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Post by guest2 on Nov 8, 2017 10:54:32 GMT -5
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Post by bvbfan88 on Nov 8, 2017 12:00:17 GMT -5
Wow! That's filled up my 2018 diary quite a bit. |
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Post by bigfan on Nov 8, 2017 12:13:56 GMT -5
Some pretty good money to be had.
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Post by JB Southpaw on Nov 8, 2017 13:08:57 GMT -5
guess I should move this comment over here:
Includes an early May Huntington Beach 4 star event. No Long Beach.
Seems like a lot of Asian stops this year.
1 in Brazil, 2 in the US, no others in South, Central or North America.
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Post by donnyw on Nov 8, 2017 14:09:58 GMT -5
Wow...What an incredible schedule. I wonder how many 4 & 5 star tourneys are going to conflict with AVP & NVL (if there is an NVL)? Donald Sun has plenty of time to set up The AVP’s 10 or 12 tourney schedule for 2018 now that the FIVB has released theirs.
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Post by donnyw on Nov 8, 2017 14:11:42 GMT -5
Long Beach wasn’t on the initial schedule last year either. I am assuming sometime in August 2018...
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Post by JB Southpaw on Nov 8, 2017 15:15:32 GMT -5
Wow...What an incredible schedule. I wonder how many 4 & 5 star tourneys are going to conflict with AVP & NVL (if there is an NVL)? Donald Sun has plenty of time to set up The AVP’s 10 or 12 tourney schedule for 2018 now that the FIVB has released theirs. Well, there is probably going to be 1 more AVP this year. It should get tougher. |
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Post by 405LAX on Nov 8, 2017 16:39:09 GMT -5
Huntington Beach?!? Awesome, right down the street tho this means AVP event will likely be moved to later in season which is totally fine wit me.
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Post by volleyballjim on Nov 8, 2017 19:50:13 GMT -5
QUESTION: Do I start booking hotel/air or is this a "first pass" with "variables" ...
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Post by tamz on Nov 8, 2017 20:02:24 GMT -5
Probably the big teams will only participate in th 4* and 5* Major Series.
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Post by guest2 on Nov 9, 2017 6:41:33 GMT -5
Probably the big teams will only participate in th 4* and 5* Major Series. I think thats generally true, with one exception, and it looks like the US got screwed. On May 2-6 there is a four star in Huntington, but also a three star in Turkey. On May 9-12 there is a three star in Switzerland On May 16 there is a four star in Rio Going to Turkey and Switzerland is the same prize money as Huntington and may be an easier trip for some of the European teams (and the chance to play more or less at home) If they go to the US, going back to Lucerne, then to Rio is a haul. I imagine many will choose to do Turkey, Switzerland, (probably a total of 5 hours travel) then Rio. The money is the same and the competition will be less. |
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Post by downtheline on Nov 9, 2017 9:46:49 GMT -5
I don’t see C&H passing a home court opp to play in HB.
I caution female players to stay away from Muslim countries. Running around playing sports in a bikini makes them an infidel in their eyes, imho. Not worth your life at this time in religious/geo political climates, imho.
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Post by empirevolleycoach on Nov 10, 2017 19:31:41 GMT -5
Not a fan at all of this schedule. The US tournament in early May is completely obstructed by 3 other major events (Turkey, Switzerland, Brazil). Is the FIVB trying to drive their beach circuit out of service. Playing to new Asian countries not South or North America.
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