Beach Volleyball’s biggest global tournament of the year is coming to Adelaide, after the State Government won the rights to stage yet another significant sporting event.
The FIVB World Beach Volleyball Championships is coming to Australia for the first time in November 2025 – and Adelaide will host the event.
The World Championships will be held on the courts of The Drive, with around 1000 cubic metres of sand brought in to turn the famed North Adelaide tennis venue into a beach volleyball colosseum.
About a thousand athletes, staff, officials, media and volunteers will converge on Adelaide for the event, which is likely to feature 192 players.
Volleyball Australia expects the event to attract more than 11,000 spectators from interstate and more than 6,000 from overseas.
Last year’s World Championships were held in Rome and attracted 16 million global fans on Volleyball World’s digital platforms. This year, Volleyball World claimed the top spot as the best performing International Federation on social media.
Held every two years, the Championships are one of the highest honours in International Beach Volleyball, surpassed only by the Olympics.
The 2023 World Championships are being held in Mexico, while at the 2024 Paris Olympics beach volleyball will be played under the world-famous Eiffel Tower.
The partnership between Volleyball SA and the State Government will also guarantee Adelaide hosting rights for a further seven national and Asian volleyball competitions between 2024 and 2026.
The FIVB World Championships will add to the impressive and successful major sporting events being staged in Adelaide including LIV Golf, AFL’s Gather Round, Tour Down Under, Adelaide 500, Adelaide Equestrian Festival, this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup and last night’s State of Origin.
