Scoring system
How the different point types in beach volleyball work
1Entry Points
Determine whether a team gets into a tournament and how they are seeded. Calculated 28 days before the tournament starts.
Formula:
Best 3 of the last 4 tournament results within 365 days.
Points are awarded per team. The value per player is the team score divided by 2.
Example: a team scored 1600, 1200, 760 and 600 points in their last 4 tournaments. Best 3 of those: 1600 + 1200 + 760 = 3560 team points = 1780 entry points per player.
2Technical Points
Act as a tiebreaker when two teams have the same entry points. Reward activity.
Formula:
Sum of all tournament results within 365 days.
No limit on the number of tournaments — every tournament played counts.
Technical points are always higher than entry points because all tournaments are summed, not just the best 3 of 4. Teams that play more tournaments get an advantage here.
3World Ranking Points
The official FIVB world ranking. Updated every Monday following an FIVB tournament.
Formula:
Best 8 tournament results within 365 days.
Points are per team — both players get the full score.
Older results drop out of the 365-day window and are marked as "faded". When a new tournament is better than an older one in the top 8, it replaces it.
Source: FIVB Sport Operations Manual & Volleyball World Ranking API