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- ↑ "Introducing The Gold Series". AVP.com. June 5, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ City of Manhattan Beach website for the Open
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- ↑ Blint-Welsh, Tyler (August 16, 2017). "'Granddaddy of Beach Volleyball' hits the sand this week in Manhattan Beach". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ↑ "Manhattan Beach Open Walk of Fame Pier Ceremony: Honoring the 2016 Manhattan Beach Open Champions". citymb.info. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ↑ Women's United States Manhattan Beach Tournament Summary
- 1 2 Manhattan Beach Open loses AVP, gains back tradition
- ↑ Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $125,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach August 16-19, 2018
- ↑ Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $150,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach August 15-18, 2019
- ↑ Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $125,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open August 18-22, 2021
- ↑ Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $150,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open August 18-21, 2022
- ↑ Beach Volleyball Database: Women's $150,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open August 17-20, 2023
- ↑ http://www.bvbinfo.net/Tournament.asp?ID=4410 [ bare URL ]
- ↑ Men's United States Manhattan Beach Tournament Summary
- ↑ Beach Volleyball Database: Men's $125,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach August 16-19, 2018
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- ↑ Beach Volleyball Database: Men's $150,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open August 17-20, 2023
- ↑ "Trevor Crabb and Theo Brunner reign supreme with Manhattan Beach Open crown". Los Angeles Times . 18 August 2024.