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PEACOCK & NBC SPORTS PRESENT LIVE COVERAGE OF AVP’S 2021 SEASON BEGINNING AUGUST 13-15 IN ATLANTA

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Final Two AVP Pro Events Wrap-up 2021 Season with Manhattan Beach Open (Aug. 20-22) and Chicago Open (Sept. 3-5)

All Matches Live on Peacock, NBCSN to Present Highlight Show of Each Event

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 9, 2021 – Beach volleyball’s best debut on Peacock this summer as the AVP returns to NBC Sports with live coverage of their 2021 season, beginning in Atlanta from August 13-15. Feature matches from all three tournaments will be presented live on Peacock, with NBCSN televising highlight shows in the days following each tournament’s conclusion. Fans can sign up for Peacock here.

This summer’s AVP tournaments across Peacock and NBC Sports include stops in Manhattan Beach, Calif. from August 20-22 and Chicago, Ill. from September 3-5. The AVP Tournaments are the latest addition to Peacock’s expansive sports programming with upcoming live sports coverage on the service including the Tour de France, Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, Premier Lacrosse League, INDYCAR,

The AVP Pro tour features beach volleyball’s top players, including the top two Olympic ranked women’s teams — Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman and Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes, as well as first-time, and youngest USA beach Olympians, Kelly Claes and Sarah Sponcil. The men’s side is expected to be highlighted by four-time Olympian Jake Gibb and his partner Taylor Crabb, as well as four-time Olympian and gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and Nick Lucena.

 

Peacock and NBC Sports’ AVP coverage this summer:

Dates Location Platform
Aug. 13-15 Atlanta, Ga. Peacock (LIVE)
Aug. 20-22 Manhattan Beach, Calif. Peacock (LIVE)
Sept. 3-5 Chicago, Ill. Peacock (LIVE)
     
Sun., Aug. 15 Atlanta, Ga. NBCSN*
Wed., Aug. 25 Manhattan Beach, Calif. NBCSN*
Thurs., Sept. 9 Chicago, Ill. NBCSN*
*Encore Coverage

 

About the AVP

Powered by some of the most dynamic and elite athletes in the world, the Association of Volleyball Professionals is the premier professional beach volleyball organization and longest-running domestic beach volleyball tour in the United States. Founded in 1983, the AVP has produced some of the world’s most beloved athletes, providing fans with unparalleled access to nail-biting matches on the sand. In 1996, beach volleyball became an official sport of the Olympic Games and the AVP proudly serves as the home court for Team USA’s Olympians.

Headquartered in southern California, the AVP operates a 3-tiered development system. AVPFirst, a 501(3)c youth program, is focused on creating healthy lifestyles and a lifelong connection to the sport by offering access to all. AVPNext is a developmental circuit providing athletes the opportunity to develop their skills and earn valuable AVP points to climb the rankings towards becoming a pro. The decorated AVP Pro tour is the gold standard in beach volleyball, with over 100 pro athletes competing for top prize money in front of over 120 million fans worldwide. Additionally, in an effort to grow the sport and celebrate those who love the game, AVP America leads a grassroots movement across the United States to curate thousands of events and matches for fans and players.

 

ABOUT PEACOCK
Peacock is NBCUniversal’s streaming service. Peacock delivers a world-class slate of exclusive originals, on-demand libraries of hit TV shows, plus critically acclaimed films from the vaults of Universal Pictures, Focus Features, DreamWorks Animation, Illumination, and Hollywood’s biggest studios. In addition, Peacock taps into NBCUniversal’s unmatched ability to deliver a broad range of compelling topical content across news, sports, late-night, Spanish-language, and reality. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. For more information on Peacock, click here.

