Since the World Cup is a biannual competition, this event is now the most important annual international beach soccer tournament.

[12] Therefore, it was believed the idea of the competition, featuring the world's very best teams from each continent, modelled notably similarly to association football's secondary international event, the FIFA Confederations Cup,[4] would be best suited to achieve these goals.

[11] After a successful maiden event in 2011, BSWW and DSC decided to make the tournament an annual occurrence, signing a 5-year contract in 2012.

[1] During this time, the championship's reputation has grown quickly because of the high level of elite competition[14] only comparable to the World Cup and, combined with the yearly presence of the championship, it has become beach soccer's most prestigious annual event (considering the fact that the World Cup is now a biannual event).

The tournament starts with the group stage, played in a round robin format, taking place during days one through three.

The winners and runners-up from each group advanced to the knockout stage, in which the teams then compete in single-elimination matches, beginning with the semi-finals and ending with the final on days four and five respectively.