2008 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour | |
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League | Association of Volleyball Professionals |
Sport | Beach volleyball |
Duration | January 10 –September 27, 2008 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports Networks [1] NBC MyNetworkTV |
The 2008 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 2008 beach volleyball season. The 2008 AVP calendar comprises the Hot Winter Nights Tour, an indoor beach volleyball circuit, and the main AVP Crocs Tour.
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net. As in indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent. A team is allowed up to three touches to return the ball across the net, and individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively except after making a block touch. The ball is put in play with a serve—a hit by the server from behind the rear court boundary over the net to the opponents. The rally continues until the ball is grounded on the playing court, goes "out", or a fault is made in the attempt to return the ball. The team that wins the rally scores a point and serves to start the following rally. The four players serve in the same sequence throughout the match, changing server each time a rally is won by the receiving team.
The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) is the biggest and longest-running professional beach volleyball tour in the United States. Founded in 1983, the AVP is headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The AVP operates as a 3-tiered development system with AVPFirst, a youth program; AVPNext, a developmental circuit; and the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour itself.
Crocs, Inc. is an American company, based in Niwot, Colorado, that distributes and once manufactured a foam clog shoe.
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2008 Hot Winter Nights calendar, with the players' final standings. Each event consisted of four invited men and women players competing in a one-night round-robin tournament in an indoor beach volleyball arena. [2]
A round-robin tournament is a competition in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, in which participants are eliminated after a certain number of losses.
Tournament [3] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Oklahoma City Hot Winter Nights [4] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma US$12,500 January 10 | ||||
St. Louis Hot Winter Nights [5] St. Louis, Missouri US$12,500 January 11 | ||||
Kansas City Hot Winter Nights [6] Kansas City, Missouri US$12,500 January 12 | ||||
Milwaukee Hot Winter Nights [7] Milwaukee, Wisconsin US$12,500 January 17 | ||||
Madison Hot Winter Nights [8] Madison, Wisconsin US$12,500 January 18 | ||||
La Crosse Hot Winter Nights [9] La Crosse, Wisconsin US$12,500 January 19 | ||||
Minneapolis Hot Winter Nights [10] Minneapolis, Minnesota US$12,500 January 24 | ||||
Columbus Hot Winter Nights [11] Columbus, Ohio US$12,500 January 26 | ||||
Albany Hot Winter Nights [12] Albany, New York US$12,500 January 30 | ||||
Trenton Hot Winter Nights [13] Trenton, New Jersey US$12,500 January 31 | ||||
Norfolk Hot Winter Nights [14] Norfolk, Virginia US$12,500 February 1 | ||||
Charlottesville Hot Winter Nights [15] Charlottesville, Virginia US$12,500 February 2 | ||||
Omaha Hot Winter Nights [16] Omaha, Nebraska US$12,500 February 7 | ||||
Rosemont Hot Winter Nights [17] Rosemont, Illinois US$12,500 February 8 | ||||
Bloomington Hot Winter Nights [18] Bloomington, Illinois US$12,500 February 9 | ||||
Spokane Hot Winter Nights [19] Spokane, Washington US$12,500 February 13 | ||||
Everett Hot Winter Nights [20] Everett, Washington US$12,500 February 14 | ||||
Portland Hot Winter Nights [21] Portland, Oregon US$12,500 February 16 | ||||
Las Vegas Hot Winter Nights [22] Las Vegas, Nevada US$12,500 February 23 |
Tournament [3] | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
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Oklahoma City Hot Winter Nights [23] Oklahoma City, Oklahoma US$12,500 January 10 | ||||