–NBC SPORTS-

BEACH VOLLEYBALL’S BEST RETURN THIS WEEKEND WITH AVP CHAMPIONS CUP SERIES ACROSS NBC SPORTS, BEGINNING SATURDAY AT 3:30 P.M. ET ON NBC

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Women’s Final on NBC This Sunday at 4:30 P.M. ET; Early Round Men’s Match Saturday at 3:30 P.M. ET on NBC

Three-Part Champions Cup Series from Long Beach, Calif., Replaces 2020 AVP Beach Volleyball Season Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Real-Time Results Throughout the Weekend Can Be Accessed Here

STAMFORD, Conn. – July 16, 2020 – The AVP Champions Cup Series, a three-part event replacing the 2020 AVP professional beach volleyball season amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, kicks off this weekend in Long Beach, Calif., with two matches on NBC.

NBC broadcasts an early round men’s match at 3:30 p.m. ET this Saturday, July 18, followed on Sunday, July 19, by the women’s final at 4:30 p.m. ET.

Veteran broadcaster and Olympic gold medalist Chris Marlowe calls the action this weekend, joined by beach volleyball Olympian and three-time All-American Kevin Wong (analyst), and Dain Blanton (reporter). Saturday’s coverage will also include three-time Olympic gold medalist Misty May-Treanor as an analyst.

The Saturday NBC broadcast features Trevor Crabb and Tri Bourne vs. Chase Budinger and Chaim Schalk. The top-ranked duo of 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and his partner Nick Lucena will also be in action on Saturday.

This weekend’s women’s competition features the top-two teams in the world, Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman and Canadians Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes, who faced off in the gold medal match at last year’s world championships and aim to meet in Sunday’s final on NBC.  

Held over three weekends – Monster Hydro Cup July 18-19, Wilson Sporting Goods Cup July 25-26 and Porsche Cup August 1-2 — the AVP Champions Cup Series, presented by Acer, is an eight-team main draw with a 12-team qualification cap. Each event is run separately with a $200,000 purse, plus a $100,000 bonus pool up for grabs for the teams with the top finishes at the end of the series.

The AVP has partnered with Task Force Lab (TFL), a privately-owned full service, concierge COVID-19 testing provider based in Pasadena, Calif. to facilitate the processing of hundreds of PCR swab tests on-site each week in an effort to ensure that the competition site stays free of the novel coronavirus.

–NBC SPORTS–

AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR COVERAGE CONTINUES FROM SEATTLE NEXT TUESDAY, JUNE 26, AT 7 PM ET ON NBCSN

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Chris Marlowe, Kevin Wong & Dain Blanton to Call the Action

STAMFORD, Conn. – June 21, 2018 – NBC Sports Group continues coverage of the 2018 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Tuesday, June 26, at 7 p.m. ET on NBCSN from Seattle, Wash.

In the men’s field, 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser and his partner Nick Lucena enter the tournament as the number one seed. They have won the first two tournaments on this year’s AVP Tour and look to continue the streak in Seattle. Other players in the men’s field to watch out for include Olympian Jake Gibb, with partner Taylor Crabb, and Casey Patterson, with partner and 2017 Seattle Open champion, Stafford Slick.

Two-time Olympic medalist April Ross will partner with AVP 2017 Most Improved Player, Caitlin Ledoux, for Seattle, and are expected to headline the women’s field. They enter the tournament as the number three seed.

Veteran broadcaster and Olympic gold medalist Chris Marlowe calls the action, joined by beach volleyball Olympian and three-time All-American Kevin Wong (analyst), and Dain Blanton (reporter).

Following is the television schedule for the remainder of the 2018 AVP season:

Date Time (ET) Location Network
Tues., June 26 7 p.m. Seattle NBCSN
Tues., July 10 6 p.m. San Francisco NBCSN
Sun., July 29 Midnight Hermosa Beach NBCSN
Sun., Aug. 19 4:30 p.m. Manhattan Beach (LIVE) NBC
Wed., Sept. 5 7 p.m. Chicago NBCSN
Sun., Sept. 16 11:30 p.m. Hawaii NBCSN

 

(All times ET, subject to change)

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–

 

NBC SPORTS GROUP AND AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL TOUR ANNOUNCE MEDIA PARTNERSHIP

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NBC Sports Group To Present More Than 17 Hours of AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour Coverage in 2015 on NBC and NBCSN

All AVP on NBC Telecasts to be Live Streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra

Stamford, Conn. – April 6, 2015 – NBC Sports Group and the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) Pro Beach Volleyball Tour today announced a media rights agreement for AVP tournaments to be televised on NBC and NBCSN, and live streamed on NBC Sports Live Extra.

