2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour | |
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League | Association of Volleyball Professionals |
Sport | Beach volleyball |
Duration | May 1 – September 16, 2018 |
TV partner(s) | NBC NBCSN Amazon Prime |
Seasons | |
2019 → |
The 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour is a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2018 beach volleyball season. The 2018 AVP Tour calendar comprises a joint AVP-FIVB tournament,[1] the "Gold Series" tournaments and the "Open" tournaments.
Schedule
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This is the complete schedule of events on the 2018 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.
- Key
FIVB tournament |
Gold Series |
Men
Tournament[2][3] | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
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FIVB Huntington Beach Open[4] Huntington Beach, California US$150,000 May 1–6 | ![]() ![]() 21-16, 21-15 (0:36) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Austin Open[5] Austin, Texas US$75,000 May 17–20 | ![]() ![]() 21-14, 21-14 (0:40) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
New York City Open[6] New York City, New York US$100,000 Gold Series June 7–10 | ![]() ![]() 21-16, 21-17 (0:48) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Seattle Open[7] Seattle, Washington US$75,000 June 21–24 | ![]() ![]() 21-16, 21-19 (0:51) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
San Francisco Open[8] San Francisco, California US$75,000 July 5–8 | ![]() ![]() 21-15, 21-18 (0:41) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Hermosa Beach Open[9] Hermosa Beach, California US$79,000 July 26–29 | ![]() ![]() 21-19, 16-21, 16-14 (1:00) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Manhattan Beach Open[10] Manhattan Beach, California US$125,000 Gold Series August 16–19 | ![]() ![]() 12-21, 22-20, 15-13 (1:15) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Championships[11] Chicago, Illinois US$125,000 Gold Series August 30 – September 2 | ![]() ![]() 21-14, 21-17 (0:45) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Hawaii Invitational[12] Waikiki, Hawaii US$75,000 September 15–16 | ![]() ![]() 21-16, 27-25 (1:07) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Women
Tournament[2][3] | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
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FIVB Huntington Beach Open[13] Huntington Beach, California US$150,000 May 1–6 | ![]() ![]() 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 (0:53) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Austin Open[14] Austin, Texas US$75,000 May 17–20 | ![]() ![]() 24-22, 25-23 (1:10) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
New York City Open[15] New York City, New York US$100,000 Gold Series June 7–10 | ![]() ![]() 21-14, 21-19 (0:52) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Seattle Open[16] Seattle, Washington US$75,000 June 21–24 | ![]() ![]() 19-21, 21-19, 18-16 (1:17) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
San Francisco Open[17] San Francisco, California US$75,000 July 5–8 | ![]() ![]() 21-17, 16-21, 15-7 (1:00) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Hermosa Beach Open[18] Hermosa Beach, California US$79,000 July 26–29 | ![]() ![]() 19-21, 21-19, 17-15 (1:28) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Manhattan Beach Open[19] Manhattan Beach, California US$125,000 Gold Series August 16–19 | ![]() ![]() 27-25, 17-21, 17-15 (1:25) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Championships[20] Chicago, Illinois US$125,000 Gold Series August 30 – September 2 | ![]() ![]() 25-23, 21-16 (0:54) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Hawaii Invitational[21] Waikiki, Hawaii US$75,000 September 15–16 | ![]() ![]() 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 (0:59) | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Milestones and events
- Miscellaneous
- AVP and Amazon signed an agreement to livestream almost every match from every AVP tournament on Amazon Prime for the next three seasons, starting with the 2018 season.[22]
Points distribution
Finish[23] | US$150,000 tournaments | US$175,000 tournaments | US$200,000 tournaments | US$225,000 tournaments | US$300,000 tournaments |
1 | 750 | 900 | 1050 | 1200 | 1650 |
2 | 640 | 768 | 896 | 1024 | 1408 |
3 | 540 | 648 | 756 | 864 | 1188 |
5 | 450 | 540 | 630 | 720 | 990 |
7 | 370 | 444 | 518 | 592 | 814 |
9 | 300 | 360 | 420 | 480 | 660 |
13 | 240 | 288 | 336 | 384 | 528 |
15 | 210 | 252 | 294 | 336 | 462 |
17 | 190 | 228 | 266 | 304 | 418 |
19 | 170 | 204 | 238 | 272 | 374 |
21 | 150 | 180 | 210 | 240 | 330 |
25 | 120 | 144 | 168 | 192 | 264 |
-1 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 220 |
-2 | 82 | 98 | 114 | 130 | 180 |
-3 | 66 | 78 | 92 | 106 | 144 |
-4 | 52 | 62 | 72 | 82 | 114 |
Awards
The 2018 AVP Awards Banquet was held on November 15 in Newport Beach, California. The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.
Award[24] | Men | Women |
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Best blocker | ![]() | ![]() |
Best server | ![]() | ![]() |
Best defender | ![]() | ![]() |
Best Offensive Player | ![]() | ![]() |
Most Improved Player | ![]() | ![]() |
Rookie of the Year | ![]() | ![]() |
Most valuable player | ![]() | ![]() |
Team of the Year | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
References
- ^ "FIVB and AVP Announce Partnership For Huntington Beach Open". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ a b "AVP Pro Beach Tour 2018 Schedule". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ a b Keith, Braden (November 28, 2017). "AVP Announces 2018 Pro Beach Tour Schedule". Volleymob. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Men's FIVB US$150,000 Huntington Beach Four Star May 1-6, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Men's $75,000 AVP Austin May 17-20, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Men's $100,000 AVP Gold Series NYC June 7-10, 2018 New York, New York". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "Men's $75,000 AVP Seattle June 21-24, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "Men's $75,000 AVP San Francisco July 5-8, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Men's $79,000 AVP Hermosa Beach July 26-29, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "Men's $125,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach August 16-19, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "Men's $125,000 AVP Gold Series The Championships August 30-September 2, 2018 Chicago, Illinois". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Men's AVP $75,000 Hawaii Invitational September 15-16, 2018 Waikiki". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Women's FIVB US$150,000 Huntington Beach Four Star May 1-6, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Women's $75,000 AVP Austin May 17-20, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved May 22, 2018.
- ^ "Women's $100,000 AVP Gold Series NYC June 7-10, 2018 New York, New York". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
- ^ "Women's $75,000 AVP Seattle June 21-24, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- ^ "Women's $75,000 AVP San Francisco July 5-8, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ^ "Women's $79,000 AVP Hermosa Beach July 26-29, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "Women's $125,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach August 16-19, 2018". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
- ^ "Women's $125,000 AVP Gold Series The Championships August 30-September 2, 2018 Chicago, Illinois". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ "Women's AVP $75,000 Hawaii Invitational September 15-16, 2018 Waikiki". Beach Volleyball Database. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ Golen, Jimmy (December 15, 2017). "Amazon will stream AVP beach volleyball tour next 3 summers". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "AVP Tour Points". Association of Volleyball Professionals. Archived from the original on March 28, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ "Player Awards: AVP Pro Beach Tour". Beach volleyball database. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
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