Congress Square and Ludus Beach Park, Ljubljana, Slovenia
July 28th – August 1st, 2022

The entrance to the tribunes is free. Volleyball fans who will not be able to get their places in the stands will be able to watch matches on a LED screen that will be placed in the Congress Square.

This year’s implementation of the Ljubljana Beach Volley international tournament will be something special, as we will upgrade the event and raise it one step higher and enrich the program. In addition to the competitions of the best volleyball players from all continents and traditionally also all the final matches of the national youth championship, disabled volleyball players from all over the world will again have the opportunity to compete in beach volleyball sitting and standing as part of the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Ljubljana Futures.

The Volleyball Federation of Slovenia is hosting the tournament, thus striving for the development of beach volleyball in the country and trying to offer Slovenian players the opportunity to perform internationally in front of a home crowd. National championship finals for junior, U16, U18 and U20 categories will take place alongside the main tournament.

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Futures Ljubljana tournament will start on Thursday, July 28 in Ludus Sports Park in Črnuče, when the qualifying matches for the main part of the Ljubljana Futures tournament will take place. Sixteen teams in each of the women’s and men’s competitions will compete for four places leading to the main tournament. This will start a day later, and volleyball matches can be watched in Črnuče as well as on Congress Square. The elimination matches will take place in the city centre of Ljubljana (Congress square) on July 30. Semi-finals matches, women’s and men’s final matches will take place on July 31 at the same location.

Beach ParaVolley competition will start on Saturday, July 30, in Ludus Sports Park Črnuče with qualifying matches. A day later, matches in the group stage of the competition will be scheduled at the same place. On Monday, August 1, the matches will move to Congress Square, where the final matches of the competition will take place.

Since its beginnings, Beach Volleyball has gone hand in hand with music, fun in the stands and an atmosphere that relaxes both players and fans. The tournament in Ljubljana will be no exception to this. Attractive dance performances, good music and many fun games for visitors powered by our sponsors will definitely spice up the event. As the beach also requires water adventures, they will be set up courtside and will entertain mostly our youngest visitors.

To organise a tournament right in the city centre and transform it into a beautiful Volleyball event is an exceptional opportunity. Our slogan “Beach in the City Centre” comes from simple reasons and points out that you can experience the summer pulse in the city centre and have a great time, especially with the scenery provided by Beach Volleyball.

Slovenia is the only country in Europe where 4 geographical worlds meet, which reflects in stunning natural beauties: we have the mountains, the rolling hills, the coastline, the lakes and even caves. This astonishing diversity of terrains makes Slovenia a perfect natural playground for active holidays and experiences, 365 days a year. What is more, great outdoors is also the reason why this central European country is the homeland of so many world-renowned athletes, who amaze with their achievements on a global level. Did you know that Slovenia was among the top countries according to the number of the medals won per capita at the Games in Beijing? Or that world’s best cyclists call it home?