2017 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour explained
2017 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour |
League: | Association of Volleyball Professionals |
Sport: | Beach volleyball |
Duration: | May 4September 3, 2017[1] |
Tv: | NBC NBCSN |
Prevseason Link: | 2016 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour |
Prevseason Year: | 2016 |
Nextseason Link: | 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour |
Nextseason Year: | 2018 |
The 2017 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 2017 beach volleyball season. The 2017 AVP Tour calendar comprises the "Gold Series" tournaments and "Open" tournaments.
Schedule
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.
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Men
width=230 | Tournament[2] | width=210 | Champions | width=210 | Runners-up | width=210 | Semifinalist #1 | width=210 | Semifinalist #2 |
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Huntington Beach Open[3] Huntington Beach, California US$75,000 May 4–7 |
21-16, 21-17 (0:51) |
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Austin Open[4] Austin, Texas US$75,000 May 18–21 |
21-12, 21-19 (0:52) |
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New York City Open[5] New York City, New York Gold Series US$87,500 June 8–11 |
21-16, 25-23 (0:53) |
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Seattle Open[6] Seattle, Washington US$75,000 June 22–25 |
21-13, 13-21, 15-11 (1:07) |
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San Francisco Open[7] San Francisco, California US$75,000 July 6–9 |
24-22, 21-19 (1:03) |
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Hermosa Beach Open[8] Hermosa Beach, California US$79,000 July 20–23 |
21-16, 17-21, 15-11 (1:13) |
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Manhattan Beach Open[9] Manhattan Beach, California Gold Series US$112,500 August 17–20 |
23-25, 21-18, 15-10 (1:15) |
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Championships[10] Chicago, Illinois Gold Series US$112,500 August 31 – September 3 |
21-19, 21-19 (0:49) |
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Women
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Huntington Beach Open[11] Huntington Beach, California US$75,000 May 4–7 |
21-13, 21-19 (0:36) |
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Austin Open[12] Austin, Texas US$75,000 May 18–21 |
14-21, 21-16, 15-11 (1:00) |
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New York City Open[13] New York City, New York Gold Series US$87,500 June 8–11 |
24-22, 21-15 (0:46) |
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Seattle Open[14] Seattle, Washington US$75,000 June 22–25 |
21-17, 24-22 (0:48) |
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San Francisco Open[15] San Francisco, California US$75,000 July 6–9 |
21-13, 21-8 (0:39) |
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Hermosa Beach Open[16] Hermosa Beach, California US$79,000 July 20–23 |
21-17, 21-13 (0:45) |
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Manhattan Beach Open[17] Manhattan Beach, California Gold Series US$112,500 August 17–20 |
21-18, 21-18 (0:55) |
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Championships[18] Chicago, Illinois Gold Series US$112,500 August 31 – September 3 |
21-17, 21-18 (0:45) |
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Rule changes
Prior to the 2017 season, the AVP adopted two rule changes:
- A "point freeze" at match point, wherein the scoring system changes from rally scoring (either team can score a point on every serve) to side-out scoring (only serving team can score a point) when either team reaches match point.[19]
- "Let" serves, wherein the ball touches the net while crossing over into the opponent's court during service, are not allowed during "point freezes" and the serve will be replayed.[19]
Milestones and events
- Huntington Beach Open
- Hermosa Beach Open
- The 2017 season marked the return of the Hermosa Beach Open tournament, last held in 2010.[22]
- Brothers Marcus and Miles Partain became the youngest pair (combined age) to get into the main draw of an AVP tournament at 17- and 15-years old respectively, after winning all three of their qualifying matches.[23]
- Chicago Championships
- Sara Hughes and Kelly Claes became the youngest pair (combined age) to win an AVP tournament at 22- and 21-years old respectively.[24]
- John Hyden became the oldest player to win an AVP tournament at 44 years and 9 months old.[25]
- Miscellaneous
- NBC Sports announced that all eight AVP tournaments would be broadcast on either NBC or NBCSN.[26]
- AVP required all players competing on the 2017 tour to sign a four-year exclusivity contract which forbids main draw players from playing in non-AVP events unless permission is given by the tour.[27] [28]
Points distribution
Finish[29] | US$150,000 tournaments | US$175,000 tournaments | US$200,000 tournaments | US$225,000 tournaments |
1 | 750 | 900 | 1050 | 1200 |
2 | 640 | 768 | 896 | 1024 |
3 | 540 | 648 | 756 | 864 |
5 | 450 | 540 | 630 | 720 |
7 | 370 | 444 | 518 | 592 |
9 | 300 | 360 | 420 | 480 |
13 | 240 | 288 | 336 | 384 |
15 | 210 | 252 | 294 | 336 |
17 | 190 | 228 | 266 | 304 |
19 | 170 | 204 | 238 | 272 |
21 | 150 | 180 | 210 | 240 |
25 | 120 | 144 | 168 | 192 |
-1| | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 |
-2| | 82 | 98 | 114 | 130 |
-3| | 66 | 78 | 92 | 106 |
-4| | 52 | 62 | 72 | 82 | |
Awards
The 2017 AVP Awards Banquet was held on November 4 in Newport Beach, California.[30] The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.[31]
width=130 | Award[32] | width=210 | Men | width=210 | Women |
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Best blocker | | |
Best server | | |
Best defender | | |
Best Offensive Player | | |
Most Improved Player | | |
Newcomer of the Year | | |
Most valuable player | | |
Rookie of the Year | | |
Team of the Year |
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Notes and References
- Web site: AVP Announces Complete 2017 Schedule. FloVolleyball. December 13, 2016. Megan. Kaplon.
