A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 6 athletes) competed in each tournament.
[1] Each National Olympic Committee was allowed to enter up to one men's and one women's team in the 4x4 beach volleyball tournaments.
The qualification processes for the men's and women's events were similar.
The five spots were awarded to the best FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings for each continental federation.
2 more spots were awarded to invitation (wild card) process.