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.

Schedule

Hot Winter Nights Tour 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.

Men Tournament1st2nd3rd4thOklahoma City Hot Winter NightsOklahoma City, OklahomaUS$12,500January 10 St. Louis Hot Winter NightsSt. Louis, MissouriUS$12,500January 11 Kansas City Hot Winter NightsKansas City, MissouriUS$12,500January 12 Milwaukee Hot Winter NightsMilwaukee, WisconsinUS$12,500January 17 Madison Hot Winter NightsMadison, WisconsinUS$12,500January 18 La Crosse Hot Winter NightsLa Crosse, WisconsinUS$12,500January 19 Minneapolis Hot Winter NightsMinneapolis, MinnesotaUS$12,500January 24 Columbus Hot Winter NightsColumbus, OhioUS$12,500January 26 Albany Hot Winter NightsAlbany, New YorkUS$12,500January 30 Trenton Hot Winter NightsTrenton, New JerseyUS$12,500January 31 Norfolk Hot Winter NightsNorfolk, VirginiaUS$12,500February 1 Charlottesville Hot Winter NightsCharlottesville, VirginiaUS$12,500February 2 Omaha Hot Winter NightsOmaha, NebraskaUS$12,500February 7 Rosemont Hot Winter NightsRosemont, IllinoisUS$12,500February 8 Bloomington Hot Winter NightsBloomington, IllinoisUS$12,500February 9 Spokane Hot Winter NightsSpokane, WashingtonUS$12,500February 13 Everett Hot Winter NightsEverett, WashingtonUS$12,500February 14 Portland Hot Winter NightsPortland, OregonUS$12,500February 16 Las Vegas Hot Winter NightsLas Vegas, NevadaUS$12,500February 23

Women Tournament1st2nd3rd4thOklahoma City Hot Winter NightsOklahoma City, OklahomaUS$12,500January 10 St. Louis Hot Winter NightsSt. Louis, MissouriUS$12,500January 11 Kansas City Hot Winter NightsKansas City, MissouriUS$12,500January 12 Milwaukee Hot Winter NightsMilwaukee, WisconsinUS$12,500January 17 Madison Hot Winter NightsMadison, WisconsinUS$12,500January 18 La Crosse Hot Winter NightsLa Crosse, WisconsinUS$12,500January 19 Minneapolis Hot Winter NightsMinneapolis, MinnesotaUS$12,500January 24 Columbus Hot Winter NightsColumbus, OhioUS$12,500January 26 Albany Hot Winter NightsAlbany, New YorkUS$12,500January 30 Trenton Hot Winter NightsTrenton, New JerseyUS$12,500January 31 Norfolk Hot Winter NightsNorfolk, VirginiaUS$12,500February 1 Charlottesville Hot Winter NightsCharlottesville, VirginiaUS$12,500February 2 Omaha Hot Winter NightsOmaha, NebraskaUS$12,500February 7 Rosemont Hot Winter NightsRosemont, IllinoisUS$12,500February 8 Bloomington Hot Winter NightsBloomington, IllinoisUS$12,500February 9 Spokane Hot Winter NightsSpokane, WashingtonUS$12,500February 13 Everett Hot Winter NightsEverett, WashingtonUS$12,500February 14 Portland Hot Winter NightsPortland, OregonUS$12,500February 16 Las Vegas Hot Winter NightsLas Vegas, NevadaUS$12,500February 23

Crocs Tour 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. Key Cuervo Gold CrownCrocs SlamCrocs Cup ShootoutBest of the Beach Invitational

