Australia to Host 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships

Volleyball World has announced a key home country distribution agreement ahead of this year’s Beach Volleyball World Championships which for the first time will be held in Australia.

Set to take place in Adelaide, South Australia from November 14—23, the tournament will feature 192 players at the Drive and ‘Pinky Flat’ riverbank across five courts and over 10 days of play. The 2025 Beach Volleyball World Championships are supported by the South Australian Government through the South Australian Tourism Commission.

Australia has won two bronze medals in women’s world championship history and the men have won one bronze medal at the tournament, which has been held every other year since 1997 — except for the 2021 tournament, which was delayed a year by the Olympic Summer Games in Tokyo.

Volleyball World and SBS Australia announced a broadcast agreement that will have all Australian matches and all finals will be broadcast live on SBS On Demand and/or SBS Viceland. SBS previously covered the Mahindra Australian Volleyball Super League and a range of international events.

“We are thrilled to partner with SBS to bring the Beach Volleyball World Championships to fans across Australia,” said Felix von Knorring, head of media at Volleyball World, said. “Not only is it the first time the event is being held in the country, but it’s also a chance to inspire the next generation of beach volleyball players. SBS’s reach and experience in broadcasting volleyball will help elevate the event and ensure maximum visibility nationwide.”

The announcement comes after Volleyball World recently hosted a delegation from USA Volleyball in Lausanne to discuss strengthening the sport’s presence across America ahead of the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. The upcoming Volleyball Nations League will feature two stops in Arlington, Texas, and Chicago.

The USA Volleyball delegation was led by Chief Executive Officer John Speraw and present at all meetings was FIVB Secretary General Hugh McCutcheon, a former USA volleyball coach who led the USA men’s team to Olympic gold in 2008 and the women’s team to silver in 2012.