Beach water polo at the 2023 World Beach Games

Beach water polo
at the 2023 World Beach Games
Beach water polo ; at the 2023 World Beach Games
Location	Bali, Indonesia
Dates	6–12 August
Competitors	168 from TBD nations
Teams	24
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The Beach water polo tournaments at the 2023 World Beach Games, the first edition of the Games, will be held from 6 to 12 August 2023 in Bali, Indonesia and organised by the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

Two events will take place: the men's tournament and the women's tournament. A total of 24 teams will participate (12 in the men's competition and 12 in the women's). Both the men's and women's squads can consist of up to 7 players, meaning a total of 168 athletes are expected to take part.

Competition schedule

The tournament will begin on 6 August and end on 12 August.Further details TBA.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) is allowed to enter one men's team and one women's team into the competition. In order to play at the Games, these teams need to qualify.^[1]

Men's qualification

Event	Dates	Hosts	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	—	—	1	Indonesia
2022 World Aquatics Championships	21 June – 3 July 2022	Budapest	3	Spain Italy Greece
World Beach Water Polo Qualification Tournament	12 – 15 May 2023	Soma Bay	3	Serbia Hungary Montenegro
2023 Pan Am Championships	22 – 27 March 2023	Punta Santiago	1	Puerto Rico
2022 Asian Championships	7–14 November 2022	Samut Prakan	1	Japan
2022 European Championships	29 August – 10 September 2022	Split	1	Croatia
African Selection	—	—	1	South Africa
Oceanian Selection	—	—	1	Australia
Total			12

Women's qualification

Event	Dates	Hosts	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	—	—	1	Indonesia
2022 World Aquatics Championships	20 June – 2 July 2022	Budapest	3	United States Hungary Netherlands
World Beach Water Polo Qualification Tournament	12 – 15 May 2023	Soma Bay	3	Greece Czech Republic South Africa
2023 Pan Am Championships	22 – 27 March 2023	Punta Santiago	1	Puerto Rico
2022 Asian Championships	7–14 November 2022	Samut Prakan	1	China
2022 European Championships	29 August – 10 September 2022	Split	1	Spain
African Selection	—	—	1
Oceanian Selection	—	—	1	Australia
Total			12

Participating NOCs

The following National Olympic Committees (NOCs), as per the outcome of qualification events, will participate (the number of expected participating athletes of each NOC are shown in parentheses).