Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament Beach volleyball at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament The men's beach volleyball tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was be held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 6 to 12. The beach volleyball competition was held at Coolangatta Beachfront. This was the first time that beach volleyball was held at the Commonwealth Games. A total of twelve men's teams competed (24 athletes, at 2 per team). The following is the competition schedule for the men's tournament: A total of 12 men's teams qualified to compete at the games. The 12 teams would be split into three groups
Beach volleyball the third hit. Similar to a pass, the ball can be set with either a forearm pass technique, known as a bump set, or an overhand pass technique, known as a hand set. Due to the stricter standards for ball rotation when hand setting in beach volleyball than in indoor volleyball, as well as the environmental factors that make it harder to hand set a ball "cleanly", the bump set is more common in the beach game. When hand setting, the player's hands must contact the ball simultaneously. If a referee determines that a double-hit has occurred, the point will