Manhattan Beach Open Set To Begin Despite Pro League’s End
Manhattan Beach Open Set To Begin Despite Pro League’s End: The setting and spiking on the sand begins Saturday morning at the Manhattan Beach Open volleyball competition. Some people call the Open the “Wimbledon” of beach volleyball, but it’s happening just after the collapse of the pro tour. The sport’s top event survived this year by returning to its surf-and-sand roots.
The Manhattan Beach Open started 50 years ago. Back then, it was all about bragging rights. Spectators brought their beach chairs or sat in the sand to watch the top amateurs go two-on-two. In 1983, the Association of Volleyball Professionals began — and absorbed the Manhattan Beach event into its pro tour.
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