BEACH VOLLEYBALL AT THE 2018 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES
24 boys’ and 24 girls’ moved on to the second phase of competition in the beach volleyball tournament at Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games. Eight teams of each gender earned a first round “bye” after winning pool titles, as Saturday’s Round of 24 will feature the second- and third-place finishers from the pool play phase of the competition. Elimination play starts Saturday and Sunday, as the quarter-finals will be played Monday followed by the semi-finals Tuesday and the medal matches Wednesday.
Men’s pool winners Friday were ninth-seeded Yorick de Groot/Matthew Immers of The Netherlands (Pool H), 20th-seeded Joffre Jurado/Dany Leon of Ecuador (Pool D), the 21st-seeded Bello twins (Joaquin and Luis) of Great Britain (Pool E) and 32nd-seeded Nathan Broch/Timon Gysin of Switzerland (Pool A).
Netting women’s group crown Friday were second-seeded Mariia Bocharova/Maria Voronina of Russia (Pool B), sixth-seeded Urimar Narvaez/Diana Ramirez of Venezuela (Pool F), 10th-seeded Maria Canedo/Nicole Nogales of Bolivia (Pool G) and 14th-seeded Frida Berntsen/Emilie Olimstad of Norway (Pool C).
Girls’ Competition
| Date | Pool | Score | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | Total | ||
| 12 Oct | 11:00 | Voronina–Bocharova (RUS) | 2–0 | Aninha–Thamela (BRA) | 21–14 | 21–15 | 42—29 | |
| 12 Oct | 13:00 | Adicia–Lyn (DMA) | 0–2 | Roskic–Vermette (CAN) | 8–21 | 8–21 | 16–42 | |
| 12 Oct | 09:00 | Allcca–Mendoza (PER) | 2–0 | Isatu–Iye (SLE) | 21–10 | 21–6 | 42–16 | |
| 12 Oct | 14:00 | Sinaportar–Mucheza (MOZ) | 0–2 | Olimstad–Berntsen (NOR) | 14–21 | 11–21 | 25–42 | |
| 12 Oct | 15:00 | Diana–Uri (VEN) | 2-0 | Valentine–Penelope (RWA) | 21-6 | 21-15 | 42-21 | |
| 12 Oct | 16:00 | Mali–Kayla (ARU) | 0-2 | Romero–Gutiérrez (MEX) | 21-9 | 21-10 | 19-42 | |
| 12 Oct | 10:00 | Dickson–Otene (NZL) | 1–2 | Nicole–Canedo (BOL) | 21–19 | 15–21 | 7–15 | 43–55 |
| 12 Oct | 12:00 | van Driel–Schoon (NED) | 2–0 | Dorcas–Kutekenenyi (COD) | 21–9 | 21–13 | 42–22 |
Standings
Girls’ Standings – Courtesy of the FIVB
Boys’ Competition
| Date | Pool | Score | SET 1 | SET 2 | SET 3 | Total | ||
| 12 Oct | 11:00 | Manas–Sedlák (CZE) | 0–2 | Gysin–Broch (SUI) | 14–21 | 19–21 | 33–42 | |
| 12 Oct | 16:00 | Amieva–Zelayeta (ARG) | 2-0 | N Phichakon–T Phanupong (THA) | 21-19 | 22-20 | 43-39 | |
| 12 Oct | 09:00 | Leon–Jurado (ECU) | 2–0 | Esther–Namah (MRI) | 21–11 | 21–6 | 42–17 | |
| 12 Oct | 10:00 | Guvu–Monjane (MOZ) | 2–1 | Santiago–Rivera (PUR) | 15–21 | 21–19 | 15–11 | 51–51 |
| 12 Oct | 12:00 | J Bello–Bello (GBR) | 2–0 | Krovon–Ariyata (TOG) | 21–7 | 21–10 | 42–17 | |
| 12 Oct | 13:00 | Jorge–Gonza (PAR) | 0–2 | Ayon–Alayo (CUB) | 19–21 | 19–21 | 38–42 | |
| 12 Oct | 14:00 | Gus–Carlos (BOL) | 1–2 | João Pedro–Gabriel (BRA) | 13–21 | 21–15 | 10–15 | 44–51 |
| 12 Oct | 15:00 | James–Mark (AUS) | 0-2 | de Groot–Immers (NED) | 21-23 | 20-22 | 41-45 |
Standings
Boys’ Standings – Courtesy of the FIVB
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