The 2025/2026 Australian Tour Series
The Australian Roundnet Association is proud to present the 2025/2026 Australian Tour Series (ATS).
Our fifteen tournament tour series is back and better than ever. With the 2025 Asian Cup in Taiwan about to start, challengers to the top spots might be analysing where they can get an advantage in the domestic scene. Who will be our Women's Div champions? Who will be our Men's Division champions?
The ATS will take us to most major Australian cities and culminate in a huge two-day tournament in Melbourne which will feature the exciting Mixed Division Championships - a highlight of the tour series.
What is going to happen this year? We are going to see more tournaments with complete Women's Divisions! We are going to see more competitors overall and we are also going to see more casual roundnet enthusiasts rock up and join the vibe. We are here for you if you are elite but we are also here for you if you are a "no-training" kind of athlete. If that's you book yourself into our Casual Division at select tour stops for lots of laughs and a great day out.
We also have a new membership approach which aims to drive connection and action through our growing clubs.
With that, we are announcing our three official Australian Roundnet Clubs!
If you aren't in any of those cities, that's ok. We also have communities in Australia who play and are connected together via Facebook Groups that we have linked at the bottom of the "Clubs" page. Go check them out and start playing with others around you!
We are so excited for an incredible year of roundnet and want to see you out there.
If that isn't quite enough to get you pumped up, don't forget, we are on the search for our 2026 World Championships Squad (in Paris). Who will make the cut this year?
How to Play
If you aren't familiar with the rules, that's okay, we are here to help. We have the basics below and our tournament directors will get you up to speed really quickly.
Roundnet Basics
2 vs. 2
With two people on each team, the server sets up opposite their opponent. The point starts when one team hits the ball down onto the net so it bounces back up towards the other team.
3 Touches, 360 Degrees
Just like in beach volleyball, teams then have up to three alternating hits to return the ball onto the net. After the serve there are no sides. It is a 360 degree game and the ball can be hit in any direction.
Scoring
If a team can't return the ball onto the net with their 3 touches, the opposing team scores 1 point. A shot that hits the ground, rim, lands in the no drop zone (NDZ) after touching net, lands on or outside the boundary line after touching net, or bounces more than once on the net is no good. First team to 21 wins!