News 20/02/2015 Beach Volleyball World Championships qualification update Lausanne, Switzerland, February 20, 2015 - Just 125 days before the start of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships The Netherlands 2015, Brazil and Germany feature four times each in the provisional FIVB National Federation Entry Ranking list for women, while Brazil and USA have four berths each in the men’s list.The National Federation Entry Ranking list for the women’s competition in the Netherlands sees Brazil and Germany claim four spots. USA have three berths, while the Dutch, Canada, Switzerland and the Czech Republic each have two.In the men’s Entry Ranking list, Brazil and USA each have four berths. Germany, hosts the Netherlands and Canada follow with two each.The qualification process for the World Championships will be completed one hundred days before the start of the event, with a draw taking place for the pool phase at that point. A total of 96 teams will qualify for the World Championships - 48 per gender. The 23 teams per gender qualifying for the World Championships via the FIVB National Federation Entry Ranking lists will be joined by three Wild Card teams. Hosts the Netherlands are guaranteed a minimum of two teams per gender and a further twenty teams (four per confederation) will qualify via Continental Tours.The provisional entry lists below are based on the National Federation Entry Ranking on December 15, 2014.Women’s provisional National Federation Entry Ranking list:1 Brazil2 USA3 Germany4 Czech Republic5 Brazil6 Brazil7 Spain8 Brazil9 Germany10 Netherlands - Hosts11 China12 Germany13 Italy14 Slovakia15 Switzerland16 USA17 Australia18 Canada19 Canada20 Switzerland21 Germany22 Poland23 USA24 Czech Republic25 Netherlands - Hosts26 Wild Card - To be confirmed27 Wild Card - To be confirmed28 Wild Card - To be confirmed29-48 Continental berths (four per confederation) - To be confirmedMen’s provisional National Federation Entry Ranking list:1 USA2 Brazil3 Poland4 Italy5 Latvia6 Brazil7 Brazil8 Germany9 USA10 Netherlands - Hosts11 Russia12 USA13 USA14 Spain15 Germany16 Switzerland17 Canada18 Netherlands - Hosts19 Canada20 Austria21 Poland22 Australia23 Kazakhstan24 France25 Brazil26 Wild Card - To be confirmed27 Wild Card - To be confirmed28 Wild Card - To be confirmed29-48 Continental berths (four per confederation) - To be confirmedClick here for more information on the qualification process. Print this Page News {{item.LocalShortDate}} {{item.Title}} All the News