The agreement returns the country’s premier professional beach volleyball tour, entering its 33rd year, to the network that first televised the AVP 25 years ago. It also marks the most comprehensive media partnership in Tour history and will include broadcast, cable and digital components for the first time.

“We are pleased to welcome the AVP back home on NBC,” said Jon Miller, President, Programming, NBC Sports and NBCSN. “The AVP and beach volleyball have a long history with NBC Sports, and we will leverage the full collection of our broadcast, cable and online platforms of the NBC Sports Group to document the great stories, competition and personalities of the AVP’s athletes. With less than 500 days until the start of the Rio Olympics, we are excited to increase our coverage of this fan favorite Olympic sport.”

“We are very pleased to return the AVP Tour and its elite athletes to NBC Sports Group’s multiple platforms, and look forward to a long and mutually beneficial partnership that brings the unparalleled excitement of AVP tournaments into fans’ living rooms on Sunday afternoons throughout the summer,” said AVP Managing Partner Donald Sun. “As the 2016 Rio Games approach, this comprehensive new partnership gives us the perfect platform to further showcase beach volleyball to a national audience.”

The agreement calls for 17.5 hours of coverage in 2015, 10 on NBC and 7.5 on NBCSN, plus live streaming on NBC Sports Live Extra. Coverage will include the men’s and women’s finals of all seven regular-season tournaments. In addition, NBC and NBCSN will feature the finals and early-round coverage of an AVP-run tournament on the international FIVB (Federation International de Volleyball) Tour within the United States. Encore presentations of select telecasts will air on Universal Sports Network.

Coverage will run from May-September, beginning with the AVP’s season-opening event in New Orleans, La., over Memorial Day weekend. The AVP’s complete 2015 tour schedule can be found at avp.com. NBC Sports Group’s telecast schedule will be released at a later date.

The AVP is the exclusive domestic beach volleyball home of the nation’s top athletes, including  Olympic gold medalists Kerri Walsh-Jennings (2004, 2008, 2012), Phil Dalhausser (2008) and Todd Rogers (2008); Olympic  silver medalist April Ross (2012); two-time Olympians Jake Gibb (2008, 2012) and Sean Rosenthal (2008, 2012); and Olympian Nicole Branagh (2008). The tour also features many up-and-coming stars who are helping build the future of the sport, such as Casey Patterson, Theo Brunner, Tri Bourne, Summer Ross, Emily Day, Lane Carico and 2014 Newcomers of the Year Trevor Crabb and Amanda Dowdy.

ABOUT NBC SPORTS GROUP

When the Comcast-NBCUniversal transaction was completed in January 2011, the sports assets of the two companies combined to form NBC Sports Group, which serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. The sports media company consists of a unique array of sports assets, including NBC Sports, NBC Olympics, NBCSN (NBC Sports Network), Golf Channel, 10 NBC Sports Regional Networks, NBC Sports Radio and NBC Sports Digital. NBC Sports Group possesses an unparalleled collection of television rights agreements, partnering with some of the most prestigious sports properties in the world: the International Olympic Committee and United States Olympic Committee, the NFL, NHL, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, Churchill Downs, Premier League, Tour de France, French Open, Formula One, IndyCar and many more.

ABOUT THE AVP

Established in 1983, the AVP (Association of Volleyball Professionals) produces, markets and distributes volleyball events worldwide, including the popular AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. While promoting family-oriented events and supporting a healthy lifestyle, the AVP is best known for its world-class athletes, who have won numerous Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in the Olympic games. The AVP headquarters are in Costa Mesa, Calif.

 

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–