2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
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| title = 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
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| league = Association of Volleyball Professionals
| sport = Beach volleyball
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| duration = May 1{{snd}}September 16, 2018
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| TV = NBC
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Amazon Prime
| prevseason_link = 2017 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
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| nextseason_link = 2019 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour
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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,{{cite web|url=http://www.fivb.com/en/about/news/fivb-and-avp-announce-partnership-for-huntington?id=73630|title=FIVB and AVP Announce Partnership For Huntington Beach Open|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|date=March 22, 2018|accessdate=March 28, 2018}} 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.
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|Gold Series |
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Milestones and events
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- 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-bc-bvl--avp-amazon-20171214-story.html|title=Amazon will stream AVP beach volleyball tour next 3 summers|work=Chicago Tribune|date=December 15, 2017|first=Jimmy|last=Golen|accessdate=March 28, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322082218/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/sns-bc-bvl--avp-amazon-20171214-story.html|archivedate=March 22, 2018|url-status=dead}}
Points distribution
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| style="background:#efefef;"|Finish{{cite web|url=http://avpnext.avp.com/Points.aspx|title=AVP Tour Points|publisher=Association of Volleyball Professionals|accessdate=March 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180328231836/http://avpnext.avp.com/Points.aspx|archive-date=March 28, 2018|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} | style="width:140px; background:#efefef;"|US$150,000 tournaments | style="width:140px; background:#efefef;"|US$175,000 tournaments | style="width:140px; background:#efefef;"|US$200,000 tournaments | style="width:140px; background:#efefef;"|US$225,000 tournaments | style="width:140px; background:#efefef;"|US$300,000 tournaments |
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|1 | 750 | 900 | 1050 | 1200 | 1650 |
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|2 | 640 | 768 | 896 | 1024 | 1408 |
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|3 | 540 | 648 | 756 | 864 | 1188 |
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|5 | 450 | 540 | 630 | 720 | 990 |
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|7 | 370 | 444 | 518 | 592 | 814 |
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|9 | 300 | 360 | 420 | 480 | 660 |
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|13 | 240 | 288 | 336 | 384 | 528 |
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|15 | 210 | 252 | 294 | 336 | 462 |
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|17 | 190 | 228 | 266 | 304 | 418 |
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|19 | 170 | 204 | 238 | 272 | 374 |
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|21 | 150 | 180 | 210 | 240 | 330 |
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|25 | 120 | 144 | 168 | 192 | 264 |
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| | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 220 |
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| | 82 | 98 | 114 | 130 | 180 |
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| | 66 | 78 | 92 | 106 | 144 |
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| | 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.
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|style="background:#ffffff;"|Best blocker | {{flagathlete|Phil Dalhausser|USA}} | {{flagathlete|Alix Klineman|USA}} |
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|style="background:#ffffff;"|Best server | {{flagathlete|Jeremy Casebeer|USA}} | {{flagathlete|Geena Urango|USA}} |
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|style="background:#ffffff;"|Best defender | {{flagathlete|Taylor Crabb|USA}} | {{flagathlete|Sara Hughes|USA}} |
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|style="background:#ffffff;"|Best Offensive Player | {{flagathlete|Phil Dalhausser|USA}} | {{flagathlete|April Ross|USA}} |
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|style="background:#ffffff;"|Most Improved Player | {{flagathlete|Ed Ratledge|USA}} | {{flagathlete|Alix Klineman|USA}} |
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|style="background:#ffffff;"|Rookie of the Year | {{flagathlete|Chase Budinger|USA}} | {{flagathlete|Brittany Howard|USA}} |
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|style="background:#ffffff;"|Most valuable player | {{flagathlete|Taylor Crabb|USA}} | {{flagathlete|April Ross|USA}} |
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|style="background:#ffffff;"|Team of the Year | {{flagathlete|Jake Gibb|USA}} | {{flagathlete|Alix Klineman|USA}} |
References
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{{Association of Volleyball Professionals}}