# 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour

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, the "Gold Series" tournaments and the "Open" tournaments.

## Schedule

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.

### Key

* FIVB tournament
* Gold Series

### Men

| Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
| FIVB Huntington Beach Open Huntington Beach, California US$150,000 May 1–6 | Alexander Brouwer (NED) Robert Meeuwsen (NED) 21-16, 21-15 (0:36) | Evandro Oliveira (BRA) André Stein (BRA) | Adrian Gavira (ESP) Pablo Herrera (ESP) | Aleksandrs Samoilovs (LAT) Janis Smedins (LAT) |
| Austin Open Austin, Texas US$75,000 May 17–20 | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) 21-14, 21-14 (0:40) | Tim Bomgren (USA) Taylor Crabb (USA) | Casey Patterson (USA) Stafford Slick (USA) | Jeremy Casebeer (USA) Reid Priddy (USA) |
| New York City Open New York City, New York US$100,000 Gold Series June 7–10 | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) 21-16, 21-17 (0:48) | Jake Gibb (USA) Taylor Crabb (USA) | Theo Brunner (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Billy Allen (USA) Ryan Doherty (USA) |
| Seattle Open Seattle, Washington US$75,000 June 21–24 | Taylor Crabb (USA) Jake Gibb (USA) 21-16, 21-19 (0:51) | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) | Theo Brunner (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Jeremy Casebeer (USA) Reid Priddy (USA) |
| San Francisco Open San Francisco, California US$75,000 July 5–8 | Ed Ratledge (USA) Roberto Rodriguez (PUR) 21-15, 21-18 (0:41) | Chase Budinger (USA) Sean Rosenthal (USA) | Billy Allen (USA) Ryan Doherty (USA) | Tim Bomgren (USA) Chaim Schalk (USA) |
| Hermosa Beach Open Hermosa Beach, California US$79,000 July 26–29 | Theo Brunner (USA) John Hyden (USA) 21-19, 16-21, 16-14 (1:00) | Billy Allen (USA) Ryan Doherty (USA) | Taylor Crabb (USA) Jake Gibb (USA) | Ed Ratledge (USA) Roberto Rodriguez (PUR) |
| Manhattan Beach Open Manhattan Beach, California US$125,000 Gold Series August 16–19 | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) 12-21, 22-20, 15-13 (1:15) | Taylor Crabb (USA) Jake Gibb (USA) | Theo Brunner (USA) John Hyden (USA) | Jeremy Casebeer (USA) Reid Priddy (USA) |
| Championships Chicago, Illinois US$125,000 Gold Series August 30 – September 2 | Taylor Crabb (USA) Jake Gibb (USA) 21-14, 21-17 (0:45) | Tim Bomgren (USA) Chaim Schalk (USA) | Jeremy Casebeer (USA) Reid Priddy (USA) | Ed Ratledge (USA) Roberto Rodriguez (PUR) |
| Hawaii Invitational Waikiki, Hawaii US$75,000 September 15–16 | Phil Dalhausser (USA) Nick Lucena (USA) 21-16, 27-25 (1:07) | Alexander Brouwer (NED) Robert Meeuwsen (NED) | Saymon Barbosa (BRA) Gustavo Carvalhaes (BRA) | Tri Bourne (USA) Trevor Crabb (USA) |