St. Louis Hot Winter Nights [24] St. Louis, Missouri US$12,500 January 11 | ||||
Kansas City Hot Winter Nights [25] Kansas City, Missouri US$12,500 January 12 | ||||
Milwaukee Hot Winter Nights [26] Milwaukee, Wisconsin US$12,500 January 17 | ||||
Madison Hot Winter Nights [27] Madison, Wisconsin US$12,500 January 18 | ||||
La Crosse Hot Winter Nights [28] La Crosse, Wisconsin US$12,500 January 19 | ||||
Minneapolis Hot Winter Nights [29] Minneapolis, Minnesota US$12,500 January 24 | ||||
Columbus Hot Winter Nights [30] Columbus, Ohio US$12,500 January 26 | ||||
Albany Hot Winter Nights [31] Albany, New York US$12,500 January 30 | ||||
Trenton Hot Winter Nights [32] Trenton, New Jersey US$12,500 January 31 | ||||
Norfolk Hot Winter Nights [33] Norfolk, Virginia US$12,500 February 1 | ||||
Charlottesville Hot Winter Nights [34] Charlottesville, Virginia US$12,500 February 2 | ||||
Omaha Hot Winter Nights [35] Omaha, Nebraska US$12,500 February 7 | ||||
Rosemont Hot Winter Nights [36] Rosemont, Illinois US$12,500 February 8 | ||||
Bloomington Hot Winter Nights [37] Bloomington, Illinois US$12,500 February 9 | ||||
Spokane Hot Winter Nights [38] Spokane, Washington US$12,500 February 13 | ||||
Everett Hot Winter Nights [39] Everett, Washington US$12,500 February 14 | ||||
Portland Hot Winter Nights [40] Portland, Oregon US$12,500 February 16 | ||||
Las Vegas Hot Winter Nights [41] Las Vegas, Nevada US$12,500 February 23 |
This is the complete schedule of events on the 2008 AVP Crocs Tour calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments, with the exception of the Glendale Best of the Beach Invitational, consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw. The Glendale Best of the Beach Invitational was a round-robin tournament.
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, whose winner becomes the tournament champion. Each match-up may be a single match or several, for example two-legged ties in European football or best-of series in American pro sports. Defeated competitors may play no further part after losing, or may participate in "consolation" or "classification" matches against other losers to determine the lower final rankings; for example, a third place playoff between losing semi-finalists. In a shootout poker tournament, there are more than two players competing at each table, and sometimes more than one progressing to the next round. Some competitions are held with a pure single-elimination tournament system. Others have many phases, with the last being a single-elimination final stage, often called playoffs.
A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament's championship upon having lost two games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimination tournament, in which only one defeat results in elimination.
Cuervo Gold Crown |
Crocs Slam |
Crocs Cup Shootout |
Best of the Beach Invitational |
Tournament [42] | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
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Cuervo Gold Crown Miami Open [43] Miami, Florida US$100,000 April 10–13 | 21-14, 21-13 (0:48) | |||
Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas Open [44] Dallas, Texas US$100,000 April 17–20 | 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 (1:00) | |||
Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open [45] Huntington Beach, California US$100,000 May 1–3 | 21-14, 22-20 (0:46) | |||
Charleston Beach Open [46] Charleston, South Carolina US$100,000 May 8–10 | 21-19, 21-12 (0:41) | |||
Louisville Open presented by Kentucky Unbridled Spirit [47] Louisville, Kentucky US$100,000 May 24–26 | 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 (1:10) | |||
Atlanta Open [48] Atlanta, Georgia US$100,000 May 30 – June 1 | 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 (1:15) | |||
Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light [49] Hermosa Beach, California US$100,000 June 5–8 | 21-14, 25-23 (1:07) | |||
Belmar Beach Open presented by Bud Light [50] Belmar, New Jersey US$100,000 June 20–22 | 22-20, 21-15 (0:50) | |||
Boulder Beach Open presented by Bud Light [51] Boulder, Colorado US$105,000 July 4–5 | 21-17, 21-15 (0:52) | |||
McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica [52] Chicago, Illinois US$105,000 July 10–12 | 21-13, 21-15 (0:57) | |||
Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman and Wakefield [53] Brooklyn, New York US$105,000 July 18–19 | 21-16, 21-12 (0:59) | |||
Bud Light Long Beach Open [54] Long Beach, California US$105,000 July 24–26 | 21-14, 21-14 (1:01) | |||
San Diego Open [55] San Diego, California US$105,000 August 1–3 | 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 (1:19) | |||
Cincinnati Open presented by Bud Light [56] Mason, Ohio US$100,000 August 29–31 | 21-15, 21-19 (0:57) | |||
Santa Barbara Open presented by Bud Light [57] Santa Barbara, California US$100,000 September 6–7 | 16-21, 21-19, 20-18 (1:18) | |||
San Francisco Open presented by Fuze Beverage [58] San Francisco, California US$100,000 September 12–14 | 11-21, 21-19, 15-13 (1:21) | |||
Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light [59] Manhattan Beach, California US$500,000 September 17–21 | 21-16, 21-16 (0:58) | |||
Sanderson Ford Glendale Best of the Beach presented by RideNow Powersports [60] Glendale, Arizona US$100,000 September 25–27 | 21-17, 21-17 (1:00) |
Tournament [42] | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
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Cuervo Gold Crown Miami Open [61] Miami, Florida US$100,000 April 10–13 | 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 (1:02) | |||
Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas Open [62] Dallas, Texas US$100,000 April 17–20 | 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 (1:04) | |||
Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach Open [63] Huntington Beach, California US$100,000 May 1–3 | 21-17, 22-20 (0:44) | |||
Charleston Beach Open [64] Charleston, South Carolina US$100,000 May 8–10 | 21-17, 22-20 (0:44) | |||
Louisville Open presented by Kentucky Unbridled Spirit [65] Louisville, Kentucky US$100,000 May 24–26 | 21-14, 21-11 (0:41) | |||
Atlanta Open [66] Atlanta, Georgia US$100,000 May 30 – June 1 | 21-7, 21-17 (0:42) | |||
Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light [67] Hermosa Beach, California US$100,000 June 5–7 | 21-16, 21-14 (0:44) | |||
Belmar Beach Open presented by Bud Light [68] Belmar, New Jersey US$100,000 June 20–22 | 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 (1:14) | |||
Boulder Beach Open presented by Bud Light [69] Boulder, Colorado US$105,000 July 4–6 | 24-22, 21-14 (0:54) | |||
McDonald's Chicago Open presented by Nautica [70] Chicago, Illinois US$105,000 July 10–13 | 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 (1:26) | |||
Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman and Wakefield [71] Brooklyn, New York US$105,000 July 18–20 | 21-14, 21-15 (1:01) | |||
Bud Light Long Beach Open [72] Long Beach, California US$105,000 July 24–27 | 21-14, 21-18 (0:59) | |||
San Diego Open [73] San Diego, California US$105,000 August 1–3 | 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 (1:01) | |||
Cincinnati Open presented by Bud Light [74] Mason, Ohio US$100,000 August 29–31 | 21-19, 10-21, 25-23 (1:45) | |||
Santa Barbara Open presented by Bud Light [75] Santa Barbara, California US$100,000 September 6–7 | 21-16, 24-22 (0:56) | |||
San Francisco Open presented by Fuze Beverage [76] San Francisco, California US$100,000 September 12–14 | 21-16, 21-12 (0:46) | |||
Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light [77] Manhattan Beach, California US$500,000 September 17–20 | 21-18, 21-16 (0:55) | |||
Sanderson Ford Glendale Best of the Beach presented by RideNow Powersports [78] Glendale, Arizona US$100,000 September 25–27 | 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 (1:13) |
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Award [80] | Men | Women |
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Best Blocker | ||
Best Defensive Player | ||
Best Offensive Player | ||
Most Improved Player | ||
Rookie of the Year | ||
Most Valuable Player | ||
Team of the Year |
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