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AVP Tour
$225,000 Chicago Championships
August 31 - September 3, 2017

(17, Q1) Branden Clemens/Ben Vaught

Branden Clemens

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 25, 1994 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Carmel, IN

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Harvard

Seasons:

Tournaments:

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 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Huntington Beach, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California Baptist

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Denver 2024)

Career Winnings:

$11,725.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	57	Money
AVP	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	2	0	1	0	$14,350.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	2	0	1	1	US$14,350.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Did not play	John Zappia - 37th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/17-20/2017	Manhattan Beach Open	19	13th	384	$2,350.00
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

Chicago Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Thu, 8/31/2017

Qualifier 2

Maksym Gladun / Tomas Goldsmith (Q64)

Won 23-21, 21-11

0:45

Thu, 8/31/2017

Qualifier 3

Philip Burrow / Tyler Lesneski (Q33)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:44

Thu, 8/31/2017

Qualifier 4

Marshall Brock / Aaren Rice (Q17)

Won 21-8, 21-14

0:40

Fri, 9/1/2017

Winner 1

Mark Burik / Adam Roberts (16)

Lost 14-21, 16-21

0:42

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Branden Clemens	Total	29	14	5	0.310	0	5	2	1
	1	10	5	5	0.000	0	2	1	0
	2	19	9	0	0.474	0	3	1	1
Ben Vaught	Total	14	5	4	0.071	0	9	0	1
	1	6	2	1	0.167	0	5	0	1
	2	8	3	3	0.000	0	4	0	0

Fri, 9/1/2017

Contender 1

Piotr Marciniak / Roberto Rodriguez (15)

Lost 21-18, 13-21, 9-15

0:48

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Branden Clemens	Total	34	20	9	0.324	2	3	2	0
	1	14	9	1	0.571	1	3	1	0
	2	13	5	5	0.000	0	0	1	0
	3	7	6	3	0.429	1	0	0	0
Ben Vaught	Total	20	7	6	0.050	0	9	2	1
	1	7	3	2	0.143	0	3	2	0
	2	7	3	2	0.143	0	3	0	1
	3	6	1	2	-0.167	0	3	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Branden Clemens	63	34	14	0.317	2	8	4	1
Ben Vaught	34	12	10	0.059	0	18	2	2

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 7-7 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Crabb/Gibb 0-1
5/5/17	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Crabb/Gibb	1	Clemens/Vaught	16, Q9	21-16, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 9 Ratledge/Zaun 0-2
7/22/17	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Ratledge/Zaun	5	Clemens/Vaught	14	21-13, 21-16	0:41
7/7/17	AVP	San 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
8/19/17	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	McKibbin/McKibbin	12	Clemens/Vaught	19	21-12, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Marciniak/Rodriguez 0-2
9/1/17	AVP	Chicago Championships	Contender 1	Marciniak/Rodriguez	15	Clemens/Vaught	17, Q1	18-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:48
8/18/17	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Marciniak/Rodriguez	14	Clemens/Vaught	19	21-17, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 16 Burik/Roberts 0-1
9/1/17	AVP	Chicago Championships	Winner 1	Burik/Roberts	16	Clemens/Vaught	17, Q1	21-14, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # Q17 Brock/Rice 2-0
8/31/17	AVP	Chicago Championships	Qualifier 4	Clemens/Vaught	17, Q1	Brock/Rice	Q17	21-8, 21-14	0:40
5/18/17	AVP	Austin Open	Qualifier 3	Clemens/Vaught	Q3	Brock/Rice	Q30	19-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # Q20 Smith/Yang 1-0
8/18/17	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Clemens/Vaught	19	Smith/Yang	30, Q24	21-18, 21-18	0:47
Lead the series against # Q23 Partain/Partain 1-0
6/22/17	AVP	Seattle Open	Qualifier 2	Clemens/Vaught	Q4	Partain/Partain	Q20	21-19, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # Q33 Burrow/Lesneski 1-0
8/31/17	AVP	Chicago Championships	Qualifier 3	Clemens/Vaught	17, Q1	Burrow/Lesneski	Q33	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # Q40 Hunkin/Ta 1-0
6/8/17	AVP	New York City Open	Qualifier 2	Clemens/Vaught	Q6	Hunkin/Ta	Q27	21-4, 21-16	0:26
Lead the series against # Q64 Gladun/Goldsmith 1-0
8/31/17	AVP	Chicago Championships	Qualifier 2	Clemens/Vaught	17, Q1	Gladun/Goldsmith	Q64	23-21, 21-11	0:45