Martedì 25 ottobre a Losanna (Svizzera) è stato diramato il calendario provvisorio per il 2017. 23 eventi che a partire da Febbraio, partendo da Fort Lauderdale Beach (Florida), assegneranno circa 6.500.000 dollari di montepremi.
Due le tappe da confermare: Long Beach e Roma (7-11 giugno). Sarà la volta buona per rivedere un evento internazionale di beach volley sul nostro territorio?
Il calendario provvisorio completo:
2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball calendar:
February 7-12 – Fort Lauderdale Major, Fort Lauderdale, United States (Five star, Swatch Major Series)
February 15-18 – Kish Island, Iran (Three star, men only)
March 17-19 – Sydney, Australia (Two star, women only)
March 23-26 – Maceio, Brazil (Three star)
April 15-16 – Selangor, Malaysia (One star)
April 20-23 – Xiamen, China (Three star)
April 27-30 – Fuzhou, China (Three star)
May 11-14 – Prague, Czech Republic (Four star)
May 24-28 – Lucerne, Switzerland (Four star)
May 31-June 4 – Moscow, Russia (Three or four star)
June 13-18 – Nanjing, China (U21 World Championships)
June 20-25 – Stavanger, Norway (Three star)
June 27-July 2 – Pore? Major, Pore?, Croatia (Five star, Swatch Major Series)
July 4-9 – Gstaad Major, Switzerland (Five star, Swatch Major Series)
July 14-16 – Daegu, Korea (One star, women only)
July 19-23 – TBD, Poland (Four star)
July 21-23 – Ulsan, Korea (One star, women only)
July 27-30 – Espinho, Portugal (Two star, men only)
July 28-August 6 – Vienna, Austria for the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
August 8-13 – Hamburg Major, Hamburg, Germany (Five star, Swatch Major Series)
August 22-27 – Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals – TBD
September 20-24 – Agadir Beach, Morocco (One star)*
Dates TBC – The Hague, Netherlands (Three star)
Events to be confirmed:
June 7-11 – Rome, Italy (Five star)
Long Beach, USA – (Five star)
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World Championships
July 28-August 6 – Vienna, Austria
Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals
August 22-27 – TBD
Five-star events
February 7-12 – Fort Lauderdale Major, United States (Swatch Major Series)
June 27-July 2 – Pore? Major, Croatia (Swatch Major Series)
July 4-9 – Gstaad Major, Switzerland (Swatch Major Series)
August 8-13 – Hamburg Major, Germany (Swatch Major Series)
Five-star events to be confirmed:
June 7-11 – Rome, Italy (Five star)
Long Beach, USA – (Five star)
Four star
May 11-14 – Prague, Czech Republic
May 24-28 – Lucerne, Switzerland
May 31-June 4 – Moscow, Russia (Three or four star)
July 19-23 – TBD, Poland
Three star
February 15-18 – Kish Island, Iran (men only)
March 23-26 – Maceio, Brazil
April 20-23 – Xiamen, China
April 27-30 – Fuzhou, China
June 20-25 – Stavanger, Norway
TBC – The Hague, Netherlands
Two star
March 17-19 – Sydney, Australia (women only)
July 27-30 – Espinho, Portugal (men only)
One star
April 15-16 – Selangor, Malaysia
July 14-16 – Daegu, South Korea (women only)
July 21-23 – Ulsan, Korea (women only)
September 20-24 – Agadir Beach, Morocco*
Age-Category World Championships
June 13-18 – Nanjing, China (U21 World Championships)
*Dates to be confirmed. The event may be moved to take place before the Swatch Beach Volleyball FIVB World Tour Finals.