The AVP League season all comes down to this. On August 30–31, the top six men’s and women’s duos will battle it out at Oak Street Beach for the 2025 AVP League Championship.
This isn’t about city totals or team points anymore — Chicago is about the best duos in the league, playing for ultimate bragging rights and the biggest payday of the season.
Championship Format
The bracket is compact, high-stakes, and simple:
- Six duos per gender, seeded #1–#6 from season standings.
- Quarterfinals (Saturday): #3 vs #6, #4 vs #5.
- Semifinals: #1 and #2 seeds enter to face the quarterfinal winners.
- Finals (Sunday): Women’s at 1:00 PM CDT, Men’s at 2:00 PM CDT.
It’s a single-elimination format — lose once and you go home.
The Field
Men’s Seeds
- Andy Benesh & Miles Partain (Dallas Dream)
- Trevor Crabb & Phil Dalhausser (Palm Beach Passion)
- Taylor Sander & Taylor Crabb (New York Nitro)
- Hagen Smith & Logan Webber (L.A. Launch)
- Chase Budinger & Miles Evans (San Diego Smash)
- Chaim Schalk & James Shaw (Miami Mayhem)
Women’s Seeds
- Taryn Brasher & Kristen Nuss (Austin Aces)
- Brandie Wilkerson & Melissa Humana-Paredes (Palm Beach Passion)
- Terese Cannon & Megan Kraft (L.A. Launch)
- Julia Donlin & Lexy Denaburg (Brooklyn Blaze)
- Molly Shaw & Kelly Cheng (Miami Mayhem)
- Geena Urango & Devon Newberry (San Diego Smash)
Championship Weekend Schedule
Saturday, Aug 30 (CDT)
10:30 AM — Women’s Quarterfinal 1:
Terese Cannon & Megan Kraft (#3) vs Geena Urango & Devon Newberry (#6) — YouTube
11:30 AM — Women’s Quarterfinal 2:
Julia Donlin & Lexy Denaburg (#4) vs Molly Shaw & Kelly Cheng (#5) — YouTube
12:30 PM — Men’s Quarterfinal 1:
Taylor Sander & Taylor Crabb (#3) vs Chaim Schalk & James Shaw (#6) — YouTube
1:30 PM — Men’s Quarterfinal 2:
Hagen Smith & Logan Webber (#4) vs Chase Budinger & Miles Evans (#5) — YouTube
3:00 PM — Women’s Semifinal 1:
Brandie Wilkerson & Melissa Humana-Paredes (#2) vs Winner QF1 — CW
4:00 PM — Men’s Semifinal 1:
Trevor Crabb & Phil Dalhausser (#2) vs Winner QF1 — CW
Sunday, Aug 31 (CDT)
10:30 AM — Women’s Semifinal 2:
Taryn Brasher & Kristen Nuss (#1) vs Winner QF2 — YouTube
11:30 AM — Men’s Semifinal 2:
Andy Benesh & Miles Partain (#1) vs Winner QF2 — YouTube
1:00 PM — Women’s Championship Final — CBS
2:00 PM — Men’s Championship Final — CBS
*Note: The No. 1 men’s and women’s seeds were given the option to choose their semifinal day. Both elected to play on Sunday, which is why their matches appear in the later slate.
Final Point
Championship Weekend is set to deliver two days of elite competition and high stakes—all on Chicago’s lakefront stage at Oak Street Beach.
Don’t miss a moment — catch all the action on YouTube, the CW, and CBS.