At a glance
When
21 - 23 March 2025
Where
Samui Resotel Beach Resort, Chaweng, Koh Samui
Photo: Marcus Cyron (CC BY-SA 3.0)
7th Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament 2025
The 7th TAT Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament in March 2025 drew 88 teams from 25 countries to Chaweng Beach.
About this event
The 2025 tournament was the 7th Samui Open Beach Volleyball Tournament. Biggs Island Productions originated the event, and the Tourism Authority of Thailand supports it under its Amazing Thailand campaign. The first tournament in 2017 featured 22 amateur and professional players from 10 countries, so the 2025 field was several times larger.
Venues have changed along the way. The 2023 edition was at Choeng Mon, and in 2025 the tournament moved to Samui Resotel Beach Resort on Chaweng Beach, and then to Central Festival Samui in 2026. Each year's announcement comes from the organisers and the press a few weeks before the dates. Eglobal Travel Media published the 2025 preview under the headline 'set to thrill'. Check the organiser's registration notices if you want to enter as a player.
The facts
- The tournament took place from 21 to 23 March 2025 at Samui Resotel Beach Resort on Chaweng Beach.
- It drew 88 teams with 130 athletes from 25 countries.
Why it matters
By its seventh year the open had TAT backing and an international field.
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Around Chaweng
Chaweng is the main resort town on Samui's east coast, with the longest beach on the island, roughly 7 km of sand. Soi Green Mango, just back from the beach, is the nightlife alley, and Central Festival Samui sits between the beach road and Chaweng Lake. Chaweng Beach Road is one-way northbound and slows to a crawl between 17:00 and 20:00 with taxis, scooters and pedestrians. Most club nights, pool parties and Muay Thai bouts are here, and Pru Chaweng Park hosts public festivals and races.
From the history of Koh Samui
- 2026 Samui Regatta 2026 (23rd edition) The 23rd Samui Regatta ran from 24 to 30 May 2026, with keelboats racing in the IRC Open class.
- 2025 Samui Regatta 2025 (22nd edition) The 22nd Samui Regatta took place from 25 to 31 May 2025, with Nora Beach Resort and Spa as the event centre.
- 2024 Bangkok Airways Samui Half Marathon 2024 More than 1,800 Thai and foreign runners raced from Phru Chaweng Public Park, with the opening ceremony on 23 June 2024.
- 2024 Samui Regatta 2024 (21st edition) The 21st Samui Regatta ran from 25 May to 1 June 2024, with Nora Beach Resort and Spa as host venue and regatta centre.
Guides for your trip
Dates and prices change, so check the source before you go.