# 2008 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships

The 2008 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships (8th tournament) was a beach volleyball event, that was held from 3 to 6 April 2008 in Hyderabad, India.

## Medal summary

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | Indonesia Andy Ardiyansah Koko Prasetyo Darkuncoro | China Gao Fangtian Han Shengwei | Thailand Borworn Yungtin Sataporn Sawangrueang |
| Women | Thailand Kamoltip Kulna Yupa Phokongpoly | China Miao Chenchen Ji Linjun | Thailand Jarunee Sannok Usa Tenpaksee |

## Participating nations
### Men

* China (2)
* Hong Kong (2)
* India (5)
* Indonesia (2)
* Iran (2)
* Kazakhstan (2)
* New Zealand (1)
* Sri Lanka (2)
* Thailand (2)

### Women

* China (2)
* Hong Kong (2)
* India (4)
* Indonesia (1)
* Kazakhstan (2)
* Malaysia (1)
* New Zealand (2)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Thailand (2)

## Men's tournament
### Winners table

Round 1 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| 03 Apr | Dhanujaya–Sashidar | 0–2 | Paul–Livingston | 15–21 | 18–21 |
| 03 Apr | Yussupov–Tkachenko | 2–0 | Kwok–Wong | 21–17 | 21–15 |
| 03 Apr | Wong–Ng | 2–0 | Sunil–Yusuf | 21–16 | 22–20 |
| 03 Apr | Mahesh–Dinesh | 2–0 | Ramamurthy–Nixon | 21–13 | 21–12 |
Round 2 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 03 Apr | Andy–Koko | 2–0 | Paul–Livingston | 21–16 | 21–18 | |
| 03 Apr | Naeini–Raoufi | 2–0 | Babichev–Kuleshov | 24–22 | 21–16 | |
| 03 Apr | Gao–Han | 2–0 | Dammika–Pubudu | 21–14 | 21–14 | |
| 03 Apr | Yussupov–Tkachenko | 0–2 | Borworn–Sataporn | 16–21 | 8–21 | |
| 03 Apr | John–Mohan | 2–0 | Wong–Ng | 21–10 | 21–14 | |
| 03 Apr | Li–Gao | 0–2 | Farrokhi–Houshmand | 16–21 | 18–21 | |
| 03 Apr | Lindsay–Watson | 2–1 | Sittichai–Damrongrit | 21–15 | 14–21 | 15–10 |
| 03 Apr | Mahesh–Dinesh | 2–1 | Suratna–Dian Putra | 21–14 | 17–21 | 15–13 |
Round 3 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 04 Apr | Andy–Koko | 2–0 | Naeini–Raoufi | 21–16 | 21–12 | |
| 04 Apr | Gao–Han | 2–1 | Borworn–Sataporn | 21–15 | 11–21 | 15–9 |
| 04 Apr | John–Mohan | 0–2 | Farrokhi–Houshmand | 12–21 | 13–21 | |
| 04 Apr | Lindsay–Watson | 2–1 | Mahesh–Dinesh | 23–25 | 21–17 | 15–12 |
Round 4 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 04 Apr | Andy–Koko | 2–1 | Gao–Han | 18–21 | 22–20 | 15–7 |
| 04 Apr | Farrokhi–Houshmand | 2–0 | Lindsay–Watson | 21–9 | 21–10 | |

### Losers table

Rank 17 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 03 Apr | Ramamurthy–Nixon | 2–1 | Paul–Livingston | 18–21 | 21–19 | 15–9 |
| 03 Apr | Yussupov–Tkachenko | 0–2 | Sunil–Yusuf | 12–21 | 17–21 | |
| 03 Apr | Kwok–Wong | 0–2 | Wong–Ng | 14–21 | 16–21 | |
| 03 Apr | Sittichai–Damrongrit | 2–0 | Dhanujaya–Sashidar | 21–16 | 21–15 | |
Rank 13 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| 04 Apr | Babichev–Kuleshov | 2–0 | Ramamurthy–Nixon | 21–17 | 21–15 |
| 04 Apr | Sunil–Yusuf | 0–2 | Dammika–Pubudu | 10–21 | 15–21 |
| 04 Apr | Li–Gao | 2–0 | Wong–Ng | 21–14 | 21–18 |
| 04 Apr | Sittichai–Damrongrit | 0–2 | Suratna–Dian Putra | 9–21 | 17–21 |
Rank 9 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 04 Apr | Borworn–Sataporn | 2–1 | Suratna–Dian Putra | 21–16 | 19–21 | 15–11 |
| 04 Apr | Li–Gao | 0–2 | Naeini–Raoufi | 22–24 | 17–21 | |
| 04 Apr | Mahesh–Dinesh | 2–0 | Dammika–Pubudu | 21–15 | 21–18 | |
| 04 Apr | Babichev–Kuleshov | 2–0 | John–Mohan | 21–10 | 21–13 | |
Rank 7/8 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 04 Apr | Borworn–Sataporn | 2–1 | Naeini–Raoufi | 16–21 | 23–21 | 15–12 |
| 04 Apr | Dammika–Pubudu | 0–2 | Babichev–Kuleshov | 16–21 | 16–21 | |
Rank 5/6 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 05 Apr | Lindsay–Watson | 0–2 | Borworn–Sataporn | 17–21 | 16–21 | |
| 05 Apr | Babichev–Kuleshov | 0–2 | Gao–Han | 16–21 | 16–21 | |

### 7th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 06 Apr | Naeini–Raoufi | 2–0 | Dammika–Pubudu | 21–19 | 21–7 | |

### 5th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 06 Apr | Lindsay–Watson | 0–2 | Babichev–Kuleshov | 19–21 | 18–21 | |

