FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour
The FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour (known between 2003 and 2012 as the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the worldwide professional beach volleyball tour for both men and women organized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the sport's global governing body. The World Tour was introduced 1989 for men and in 1992 for women being held yearly since then until 2021 when it was replaced by the new Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour.
| Beach Volleyball World Tour | |
|---|---|
| Full name | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour |
| Region | World |
| Date span | February–September (2021) |
| Tournaments | (Men & Women) (Men) (Women) |
| Type | Beach volleyball |
| History | |
| First tour | 1989 |
| Last tour | 2021 |
| Final edition | 33rd (2021) |
| Most World Tour titles | |
| Men (team) | Emanuel – Ricardo (5 World Tour titles) 2002–2009 |
| Women (team) | Larissa – Juliana (7 World Tour titles) 2004–2012 |
| Men (individual) | Emanuel Rego (10 World Tour titles) 1996–2012 |
| Women (individual) | Larissa França Juliana Silva (8 World Tour titles each) 2004–2017 |
| Final World Tour champions | |
| Men | Cherif Samba – Ahmed Tijan (2021) (first World Tour title as individuals and as a team) |
| Women | Ágatha Bednarczuk – Eduarda Lisboa (2021) (second World Tour title as a team) |
| Most tournament titles | |
| Men (team) | Emanuel – Ricardo (34 titles) 2002–2009 |
| Women (team) | Larissa – Juliana (45 titles) 2004–2012 |
| Men (individual) | Emanuel Rego (77 titles) 1996–2012 |
| Women (individual) | Larissa França (62 titles) 2005–2017 |
Several tournaments were staged throughout the year. All athletes who competed in the qualifying and main draws of the tournaments earned points in the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings, and after the last stage the pair that accumulated the most points during the year was declared the champion of the World Tour (only points from 75% of the tournaments in the season were considered for the ranking). Winning the World Tour was considered to be one of the highest honours in international beach volleyball, being surpassed only by the World Championships, and the Beach Volleyball tournament at the Summer Olympic Games. The Tour was historically dominated by Brazilian teams.