Flaming Chalice 2025

Tournament Information

Draw Information:

Team commitments are in a PDF this year. Search for the page containing your division/pool/team name. If anyone really misses the HTML version please let us know.

Results:

Results tables will be published here after each day's play. This may take an hour or more to do.

How to find out about your team: Use result tables (if all round robin games are complete) to determine your team's final pool placing. Then use the crossover diagrams for your division in the draw to see what duties and games you have next up.

Latest News:

27/4/2025: Draw v1.0 released

What is Flaming Chalice?

Dragons Volleyball Association runs the Flaming Chalice Volleyball Tournament each year on the Labour Day long weekend (first weekend in May).

This event has been running every year since 1991. Flaming Chalice is the largest association-run tournament in Queensland attracting teams from as far afield as Townsville, Dalby and Sydney, as well as Queensland Representative Teams and occasionally international teams.

This year we are expecting more than 100 teams spread across 15 divisions!

2025 Details

Dates:

Saturday 3rd to Monday 5th May 2025

Venues:

The Gap SHS
Ferny Grove SHS
The Sports Centre at the Boondall Entertainment Centre

Costs:

Open divisions: $510/team | School-aged divisions: $480/team

Early bird discount: $30/team discount if nominated and paid by the early bird closing time.

Photos

Thousands of photos from previous years can be found at our Chalice Facebook page - Dragons Flaming Chalice

For more information:

Please contact the Chalice Tournament Director.

Nomination Info

Dragons members will receive a link to register individually by email a few weeks out from the tournament. The registration links on this page are not intended for Dragons members.

Open-Aged Men and Women:
Open Aged Men: Premier, Challenger, Div 1, Div 2 & Div 3
Open Aged Women: Premier, Challenger, Div 1 & Div 2
Mixed teams may compete in all men's divisions except Premier.

School-aged Boys and Girls:
Seniors (Under 19 - born 2007 and younger)
Intermediate (Under 17 - born 2009 and younger)
Junior (Under 15 - born 2011 and younger)

Dragons are willing to consider age exemptions for school teams which are predominantly of the right age. Please get in touch well in advance to ensure no problems at the tournament.

Open Men - 2.43m
Open Women - 2.24m
Boys - Senior - 2.35m
Boys - Intermediate - 2.35m
Boys - Junior - 2.15m
Girls - Senior - 2.15m
Girls - Intermediate - 2.15m
Girls - Junior - 2.10m

Refunds will be provided for withdrawals under the following conditions:

Before 4pm on Friday 18 April	Full Refund
Before 4pm on Tuesday 22 April	50% Refund
After 4pm on Tuesday 22 April	No Refund

We would like your team to make an effort to be available for the whole weekend, but if that is not possible please indicate on your nomination form (under Draw considerations) if there are times your team cannot play (eg. Friday night, Monday afternoon). Brisbane teams are generally expected to play as scheduled.

While school-aged teams will play throughout the weekend, we will attempt to leave a block of time available for rest, study etc.

Dragons will do everything reasonably possible in relation to draw consideration requests but cannot make any guarantees.

Please consider whether your draw request is essential or just desirable. If it is essential and we can't meet your request during the draw construction, we will withdraw your team, notify you and provide you with a refund. If it is desirable and we can't meet your request, we will expect you to meet your commitments.

Adjustments to the draw to fulfil your requests often come with a consequence by necessity. For example if you ask to finish early on one day, you might have a really long day on another.

By nominating you acknowledge that there will be promotional photographs taken at the tournament for use on our website and social media, and that all relevant approvals for any participants under 18 have been provided to your club/association/school.