Seven to broadcast Asian Beach Volleyball Championships | @7Sport

March 22, 2016SportKevin Perry

Alice Rohkamper
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Seven will broadcast the Asian Beach Volleyball Championships live from Sydney’s Manly Beach on 7TWO and PLUS7 live on Monday.

In preparation for the 2016 Rio Olympics, Seven will be broadcasting the Asian Beach Volleyball Championship; the epic final event of the 10-day Manly Volleyfest. Australia is the reigning Asian men’s and women’s champions and will be competing against powerhouse teams from China, Japan, Thailand, New Zealand and many more.

Two-time Asian champions Chris McHugh and Isaac Kapa, and current World U23 champions Nikki Laird and Mariafe Artacho del Solar will head the Australian challenge, with both teams also hoping to take a major step towards qualifying for this year’s Rio Olympics.

The Asian Championships carry valuable qualifying points for Rio, providing extra incentive for the best teams from Asia and Oceania to perform well.

The Asian Championships will be hosted by Jonathan Fogarty, with expert analysis from Olympic Beach Volleyball Gold Medalist Kerri Pottharst and American Beach Volleyball legend Randy Stoklos.

Beach Volleyball - Asian Championships
Monday 28 March 2016

Sydney 2pm LIVE on 7TWO
Melbourne 2pm LIVE on 7TWO
Brisbane 1pm LIVE on 7TWO
Adelaide 1.30pm LIVE on 7TWO
Perth 12pm LIVE on 7TW

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Nick Kyrgios
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Livewire Aussie Nick Kyrgios is set to take on Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas LIVE on Channel 7/7TWO/7mate and the 7Tennis app from 6.45pm AEDT tomorrow (Wednesday).

The young Aussie, ranked 11 spots higher on the ATP rankings, has never played the 30 year old right hander before, but will enjoy something of a home ground advantage on his favourite, Hisense Arena.

Also at night, World No. 1 Novak Djokovic will be out on Rod Laver Arena, while Aussies Omar Jasika and Daria Gavrilova will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Petra Kvitova respectively on Margaret Court Arena. Crowd favourite Eugenie Bouchard will be facing off against fourth seed Agnieska Radwanska from 7pm AEDT.

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WEDNESDAY 20 JANUARY

NIGHT televised feature matches from 6.45pm AEDT to include:

KYRGIOS, Nick (AUS) [29] vs CUEVAS, Pablo (URU) - first up on court

TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried (FRA) [9] vs JASIKA, Omar (AUS) - first up on court at 7pm AEDT

GAVRILOVA, Daria (AUS) vs KVITOVA, Petra (CZE) [6] - second up on court

RADWANSKA, Agnieszka (POL) [4] vs BOUCHARD, Eugenie (CAN) - first up on court at 7pm AEDT

DJOKOVIC, Novak (SRB) [1] vs HALYS, Quentin (FRA) - second up on court

DAY televised feature matches to include:

SASNOVICH, Aliaksandra (BLR) vs SHARAPOVA, Maria (RUS) [5] - first up on court

WILLIAMS, Serena (USA) [1] vs HSIEH, Su-Wei (TPE) - second up on court

FEDERER, Roger (SUI) [3] vs DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr (UKR) - third up on court

GROTH, Sam (AUS) / HEWITT, Lleyton (AUS) vs LAJOVIC, Dusan (SRB) / TROICKI, Viktor (SRB)

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