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Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$100,000 Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series Hermosa Beach Open
July 20 - 22, 2012

(26, Q4) Nils Nielsen/Raffe Paulis

Nils Nielsen

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 23, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (USAV IDQ Long Beach 2010)

Career Pro Beach Best:

13th (Fort Lauderdale 2012)

Career Winnings:

$6,040.00

Raffe Paulis

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 13, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Northeastern Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (USAV IDQ Chula Vista 2012)

Career Pro Beach Best:

13th (Chicago 2012)

Career Winnings:

$24,075.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2010	Blake Taylor - 41st	Did not play
Wide Open 2011	Travis Schoonover - 25th	Did not play
2011	Ric Cervantes - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Hermosa Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/20/2012	Qualifier 2	Landen Tusieseina / Lucas Wisniakowski (Q29)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-13
Fri, 7/20/2012	Qualifier 3	Luke Myers / Tony Pray (Q13)	Won 21-19, 21-12
Sat, 7/21/2012	Winner 1	Casey Jennings / Bill Strickland (7)	Lost 23-25, 18-21
Sat, 7/21/2012	Contender 1	David Smith / Skylar del Sol (23)	Lost 14-21, 21-18, 13-15

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nils Nielsen												Raffe Paulis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$3,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	0	0	0	0	0	10	16	0	1	$11,400.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00	Manhattan Beach	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$1,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,750.00	Tour Championships	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$1,650.00
											Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,350.00
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	2	$2,700.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	13	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	0	0	$1,400.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	$5,400.00	Total	75	0	0	0	0	3	20	32	4	4	$23,500.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2012	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nils Nielsen													Raffe Paulis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2010	AVP
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	USAV IDQ
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2011	Wide Open
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$115.00	2011	Pro Beach
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	USAV IDQ	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$525.00	2012	Pro Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$475.00
13	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	4	5	$640.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	1	$475.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2011-2012	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-2	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Jennings/Strickland 0-1
7/21/12	Pro Beach	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 1	Jennings/Strickland	7	Nielsen/Paulis	26, Q4	25-23, 21-18
Trail the series against # 23 del Sol/Smith 0-1
7/21/12	Pro Beach	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 1	Smith/del Sol	23	Nielsen/Paulis	26, Q4	21-14, 18-21, 15-13
Lead the series against # Q13 Myers/Pray 1-0
7/20/12	Pro Beach	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Nielsen/Paulis	26, Q4	Myers/Pray	Q13	21-19, 21-12
Lead the series against # Q29 Tusieseina/Wisniakowski 1-0
7/20/12	Pro Beach	Hermosa Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Nielsen/Paulis	26, Q4	Tusieseina/Wisniakowski	Q29	19-21, 21-17, 15-13