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 |
| 18 April 2016 13:50-16:00 | 19 April 2016 13:50-16:00 |
Qualification Tournament | Date/Time/Location |
Men | Women |
Arrival Qualification teams | 18 April 2016 | 19 April 2016 |
Preliminary Inquiry Qualification teams | 18 April 2016 17:00 -18:00 Location TBC | 19 April 2016 17:00 -18:00 Location TBC |
Technical Meeting Qualification teams | 18 April 2016 18:00 -18:30 Location TBC | 19 April 2016 18:00 -18:30 Location TBC |
Qualification tournament | 19 April 2016 | 20 April 2016 |
Departure of eliminated teams | 20 April 2016 | 21 April 2016 |
Main Draw Tournament | Date/Time/Location |
Men | Women |
Arrival of Main Draw teams | 19 April 2016 | 20 April 2016 |
Preliminary Inquiry | 19 April 2016 18:00-19:00 Location TBC | 20 April 2016 17:30-18:30 Location TBC |
Technical Meeting | 19 April 2016 19:00-19:30 Location TBC | 20 April 2016 18:30-19:00 Location TBC |
Pool play matches (start – end) | 20 -21 April 2016 | 21-22 April 2016 |
Departure of eliminated teams | 22 April 2016 | 23 April 2016 |
Round of 24 matches (start – end) | 22 April 2016 | 23 April 2016 |
Departure of eliminated teams | 23 April 2016 | 24 April 2016 |
8th (Quarter) Final matches (start – end) | 22 April 2016 | 23 April 2016 |
Departure of eliminated teams | 23 April 2016 | 24 April 2016 |
Semi-Final matches (start – end) | 23 April 2016 | 24 April 2016 |
Final matches and awarding ceremonies (start – end) | 23 April 2016 | 24 April 2016 |
Departure of athletes | 24 April 2016 | 25 April 2016 |