BUCS BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS

HOSTED BY DEEP DISH BEACH | SANDBANKS BEACH, BOURNEMOUTH

THE OFFICIAL BUCS UNIVERSITY BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS

British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) are teaming up with Deep Dish Beach to deliver the Beach Volleyball Championship.

The BUCS Championship event hosts Men's and Women's Pairs in 3 divisions: Championship, Trophy and Shield.

This is exclusively for University students to partake in, and will crown the UK Beach Volleyball University champions, with athletes coming from all over the country.

EVENT INFORMATION

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

BUCS BEACH TOURNAMENT

The BUCS Beach Volleyball Championships are split into three divisions: Championships, Trophy and Shield. Universities are allowed to enter the following teams into each division:

Championships: 1 team per gender
Trophy: 2 teams per gender
Shield: 2 teams per gender

Teams compete over two days with day one consisting of a pool stage and eight teams then making it through to day two, which will comprise of knockouts with position matches for 1st - 8th. Teams will compete in a minimum of three matches.

DEEP DISH TOURNAMENT

For any players who are knocked out after day one or players who are not competing in BUCS, Deep Dish will also host a Mixed King and Queen of the Court (KQOTC) and Mixed Fours tournament on the 2nd day of competition.

Mixed KQOTC:

Entry for this event can be done at the organiser tent
Event capacity is usually capped at 45 teams
1 male and 1 female player per team is required

Mixed Fours:

Entry for this event can be done at the organiser tent
Event capacity is usually capped at 16 teams
Maximum of 8 on a team
2 per gender on court at all times

HOW TO ENTER

BUCS BEACH TOURNAMENT

All entries for the BUCS Beach Tournament must be made via your University on the BUCS Play system. Please contact your University sports department for information on how to enter. Alternatively, you can also contact BUCS directly - https://www.bucs.org.uk/

DEEP DISH TOURNAMENT

Entry for the Deep Dish Mixed Pairs and Mixed Fours can either be done at the organiser tent on the 1st day of play. You will need to pay when you register. Players DON'T have to compete only with members from their own institution.

PRACTICAL INFO

TRAVEL

The event will take place at: Sandbanks Beach, Banks Rd, Poole BH13 7QQ
Closest railway stations are Poole & Bournemouth. Both are around a 20 minute car journey from Sandbanks
Car parking is available on site. This costs around £24 per day. Free parking can be found around a 20 minute walk away on nearby streets.

ACCOMMODATION

Poole & Bournemouth both host hundreds of accommodation options from budget to luxury. To book your accommodation via booking.com you can click here.

TIMINGS

Players must be prepared to arrive by 8am on day one of the tournament to register
Matches will finish around 6/7pm each day

INTERESTED?

Check out the photos from 2026's tournament here, where the University of Nottingham and the University of Warwick took home 1st place in the Championship Division. The full list of results can be found here.