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64 players signed the Barefoot Wine AVPNEXT Championship Ball in San Francisco last year.
The Quad Cities is sending Katy Duncan, Janelle Hester, to Chicago on August 27, 2010 to represent the QCA in the National Championship!
Barefoot Wine, AVP Kick off 2010 Barefoot Wine AVPNext Championship Cup
Courtesy AVP.com
Barefoot Wine, an E & J Gallo winery, and the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour are kicking off the second season of the Barefoot Wine AVPNext Championship Cup with 24 leagues around the country. The Barefoot Wine AVPNext Championship Cup is a grassroots series that takes place at local beach volleyball leagues nationwide and gives amateur beach volleyball players an opportunity to earn the right to go up against the AVP's top professional teams and win cash prizes.
13 leagues will return from last year's 16-league competition. In addition, new 2010 leagues have been added in Atlanta; Austin, Texas; Bellevue, Wash.; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Manhattan Beach, Calif.; Nashville, Tenn.; Point Pleasant, N.J.; San Diego; and Tampa Bay, Fla.
Each city's winners will receive a trip to the AVP’s Barefoot Wine AVPNext Championship Cup in Chicago Aug. 27, 2010. All winners will play against each other for a chance to advance to the AVP's main draw the following day. In addition, Barefoot will award winners with $10,000 in cash prizes ($5,000 per gender).
This amazing opportunity is brought to you by your friends at Barefoot Wine, the AVP Pro Beach Tour, and QCVolleyball.
The Barefoot Wine AVP Next Series Prize Pool
This year 24 leagues across the country will be competing in the Barefoot Wine AVPNext Series. Each league will be sending two (2) teams - one (1) men's and one (1) women's team each consisting of two (2) players -- to Chicago, Illinois to compete against each other in the Barefoot Wine AVPNext Championship Cup on August 27, 2010.
The Championship Cup precedes the AVP Tour Chicago Open, August 27-29. The winning men's and women's team will receive trophies, a check for $5,000.00 ($2,500 for each player), and entry into the main draw on Saturday, August 28, to play against the pros.
Each team headed to Chicago will receive*:
- Round-trip coach air transportation between the major commercial airport nearest each player's permanent residence and Chicago, Illinois
- One standard room, double occupancy, for three (3) nights' accommodations at a Sponsor-specified hotel in Chicago, Illinois
- Welcome reception on Thursday night, August 26, 2010
- Awards reception on Friday night, August 27, 2010
- Tickets to each day of the AVP Tour Chicago Open, August 27-29, 2010
- Additional Barefoot Wine and AVP gifts
Men's Division
The men competed for $1,000 cash, and some great prizes.Winnings were distributed as follows:
| Champions | $600 & Chicago trip | Hennings/Steinhauser |
| 2nd place | $300 | Hucks/Zaragoza |
| 3rd place | $100 | Anderson/Mason |
| 4th place | Prizes | Heald/Poston |
| 5th place | Prizes | Schrader/Schrader |
| 6th place | Prizes | Raes/Ryan |
| 7th place | Prizes | Kempel/Tessendorf |
Teams were seeded based on previous event finish. Final event was seeded by cumulative points based on AVP Qualifier points system.
Seed | Team Name | Captain | From | Next Match Time | Cumul. |
| 1 | Hennings/Steinhauser | Steve Hennings | Bettendorf, IA | 3:00 pm | 380 |
| 2 | Hucks/Zaragoza | TJ Zaragoza | East Moline, IL | 1:40 pm | 315 |
| 3 | Raes/Ryan | Danny Raes | Davenport, IA | 2:20 pm | 285 |
| 4 | Heald/Poston | Jeff Poston | Rock Island, IL | 1:00 pm | 271 |
| 5 | Anderson/Mason | Jason Anderson | Clinton, IA | 1:00 pm | 263 |
| 6 | Kempel/Tessendorf | Scott Kempel | Pearl City, IL | 2:20 pm | 230 |
| 7 | Schrader/Schrader | Scott Schrader | Rock Island, IL | 1:40 pm | 228 |
Women's Division
The women competed for $1,000 cash, and some great prizes.Winnings were distributed as follows:
| Champions | $600 & Chicago trip | Hesler/Hester |
| 2nd place | $300 | Partington/ Steinhauser |
| 3rd place | $100 | Junk/Schultz |
Teams were seeded based on previous event finish. Final event was seeded by cumulative points based on AVP Qualifier points system.
Seed | Team Name | Captain | From | Next Match Time | Cumul. |
| 1 | Partington/Steinhauser | Christina Partington | Davenport, IA | 9:35 am | 370 |
| 2 | Hesler/Hester | Katy Hesler | Davenport, IA | 9:00 am | 340 |
| 3 | Junk/Schultz | Katie Junk | Davenport, IA | 9:00 am | 303 |
| 4 | Brown/Cruz | Christine Brown | Coal Valley, IL | 9:35 am | 279 |
Competition Schedule
Following are the dates for the Quad Cities Barefoot Wine AVPNext Series.
| June 5 | Women • Men | Location: Parkside - Moline, IL |
| June 12 | Women • Men | Location: Jeno's - Davenport, IA |
| June 19 | Women • Men | Location: Cabanas - Rock Island, IL |
| June 26 | Women • Men | Location: Parkside - Moline, IL |
| July 31 | Women • Men | Location: Cabanas - Rock Island, IL |
Teams must play in all 5 events. Any player substitutions must be approved in advance by tournament director.
