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, the "Gold Series" tournaments and the "Open" tournaments.
Schedule
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 tournamentGold Series
Men TournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalist #1Semifinalist #2FIVB Huntington Beach OpenHuntington Beach, CaliforniaUS$150,000May 1–6 21-16, 21-15 (0:36) Austin OpenAustin, TexasUS$75,000May 17–20 21-14, 21-14 (0:40) New York City OpenNew York City, New YorkUS$100,000Gold SeriesJune 7–10 21-16, 21-17 (0:48) Seattle OpenSeattle, WashingtonUS$75,000June 21–24 21-16, 21-19 (0:51) San Francisco OpenSan Francisco, CaliforniaUS$75,000July 5–8 21-15, 21-18 (0:41) Hermosa Beach OpenHermosa Beach, CaliforniaUS$79,000July 26–29 21-19, 16–21, 16-14 (1:00) Manhattan Beach OpenManhattan Beach, CaliforniaUS$125,000Gold SeriesAugust 16–19 12-21, 22–20, 15-13 (1:15) ChampionshipsChicago, IllinoisUS$125,000Gold SeriesAugust 30 – September 2 21-14, 21-17 (0:45) Hawaii InvitationalWaikiki, HawaiiUS$75,000September 15–16 21-16, 27-25 (1:07)
Women TournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalist #1Semifinalist #2FIVB Huntington Beach OpenHuntington Beach, CaliforniaUS$150,000May 1–6 16-21, 21–15, 15-9 (0:53) Austin OpenAustin, TexasUS$75,000May 17–20 24-22, 25-23 (1:10) New York City OpenNew York City, New YorkUS$100,000Gold SeriesJune 7–10 21-14, 21-19 (0:52) Seattle OpenSeattle, WashingtonUS$75,000June 21–24 19-21, 21–19, 18-16 (1:17) San Francisco OpenSan Francisco, CaliforniaUS$75,000July 5–8 21-17, 16–21, 15-7 (1:00) Hermosa Beach OpenHermosa Beach, CaliforniaUS$79,000July 26–29 19-21, 21–19, 17-15 (1:28) Manhattan Beach OpenManhattan Beach, CaliforniaUS$125,000Gold SeriesAugust 16–19 27-25, 17–21, 17-15 (1:25) ChampionshipsChicago, IllinoisUS$125,000Gold SeriesAugust 30 – September 2 25-23, 21-16 (0:54) Hawaii InvitationalWaikiki, HawaiiUS$75,000September 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.
Points distribution FinishUS$150,000tournamentsUS$175,000tournamentsUS$200,000tournamentsUS$225,000tournamentsUS$300,000tournaments175090010501200165026407688961024140835406487568641188545054063072099073704445185928149300360420480660132402883363845281521025229433646217190228266304418191702042382723742115018021024033025120144168192264-1100120140160220-28298114130180-3667892106144-452627282114
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.
AwardMenWomenBest blocker Best server Best defender Best Offensive Player Most Improved Player Rookie of the Year Most valuable player Team of the Year
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