### Medal round

| Semifinals 5 April | Semifinals 5 April | Semifinals 5 April | Semifinals 5 April | Final 6 April | Final 6 April | Final 6 April | Final 6 April |
| Andy–Koko | 12 | 21 | 15 | | | | |
| Borworn–Sataporn | 21 | 19 | 7 | Andy–Koko | 21 | 19 | 22 |
| Farrokhi–Houshmand | 20 | 17 | | Gao–Han | 15 | 21 | 20 |
| Gao–Han | 22 | 21 | |
| | | | | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | | Borworn–Sataporn | 18 | 23 | 17 |
| | | | | Farrokhi–Houshmand | 21 | 21 | 15 |

## Women's tournament
### Winners table

Round 1 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 03 Apr | Pilipenko–Samalikova | 0–2 | Tse–Kong | 8–21 | 5–21 | |
| 03 Apr | Anitha–Rajani | 0–2 | Cheng–Chan | 22–24 | 18–21 | |
Round 2 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 03 Apr | Kamoltip–Yupa | 2–0 | Tse–Kong | 21–9 | 21–19 | |
| 03 Apr | Issayeva–Kokhan | 2–0 | Pavitra–Swetha | 22–20 | 21–8 | |
| 03 Apr | Miao–Ji | | Bye | | | |
| 03 Apr | Thakshila–Sujeewa | 1–2 | Iswari–Beh | 21–13 | 9–21 | 7–15 |
| 03 Apr | Kanaka–Srilatha | 2–0 | Nathiya–Christy Roselin | 21–17 | 21–15 | |
| 03 Apr | Timy–Ayu Cahyaning | 1–2 | Scarlett–Blundell | 21–18 | 14–21 | 12–15 |
| 03 Apr | Yue–Zhang | 2–1 | Preston–Brown | 19–21 | 21–17 | 15–5 |
| 03 Apr | Cheng–Chan | 0–2 | Jarunee–Usa | 12–21 | 11–21 | |
Round 3 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 04 Apr | Kamoltip–Yupa | 2–0 | Issayeva–Kokhan | 21–11 | 21–9 | |
| 04 Apr | Miao–Ji | 2–0 | Iswari–Beh | 21–16 | 21–15 | |
| 04 Apr | Nathiya–Christy Roselin | 0–2 | Scarlett–Blundell | 11–21 | 12–21 | |
| 04 Apr | Yue–Zhang | 1–2 | Jarunee–Usa | 21–19 | 18–21 | 16–18 |
Round 4 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 04 Apr | Kamoltip–Yupa | 1–2 | Miao–Ji | 12–21 | 21–19 | 10–15 |
| 04 Apr | Scarlett–Blundell | 2–0 | Jarunee–Usa | 21–16 | 21–17 | |

### Losers table

Rank 17 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 03 Apr | Anitha–Rajani | 0–2 | Tse–Kong | 11–21 | 7–21 | |
| 03 Apr | Cheng–Chan | 2–1 | Pilipenko–Samalikova | 21–14 | 20–22 | 15–6 |
| Play-off |||||||
| 04 Apr | Anitha–Rajani | 1–2 | Pilipenko–Samalikova | 17–21 | 21–19 | 13–15 |
Rank 13 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 |
| 04 Apr | Pavitra–Swetha | 0–2 | Tse–Kong | 16–21 | 5–21 |
| 04 Apr | Thakshila–Sujeewa | 2–0 | Pilipenko–Samalikova | 21–11 | 21–6 |
| 04 Apr | Timy–Ayu Cahyaning | 2–0 | Nathiya–Christy Roselin | 21–11 | 21–6 |
| 04 Apr | Cheng–Chan | 0–2 | Preston–Brown | 13–21 | 13–21 |
Rank 9 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 04 Apr | Iswari–Beh | 2–0 | Preston–Brown | 21–17 | 21–8 | |
| 04 Apr | Timy–Ayu Cahyaning | 2–1 | Issayeva–Kokhan | 16–21 | 21–9 | 25–23 |
| 04 Apr | Yue–Zhang | 2–0 | Thakshila–Sujeewa | 21–14 | 21–11 | |
| 04 Apr | Tse–Kong | 2–0 | Nathiya–Christy Roselin | 21–9 | 21–13 | |
Rank 7/8 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 04 Apr | Iswari–Beh | 2–0 | Timy–Ayu Cahyaning | 21–13 | 21–0 | |
| 04 Apr | Yue–Zhang | 2–0 | Tse–Kong | 21–12 | 21–16 | |
Rank 5/6 :
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 05 Apr | Kamoltip–Yupa | 2–0 | Iswari–Beh | 21–16 | 21–9 | |
| 05 Apr | Yue–Zhang | 0–2 | Jarunee–Usa | 16–21 | 22–24 | |

### 7th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 06 Apr | Timy–Ayu Cahyaning | 2–0 | Tse–Kong | Walkover | Walkover | Walkover |

### 5th place

| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 |
| 06 Apr | Iswari–Beh | 0–2 | Yue–Zhang | 17–21 | 19–21 | |

### Medal round

| Semifinals 5 April | Semifinals 5 April | Semifinals 5 April | Final 6 April | Final 6 April | Final 6 April | Final 6 April |
| Miao–Ji | 24 | 21 | | | | |
| Jarunee–Usa | 22 | 14 | Miao–Ji | 19 | 20 | |
| Scarlett–Blundell | 17 | 14 | Kamoltip–Yupa | 21 | 22 | |
| Kamoltip–Yupa | 21 | 21 |
| | | | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| | | | Jarunee–Usa | 21 | 21 | |
| | | | Scarlett–Blundell | 13 | 19 | |