Three home teams in main draw of Thailand Open beach volleyball
This year's season finale of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour in Bang Saen will feature three Thai teams in the main draw after the pairing of Numwong and Hongpak were given a wild card by the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), the
They will join the Thai No 1 team of Varapassorn Radarong and Tanarattha Udomchavee and the No 2 team of Jarunee Sannok and Usa Tenpaksee who got automatic places in the main draw as Thailand is the host nation.
The draw features 32 teams, with 24 direct entries and eight qualifiers. A total of 14 countries gained direct entry to the main draw, including two teams each from Brazil, Germany, Italy, Russia, Switzerland and the US. Countries with one direct entry were Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Finland, the Netherlands and Spain.
A total of 35 teams from 19 countries will contest the qualifying rounds of the tournament. Included in the draw will be two Thai junior teams, Supattra Juajan and Prateep Kambut, and Jiraporn Kaewjanta and Saowaros Tangkaeo.
The Bang Saen Thailand Open, sponsored by PTT, is played over six days from October 23 to 28. Matches start from 9am daily. Admission is free and in addition to the action on court, there is a large sponsor zone with games, activities and sales outlets.
The semi-finals on Saturday, October 27, and the final on October 28 will be held from 4pm to 5pm, with a live TV broadcast on both days on NBT, T-Sports and SVTV in Thailand and internationally to more than 700 million households worldwide.
The Bang Saen Thailand Open is supported by the Sports Authority of Thailand, PTT, OBJ Chon Buri, Saensuk City, the Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thai Beverage Marketing, TOT, FBT, Philips Lighting and TP Link. Umbrella sponsors of the FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Tour are Swatch, Mikasa and Descente.
For more information on the tournament, call Pentangle Promotions on (02) 3113414/5 or pay a visit to www.pentanglepromotions.com
