FIVB Competition Regulations Published Mar 29, 2014 5:26:47 GMT -5 Quote Select PostDeselect PostLink to PostMemberGive GiftBack to Top Post by klazk on Mar 29, 2014 5:26:47 GMT -5 www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/Document/FIVB-Sport-Regulations_BVB_v4updated2.pdfMost significant change I see is that if top host country team is ranked #1-#8, they get the #1 seed. BUT if they are ranked lower than that, they get the #9 seed. Seems like a big improvement over the automatic #1 they got in the past.