2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour explained

2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
League:	Association of Volleyball Professionals
Sport:	Beach volleyball
Duration:	August 15October 20, 2013
Tv:	NBC NBCSN
Prevseason Link:	2012 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
Prevseason Year:	2012
Nextseason Link:	2014 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
Nextseason Year:	2014

The 2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour was a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2013 beach volleyball season.

Schedule

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2013 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.

Men

width=230	Tournament^[1]	width=210	Champions	width=210	Runners-up	width=210	Semifinalist #1	width=210	Semifinalist #2
Salt Lake City Open^[2] Salt Lake City, Utah US$75,000 August 15–18	21-12, 19-21, 15-10 (1:03)
Manhattan Beach Open^[3] Manhattan Beach, California US$100,000 August 23–25	21-18, 21-23, 15-12 (1:26)
Cincinnati Open^[4] Cincinnati, Ohio US$75,000 August 30 – September 2	21-14, 22-20 (0:56)
Atlantic City Open^[5] Atlantic City, New Jersey US$50,000 September 6–8	21-19, 21-15 (0:41)
St. Petersburg Open^[6] St. Petersburg, Florida US$75,000 September 13–15	22-20, 21-19 (0:49)
Santa Barbara Open^[7] Santa Barbara, California US$75,000 September 26–29	21-19, 21-19 (0:53)
AVP Championships^[8] Huntington Beach, California US$100,000 October 17–20	23-21, 7-21, 15-13 (1:03)

Women

width=230	Tournament	width=210	Champions	width=210	Runners-up	width=210	Semifinalist #1	width=210	Semifinalist #2
Salt Lake City Open^[9] Salt Lake City, Utah US$75,000 August 15–18	20-22, 21-18, 15-13 (1:11)
Manhattan Beach Open^[10] Manhattan Beach, California US$100,000 August 23–25	22-20, 21-17 (0:53)
Cincinnati Open^[11] Cincinnati, Ohio US$75,000 August 30 – September 2	21-15, 21-11 (0:50)
Atlantic City Open^[12] Atlantic City, New Jersey US$50,000 September 6–8	23-25, 21-16, 15-13 (1:04)
St. Petersburg Open^[13] St. Petersburg, Florida US$75,000 September 13–15	No winner
Santa Barbara Open^[14] Santa Barbara, California US$75,000 September 26–29	21-18, 21-10 (0:34)
AVP Championships^[15] Huntington Beach, California US$100,000 October 17–20	21-9, 15-21, 15-9 (0:58)

Milestones and events

Miscellaneous

• The 2013 season was the AVP's first full season under new CEO Donald Sun.^[16]

Points distribution

Finish^[17]	US$150,000 tournaments	US$200,000 tournaments
1	750	1050
2	640	896
3	540	756
5	450	630
7	370	518
9	300	420
13	240	336
15	210	294
17	190	266
19	170	238
21	150	210
25	120	168
-1|	100	140
-2|	82	114
-3|	66	92
-4|	52	72

Awards

The 2013 AVP year-end award winners were announced on November 19. The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.^[18]

width=130	Award^[19]	width=210	Men	width=210	Women
Best blocker
Best server
Best Defensive Player
Best Offensive Player
Most Improved Player
Newcomer of the Year
Most valuable player
Team of the Year

Notes and References

1. Web site: AVP Pro Beach Tour 2013 Season Summary. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
2. Web site: Men's $75,000 AVP Salt Lake City Open August 15-18, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
3. Web site: Men's AVP $100,000 The Manhattan Beach Open August 23-25, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
4. Web site: Men's $75,000 AVP Cincinnati Open August 30-September 2, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. March 31, 2018.
5. Web site: Men's AVP $50,000 DO AC Pro Beach Volleyball Invitational September 6-8, 2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
6. Web site: Men's $75,000 AVP St. Petersburg Open September 13-15, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
7. Web site: Men's $75,000 AVP Santa Barbara Open September 26-29, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
8. Web site: Men's $100,000 smart AVP Championships at Huntington Beach October 17-20, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
9. Web site: Women's $75,000 AVP Salt Lake City Open August 15-18, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
10. Web site: Women's AVP $100,000 The Manhattan Beach Open August 23-25, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
11. Web site: Women's $75,000 AVP Cincinnati Open August 30-September 2, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. March 31, 2018.
12. Web site: Women's AVP $50,000 DO AC Pro Beach Volleyball Invitational September 6-8, 2013 Atlantic City, New Jersey. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
13. Web site: Women's $75,000 AVP St. Petersburg Open September 13-15, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
14. Web site: Women's $75,000 AVP Santa Barbara Open September 26-29, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
15. Web site: Women's $100,000 smart AVP Championships at Huntington Beach October 17-20, 2013. Beach Volleyball Database. April 1, 2018.
16. Web site: The Business Of Professional Beach Volleyball Shows Promise As Final Event Of 2013 Approaches. Forbes. October 16, 2013. Darren. Heitner.
17. Web site: AVP Tour Points. AVP.com. March 28, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231836/http://avpnext.avp.com/Points.aspx. March 28, 2018. dead. mdy-all.
18. Web site: AVP recognizes top performers as tour announces 2013 year-end award winners. AVP.com. November 19, 2013. March 31, 2018.
19. Web site: Player Awards: AVP Pro Beach Tour. Beach volleyball database. March 25, 2018.