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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation | Various |
| Dates | March - November, 2008 |
The Swatch FIVB World Tour 2008 is an international beach volleyball competition.
The tour consists of 15 tournaments with both genders and 9 separate gender tournaments.[1]
The top eight finishes that a team has from January 1, 2007 to July 20, 2008, on the Swatch FIVB World Tour (2007 and 2008), SWATCH FIVB World Championships (2007) and on FIVB recognised Continental Championship Finals, counts towards Olympic qualification for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.[2][3] The top 24 teams of each gender will compete in the Beijing Games. There can be a maximum of two teams per country.[2][4]
- ^ 2008 Swatch FIVB World Tour - tour calendar, FIVB.org
- ^ a b 2008 Olympic qualification systems confirmed for Volleyball and Beach Volleyball, FIVB, June 23, 2006
- ^ Adelaide hosts season-opening SWATCH FIVB World Tour Event, FIVB, February 26, 2008
- ^ U.S. beach volleyball pair win, Canadians lose, CBC.ca, June 30, 2008