The Canadian men are the defending silver medallists after losing to Australia in Gold Coast four years ago.
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Canada will be playing Cyprus in the quarterfinals of the Men’s Beach Volleyball in the Commonwealth Games. The Canadian men are the defending silver medallists after losing to Australia in Gold Coast four years ago. They have been highly impressive in this competition, producing noteworthy results till now. Having won all three games in group phase, Canada will be a medal favourite yet again this year. Hence, it will be an extremely difficult task for Cyprus to pull out an upset win on Friday night. Besides, hosts England will take on Gambia in another quarterfinal.
After starting with a 2-0 win over Sri Lanka, Canada never looked back in the group phase. They defeated St Kitts & Nevis in their next match by the same margin before getting past Gambia 2-1. Meanwhile, Cyprus started with two defeats against New Zealand and England – both by the same 2-0 margin. Then they defeated Tuvalu 2-0 in their final group game on Wednesday. In the upcoming quarter-final clash, Canada will undoubtedly be the favourites. However, Cyprus will be riding high on confidence after registering their first victory of the Commonwealth Games in their last match.
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A total of 12 men’s and women’s teams will participate in the beach volleyball competition that will take place from 30th July to 7th August. The men’s and women’s sections will each have three pools with four teams in them. The knockout matches start on the fifth of August with the quarterfinals, the next day will be the semifinals and the medal matches will happen on the seventh of August (Sunday). Each match is played with a best of three sets. The first two sets are played to 21 points, and the third set is played to 15 points. The first team to reach 21 points – or 15 points – with a two-point advantage wins the set.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
| Canada | Australia | England |
| The Gambia | Rwanda | New Zealand |
| St Kitts & Nevis | South Africa | Cyprus |
| Sri Lanka | Maldives | Tuvalu |
| Order of play – 5th August | Category |
| England vs Gambia | Men’s |
| Canada vs Cyprus | Men’s |
| Matches | Results |
| Rwanda beat New Zealand | 2-0 |
| Australia beat Sri Lanka | 2-1 |
The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The Live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in the United Kingdom, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
