Tue 1 | Tue 1 | Wed 2 | Wed 2 | Thu 3 | Fri 4 | Fri 4 | Sat 5 | Sat 5 | Sun 6 | Sun 6 | Sun 6 |
| Men's tournament | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | LL | 1⁄16 | 1⁄8 | 1⁄8 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | B | F |
| Women's tournament | P | P | P | P | P | LL | 1⁄16 | 1⁄16 | 1⁄8 | 1⁄4 | 1⁄2 | B | F | | | |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Medal events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men details | Evandro Oliveira and André Stein (BRA) | Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst (AUT) | Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Nikita Liamin (RUS) |
| Women details | Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst (GER) | April Ross and Lauren Fendrick (USA) | Larissa França and Talita Antunes (BRA) |

## Men's tournament
### 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 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | |
| González – Nivaldo (CUB) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| González – Nivaldo (CUB) | 2 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | |
| Seidl – Winter (AUT) | 0 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | |
| Seidl – Winter (AUT) | 0 | González – Nivaldo (CUB) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | González – Nivaldo (CUB) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 2 | Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 2 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | | |
| Álvaro – Saymon (BRA) | 0 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | |
| Álvaro – Saymon (BRA) | 0 | | | | Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 2 | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 2 | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | Herrera – Gavira (ESP) | 1 | | | | |
| Herrera – Gavira (ESP) | 2 | | | | Herrera – Gavira (ESP) | 1 | | | | |
| Herrera – Gavira (ESP) | 2 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | |
| Fijałek – Bryl (POL) | 0 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | |
| Fijałek – Bryl (POL) | 0 | Herrera – Gavira (ESP) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Herrera – Gavira (ESP) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Pedro – Guto (BRA) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Ermacora – Pristauz (AUT) | 1 | Pedro – Guto (BRA) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Ermacora – Pristauz (AUT) | 1 | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August | | |
| Pedro – Guto (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August | |
| Pedro – Guto (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 0 | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 0 | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 | |
| Alison – Bruno (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 | |
| Alison – Bruno (BRA) | 2 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | |
| Tocs – Finsters (LAT) | 0 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | |
| Tocs – Finsters (LAT) | 0 | Alison – Bruno (BRA) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Alison – Bruno (BRA) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Saxton – Schalk (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Grimalt – Grimalt (CHI) | 0 | Saxton – Schalk (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Grimalt – Grimalt (CHI) | 0 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | | |
| Saxton – Schalk (CAN) | 2 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | |
| Saxton – Schalk (CAN) | 2 | | | | Saxton – Schalk (CAN) | 1 | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | Saxton – Schalk (CAN) | 1 | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 | | | | |
| Doherty – Hyden (USA) | 1 | | | | Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 | | | | |
| Doherty – Hyden (USA) | 1 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | |
| Šmēdiņš – Samoilovs (LAT) | 2 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | |
| Šmēdiņš – Samoilovs (LAT) | 2 | Šmēdiņš – Samoilovs (LAT) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Šmēdiņš – Samoilovs (LAT) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Pļaviņš – Regža (LAT) | 0 | Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Pļaviņš – Regža (LAT) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August |
| Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August |
| Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | | | Evandro – André (BRA) | 2 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 0 |
| Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 0 |
| Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 2 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Ranghieri – Carambula (ITA) | 0 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Ranghieri – Carambula (ITA) | 0 | Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | McHugh – Schumann (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gibb – Crabb (USA) | 0 | McHugh – Schumann (AUS) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gibb – Crabb (USA) | 0 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | | | | |
| McHugh – Schumann (AUS) | 2 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | | | |
| McHugh – Schumann (AUS) | 2 | | | | Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | Dalhausser – Lucena (USA) | 0 | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nicolai – Lupo (ITA) | 0 | | | | Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Nicolai – Lupo (ITA) | 0 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pedlow – Schachter (CAN) | 2 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Pedlow – Schachter (CAN) | 2 | Pedlow – Schachter (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Pedlow – Schachter (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stoyanovskiy – Yarzutkin (RUS) | 1 | Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stoyanovskiy – Yarzutkin (RUS) | 1 | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August | | | | |
| Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 2 | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August | | | |
| Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 2 | | | | | | | Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 0 | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 0 | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 2 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Łosiak – Kantor (POL) | 2 | | | | | | | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 2 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Łosiak – Kantor (POL) | 2 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August |
| Virgen – Ontiveros (MEX) | 1 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | 6 August | 6 August |
| Virgen – Ontiveros (MEX) | 1 | Łosiak – Kantor (POL) | 2 | | | | | | | | Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 0 |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Łosiak – Kantor (POL) | 2 | | | | | | | | Varenhorst – van Garderen (NED) | 0 |
| 3 August | 3 August | Koekelkoren – van Walle (BEL) | 1 | | | | | | | | Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 2 |
| Koekelkoren – van Walle (BEL) | 2 | Koekelkoren – van Walle (BEL) | 1 | | | | | | | | Krasilnikov – Liamin (RUS) | 2 |
| Koekelkoren – van Walle (BEL) | 2 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | | | |
| Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 1 | | | | 5 August | 5 August | | | | | | |
