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CHICAGO, YOUR MEN'S BRACKET IS SET 🔥

Six teams. One trophy. The men's bracket for the 2026 Progressive AVP League Championships is set as we head to Chicago September 5-6! Two teams punch their ticket straight to the semis, while the rest battle through the quarterfinals for a shot at the final. 🏐

Saturday, September 5th
🗓️ QF1: Schalk/Shaw vs. Field/Wilcox, 11am (YouTube)
🗓️ QF2: Budinger/Evans vs. Smith/Webber, 1pm (YouTube)
🗓️ SF1: Benesh/Ta. Crabb vs. QF1 winner, 3pm (YouTube)

Sunday, September 6th
🗓️ SF2: Tr. Crabb/Dalhausser vs. QF2 winner, 11am (CBS Sports Network)
🏆 FINAL, 2pm (CW)

⏰ALL TIMES CENTRAL

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Is The AVP Having Its Dallas Buyers Club Moment? This weekend will be the finale of the domestic beach volleyball season, in which the AVP will head to the wondrously charming city of Chicago for the League Championships, and it is, in the current edition of the AVP, the biggest of the year. Hold on, you may -- quite justifiably -- argue, the bigg...

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OK… things are DEFINITELY heating up. 👀🔥🏐

Corona. Delta. Now Gatorade.

Another major brand jumping into the AVP and beach volleyball.

Hard not to believe the runway toward LA28 is playing a role here. Beach volleyball absolutely shines on the Olympic stage, and with the Games coming back to Los Angeles, there’s a huge opportunity over the next two years to grow the sport, the athletes and the AVP.

This is exactly what you want to see. Big brands. More investment. More exposure. More opportunity for the players and the sport.

And I’ll still stand behind what I’ve been saying: get rid of The League and bring back more legacy, large-scale Tour events. Packed stadium courts. Iconic beaches. Big crowds. Big personalities. Give people the experience and culture that made the AVP special in the first place.

And with the way things are moving lately, I have to wonder what other announcements we’ll be seeing in the near future… 👀

The road to LA28 is heating up.🤙🏼❤️🏐

Big News: Gatorade has joined the AVP! We’re proud to welcome Gatorade as an official partner of AVP Beach Volleyball.

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Well, well, well… another BIG name stepping into beach volleyball. 👀🏐

First Corona. Now Delta.

You have to believe brands are looking ahead to LA28 and recognizing what beach volleyball has always had: an incredible product, a passionate fan base, and one of the biggest stages of any sport during the Olympics.

And this is exactly the kind of momentum the AVP needs.

Big-name sponsors can mean:

• More investment in the Tour
• More legacy stops and bigger events
• Better broadcast and streaming coverage
• Bigger opportunities for the athletes
• More exposure to casual sports fans
• A stronger runway into the 2028 Olympics

Beach volleyball gets MASSIVE attention every four years. The opportunity now is to turn that Olympic attention into sustained growth for the sport here in the U.S.

Corona + Delta feels like more than a couple sponsorship announcements. Hopefully, it’s a sign that major brands see where this thing can go.

Keep building the Tour. Keep bringing in major partners. Keep putting the best players in the world on the biggest beaches and stages.

LA28 is coming. Let’s make sure beach volleyball is ready to capitalize on it. 🤙🏼❤️🏐

Official Partnership Announcement
We are excited to announce Delta as an official partner of the AVP.

Well, well, well… this could be awesome. 👀

Definitely reminiscent of times past, and hopefully a sign of big things ahead for the AVP Tour. Corona and beach volleyball just feel right together.

With the 2028 Olympic run really starting to heat up next season, I’d love to see the AVP lean even harder into what made the tour special:

• More legacy stops
• More big-event tournament coverage
• More opportunities to showcase the best players in the sport on a bigger stage
• More of that classic AVP beach atmosphere

The League? It’s OK. I still don’t love it, but we’ll see where it goes.

Give me the Tour. Give me the iconic beaches. Give me packed stadium courts and big-time coverage.

This partnership feels like a step in the right direction. Love seeing Corona, and hopefully more major brands like them, investing in our sport. 🤙🏼❤️🏐

Bring on 2027. The road to LA28 is coming.

Welcome, Corona!
We are excited to announce Corona as an official partner of AVP Beach Volleyball.