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
Sub-Zonal
Zonal
Host: Santiago, Chile
Dates: November 24–27, 2011
Brazil took second over Chile because they had a better set average.
Continental Cup Final
Final
Venue
The Final will be contested between Chile and Venezuela.
Women
Sub-Zonal
Zonal
Host: Guatape, Colombia
Dates: December 7–11, 2011
Uruguay took third, Venezuela took fourth and Colombia took fifth because of set ratio.