Format and Event Regulations
The Qualification Tournament for both genders in an FIVB Open event is made up of 32 teams playing in a single elimination format with 8 teams advancing to the Main Draw.
The Main Draw Tournament of each gender is made up of 32 teams.
And it is played through a first phase of eight (8) pools of four (4) teams each (Round Robin), and a second phase with twenty-four (24) teams playing in a Single Elimination format (the losers of the semifinal matches will play the bronze medal match, while the winners of the semifinal matches will play the gold medal match). From the Round Robin phase the 1st, 2nd and 3rd ranked teams from each pool will advance to the single elimination phase (total: twenty-four (24) teams).
Country Quota Playoff | Date/Time/Location |
Men | Women |
| 08th November 17:00 - 19:00 | N/A |
Qualification Tournament | Date/Time/Location |
Men | Women |
Arrival Qualification teams | 7th or 8th November | N/A |
Preliminary Inquiry Qualification teams | 9th November h.10:00 M.D. Hotel | N/A |
Technical Meeting Qualification teams | 9th November h.10:45 M.D. Hotel | N/A |
Qualification tournament | 9th November Start at h.15:00 end at 23:00 | N/A |
Departure of eliminated teams | 10th November | N/A |
Main Draw Tournament | Date/Time/Location |
Men | Women |
Arrival of Main Draw teams | 9th November | N/A |
Preliminary Inquiry | 10th November h.10:00 M.D. Hotel | N/A |
Technical Meeting | 10th November h.10:45 M.D. Hotel | N/A |
Pool play matches (start – end) | 10th– 11th November Start Nov. 10th at 15.00 end at 23.00 Start Nov. 11th at 15.00 end at 19.00 | N/A |
Departure of eliminated teams | 12th November | N/A |
Round of 24 matches (start – end) | 11th-12th November Start Nov.11th at 21.00 end at 23.00 Start Nov. 12th at 15.00 end at 19.00 | N/A |
Departure of eliminated teams | 13th November | N/A |
8th (Quarter) Final matches (start – end) | 12th November start Nov. 12th at 19.00 end at 22.00 | N/A |
Departure of eliminated teams | 13th November | N/A |
Semi-Final matches (start – end) | 13th November start at 10.00 end at 12.00 | N/A |
Final matches and awarding ceremonies (start – end) | 13th November start at 16.00 end 18.30 | N/A |
Departure of athletes | 14th November | N/A |