AVP tour
The AVP Tour is the national tournament series of the United States in volleyball . It is organized by the Association of Volleyball Professionals .
mode
The AVP Pro Tour consists of a different number of tournaments each year. There have been two categories since 2017. The higher value tournaments belong to the Gold Series with more prize money and ranking points to be won. The other tournaments are held as open. In 2020, due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the AVP Champions Cup Series with three tournaments was held as a replacement.
A special feature compared to other beach volleyball competitions is the “point freeze” rule introduced in 2017. At match point you can only score points when you serve, which means that the usual rally point system with one point after each rally is overridden.
Overview of the tournaments
| year | number | Venues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020 | 3 | Champions Cup Series in Long Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 8th | Huntington Beach | Austin | New York City | Seattle | Hermosa Beach | Manhattan Beach | Chicago | Waikīkī | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 8th | Austin | new York | Seattle | San Francisco | Hermosa Beach | Manhattan Beach | Chicago | Waikīkī | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | 8th | Huntington Beach | Austin | new York | Seattle | San Francisco | Hermosa Beach | Manhattan Beach | Chicago | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | 7th | New Orleans | Huntington Beach | Seattle | new York | San Francisco | Manhattan Beach | Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | 7th | New Orleans | new York | Seattle | Manhattan Beach | Chicago | mason | Huntington Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 7th | Saint Petersburg | Milwaukee | Salt Lake City | Manhattan Beach | Cincinnati | Atlantic City | Huntington Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 7th | Salt Lake City | Manhattan Beach | Cincinnati | Atlantic City | Saint Petersburg | Santa Barbara | Huntington Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2 | Cincinnati | Santa Barbara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 1 | Huntington Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 7th | Fort Lauderdale | Santa Barbara | Huntington Beach | Virginia Beach | Belmar | Hermosa Beach | Long Beach | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 16 | Panama City | Riverside | San Diego | Houston | Huntington Beach | Atlanta | Ocean City | Brooklyn | Manhattan Beach | Hermosa Beach | San Francisco | Muskegon | Chicago | mason | Las Vegas | Glendale | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 18th | Miami | Dallas | Huntington Beach | Charleston | Louisville | Atlanta | Hermosa Beach | Belmar | Boulder | Chicago | Brooklyn | Long Beach | San Diego | mason | Santa Barbara | San Francisco | Manhattan Beach | Glendale | |||||||||
| 2007 | 18th | Miami | Dallas | Huntington Beach | Glendale | Hermosa Beach | Louisville | Tampa | Atlanta | Charleston | Seaside Heights | Long Beach | Chicago | Manhattan Beach | Boston | Brooklyn | mason | Las Vegas | San Francisco | |||||||||
| 2006 | 16 | Fort Lauderdale | Tempe | Santa Barbara | Huntington Beach | Hermosa Beach | Sacramento | Seaside Heights | Atlanta | Birmingham | Chicago | Manhattan Beach | Brooklyn | Boulder | mason | Las Vegas | Lake Tahoe | |||||||||||
| 2005 | 14th | Fort Lauderdale | Tempe | Austin | Santa Barbara | San Diego | mason | Belmar | Hermosa Beach | Huntington Beach | Manhattan Beach | Boulder | Chicago | Las Vegas | Honolulu | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | 12 | Fort Lauderdale | Tempe | Austin | Huntington Beach | Manhattan Beach | San Diego | Belmar | Hermosa Beach | Chicago | Las Vegas | Honolulu | Santa Barbara | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | 9 | Fort Lauderdale | Tempe | Hermosa Beach | San Diego | Belmar | Manhattan Beach | Huntington Beach | Chicago | Las Vegas | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 7th | Huntington Beach | Hermosa Beach | Santa Barbara | Belmar | Manhattan Beach | Chicago | Las Vegas | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | 8th | Hermosa Beach | Huntington Beach | Muskegon | Belmar | Virginia Beach | Santa Barbara | Manhattan Beach | Las Vegas | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 12 | Delray Beach | Santa Cruz | Hermosa Beach | Huntington Beach | Chicago | Santa Barbara | Muskegon | Belmar | Virginia Beach | Seal Beach | Manhattan Beach | Las Vegas | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | 12 | Clearwater | New Orleans | Dallas | Hermosa Beach | Belmar | Chicago | Muskegon | Santa Barbara | Louisville | Cleveland | Manhattan Beach | Las Vegas | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | 21st | Las Vegas | Tucson | Clearwater | Fort Myers | Dallas | San Antonio | Jacksonville | Daytona Beach | Corpus Christi | Sacramento | Cincinnati | Cleveland | Chicago | Seal Beach | Belmar | Minneapolis | Milwaukee | Atlanta | Hermosa Beach | San Diego | Muskegon | ||||||