- Web site: AVP Pro Beach Tour 2017 Season Summary. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Men's AVP $75,000 Huntington Beach Open May 4-7, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Men's AVP $75,000 Austin Open May 18-21, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Men's AVP $87,500 New York City Open June 8-11, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Men's AVP $75,000 Seattle Open June 22-25, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Men's AVP $75,000 San Francisco Open July 6-9, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Men's AVP $79,000 Hermosa Beach Open July 20-23, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Men's AVP $112,500 Manhattan Beach Open August 17-20, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Men's AVP $112,500 Chicago Championships August 31-September 3, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Women's AVP $75,000 Huntington Beach Open May 4-7, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Women's AVP $75,000 Austin Open May 18-21, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Women's AVP $87,500 New York City Open June 8-11, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Women's AVP $75,000 Seattle Open June 22-25, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Women's AVP $75,000 San Francisco Open July 6-9, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Women's AVP $79,000 Hermosa Beach Open July 20-23, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Women's AVP $112,500 Manhattan Beach Open August 17-20, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Women's AVP $112,500 Chicago Championships August 31-September 3, 2017. Beach Volleyball Database. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: AVP To Continue Use Of Experimental Rule Changes In 2017. FloVolleyball. May 1, 2017. Megan. Kaplon. March 25, 2018.
- Web site: Teams of Phil Dalhausser-Nick Lucena, Emily Day-Brittany Hochevar win AVP Huntington Beach Open. Los Angeles Times. May 7, 2017. ben. Bolch. March 30, 2018.
- Web site: In milestone AVP win, Dalhausser captures battle of ‘tall freaks’ with Lucena at Huntington Beach. Orange County Register. May 7, 2017. Tom. Hoffarth. March 30, 2018.
- Web site: AVP's Donald Sun stoked about revival of Hermosa Beach Open. Orange County Register. July 19, 2017. Robert. Morales. March 30, 2018.
- Web site: Young brothers Marcus and Miles Partain make noise at Hermosa. Orange County Register. July 21, 2017. Robert. Morales. March 30, 2018.
- Web site: Claes/Hughes Become Youngest Pair to Win AVP Event At Chicago Finals. Volleymob.com. September 3, 2017. Carly. DeMarque .
- Web site: AVP Chicago: No age boundaries as Hyden-Doherty, Claes-Hughes win titles. Volleyballmag.com. September 3, 2017. March 28, 2018.
- Web site: NBC Sports to broadcast every AVP tournament this year. May 3, 2017. NBC Sports. March 28, 2018.
- Web site: AVP Player Contract Requires Exclusivity, Four-Year Commitment. FloVolleyball. May 2, 2017. Megan. Kaplon. March 25, 2018.
- Web site: Most AVP players acquiesce and sign contract, exclusivity agreement. Volleyballmag.com. April 29, 2017. Ed. Chan. March 25, 2018.
- Web site: Introducing The Gold Series. AVP.com. June 5, 2017. March 27, 2018.
- Web site: Beach notes: AVP Awards, Serving Up Style, FIVB calendar, visiting the troops. Volleyballmag.com. November 9, 2017. Ed. Chan.
- Web site: AVP releases 2015 awards. https://web.archive.org/web/20151031031020/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2015/October/29/AVP-releases-2015-awards. dead. October 31, 2015. USA Volleyball. March 25, 2018.
- Web site: Player Awards: AVP Pro Beach Tour. Beach volleyball database. March 25, 2018.