Queensland Beach Volleyball Tour
The Queensland Beach Volleyball Tour (QBVT) is the highest level of beach volleyball in the state, providing a competitive environment for QLD’s elite and developing athletes. Hosted by a range of venues reaching from the Gold Coast to North Queensland, the Tour showcases the sport to audiences across Queensland.
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2024/25 QBVT
Dates: August 2024 – April 2025
Divisions: Various*
Price: Various^
Venues: Various
Membership: Athletes competing in Open/Premier divisions must be current full members of VQ (or your own state / country). Athletes competing in Challenger/Junior divisions must be current recreational members.
*Divisions offered at QBVT events vary depending on the competition format. Divisions may include Open, Premier, Challenger, Aspiring, Junior (u15 & u17).^The price for each QBVT event is set by the respective Promoter. Entry fees typically range from $50 – $110 per team.
KEY CHANGES FROM 2023/2024 SEASON
Special Notes for Junior Teams:
- Teams entering the u15 division may register a team of 2-, 3-, or 4-a-side if all members are under 15 years of age (born in 2011 or later) for the QBVT 2024/25 season. If one or more player/s are born in 2009 or 2010, the team is limited to registering two players per team in the u17 division.
- At tournaments where Juniors and Senior start on different days, Juniors may choose to enter both. However, they will be ineligible to advance out of their pool in Senior Division to ensure they can meet all Junior Division playing commitments.
- Junior seedings are calculated as per Seniors (ie best 3 results in past 365 days). Junior points are not transferable between divisions (eg points earned playing u17 are not applicable to u15 or to Seniors).
JUNIOR RANKING SYSTEM
2024/25 Tournaments- Player Feedback
Provide your feedback on recently complete tournaments here:
Rd #4b Sandstorm (Juniors) – Player Feedback form
Rd #5 Great Keppel Island – Player Feedback form
2024 Tournaments
Round 6 ~ Mooloolaba (9 - 10 Nov 2024)
Date: 9 – 10 November 2024
Divisions: Premier / Challenger / U17 / U15 (Juniors play Sunday only)
Entry Fee: Seniors $100 / Juniors $80
Venue: Mooloolaba Beach, Sunshine Coast
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 4 November 2024
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: The Sandpit Beach Volleyball
Key Information:
• 40min timed games
> 11 min sets
> 1 min between sets
> All 3 sets get played in pool play
> Crossovers and finals, 3rd set only gets played if needed
> 5 mins between games
• over $4k in prize money up for grabs
TEAM NOMINATIONS
FACEBOOK EVENT
Round 7A ~ Sandstorm Juniors (23-24 Nov 2024)
Date: 23-24 November 2024
Divisions: U17 / U15
Entry Fee: $90 per team
Venue: Sandstorm, Brisbane
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 18 November 2024
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Sandstorm Beach Volleyball
Key Information:
• Full scoring
• Numbers capped at 20 per division
• If cap exceeded, teams will be seeded, with lowest seeds remaining on standby in case of withdrawal. Teams who do not play will be refunded their entry fee.
REGISTER HERE
TEAM NOMINATIONS
FACEBOOK EVENT
Round 7B ~ Sandstorm (29 Nov - 1 Dec 2024)
Date: 29 November – 1 December 2024
Divisions: Premier / Challenger / Aspiring
Entry Fee: $100 per team
Venue: Sandstorm, Brisbane
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 25 November 2024
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Sandstorm Beach Volleyball
Key Information:
• Team numbers capped at 56 / gender
• If cap reached then bottom 16 play Aspiring (Friday afternoon 4pm first match, All pool games Friday)
• If cap exceeded, teams will be seeded, with lowest seeds remaining on standby in case of withdrawal. Teams who do not play will be refunded their entry fee
• All elimination matches Sunday for all divisions
REGISTER HERE
TEAM NOMINATIONS
FACEBOOK EVENT
Round 8 ~ Surfers Paradise (14-15 Dec 2024)
Date: 14-15 December 2024
Divisions: Premier / Challenger / U17 / U15 (Juniors play Sunday only)
Entry Fee: Seniors $100, Juniors $80
Venue: Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 9 December 2024
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Vball in Paradise
REGISTER HERE
TEAM NOMINATIONS
2025 Tournaments
Round 9 ~ Kurrawa (11 - 12 Jan 2025)
Date: 11 – 12 January 2025
Divisions: Premier / Challenger / U17 / U15 (Juniors Sunday only)
Entry Fee: Seniors $100 / Juniors $80
Venue: Kurrawa Beach, Gold Coast
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 6 January 2025
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Vball in Paradise
