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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Gstaad Major
July 9 - 14, 2018

(Q26) Aaron Nusbaum/Michael Plantinga, Canada

Aaron Nusbaum
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto, ON

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U21 World Championships Umag 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$8,400.00

Michael Plantinga
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 23, 1990 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Langley

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$21,850.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	2	8	5	US$12,000.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Did not play	Grant O'Gorman - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-8/2018	Espinho Four Star	Q15	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/21-24/2018	Singapore Two Star	11	9th	200	US$800.00
FIVB	5/31-6/3/2018	Jinjiang Two Star	7	9th	200	US$800.00
FIVB	5/9-13/2018	Lucerne Three Star	Q12	33rd	120	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2018	Huntington Beach Four Star	31, Q3	33rd	100	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/6-10/2018	Doha Four Star	Q23	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	2/27-3/4/2018	Fort Lauderdale Major	Q19	41st	60	US$0.00
FIVB	10/11-15/2017	Qinzhou Three Star	10	17th	120	US$1,500.00

Gstaad Major Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 7/10/2018	Qualifier 1	Julian Azaad / Nicolas Capogrosso, Argentina (Q7)	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-12	0:47
Tue, 7/10/2018	Qualifier 2	Tigrito Gomez / Carlos Rangel, Venezuela (25, Q10)	Lost 21-15, 16-21, 13-15	0:43

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	1	0	$9,000.00
Total	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	2	0	$12,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Aaron Nusbaum												Michael Plantinga
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	$2,400.00	World Championships
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$9,500.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	$5,500.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	$4,500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	14	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	1	0	$6,850.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
29	0	1	1	0	0	6	3	2	0	$8,400.00	Total	41	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	0	$21,850.00

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
2018	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	$4,100.00	6	12	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	6	$4,100.00	6	12	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Aaron Nusbaum													Michael Plantinga
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	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
											2014	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
											2015	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2016	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$4,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$2,400.00	2017	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	1	$10,350.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	6	$2,050.00	2018	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7	$2,050.00
16	0	1	1	0	0	4	1	0	9	$4,450.00	Total	Total	28	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	13	$17,900.00

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	11	57.9%	4	21.1%	4	21.1%	15-4	78.9%	2	7.1%	13	46.4%	13	46.4%	2-26	7.1%	11-13	45.8%	6-17	26.1%	1	0	18-30	37.5%
2017-2018	3	37.5%	2	25.0%	3	37.5%	5-3	62.5%	1	10.0%	6	60.0%	3	30.0%	1-9	10.0%	3-3	50.0%	3-9	25.0%	0	0	6-12	33.3%
Against the Field	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	12.5%	2	25.0%	5	62.5%	1-7	12.5%	4-10	28.6%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	5-8	38.5%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	5	8	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	12
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	2	6	8	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	16
Total	0	0	10	12	6	10	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	30

Head to Head Results
Nusbaum/Plantinga trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 16 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
2/27/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Qualifier 1	Perusic/Schweiner	31, Q14	Nusbaum/Plantinga	Q19	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 25, Q10 Gomez/Rangel, Venezuela 0-1
7/10/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Qualifier 2	Gomez/Rangel	25, Q10	Nusbaum/Plantinga	Q26	15-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 32 Budinger/Rosenthal, United States 0-1
5/9/18	FIVB	Lucerne Three Star	Qualifier 2	Budinger/Rosenthal	32, Q28	Nusbaum/Plantinga	Q12	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # Q7 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
7/10/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Qualifier 1	Nusbaum/Plantinga	Q26	Azaad/Capogrosso	Q7	21-18, 14-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # Q13 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy, France 0-1
3/6/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Qualifier 1	Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy	Q10	Nusbaum/Plantinga	Q23	21-15, 27-25	0:42
Lead the series against # Q30 Dollinger/Kulzer, Germany 1-0
5/3/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Winner 1	Nusbaum/Plantinga	31, Q3	Dollinger/Kulzer	34	11-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:47