The largest student beach volleyball event in the country returned this week as over 200 students competed in the 2022 BUCS Beach Volleyball Championship.
Introduced as a BUCS sport in 2017, the fifth edition of the annual BUCS Beach Volleyball Championships took place on the golden sands of Sandbanks Beach.
This year’s BUCS Beach Volleyball Championships took place at Sandbanks Beach in Dorset, England. Considered one of the best beaches in Britain, Sandbanks has hosted the event since its inception in 2017 and provides a fantastic setting for players to compete.
Teams from 30 different U.K. universities competed across three levels of competition; Championship, Trophy, and Shield, which were all contested over two days on Wednesday 8th and Thursday 9th June.
The Results
We take a look at all of the winners from both the men’s and women’s championships below.
Men’s Championships Winners
56 men’s pairs from universities around the U.K. were entered into this year’s event including 34 players competing at the highest level in the Men’s Championship.
| Level | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Tristan Santoyo Nottingham |
Todor Topalov & Soner Yashar Bournemouth |
Cameron Hook & Marc McLaughlin Durham |
| Trophy | Ben Lucas & Iraj Safaee Nottingham |
Connor Reeve & Jacob Jones Essex |
Duncan Carmichael & Ryan Hansell Durham |
| Shield | Ben Gladstone & David Hodson Nottingham |
Adam Adie & Reuben Fernandes Nottingham |
Harry Sandford & Adam Knight East Anglia |
Women’s Championships Winners
Almost 100 women’s players made their way to Sandbanks Beach on the South Coast of England this week, with 46 pairs representing 24 different U.K. universities.
| Level | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Sydney Busa & Zoyia Konstantopoulou Durham |
Martha Bullen & Jess Tasker Nottingham |
Aitana Verdu Schlie & Rachel Morrison Edinburgh |
| Trophy | Alice Brand & Sofia Nicholson Durham |
Bailey Andrews & Amy Tyma Anglia Ruskin |
Maria Tsiapi & Alyssa Ballenger Bournemouth |
| Shield | Mar Vives & Mattea Goalen Nottingham |
Sabina Marvulli & Lily Gellard Nottingham |
Megan Goeser & Magdalena Voldrichova Newcastle |
Beach Volleyball at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Beach volleyball continues to gain popularity as a sport and is among those set to be contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, England later this year. The sport made its debut at the 2018 Games where both men’s and women’s finals were contested between Australia and Canada.
How we can help you play volleyball at a U.K. university
With opportunities to compete both indoor and on the beach, students have a wide range of volleyball opportunities when competing in the U.K.
Whether you are an experienced player seeking the opportunity to compete at the highest level of volleyball alongside your university degree, or simply want to get involved with the sport, we can help!
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