Round 10 ~ 'QLD OPEN' Caloundra (25 - 27 Jan 2025)
Date: 25 – 27 January 2025 (*note: Monday 27 Jan is a public holiday)
Divisions: OPEN / U17 / U15
Entry Fee: Open $120 / Juniors $90 (Juniors play Sat+Sun only)
Venue: Bulcock Beach + Happy Valley, Caloundra, Sunshine Coast
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, ***Sunday*** 19 January 2025 (* note: this is 1 day earlier than usual)
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Volleyball Queensland
Key Information:
• coming soon
Round 11A ~ Sandstorm Juniors (8-9 Feb 2025)
Date: 8-9 February 2025
Divisions: U17 / U15
Entry Fee: $90 per team
Venue: Sandstorm, Brisbane
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 3 February 2025
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Sandstorm Beach Volleyball
Key Information:
• Full scoring
• Numbers capped at 20 per division
• If cap exceeded, teams will be seeded, with lowest seeds remaining on standby in case of withdrawal. Teams who do not play will be refunded their entry fee
Round 11B ~ Sandstorm (14 - 16 Feb 2025)
Date: 14 – 16 February 2025
Divisions: Premier / Challenger / Aspiring
Entry Fee: $100 per team
Venue: Sandstorm, Brisbane
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 10 February 2025
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Sandstorm Beach Volleyball
Key Information:
• Team numbers capped at 56 / gender
• If cap reached then bottom 16 play Aspiring (Friday afternoon 4pm first match, All pool games Friday)
• If cap exceeded, teams will be seeded, with lowest seeds remaining on standby in case of withdrawal. Teams who do not play will be refunded their entry fee
• All elimination matches Sunday for all divisions
Round 12 ~ Tangalooma (22 - 23 Feb 2025)
Date: 22 – 23 February 2025
Divisions: Premier / Challenger / U17
Entry Fee: Seniors $100 / Juniors $80
Venue: Tangalooma Resort, Moreton Island
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday x February 2025
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Vball in Paradise
FACEBOOK EVENT
Round 13 ~ Coolangatta (8 Mar 2025) Featuring the ***JUNIOR QBVT CHAMPS***
Date: 8 March 2025
Divisions: Premier / Challenger / Aspiring / Emerging / U17 / U15
Entry Fee: Seniors $80 / Juniors $60
Venue: Coolangatta Beach, Gold Coast
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 3 March 2025
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Volleyball Queensland
Key Information:
• 1-day Event
> small division sizes (max. 12 teams)
> reduced scoring
> Additional divisions will be added as required
• For Junior QBVT Champs – no eligibility criteria
Round 14 ~ Hervey Bay (22 - 23 Mar 2025)
Date: 22 – 23 March 2025
Divisions: Premier / Challenger
Entry Fee: Seniors $100
Venue: Torquay Beach, Hervey Bay (in front of surf club)
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 17 March 2025
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoter: Hervey Bay Volleyball
FACEBOOK EVENT
Round 15 ~ 'QBVT CHAMPS'@ Sandstorm (12 April 2025)
Date: 12 April 2025
Divisions: Premier / Challenger
Entry Fee: Seniors $80
Venue: Sandstorm, Brisbane
Nominations Close: 11:59pm, Monday 7 April 2025
Tech Meeting: Info will be provided in Facebook Event
Membership: All athletes must be
current financial members of VQ
Promoters: Volleyball Queensland +
Sandstorm Beach Volleyball
Key Information:
• Premier = top 12 teams on Qld Seed Index*.
Challenger = next best 12 teams on Qld Seed Index*
(*Qld Seed Index – This will be calculated as the combined National Ranking points from each player’s best 3 results at QBVT tournaments in the current season)
• Eligibility criteria apply
> Each individual must have played 3 QBVT events in the current season.
(In the event an ABVT round clashes with a QBVT round, participation in that ABVT round will be considered as a QBVT participation. This rule can only be applied to a maximum of 1 of the minimum 3 QBVT participations required.)
> The team will only be eligible for a division if each player on the team has competed in that division (or lower) at a minimum of 2 x tournaments in the current season.
• No Wildcards will be granted
Resources
Australian Beach Events and Resources
The Australian Beach Volleyball Ranking System (ABVRS) shows each players ranking points across their 10 best results in the previous 365 days. A table showing how points are earned can be found here. For all QBVT rounds this system will be used to determine seedings (only best 3 results).
A calendar of all State and National beach events in Australia can be found here.
For more information regarding National events and regulations please visit Seniors and Juniors.