The Ontario Volleyball Association (OVA) announced the season schedule for the 2023 OVA Beach Tour, which will include 13 weekends of tournaments around the province culminating in the Beach Ontario Championships. Provincials will be followed immediately by the Volleyball Canada Beach Nationals event on the subsequent weekend.
The 2023 Beach Ontario Championships will see the debut of the Early Contact Initiative's 4v4 division in the schedule.
OVA Beach Tour
| Date | Location |
|---|---|
| May 20-21 | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
| May 27-28 | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
| June 3-4 | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
| June 10-11 | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
| June 17-18 | Cobourg (pending application) |
| June 24-25 |
Ashbridges Bay, Toronto **Adult and Youth Open will be 2-day tournaments for this weekend |
| July 8-9 | Cobourg (pending application) |
| July 15-16 | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
| July 22-23 | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
| July 29-30 | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
Beach Ontario Championships
| Date | Age Division | Location |
|---|---|---|
| August 5-6 | 12UG*/14U/16U/18U/Adult | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
| August 12-13 | 4v4**/13U**/15U/17U/Youth Open (20U) | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
*12UG will be a one-day event on August 5.
**Early Contact 4v4 and 13UB will be a one-day event on August 13. The 13UG age division will span both August 12 & 13.
Beach National Championships
| Date | Age Division | Location |
| August 18-20 | 14U-19U/Senior Men and Women | Ashbridges Bay, Toronto |
Click here for VC Beach Nationals information.
Please note that all of the events listed above for the OVA Beach Tour are classified Gold events (see description and tables below). More dates and locations, in both Gold and Silver, will be released once available.
Age splits for events have changed for the 2023 Beach Tour. Age groups for the above events will be as per the following:
Saturday
12UG/14U/16U/18U/Adult
Sunday
13U/15U/17U/Youth Open (20U)
Gold & Silver Events
Introduced in the 2022 Beach Tour, the Gold and Silver tier structure followed a point system based on the level of competition. They will continue as follows for the 2023 season.
Gold Events
| Premier | Championship | Challenger | Trillium 1 | Trillium 2 | Trillium 3 | Trillium 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | |||||||
| 1 | 1000 | 900 | 800 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 400 |
| 2 | 985 | 885 | 785 | 685 | 585 | 485 | 385 |
| 3 | 970 | 870 | 770 | 670 | 570 | 470 | 370 |
| 4 | 955 | 855 | 755 | 655 | 555 | 455 | 355 |
| 5 | 940 | 840 | 740 | 640 | 540 | 440 | 340 |
| 6 | 920 | 820 | 720 | 620 | 520 | 420 | 320 |
| 7 | 900 | 800 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 300 |
| 8 | 880 | 780 | 680 | 580 | 480 | 380 | 280 |
| 9 | 860 | 760 | 660 | 560 | 460 | 360 | 260 |
| 10 | 840 | 740 | 640 | 540 | 440 | 340 | 240 |
| 11 | 820 | 720 | 620 | 520 | 420 | 320 | 220 |
| 12 | 800 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 200 |
| 13 | 780 | 680 | 580 | 480 | 380 | 280 | 180 |
| 14 | 760 | 660 | 560 | 460 | 360 | 260 | 160 |
| 15 | 740 | 640 | 540 | 440 | 340 | 240 | 140 |
| 16 | 720 | 620 | 520 | 420 | 320 | 220 | 120 |
Silver Events
| Premier | Championship | Challenger | Trillium 1 | Trillium 2 | Trillium 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | ||||||
| 1 | 900 | 800 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 400 |
| 2 | 885 | 785 | 685 | 585 | 485 | 385 |
| 3 | 870 | 770 | 670 | 570 | 470 | 370 |
| 4 | 855 | 755 | 655 | 555 | 455 | 355 |
| 5 | 840 | 740 | 640 | 540 | 440 | 340 |
| 6 | 820 | 720 | 620 | 520 | 420 | 320 |
| 7 | 800 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 300 |
| 8 | 780 | 680 | 580 | 480 | 380 | 280 |
| 9 | 760 | 660 | 560 | 460 | 360 | 260 |
| 10 | 740 | 640 | 540 | 440 | 340 | 240 |
| 11 | 720 | 620 | 520 | 420 | 320 | 220 |
| 12 | 700 | 600 | 500 | 400 | 300 | 200 |
| 13 | 680 | 580 | 480 | 380 | 280 | 180 |
| 14 | 660 | 560 | 460 | 360 | 260 | 160 |
| 15 | 640 | 540 | 440 | 340 | 240 | 140 |
| 16 | 620 | 520 | 420 | 320 | 220 | 120 |
Please stayed posted for more information to come on the 2023 OVA Beach Tour.