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 In the 1960s, an attempt to start a professional volleyball league was made in Santa Monica. It failed, but a professional tournament was held in France for 30,000 French francs. In the 1950s, the first Brazilian beach volleyball tournament was held, sponsored by a newspaper publishing company. The first Manhattan Beach Open was held in 1960, a tournament which grew in prestige to become, in the eyes of some, the "Wimbledon of Beach Volleyball". In the meantime, beach volleyball gained popularity: in the 1960s The Beatles tried playing in Los Angeles and US president John F. Kennedy was seen attending