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This is … Beach Volleyball!

Sporting Excellence

Positive Values

Outstanding Image

Unique Property

Innovative

Universal

This is …

FIVB Beach Volleyball!

Professional Excellence

Universal Values

Know-How

Accountable

Innovative

History of Success

Fédération International

de Volleyball - FIVB

It is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level.

The FIVB promotes Volleyball competitions and development activities for the

enjoyment and entertainment of its spectators and participants, while satisfying

sponsors’ needs.

With 500 Million people playing Volleyball, 33 Million licensed athletes and 220

Member National Federations, the FIVB proudly presents itself as worlds’ largest

international sporting federation.

It aims to develop Volleyball as a major media and

entertainment sport, through world class planning

and organization of competitions, marketing and

promotional activities. The FIVB is part of the

Olympic Movement, contributing to the success of

the Olympic Games.

FIVB Beach Volleyball VISION

To create the most naturally vibrant and exciting sporting and entertainment spectacle

FIVB Beach Volleyball MISSION

To promote the entertaining, expressive yet ultimate sporting values

of Beach Volleyball around the world.

The Spirit of Beach Volleyball

Beach Volleyball is a benchmark for sports events in

terms of entertainment, fan engagement,

sponsorship activation, music and hospitality.

• Played outdoors, barefoot, on a sand court,

with a ball, by teams of two people

• Not just about entertainment,

it is highly professional and

technical

• Established Olympic discipline

The Spirit of Beach Volleyball

Sporting excellence, sun and wonderful

locations Innovative sport that adapts to

various needs

Remarkable global media

exposure and brand

awarness Drug free sport and excellent

physical condition

Attracts tourism (in mountain

resorts, cities, ocean, lakes...)

Sport for everybody:

Upscale & universal audience

profile

The Evolution of Beach Volleyball

What was once just a seaside diversion

for families and individuals, has become a worldwide

form of entertainment and a major global sport

Growth in number of

athletes Worldwide spread

Increase in visibility Growth in

number of competitions

Rise in sporting level

More than a

Quarter of a

Century of

success

1985 →

First international event in Brazil

1987 →

1st World Championships

1989 →

The World Tour was born, including annual Grand Slam & Open events

1996

→ First participation at the Olympic Games

2010

→ First Continental Cup & World Cup are organized

2012→

Outstanding Olympic success - climax in London

2014 -2016→ Second Continental Cup

& Zonal Events per Confederation

2014 - 2016→

Road to Rio 2nd Edition of the Continental Cup

FIVB Events’ Structure

Diversified

events

suitable for

any country

around the

world

FIVB World Ranking Point System

Rank points assigned according to the level of competition:

the higher the level of the event the more points available

Rank Senior WCHs

Grand Slam

Open

Continental Tour Final

Continental Cup Final

Continental Tour

Master Challenger

Continental Tour & Zonal

FIVB

U17 - U19 - U21 - U23

WCHs

Continental Cup

Continental Age Group

Champs

Homologated National

Tour

1st 500 400 250 160 140 80 40 8

2nd 450 360 225 144 126 72 36 6

3rd 400 320 200 128 112 64 32 4

4th 350 280 175 112 98 56 28 2

5th 300 240 150 96 84 48 24 1

9th 250 180 120 80 70 40 20 -

17th 200 120 90 64 56 32 16 -

25th - 80 60 48 42 24 12 -

33rd 150 40 30 - - - - -

37th 100 - - - - - - -

41st - 20 15 - - - - -

A Global Calendar

The FIVB World Tour was first organised in 1989 with merely 3

participating countries (Brazil, Japan and Italy).

Two decades later, it has exploded in popularity and features on

average 30 events per year with more than 60

participating countries, 3’000 active athletes

and more than 10 millions in prize money.

The calendar has been extending: it will start in

March and end in December every year.

All events in the FIVB Events’ Structure

attribute World Ranking points to

enable athletes to go to the

next level.

31,000,000 page views on London2012.com

33,995,000 TV viewers watching per minute

4,371,388 page views on fivb.org

38,704 increases in Facebook fans

7,859 increases in Twitter followers

425,000 spectators: Ticketing = SOLD OUT

616,505 page views on youtube.com/Olympics

96 athletes taking part & 23 nationalities represented

ROAD to RIO

Copacabana Beach

12,000 seat capacity

main stadium.

FIVB WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Stare Jablonki

Poland

(2013)

…and

AGE GROUP

WORLD

CHAMPIONSHIPS

FIVB World Tour

OPEN

Fuzhou

China

(2013)

GRAND SLAM Gstaad,

Switzerland

(2013)

Beach Volleyball & the Media

International Broadcasters

FIVB Beach Volleyball

International TV Distribution

46 International Broadcasters

133

Territories

Across five continents

Household reach of 663

million

FIVB Support

• FIVB BVE 4 Accountability

FIVB BVE to Commit

• FIVB BVE 4 Sharing

FIVB BVE to Collaborate • FIVB BVE 4

Development & Legacy

FIVB BVE to Impact

FIVB Support

• Administrative assistance

• Event’s dedicated webpage

• Support from experts in each field

• Transfer of Knowledge & Consultancy

Event Organization

• Marketing Opportunities

• Branding kit

• Worldwide promotion through several means of communication (FIVB website; social media, press releases, etc.)

• Press releases granted.

Marketing & Communication

• Granted international TV distribution

• Internet line for UNAS Media

• Satellite uplink costs

• Highlight shows

TV & Internet

• Best athletes in the world

• Calendar opportunities

• Value-in-kind, Mikasa VLS 300 balls, Jinling net system, uniforms and timekeeping technology, medals

Extra values

On-site Exposure

Beach Volleyball & Marketing

Beach Volleyball Posters

Partners Visibility

Results Bracket Backdrop

Award Ceremony

Backdrop

Stadium Entrance

Celebrities…

Ronnie Wood, Rolling Stones

David

Beckham

Prince Albert of Monaco

… Other

Exposures…

… & Entertainment!

Château Les Tourelles

Edouard-Sandoz 2-4

1006 Lausanne

Switzerland

beach@fivb.org

Tel. +41 21 3453535

Fax. +41 21 3453548

FIVB

Beach Volleyball

Department