AVP Tour
$250,000 AVP Gold Series The Championships
August 30 - September 2, 2018
(Q1) Raffe Paulis/Jeff Samuels
 
Raffe Paulis
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 13, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Chicago, IL
Height: 6'2"
College(s): Northeastern Illinois
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 80
Career Best: 4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $24,075.00
Jeff Samuels, II
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 1, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Grand Blanc, MI
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Michigan State
Davenport
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 68
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career AVP Best: 2nd (Waupaca 2023)
Career Winnings: $32,550.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP80000002402 $8,350.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Mark Lodewyck - 89th Did not play
Wide Open 2011 Did not play David Vander Meer - 33rd
Pro Beach 2012 Vincent Robbins - 13th Did not play
2015 Spencer McLachlin - 17th Did not play
2016 Andrew Dentler - 17th Dylan Maarek - 17th
2017 Jeff Samuels - 13th Raffe Paulis - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/16-19/2018 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach 17, Q1 25th 216 $550.00
AVP 7/26-29/2018 AVP Hermosa Beach 15 9th 300 $2,500.00
AVP 8/31-9/3/2017 Chicago Championships 18, Q2 13th 384 $2,500.00
AVP Gold Series The Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2018 Qualifier 1 Jimmy Minton / Aaron Troutman (Q64) Won 21-9, 21-13 0:35
Thu, 8/30/2018 Qualifier 2 Kyle Stevenson / Christopher Vaughan (Q32) Won 21-17, 21-9 0:39
Thu, 8/30/2018 Qualifier 3 Paul Araiza / David Lee (22, Q17) Lost 21-15, 11-21, 8-15 0:53
Head to Head Results
Paulis/Samuels lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 12 Marciniak/Zaun 1-0
7/28/18AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Contender 2 Paulis/Samuels 15 Marciniak/Zaun 8 21-19, 21-18 0:59
Trail the series against # 16 McKibbin/McKibbin 0-1
8/17/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Winner 1 McKibbin/McKibbin 16 Paulis/Samuels 17, Q1 21-11, 21-8 0:33
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 Friend/Muagututia 1-0
7/27/18AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Contender 1 Paulis/Samuels 15 Friend/Muagututia 16, Q1 21-15, 21-17 0:51
Trail the series against # 22, Q17 Araiza/Lee 0-1
8/30/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Qualifier 3 Araiza/Lee 22, Q17 Paulis/Samuels Q1 15-21, 21-11, 15-8 0:53
Trail the series against # Q2 Clemens/Vaught 0-1
7/27/18AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Winner 1 Clemens/Vaught 18, Q3 Paulis/Samuels 15 21-19, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q30 Janas/Klaas 1-0
8/16/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Qualifier 3 Paulis/Samuels 17, Q1 Janas/Klaas Q32 21-13, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # Q32 Stevenson/Vaughan 1-0
8/30/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Qualifier 2 Paulis/Samuels Q1 Stevenson/Vaughan Q32 21-17, 21-9 0:39
Lead the series against # Q64 Minton/Troutman 1-0
8/30/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Qualifier 1 Paulis/Samuels Q1 Minton/Troutman Q64 21-9, 21-13 0:35