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Sports season

The 2017 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour was a domestic professional beach volleyball circuit organized in the United States by the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) for the 2017 beach volleyball season. The 2017 AVP Tour calendar comprises the "Gold Series" tournaments and "Open" tournaments.

Schedule
A men's match at the 2017 Austin Open (left) and a women's match at the 2017 Hermosa Beach Open

This is the complete schedule of events on the 2017 calendar, with team progression documented from the semifinals stage. All tournaments consisted of single-elimination qualifying rounds followed by a double-elimination main draw.

Key

Men
Women
Rule changes

Prior to the 2017 season, the AVP adopted two rule changes:

Milestones and events
Huntington Beach Open

Hermosa Beach Open

Chicago Championships

Miscellaneous

Points distribution

Awards

The 2017 AVP Awards Banquet was held on November 4 in Newport Beach, California. The season's top performers were chosen based on statistics, player votes and AVP national ranking points earned during the year.
On the men's side, Nick Lucena and Phil Dalhausser were named Team of the Year. Dalhausser was also named Most Valuable Player, Best Blocker, Best Server and Best Offensive Player. On the women's side, April Ross was named Most Valuable Player, Best Server and Best Offensive Player.