AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Austin
May 17 - 20, 2018
(Q4) 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 Austin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Ben Vaught - 17th Branden Clemens - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star Q19 57th 24 US$0.00
AVP 8/31-9/3/2017 Chicago Championships 17, Q1 17th 304 $1,000.00
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 $0.00
AVP Austin Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/17/2018 Qualifier 1 Garrett Bucklin / Frank Field (Q61) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Thu, 5/17/2018 Qualifier 2 Justin Phipps / Christopher Vaughan (Q36) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Thu, 5/17/2018 Qualifier 3 Marc Fornaciari / Brian Tillman (Q13) Lost 19-21, 21-12, 10-15 0:56
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2017AVP800000004400 $9,350.00 201360.6 %
2018AVP100000000100 $0.00 2166.7 %
2018FIVB100000000001 $0.00 1150.0 %
TotalAVP900000004500 $9,350.00 221461.1 %
TotalFIVB100000000001 $0.00 1150.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Branden Clemens  Ben Vaught
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
8000004400 $4,675.00 2017AVP8000004400 $4,675.00
1000000100 $0.00 2018AVP1000000100 $0.00
1000000001 $0.00 2018FIVB1000000001 $0.00
14000006602 $4,675.00 TotalTotal19000004618 $4,675.00
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%
2017-201828 82.4% 2 5.9% 4 11.8% 30-4 88.2% 5 22.7% 3 13.6% 14 63.6% 5-17 22.7% 28-14 66.7% 7-7 50.0% 00 35-21 62.5%
Against the Field2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 0 0.0% 2 22.2% 7 77.8% 0-9 0.0% 4-14 22.2% 0-4 0.0% 00 2-9 18.2%
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
Clemens/Vaught trail the series against the field 2-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 8 Santos/Schalk 0-2
6/22/17AVPSeattle Open Qualifier 3 Santos/Schalk 16, Q5 Clemens/Vaught Q4 21-14, 21-11 0:39
6/8/17AVPNew York City Open Qualifier 4 Santos/Schalk 16, Q35 Clemens/Vaught Q6 21-17, 21-11 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 13, Q1 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 # Q13 Fornaciari/Tillman 0-1
5/17/18AVPAVP Austin Qualifier 3 Fornaciari/Tillman Q13 Clemens/Vaught Q4 21-19, 12-21, 15-10 0:56
Lead the series against # Q36 Phipps/Vaughan 1-0
5/17/18AVPAVP Austin Qualifier 2 Clemens/Vaught Q4 Phipps/Vaughan Q36 21-14, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q61 Bucklin/Field 1-0
5/17/18AVPAVP Austin Qualifier 1 Clemens/Vaught Q4 Bucklin/Field Q61 21-16, 21-14 0:41