Athletes compete in the 2018 Tuan Chau-Ha Long Beach Volleyball World Tour. This year tournament will be organised on May 9-12 in Quang Ninh Province. — Photo tuanchau-halong.com.vn

Twenty-eight teams from 13 countries and territories including Austria, Denmark, Japan, Thailand and the US will join hosts Vietnam.

It is a sharp increase of participants compared to last year, which involved 18 teams.

A Japanese team won the title in 2018 along with a prize of US$20,000.

The tour is an annual event held by the provincial sports department and the National Sports Administration.

All matches will be aired live on VTV6.

VNS