| 1997 | 23 | Las Vegas | Phoenix | Riviera Beach | Clearwater | Fort Myers | Miami | Dallas | Corpus Christi | San Antonio | Indianapolis | Lake Tahoe | Hermosa Beach | Chicago | Cleveland | Cape Cod | Grand Haven | Milwaukee | Hermosa Beach | Sacramento | Vail | Minneapolis | Belmar | Orlando | ||||
| 1996 | 23 | Fairfax | new York | Las Vegas | Phoenix | Riviera Beach | Fort Myers | Clearwater | San Diego | San Francisco | Indianapolis | Atlanta | Dallas | Boulder | Cleveland | Grand Haven | Minneapolis | Old Orchard Beach | Milwaukee | Santa Cruz | Manhattan Beach | Belmar | Hermosa Beach | Chicago | ||||
| 1995 | 26th | Washington, DC | Boston | Minneapolis | new York | Singer Island | Fort Myers | Pensacola | Clearwater | Mesa | San Diego | Dallas | San Francisco | Atlanto | Baltimore | Seaside Heights | Chicago | Minneapolis | Boston | Belmar | Milwaukee | Seal Beach | Santa Cruz | Manhattan Beach | Boulder | Hermosa Beach | Newport Beach | |
| 1994 | 26th | new York | Boca Raton | Fort Myers | Miami | Clearwater | Jacksonville | Atlanta | Dallas | Phoenix | San Jose | San Francisco | Grand Haven | Boulder | Milwaukee | Baltimore | Manhattan Beach | Isla Verde | Chicago | Belmar | Santa Cruz | Seal Beach | San Diego | Hermosa Beach | Cincinnati | Orlando | Kaua'i | |
| 1993 | 25th | Hawaii | new York | Fort Myers | Pensacola | Phoenix | Clearwater | Austin | San Antonio | Fort Worth | San Diego | Boulder | Cleveland | Seaside Heights | Chicago | Ocean City | Manhattan Beach | Cape Cod | Belmar | Milwaukee | Grand Haven | Seal Beach | Santa Cruz | Hermosa Beach | Cincinnati | Daytona Beach | ||
| 1992 | 26th | Honolulu | Pensacola | Fort Myers | Fresno | Phoenix | Clearwater | Austin | New Orleans | San Antonio | Fort Worth | San Diego | Boulder | Chicago | Cape Cod | Louisville | Manhattan Beach | Philadelphia | Belmar | Grand Haven | Milwaukee | Cleveland | Seal Beach | Santa Cruz | Hermosa Beach | Santa Barbara | Daytona Beach | |
| 1991 | 25th | Honolulu | Fort Myers | Fort Lauderdale | Phoenix | San Diego | Santa Barbara | Clearwater | Sacramento | Fresno | Houston | San Antonio | Boulder | Philadelphia | Cape Cod | Belmar | Manhattan Beach | Grand Haven | Chicago | Milwaukee | Cleveland | Seal Beach | Santa Cruz | Hermosa Beach | Orlando | Daytona Beach | ||
| 1990 | 25th | Fort Myers | Fort Lauderdale | Hawaii | Phoenix | Houston | New Orleans | Dallas | Clearwater | Sacramento | Fresno | Venice Beach | San Jose | Boulder | Indianapolis | Cape Cod | Manhattan Beach | Grand Haven | Milwaukee | Cleveland | Chicago | Seal Beach | San Diego | Seattle | Hermosa Beach | Santa Monica | ||
| 1989 | 23 | Fort Myers | Miami | Tucson | Phoenix | New Orleans | Clearwater | Dallas | San Jose | Venice Beach | Santa Cruz | Honolulu | Boulder | Sacramento | Manhattan Beach | Rhode Island | Cleveland | Milwaukee | Rochester | Chicago | Seal Beach | Seattle | Hermosa Beach | San Diego | ||||
| 1988 | 27 | South Padre Island | Daytona Beach | Fort Myers | Panama City | Treasure Island | Scottsdale | Dallas | Clearwater | Ventura | Seal Beach | Honolulu | Laguna Beach | Boulder | Manhattan Beach | Rhode Island | Rochester | Cleveland | Salisbury | Milwaukee | Venice Beach | Santa Cruz | Seattle | Chicago | San Francisco | Pacific Palisades | San Diego | Hermosa Beach |
| 1987 | 26th | Daytona Beach | Clearwater | Miami | Calgary | Fort Myers | Panama City | Honolulu | Scottsdale | Santa Barbara | Santa Cruz | Laguna Beach | Hermosa Beach | Will Rogers State Beach | Milwaukee | Salisbury | Wildwood | Ocean City | Manhattan Beach | Hamptons | Chicago | Denver | San Francisco | Seal Beach | Manhattan Beach | Redondo Beach | San Diego | |
