SINGAPORE: Combining world-class beach volleyball action in the day and several after-parties at the beach at night, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Beach Volleyball World Tour 2018 will be making a four-day stop in Singapore from Jun 21.
This is the first time Singapore will be hosting a World Tour event and it will be held at Siloso Beach in Sentosa, announced organisers on Tuesday (Jan 9).
More than 20 elite teams from around the world will compete for points to earn a spot at the FIVB World Tour Finals in Germany later this year.
Organised by the Volleyball Association of Singapore (VAS) and supported by Sport Singapore and Tote Board, the competition at Siloso Beach will also feature three men’s and three women’s teams from Singapore.
There will be a prize purse of US$50,000.
The two-star event in Singapore will be held at a specially constructed arena at Siloso Beach that can host both the women’s and men’s competition. (Photo: FIVB)
The Singapore event is the Volleyball World Tour’s 28th out of its 42 other international pit-stops for the 2017/2018 season.
While beach volleyball action will dominate daytime proceedings, the FIVB event in Singapore also looks set to feature a Japanese music festival as well as an electronic dance music festival as part of its night-time after-party programme.
Apart from Singapore, three other countries will be hosting a World Tour event for the first time – Oman in March, as well as the Philippines and Vietnam in May.
The World Tour will conclude with five-star Major events in Fort Lauderdale, Gstaad and Vienna, before the Finals in Hamburg in August.