### Women

| Tournament | Champions | Runners-up | Semifinalist #1 | Semifinalist #2 |
| FIVB Huntington Beach Open Huntington Beach, California US$150,000 May 1–6 | Fernanda Alves (BRA) Barbara Seixas (BRA) 16-21, 21-15, 15-9 (0:53) | Maria Elisa Antonelli (BRA) Carolina Salgado (BRA) | Chantal Laboureur (GER) Julia Sude (GER) | Melissa Humana-Paredes (CAN) Sarah Pavan (CAN) |
| Austin Open Austin, Texas US$75,000 May 17–20 | Alix Klineman (USA) April Ross (USA) 24-22, 25-23 (1:10) | Lauren Fendrick (USA) Sarah Sponcil (USA) | Lane Carico (USA) Karolina Marciniak (POL) | Karissa Cook (USA) Katie Spieler (USA) |
| New York City Open New York City, New York US$100,000 Gold Series June 7–10 | Sara Hughes (USA) Summer Ross (USA) 21-14, 21-19 (0:52) | Nicole Branagh (USA) Brandie Wilkerson (CAN) | Kelly Claes (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Alix Klineman (USA) April Ross (USA) |
| Seattle Open Seattle, Washington US$75,000 June 21–24 | Emily Day (USA) Betsi Flint (USA) 19-21, 21-19, 18-16 (1:17) | Caitlin Ledoux (USA) April Ross (USA) | Kelly Claes (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Amanda Dowdy (USA) Irene Pollock (USA) |
| San Francisco Open San Francisco, California US$75,000 July 5–8 | Emily Day (USA) Betsi Flint (USA) 21-17, 16-21, 15-7 (1:00) | Caitlin Ledoux (USA) Geena Urango (USA) | Alix Klineman (USA) April Ross (USA) | Brittany Howard (USA) Kelly Reeves (USA) |
| Hermosa Beach Open Hermosa Beach, California US$79,000 July 26–29 | Sara Hughes (USA) Summer Ross (USA) 19-21, 21-19, 17-15 (1:28) | Alix Klineman (USA) April Ross (USA) | Kelly Claes (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Caitlin Ledoux (USA) Geena Urango (USA) |
| Manhattan Beach Open Manhattan Beach, California US$125,000 Gold Series August 16–19 | Alix Klineman (USA) April Ross (USA) 27-25, 17-21, 17-15 (1:25) | Kelly Claes (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Emily Day (USA) Betsi Flint (USA) | Kelley Larsen (USA) Emily Stockman (USA) |
| Championships Chicago, Illinois US$125,000 Gold Series August 30 – September 2 | Alix Klineman (USA) April Ross (USA) 25-23, 21-16 (0:54) | Sara Hughes (USA) Summer Ross (USA) | Kelly Claes (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) | Terese Cannon (USA) Sarah Sponcil (USA) |
| Hawaii Invitational Waikiki, Hawaii US$75,000 September 15–16 | Alix Klineman (USA) April Ross (USA) 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 (0:59) | Sara Hughes (USA) Summer Ross (USA) | Ágatha Bednarczuk (BRA) Eduarda Santos Lisboa (BRA) | Kelly Claes (USA) Brittany Hochevar (USA) |

## Milestones and events
### Miscellaneous

* 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.

## Points distribution

| Finish | US$150,000 tournaments | US$175,000 tournaments | US$200,000 tournaments | US$225,000 tournaments | US$300,000 tournaments |
| 1 | 750 | 900 | 1050 | 1200 | 1650 |
| 2 | 640 | 768 | 896 | 1024 | 1408 |
| 3 | 540 | 648 | 756 | 864 | 1188 |
| 5 | 450 | 540 | 630 | 720 | 990 |
| 7 | 370 | 444 | 518 | 592 | 814 |
| 9 | 300 | 360 | 420 | 480 | 660 |
| 13 | 240 | 288 | 336 | 384 | 528 |
| 15 | 210 | 252 | 294 | 336 | 462 |
| 17 | 190 | 228 | 266 | 304 | 418 |
| 19 | 170 | 204 | 238 | 272 | 374 |
| 21 | 150 | 180 | 210 | 240 | 330 |
| 25 | 120 | 144 | 168 | 192 | 264 |
| -1 | 100 | 120 | 140 | 160 | 220 |
| -2 | 82 | 98 | 114 | 130 | 180 |
| -3 | 66 | 78 | 92 | 106 | 144 |
| -4 | 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.
| Award | Men | Women |
| Best blocker | Phil Dalhausser (USA) | Alix Klineman (USA) |
| Best server | Jeremy Casebeer (USA) | Geena Urango (USA) |
| Best defender | Taylor Crabb (USA) | Sara Hughes (USA) |
| Best Offensive Player | Phil Dalhausser (USA) | April Ross (USA) |
| Most Improved Player | Ed Ratledge (USA) | Alix Klineman (USA) |
| Rookie of the Year | Chase Budinger (USA) | Brittany Howard (USA) |
| Most valuable player | Taylor Crabb (USA) | April Ross (USA) |
| Team of the Year | Jake Gibb (USA) Taylor Crabb (USA) | Alix Klineman (USA) April Ross (USA) |