| Brouwer – Meeuwsen (NED) | 1 | | | | Łosiak – Kantor (POL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | | Łosiak – Kantor (POL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | | | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 2 | | | | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 2 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brunner – Patterson (USA) | 1 | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Brunner – Patterson (USA) | 1 | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | | Doppler – Horst (AUT) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 August | 3 August | Jefferson – Cherif (QAT) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Prudel – Kujawiak (POL) | 0 | Jefferson – Cherif (QAT) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jefferson – Cherif (QAT) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Women's tournament
### 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 |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | |
| Zonta – Gallay (ARG) | 0 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | |
| Zonta – Gallay (ARG) | 0 | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | Heidrich – Vergé-Dépré (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Mashkova – Samalikova (KAZ) | 0 | Heidrich – Vergé-Dépré (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Mashkova – Samalikova (KAZ) | 0 | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | |
| Heidrich – Vergé-Dépré (SUI) | 2 | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | |
| Heidrich – Vergé-Dépré (SUI) | 2 | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | Antonelli – Carol (BRA) | 0 | | | | |
| Antonelli – Carol (BRA) | 2 | | | | Antonelli – Carol (BRA) | 0 | | | | |
| Antonelli – Carol (BRA) | 2 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | |
| Bawden – Clancy (AUS) | 1 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | |
| Bawden – Clancy (AUS) | 1 | Antonelli – Carol (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | Antonelli – Carol (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | Maia – Lima (BRA) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Davidova – Shchypkova (UKR) | 1 | Maia – Lima (BRA) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Davidova – Shchypkova (UKR) | 1 | | | | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | |
| Maia – Lima (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | 4 August | 4 August | |
| Maia – Lima (BRA) | 2 | | | | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 0 | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 0 | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | |
| Summer – Sweat (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | |
| Summer – Sweat (USA) | 2 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | |
| Xue – Wang X. (CHN) | 1 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | |
| Xue – Wang X. (CHN) | 1 | Summer – Sweat (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | Summer – Sweat (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | Kolocová – Kvapilová (CZE) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Flier – van Iersel (NED) | 0 | Kolocová – Kvapilová (CZE) | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Flier – van Iersel (NED) | 0 | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | |
| Kolocová – Kvapilová (CZE) | 2 | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | |
| Kolocová – Kvapilová (CZE) | 2 | | | | Summer – Sweat (USA) | 0 | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | Summer – Sweat (USA) | 0 | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | |
| Hughes – Claes (USA) | 2 | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | |
| Hughes – Claes (USA) | 2 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | |
| Elsa – Amaranta (ESP) | 0 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | |
| Elsa – Amaranta (ESP) | 0 | Hughes – Claes (USA) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | Hughes – Claes (USA) | 0 | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Yue – Wang F. (CHN) | 0 | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Yue – Wang F. (CHN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | | | | | | | Ludwig – Walkenhorst (GER) | 2 |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | | | | | | Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 1 |
| Meppelink – van Gestel (NED) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 1 |
| Meppelink – van Gestel (NED) | 0 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Lidy – Leila (CUB) | 2 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Lidy – Leila (CUB) | 2 | Lidy – Leila (CUB) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | Lidy – Leila (CUB) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | Wilkerson – Bansley (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilkerson – Bansley (CAN) | 2 | Wilkerson – Bansley (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilkerson – Bansley (CAN) | 2 | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | | |
| Borger – Kozuch (GER) | 0 | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | |
| Borger – Kozuch (GER) | 0 | | | | Wilkerson – Bansley (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | Wilkerson – Bansley (CAN) | 0 | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 2 | | | | Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 2 | | | | | | |
| Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 2 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | | |
| Day – Branagh (USA) | 1 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Day – Branagh (USA) | 1 | Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | Hermannová – Sluková (CZE) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ágatha – Duda (BRA) | 1 | Hermannová – Sluková (CZE) | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ágatha – Duda (BRA) | 1 | | | | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | |
| Hermannová – Sluková (CZE) | 2 | | | | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | |
| Hermannová – Sluková (CZE) | 2 | | | | | | | Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 2 | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | | | | Ross – Fendrick (USA) | 2 | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | | | Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | | Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 1 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 2 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| Bárbara – Fernanda (BRA) | 0 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | 5 August | 5 August |
| Bárbara – Fernanda (BRA) | 0 | Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 |
| 2 August | 2 August | | Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | | | Larissa – Talita (BRA) | 2 |
| 2 August | 2 August | Betschart – Hüberli (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | | | Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 1 |
| Schwaiger – Schützenhöfer (AUT) | 0 | Betschart – Hüberli (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | | | Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 1 |
| Schwaiger – Schützenhöfer (AUT) | 0 | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | |
| Betschart – Hüberli (SUI) | 2 | | | | 4 August | 4 August | | | | | | |
| Betschart – Hüberli (SUI) | 2 | | | | Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | | Pavan – Humana-Paredes (CAN) | 2 | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | | | Laboureur – Sude (GER) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gordon – Saxton (CAN) | 0 | | | | Laboureur – Sude (GER) | 0 | | | | | | |
| Gordon – Saxton (CAN) | 0 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lehtonen – Lahti (FIN) | 2 | 3 August | 3 August | | | | | | | | | |
| Lehtonen – Lahti (FIN) | 2 | Lehtonen – Lahti (FIN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | | Lehtonen – Lahti (FIN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 August | 2 August | Laboureur – Sude (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Glenzke – Großner (GER) | 0 | Laboureur – Sude (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Laboureur – Sude (GER) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |