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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$100,000 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago
July 30 - 31, 2011

(38) Ross Knutson/Mark Tkaczuk

Ross Knutson

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 31, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (Wide Open Chicago 2011)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Mark Tkaczuk

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 9, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'2"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

21st (4 times)

Career Wide Open Best:

33rd (Chicago 2011)

Career Winnings:

$200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2009	Jeremiah Dellas - 89th	Brett Benfield - 89th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Corona Light Wide Open Chicago Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 1	Edson Barros / Pedro Brazao (27)	Lost 15-21, 15-21
Sat, 7/30/2011	Contender 1	Matt Baleiko / Michael Morice (59)	Won 21-18, 25-23
Sat, 7/30/2011	Contender 2	Kevin Craig / David DiPierro (25)	Lost 18-21, 18-21

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

Ross Knutson												Mark Tkaczuk
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
											Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$200.00
											Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$200.00

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
2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ross Knutson													Mark Tkaczuk
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00

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%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2010-2011	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Knutson/Tkaczuk trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 25 Craig/DiPierro 0-1
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 2	Craig/DiPierro	25	Knutson/Tkaczuk	38	21-18, 21-18
Trail the series against # 27 Barros/Brazao 0-1
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 1	Barros/Brazao	27	Knutson/Tkaczuk	38	21-15, 21-15
Lead the series against # 59 Baleiko/Morice 1-0
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 1	Knutson/Tkaczuk	38	Baleiko/Morice	59	21-18, 25-23