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{{update|date=December 2018}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{infobox tournament
|image=Nestea European Championship Tour Logo.jpg
|location=Europe
|start_date=April 17–20
|end_date=September 19–21 ([[Nestea European Championship Tour 2008|2008]])
|sport=[[Beach volleyball]]
|established=2003
|number=6
}}

The '''Nestea European Championship Tour''' (or the '''European Beach Volleyball Tour''') is a European [[beach volleyball]] tour organised by the [[European Volleyball Confederation]] (CEV). It is the highest ranked European series of beach volleyball tournaments.<ref>[http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_archive/news_archive_2004/news_archive_2004_05/2307_EN.html European Championship Tour 2004], [[Confédération Européenne de Volleyball|European Volleyball Federation (CEV)]], 3 May 2004</ref>

The tour was previously known as the European Championship Tour, before the CEV 2003 signed a sponsorship deal with [[Nestea]] in 2003.<ref>[http://www.eurobeachtour.com/index.php History], European Championship Tour</ref>

==Categories==
The European Tour consists of Satellite and Masters events, culminating with the [[European Beach Volleyball Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=50487&Language=en#.XEGfL1wzY2w|title=CEV releases tentative calendar for another record-breaking beach volleyball season|date=9 January 2015|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]]|access-date=18 January 2019}}</ref> From the 2018 season onwards, the Satellite and Masters events have been merged into the [[FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|FIVB World Tour]], but are still organised by the CEV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cev.lu/CEV-Area/cev.aspx|title=New FIVB-CEV joint venture incorporates European circuit in World Tour|date=February 26, 2018|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]]|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>

===Challenger and Satellite===
The Challenger and Satellite events are a series of [[grassroots]] tournaments that serve as a developmental circuit for the [[FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour|FIVB World Tour]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cluster006.ovh.net/~fbwone/clients/beta/fivb/web/docs/FIVB_BVB_Challenger%26Satellite.pdf|title=FIVB Beach Volleyball Events ... from the World Championships to the grass roots: Challenger and Satellite Events|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]]|access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-date=9 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190109123757/http://cluster006.ovh.net/~fbwone/clients/beta/fivb/web/docs/FIVB_BVB_Challenger%26Satellite.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.volleyball.it/cev-set-to-stage-challenger-and-satellite-events-for-the-first-time-ever/|title=CEV set to stage Challenger and Satellite events for the first time ever|work=Volleyball.it|date=5 May 2009|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=18 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118100919/https://www.volleyball.it/cev-set-to-stage-challenger-and-satellite-events-for-the-first-time-ever/|url-status=dead}}</ref> These tournaments award less prize money (€4,000–15,000) and [[FIVB Beach Volleyball World Rankings|FIVB ranking points]] than Masters events.<ref name=cevsatellites>{{cite web|url=https://ebook.cev.eu/beach/03_Satellites/OC/2017_BV_Satellites_OC.pdf|title=2017 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellites|publisher=[[European Volleyball Confederation]]|date=22 May 2017|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=18 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118103818/https://ebook.cev.eu/beach/03_Satellites/OC/2017_BV_Satellites_OC.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Challenger and Satellite circuit was previously organised by the FIVB, who handed over the organising of these events to the continental volleyball confederations in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/BeachVolleyball/MediaGuide/2017/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf|title=FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour: 2017 Media Guide|publisher=[[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball]]|access-date=18 January 2019|page=67}}</ref>

===Masters===
In the 2017 season, Masters events awarded €25,000 in prize money per gender with a 12–16 team [[main draw]].<ref name=cevmasters>{{cite web|url=https://ebook.cev.eu/beach/01_European_Championship/OC/2017_BV_ECH_OC.pdf|title=2017 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship|publisher=[[European Volleyball Confederation]]|date=22 May 2017|access-date=18 January 2019|archive-date=18 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118104149/https://ebook.cev.eu/beach/01_European_Championship/OC/2017_BV_ECH_OC.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Medal table by country==
Medal table as of September 3, 2008.
This includes the results of every tournament, since the tour began in 2003.
{| class="wikitable"
! Position
! Country
!style="background-color:gold;"|Gold
!style="background-color:silver;"|Silver
!style="background-color:#CC9966;"|Bronze
!Total
|-
|1.
|{{flagu|Germany}}
|22
|16
|12
|50
|-
|2.
|{{flagu|Netherlands}}
|8
|8
|10
|26
|-
|3.
|{{flag|Greece}}
|8
|2
|1
|11
|-
|4.
|{{flagu|Switzerland}}
|7
|7
|8
|23
|-
|5.
|{{flag|Czech Republic}} 
|4
|4
|4
|12
|-
|6.
|{{flag|Austria}}
|3
|4
|2
|9
|-
|7.
|{{flagu|Italy}} 
|2
|1
|5
|8
|-
|8.
|{{flagu|Spain}}
|2
|1
|
|3
|-
|9.
|{{flagu|Russia}} 
|1
|1
|1
|3
|-
|10.
|{{flag|Lithuania}} 
|1
|
|
|1
|-
|11.
|{{flag|Norway}}
|
|7
|6
|13
|-
|12.
|{{flag|Estonia}} 
|
|3
|2
|5
|-
|13.
|{{flag|Slovenia}} 
|
|1
|1
|2
|-
|14.
|{{flagu|France}}
|
|1
|
|1
|-
|14.
|{{flag|Latvia}} 
|
|1
|
|1
|-
|14.
|{{flag|Croatia}} 
|
|1
|
|1
|-
|17.
|{{flag|Poland}}
|
|
|1
|1
|-
|17.
|{{flag|Finland}} 
|
|
|1
|1
|-
|17.
|{{flag|Ukraine}} 
|
|
|1
|1
|-
|17.
|{{flag|Bulgaria}} 
|
|
|1
|1
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[Beach Volleyball World Tour]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.eurobeachtour.com/ Official site]
* https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/https://www.eurobeachtour.com/

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