Volleyball players compete in the 2023 World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour. [Photo/WeChat account: qidongfabu]

The 2023 World Beach Volleyball Pro Tour ended at the Evergrande Venice in the Bihai Yinsha Scenic Area in Qidong, a county-level city of Nantong, Jiangsu province, on the evening of Aug 20 after four days.

In the women's final, after 54 fierce competitions, the Chinese team combination Yan Xu and Zhou Mingli won first place, the Chinese team combination Wang Xinxin and Zhu Lingdi were the runner-ups, and the Australian team combination Alchin and Mears won third place.

In the men's final, the Chinese team combination Wang Yanwei and Li Jie won first place, the New Zealand team combination Reid and McManaway were the runner-ups, and the Japanese team combination Gottsu and Takahashi won third place.

This is the seventh year in a row that the city has hosted a large-scale beach volleyball event of this importance and magnitude.

To ensure the event proceeds without incident, the organizing committee assembled 60 volunteers from Qidong Secondary Vocational School. They provided volunteer services for 40 teams, more than 100 athletes and 54 games, with a total service time of 2,600 hours.