Atlanta Open

The AVP is BACK and the only thing that’s better than that statement… AVP fans are BACK as well! We are kicking off the 2021 season by heading in a city that stands in history for the sport of beach volleyball: Atlanta. Unique for inaugurating beach volleyball in the Olympics during the 1996 games, ‘The Big A’ will also host the first stop of our three-event season. Summer starts here with The Gold Series, Atlanta Open.

Location: Atlantic Station Courts, 241 20th Street (Main Draw event)

Competition Sessions: Unlike many other AVP events, this event will have daytime matches (9am – 5:30pm) AND night matches (8pm – 11pm) for Friday and Saturday. Separate tickets are needed for each session.

Event Format: Main Draw is 16 teams- 10 receiving automatic bids based on AVP ranking, 2 receiving Wild Card bids from the AVP, and 4 receiving bids from the Qualifier.

Prize Purse: $200,000

Qualifier Information: The Qualifier is a two-day tournament (August 11th & 12th) with a cap of 77 teams for entry, located at Rally Volleyball at LakePoint Sports (163 LakePoint Parkway in Cartersville). This is a single-elimination tournament, broken into two phases. More information on the Qualifier structure and entry qualifications can be found on the website’s “Athlete Corner.”

Event Schedule & Match-Ups: When schedules and information are finalized, everything will update here.

All times below are in the local timezone.

Wednesday – Thursday, August 11th – 12th
Qualification Tournament
Open to the Public, No tickets required

• Competition  7:30am – 7:00pm
  • *Venue Open  7:00am – 7:30pm

Friday, August 13th
Main Draw Tournament
Opening Rounds

• Day Session 9:00am – 5:30pm (Doors Open at 8:00am)
  

VENUE CLOSED

• Night Session 8:00pm – 11:00pm (Doors Open at 7:00pm)

Saturday, August 14th
Main Draw Tournament
Elimination Rounds

• • Day Session 9:00am – 5:30pm (Doors Open at 8:00am)
    

  VENUE CLOSED

  • Night Session 8:00pm – 11:00pm (Doors Open at 7:00pm)

Sunday, August 15th
Main Draw Tournament
Final Rounds- 5th place matches, Semi-Finals, Finals

• Competition 9:00am – 4:00pm (Doors Open at 8:00am)