AVP League Championships Set for Chicago – Whats at Stake
The AVP League season all comes down to this. On August 30–31, the top six men and women duos will battle it out at Oak Street Beach for the 2025 AVP League Championship.
This isn about city totals or team points anymore – Chicago is about the best duos in the league, playing for ultimate bragging rights and the biggest payday of the season.
Championship Format
The bracket is compact, high-stakes, and simple:
- Six duos per gender, seeded #1–#6 from season standings.
- Quarterfinals (Saturday): #3 vs #6, #4 vs #5.
- Semifinals: #1 and #2 seeds enter to face the quarterfinal winners.
- Finals (Sunday): Women at 1:00 PM CDT, Men at 2:00 PM CDT.
It a single-elimination format – lose once and you go home.
The Field
Men Seeds
🥇 Andy Benesh and Miles Partain (Dallas Dream)
🥈 Trevor Crabb and Phil Dalhausser (Palm Beach Passion)
🏅 Taylor Sander and Taylor Crabb (New York Nitro)
🏅 Hagen Smith and Logan Webber (L.A. Launch)
🏅 Chase Budinger and Miles Evans (San Diego Smash)
🏅 Chaim Schalk and James Shaw (Miami Mayhem)
Women Seeds
🥇 Taryn Brasher and Kristen Nuss (Austin Aces)
🥈 Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes (Palm Beach Passion)
🏅 Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft (L.A. Launch)
🏅 Julia Donlin and Lexy Denaburg (Brooklyn Blaze)
🏅 Molly Shaw and Kelly Cheng (Miami Mayhem)
🏅 Geena Urango and Devon Newberry (San Diego Smash)
Championship Weekend Schedule
Saturday, Aug 30 (CDT)
10:30 AM — Women Quarterfinal 1:
Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft (#3) vs Geena Urango and Devon Newberry (#6) — YouTube
11:30 AM — Women Quarterfinal 2:
Julia Donlin and Lexy Denaburg (#4) vs Molly Shaw and Kelly Cheng (#5) — YouTube
12:30 PM — Men Quarterfinal 1:
Taylor Sander and Taylor Crabb (#3) vs Chaim Schalk and James Shaw (#6) — YouTube
1:30 PM — Men Quarterfinal 2:
Hagen Smith and Logan Webber (#4) vs Chase Budinger and Miles Evans (#5) — YouTube
3:00 PM — Women Semifinal 1: Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes (#2) vs Winner QF1 — CW
4:00 PM — Men Semifinal 1: Trevor Crabb and Phil Dalhausser (#2) vs Winner QF1 — CW
Sunday, Aug 31 (CDT)
10:30 AM — Women Semifinal 2:
Taryn Brasher and Kristen Nuss (#1) vs Winner QF2 — YouTube
11:30 AM — Men Semifinal 2:
Andy Benesh and Miles Partain (#1) vs Winner QF2 — YouTube
1:00 PM — Women Championship Final — CBS
2:00 PM — Men Championship Final — CBS
Note: The No. 1 men and women seeds were given the option to choose their semifinal day. Both elected to play on Sunday, which is why their matches appear in the later slate.
Final Point
Championship Weekend is set to deliver two days of elite competition and high stakes—all on Chicago lakefront stage at Oak Street Beach.
Don miss a moment — catch all the action on YouTube, the CW, and CBS.
Credit: avp.com
