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 Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:51 pm |
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Schedule: Oct. 3-4 $2,500 Horry County Big Shot Open, Ocean Annie’s,
Myrtle Beach, SC
Time:
Saturday 8 am to 6 pm for Men's & Women's Open, AA, A, & B Divisions
Sunday 9 am to 6 pm for Coed Open, A, & B
Playoffs 5-6 pm each day
Cost: Free for spectators, $60/team
Prizes: $2,500 total will be awarded at the tournament: $1,500 in
Men’s Open, $520 in Women’s Open and $200 each in Men and Women’s AA
and Coed Open. Additional prizes from 4C Totally light 2Go, Rider
Sandals, Native Eyewear, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, Wilson
Sports, Venus Swimwear, Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority,
Bally’s Casino, Vincere Sand Socks, Sweet Tomatoes, Park & Sun net
systems, Dig Magazine, Sportime, AVPNext, Sixpak.com Volleygear, WVVH-
TV, Horry County will be awarded in the A and B Divisions
Big Shot Volleyball in Myrtle Beach
The top beach volleyball players in the Southeast will compete
Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3-4 at Ocean Annie’s in Myrtle Beach when
the $2,500 Big Shot Volleyball Series comes to Horry County. Players
will compete for a share of the $75,000 cash prizes to be awarded
during the 2009 season including the $1,500 awarded to the top male
players on the East Coast, compliments of Rider Sandals and Native
Eyewear.
This tournament regularly draws players from the AVP Pro beach
Volleyball Tour. Two AVP Pro Beach Volleyball players, Adam Roberts
and Matt Heath, live and practice year-round in Myrtle Beach and will
play in the Horry County tournament. Matt Heath and Adam Roberts have
finished as high as 9th on the Association of Volleyball Professionals
Tour.
Top players expected to compete include Steve Grotowski from the Great
Britain beach volleyball team. He is expected to compete in the 2012
London Olympics, Jake Elliott, who has played on the AVP Pro Beach
Volleyball Tour since 2000 and his new partner, John Guida, both from
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Players of all skill levels will be eligible for play in the doubles
tournament. Intermediate and novice level players will compete for
merchandise prizes including 4C Totally light 2Go, Rider Sandals,
Native Eyewear, Sarasota Convention & Visitors Bureau, Wilson Sports,
Venus Swimwear, Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority, Bally’s
Casino, Vincere Sand Socks, Sweet Tomatoes, Park & Sun net systems,
Dig Magazine, Sportime, AVPNext, Sixpak.com Volleygear
Saturday will be the feature day of the tournaments as the Men’s Open
division takes center stage. Tournament play will start at 9 am on
Saturday and 10 am on Sunday. Player check in is one hour prior to
start time. Men's and Women's Open, AA, A, and B Divisions will play
on Saturday. Coed Open, A, and B, Men's AA will play on Sunday.
Admission is free for all spectators who are encouraged to come early
for a front row seat. For further information and applications contact
East End Volleyball at 631-728-0397 or www.eevb.net. |
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