How does beach volleyball scoring differ from indoor?
Rule- Australia
- Volleyball Australia
- Beach volleyball
- FIVB beach rules
- All ages
- 2025-2028
- Australian Beach Volleyball Tour
- Players
Under the FIVB Official Beach Volleyball Rules 2025-2028 (indoor figures are from the FIVB Official Volleyball Rules 2025-2028):
| Beach | Indoor | |
|---|---|---|
| Set won at | 21 points, lead of two | 25 points, lead of two |
| Match won by | winning two sets | winning three sets |
| Deciding set | third set, to 15 points with a two-point lead | fifth set, to 15 points with a two-point lead |
| Default | match lost 0-2, with 0-21 in each set | match lost 0-3, with 0-25 in each set |
In a beach set, a 20-20 tie continues until one team leads by two (22-20, 23-21 and so on).
Added 24 Oct 2026