Men TournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalist #1Semifinalist #2Cuervo Gold Crown Miami OpenMiami, FloridaUS$100,000April 10–13 21-14, 21-13 (0:48) Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas OpenDallas, TexasUS$100,000April 17–20 16-21, 21-16, 15-12 (1:00) Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach OpenHuntington Beach, CaliforniaUS$100,000May 1–3 21-14, 22-20 (0:46) Charleston Beach OpenCharleston, South CarolinaUS$100,000May 8–10 21-19, 21-12 (0:41) Louisville Open presented by Kentucky Unbridled SpiritLouisville, KentuckyUS$100,000May 24–26 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 (1:10) Atlanta OpenAtlanta, GeorgiaUS$100,000May 30 – June 1 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 (1:15) Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud LightHermosa Beach, CaliforniaUS$100,000June 5–8 21-14, 25-23 (1:07) Belmar Beach Open presented by Bud LightBelmar, New JerseyUS$100,000June 20–22 22-20, 21-15 (0:50) Boulder Beach Open presented by Bud LightBoulder, ColoradoUS$105,000July 4–5 21-17, 21-15 (0:52) McDonald's Chicago Open presented by NauticaChicago, IllinoisUS$105,000July 10–12 21-13, 21-15 (0:57) Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman and WakefieldBrooklyn, New YorkUS$105,000July 18–19 21-16, 21-12 (0:59) Bud Light Long Beach OpenLong Beach, CaliforniaUS$105,000July 24–26 21-14, 21-14 (1:01) San Diego OpenSan Diego, CaliforniaUS$105,000August 1–3 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 (1:19) Cincinnati Open presented by Bud LightMason, OhioUS$100,000August 29–31 21-15, 21-19 (0:57) Santa Barbara Open presented by Bud LightSanta Barbara, CaliforniaUS$100,000September 6–7 16-21, 21-19, 20-18 (1:18) San Francisco Open presented by Fuze BeverageSan Francisco, CaliforniaUS$100,000September 12–14 11-21, 21-19, 15-13 (1:21) Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud LightManhattan Beach, CaliforniaUS$500,000September 17–21 21-16, 21-16 (0:58) Sanderson Ford Glendale Best of the Beach presented by RideNow PowersportsGlendale, ArizonaUS$100,000September 25–27 21-17, 21-17 (1:00)

Women TournamentChampionsRunners-upSemifinalist #1Semifinalist #2Cuervo Gold Crown Miami OpenMiami, FloridaUS$100,000April 10–13 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 (1:02) Cuervo Gold Crown Dallas OpenDallas, TexasUS$100,000April 17–20 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 (1:04) Cuervo Gold Crown Huntington Beach OpenHuntington Beach, CaliforniaUS$100,000May 1–3 21-17, 22-20 (0:44) Charleston Beach OpenCharleston, South CarolinaUS$100,000May 8–10 21-17, 22-20 (0:44) Louisville Open presented by Kentucky Unbridled SpiritLouisville, KentuckyUS$100,000May 24–26 21-14, 21-11 (0:41) Atlanta OpenAtlanta, GeorgiaUS$100,000May 30 – June 1 21-7, 21-17 (0:42) Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud LightHermosa Beach, CaliforniaUS$100,000June 5–7 21-16, 21-14 (0:44) Belmar Beach Open presented by Bud LightBelmar, New JerseyUS$100,000June 20–22 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 (1:14) Boulder Beach Open presented by Bud LightBoulder, ColoradoUS$105,000July 4–6 24-22, 21-14 (0:54) McDonald's Chicago Open presented by NauticaChicago, IllinoisUS$105,000July 10–13 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 (1:26) Brooklyn Open presented by Cushman and WakefieldBrooklyn, New YorkUS$105,000July 18–20 21-14, 21-15 (1:01) Bud Light Long Beach OpenLong Beach, CaliforniaUS$105,000July 24–27 21-14, 21-18 (0:59) San Diego OpenSan Diego, CaliforniaUS$105,000August 1–3 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 (1:01) Cincinnati Open presented by Bud LightMason, OhioUS$100,000August 29–31 21-19, 10-21, 25-23 (1:45) Santa Barbara Open presented by Bud LightSanta Barbara, CaliforniaUS$100,000September 6–7 21-16, 24-22 (0:56) San Francisco Open presented by Fuze BeverageSan Francisco, CaliforniaUS$100,000September 12–14 21-16, 21-12 (0:46) Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud LightManhattan Beach, CaliforniaUS$500,000September 17–20 21-18, 21-16 (0:55) Sanderson Ford Glendale Best of the Beach presented by RideNow PowersportsGlendale, ArizonaUS$100,000September 25–27 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 (1:13)

Milestones and events Cincinnati Open Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings lost 19-21, 21-10, 23-25 to Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs in the finals, ending their record win streak of 112 consecutive matches and 19 straight tournaments that began in August 2007. The match lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes and was the second-longest women's match in AVP history at the time.

Awards

AwardMenWomenBest 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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