10 South American nations took part in the 2010–12 Continental Beach Volleyball Cup. In the sub-zonal round each nation was paired off with another with the winner advancing to the zonal round. In the zonal round the five nations played a round robin with the top four advancing to the continental cup final. In the continental cup final was played in a round robin format. The winner will qualify a team to the 2012 Summer Olympics while second and third advance to the final olympic qualification tournament.
Men edit
Sub-Zonal edit
| Team 1 (Hosts) | Score [1] | Team 2 (Visitors) |
|---|---|---|
 Colombia
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2 - 3 |  Ecuador
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 Bolivia
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0 - 4 |  Brazil
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 Argentina
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2 - 3 |  Chile
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 Uruguay
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4 - 0 |  Paraguay
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 Peru
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0 - 4 |  Venezuela
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Zonal edit
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- Brazil took second over Chile because they had a better set average.[3]
Continental Cup Final edit
Final edit
Venue edit
The Final will be contested between Chile and Venezuela.
| June 2, 2012 | Jackson - Mussa (VEN)
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2–0 | M.Grimalt - Grimalt (CHI)
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Venezuela |
| (21–9, 21–15) | ||||
| June 2, 2012 | Hernandez - Fane (VEN)
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2–0 | Bussenis - Salinas (CHI)
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Venezuela |
| (21–18, 21–16) | ||||
| June 3, 2012 | Jackson - Mussa (VEN)
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v | Bussenis - Salinas (CHI)
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Venezuela |
| June 3, 2012 | Hernandez - Fane (VEN)
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v | M.Grimalt - Grimalt (CHI)
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Venezuela |
Women edit
Sub-Zonal edit
| Team 1 (Hosts) | Score [4] | Team 2 (Visitors) |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia
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4 - 0 | Paraguay
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| Bolivia
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0 - 4 | Brazil
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| Ecuador
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1 - 3 | Uruguay
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| Argentina
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4 - 0 | Peru
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| Venezuela
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4 - 0 | Chile
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Zonal edit
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- Uruguay took third, Venezuela took fourth and Colombia took fifth because of set ratio.[6]