Nick Coburn, Brad Barclay and Japhy Duldig have finished fifth at the inaugural World ParaVolley Beach Volleyball World Championships in China.

Taking on tough opposition, the Australians didn’t manage a victory in the pool match or quarter-final, but improved throughout the tournament and eventually took down Poland 2 in the fifth-place playoff.

The Poland 1 team was crowned World Champions after a near-flawless tournament. They dropped just one set throughout the event in their pool match against runners up India, while Slovakia finished third.

2024 WPV Beach Volleyball World Championships
Chongqing CHN | 30 May-2 June 2024

Day 1 – Thursday 30 May
India d  Australia 2:0 (21-11, 21-12)
Latvia d  Australia 2:0 (21-14, 21-15)

Day 2 – Friday 31 May
Slovakia d Australia 2:0 (21-12, 21-7)
Poland 2 d Australia 2:0 (21-9, 21-11)

Day 3 – Saturday 1 June
Poland 1 d Australia 2:0 (21-10, 21-11)

Quarter-Final
Latvia d Australia 2:0 (21-11, 21-16)

Day 4 – Sunday 2 June
5th Place Playoff
Australia d Poland 2 2:0 (22-20, 21-16)