| 1986 | 25th | Pensacola | Clearwater | Jacksonville | Fort Lauderdale | San Diego | Santa Cruz | Laguna Beach | Ventura | Zuma Beach | Boulder | Hermosa Beach | Doheny Beach | Wildwood | Cape Cod | Manhattan Beach | Chicago | Honolulu | Seal Beach | Pacific Palisades | Redondo Beach | San Francisco | Santa Barbara | Scottsdale | Burbank | Sacramento | ||
| 1985 | 17th | Phoenix | Santa Cruz | Clearwater | Fort Lauderdale | Laguna Beach | San Diego | Long Beach | Boulder | Hermosa Beach | Manhattan Beach | Wildwood | Cape Cod | Chicago | Honolulu | Seal Beach | Santa Barbara | Redondo Beach | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 20th | Scottsdale | Santa Cruz | Clearwater | Fort Lauderdale | Playa del Rey | Malibu | Laguna Beach | Long Beach | Mission Beach | Honolulu | Hermosa Beach | Boulder | Rosecrans | Manhattan Beach | Chicago | Ocean Beach | Seal Beach | Marine Street | Redondo Beach | Santa Barbara | |||||||
history
After the Association of Volleyball Professionals was founded in 1983, the players went on strike at an unofficial World Cup in 1984 in Redondo Beach . At the end of April 1984 the first tournament of the new AVP Tour was held. The first tour consisted of twenty tournaments; However, women only competed in two of these tournaments. In 1985 there were seventeen tournaments and in the following years more than twenty. 1986 saw the first television broadcasts. In 1988, when the Miller Brewing Company became a sponsor , the prize money rose to $ 4.5 million. Charles Kiraly and his partner Kent Steffes shaped the tournament series with their successes in the following years. In 1991 Kiraly also won the first edition of the "King of the Beach" tournament that he initiated, in which the players compete with changing partners. In 1993 and 1994 women took part in sixteen and fourteen tournaments, respectively, after they had rarely or never played before. In 1996 Kiraly / Steffens not only achieved record values in the AVP Tour, but also won the first Olympic beach volleyball tournament .
In 1997 the AVP got into financial difficulties, which is why the prize money at the AVP Tour 1998 fell significantly due to a lack of sponsorship money. The newly founded organization Major League Volleyball then took over the organization of the AVP Tour, which comprised twelve tournaments in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, after some restructuring, the players were united on an equal footing in the AVP. Since the AVP Tour 2002 all tournaments have been held for men and women. The number of tournaments gradually increased from seven events in 2002 to 18 tournaments in the 2007 Tour. In these years Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor , who managed a season without defeat in 2003, became the dominant duo among the women. In January and February 2007 there was the “Hot Winter Nights”, the first indoor tournament series for beach volleyball players.
In August 2010, the AVP had to file for bankruptcy and broke off the current tour. The organization then changed hands several times. In 2011 there was one tournament, in 2012 there were two tournaments. The National Volley League (NVL) was temporarily created as competition. In 2013 a series of tournaments took place for the first time under the direction of Donald Sun. As in the next three years, it comprised seven tournaments. From 2017 to 2019 there were eight tournaments each, divided into Gold Series and Open tournaments.
media
The television broadcasts also contribute to the success of the AVP Tour. The first pictures were in 1986 at ABC . In 1991 NBC broadcast live from a tournament for the first time at the tournament in Milwaukee . In the following years the broadcast times were extended. Since 2018, all players can also be seen live and on-demand on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video .
Web links
- Official website of the AVP (English)
- Results in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
- Information at beach-volleyball.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Champions Cup 2020. AVP, accessed on August 6, 2020 (English).
- ^ Explaining The Freeze. AVP, October 9, 2019, accessed on August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Beach Volleyball History. Beach Volleyball Database, accessed August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Season List. Beach Volleyball Database, accessed August 6, 2020 .
- ↑ AVP Partners with Amazon Prime Video to Deliver Global Coverage of AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. AVP, December 14, 2017, accessed on August 6, 2020 .