AVP Tour
$225,000 Manhattan Beach Open
August 17 - 20, 2017
(19) Branden Clemens/Ben Vaught
 
Branden Clemens
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 25, 1994 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Carmel, IN
Height: 6'6"
College(s): Harvard
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 23
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career AVP Best: 13th (6 times)
Career Winnings: $7,625.00
Ben Vaught
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 26, 1996 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Hawaii
California Baptist
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 72
Career Best: 2nd (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)
Career AVP Best: 5th (Denver 2024)
Career Winnings: $11,775.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253357Money
AVP140000000652010 $14,350.00
FIVB10000000000001 US$0.00
NORCECA10000001000000 US$0.00
Overall160000001652011 US$14,350.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Did not play Jake Burkhardt - 57th
2015 Did not play David Rowker - 57th
2016 Did not play John Zappia - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/20-23/2017 Hermosa Beach Open 14 13th 240 $2,000.00
AVP 7/6-9/2017 San Francisco Open 14, Q2 13th 240 $2,000.00
AVP 6/22-25/2017 Seattle Open Q4 17th 190 $0.00
AVP 6/8-11/2017 New York City Open Q6 17th 228 $0.00
AVP 5/18-21/2017 Austin Open Q3 17th 190 $0.00
AVP 5/4-7/2017 Huntington Beach Open 16, Q9 13th 240 $2,000.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 1 Piotr Marciniak / Roberto Rodriguez (14) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:45
Fri, 8/18/2017 Contender 1 David Smith / Nathan Yang (30, Q24) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Branden ClemensTotal301340.30033824
 16901.5002802
 224440.00013022
Ben VaughtTotal331710.48542102
 118810.38911301
 215900.6003801
Fri, 8/18/2017 Contender 2 Duncan Budinger / Daniel Dalanhese (20) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Branden ClemensTotal191700.89521725
 110800.80011012
 29901.0001713
Ben VaughtTotal27910.29602634
 120410.15001322
 27500.71401312
Sat, 8/19/2017 Contender 3 Maddison McKibbin / Riley McKibbin (12) Lost 12-21, 16-21 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Branden ClemensTotal351260.1710602
 113530.1540401
 222730.1820201
Ben VaughtTotal20940.25001215
 111530.1820502
 29410.3330713
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Branden Clemens8442100.381561411
Ben Vaught803560.363459411
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open1100000005500 $10,000.00
Manhattan Beach200000001100 $3,350.00
Tour Championships200000000100 $1,000.00
Total1500000006700 $14,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Branden Clemens Ben Vaught
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
14000005600 $5,450.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open23000006901 $6,100.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star11001014500 $700.00
2000002000 $0.00 U21 World Championships1000000010 $0.00
2000001100 $1,675.00 Manhattan Beach6000001200 $2,275.00
2000000100 $500.00 Tour Championships5000000200 $1,150.00
1000000000 $0.00 Gold Series3000000111 $325.00
           Heritage Series/Pro Series5000000014 $325.00
           Contender Series/Tour Series14000011534 $400.00
21000008800 $7,625.00 Total68001021224610 $11,275.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2017AVP700000004300 $8,350.00 171160.7 %
TotalAVP700000004300 $8,350.00 171160.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Branden Clemens  Ben Vaught
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000001000 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2014AVP2000000002 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC          
           2015AVP1000000001 $0.00
           2015NVL1000000100 $0.00
           2016AVP4000000004 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2016NVL          
           2016FIVB Age Group WC1000000010 $0.00
7000004300 $4,175.00 2017AVP7000004300 $4,175.00
11000006401 $4,175.00 TotalTotal16000004417 $4,175.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall29 80.6% 2 5.6% 5 13.9% 31-5 86.1% 5 22.7% 3 13.6% 14 63.6% 5-17 22.7% 29-14 67.4% 7-8 46.7% 00 36-22 62.1%
2016-201716 88.9% 0 0.0% 2 11.1% 16-2 88.9% 4 26.7% 1 6.7% 10 66.7% 4-11 26.7% 16-10 61.5% 4-3 57.1% 00 20-13 60.6%
Against the Field5 83.3% 0 0.0% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 2 20.0% 1 10.0% 7 70.0% 2-8 20.0% 10-14 41.7% 4-4 50.0% 00 7-9 43.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open102360000150000002716
Manhattan Beach003000000200000064
Tour Championships004100000100000043
Total103070000180000003723
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Crabb/Gibb 0-1
5/5/17AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Crabb/Gibb 1 Clemens/Vaught 16, Q9 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Ratledge/Zaun 0-2
7/22/17AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Ratledge/Zaun 5 Clemens/Vaught 14 21-13, 21-16 0:41
7/7/17AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 1 Ratledge/Zaun 3 Clemens/Vaught 14, Q2 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 McKibbin/McKibbin 0-1
8/19/17AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 3 McKibbin/McKibbin 12 Clemens/Vaught 19 21-12, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Marciniak/Rodriguez 0-1
8/18/17AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Marciniak/Rodriguez 14 Clemens/Vaught 19 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 20 Budinger/Dalanhese 1-0
8/18/17AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 2 Clemens/Vaught 19 Budinger/Dalanhese 20 21-15, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q24 Smith/Yang 1-0
8/18/17AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 1 Clemens/Vaught 19 Smith/Yang 30, Q24 21-18, 21-18 0:47
Trail the series against # Q8 Cervantes/Stewart 0-1
7/21/17AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Cervantes/Stewart 19, Q14 Clemens/Vaught 14 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # Q13 Brock/Rice 1-0
5/18/17AVPAustin Open Qualifier 3 Clemens/Vaught Q3 Brock/Rice Q30 19-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # Q19 Jagoda/Salava 1-0
5/4/17AVPHuntington Beach Open Qualifier 3 Clemens/Vaught 16, Q9 Jagoda/Salava Q40 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # Q35 Hunkin/Ta 1-0
6/8/17AVPNew York City Open Qualifier 2 Clemens/Vaught Q6 Hunkin/Ta Q27 21-4, 21-16 0:26
Lead the series against # Q45 Chapman/Ellis 1-0
5/4/17AVPHuntington Beach Open Qualifier 1 Clemens/Vaught 16, Q9 Chapman/Ellis Q56 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:02