Formula

The twelfth edition of the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships will take place from June 28 to July 7. A total of 48 men’s and 48 women’s teams will take part in the 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships. 
The total number of matches will be 216, comprising of 108 men’s and 108 women’s matches. The 2019 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships will consist of a Preliminary phase (Pool Play), a lucky-loser round and a Single Elimination phase, for both genders.

Preliminary phase: Pool Play 
48 teams playing in (12) pools of four (4) teams each played in standard Round Robin system. A drawing of lots will be held on 4 June 2019 in Town Hall of Hamburg to establish the seeding and distribution into pools. Every team will play the three other teams in their pool. The ranking of teams within their pools will be determined by the total number of match points
The first two ranked teams from each pool, and the best four teams that rank third in their respective pools (first by match points, then by set ratio followed by rally point ratio and lastly by tournament seeding established at the general technical meeting), will advance automatically to the final phase. The eight remaining third-ranked teams in each pool will play a four-match lucky loser round.
Single Elimination phase
The Single Elimination phase will start with the round of 32 and will be followed by Round of 16, Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and Medal matches.