There will be 4 Men Tournaments and 2 Women tournaments in this year's Official Cyprus Beach Volley 2006 all of them taking place in Protaras, next to Paramount hotel. The schedule is :

1) 8-9 July 2006 1st Mens Tournament
2) 15-16 July 2006 2nd Mens Tournament / 1st Women's Tournament
3) 22-23 July 2006 3rd Men's Tournament / Amatuers Tournament
4) 5-6 August 2006 4th Men's Tournamen t/ 2nd Womens Tournament

If you want to participate, call 22663603. You can read more details here .

Cyprus Hosts First International Beach Volleyball Event
For the first-time, Cyprus will host an international Beach Volleyball event at Tourist Beach Geroskipou with a double gender event. 16 teams in the main draw. Prize money :USD 30'000

More Details - The winners of the First International Beach Volleyball Event

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Protaras, Cyprus was the venue for the 3rd edition of the World University Beach Volleyball Championship. The 149 participants from 22 countries and 4 continents overcame the scorching heath to play a thrilling championship. In the hottest temperature of the day (35°C) and without any wind, Team USA1 beat Germany2 in the men's bronze medal game. USA won in two sets (21-14, 22-20).

In the women's bronze medal game a strong German Team2 beat France1 in a two set matches (10-21, 17-21).
The Men's final between Germany1 and Switzerland2 was broadcasted on the national television. Both teams played a stunning game, and after the first set in favour of the Swiss (24-22), the Germans regrouped and won the second set (21-18). However, in the third set, Team Switzerland proved to be the best beating their opponents 15-9.

The Women's final took place immediately after the men's final and was played between France2 and Germany2, with Team France2 winning this final in two sets (21-16, 21-19).