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AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Heritage Huntington Beach Open
May 14 - 17, 2026

(Q21) Cristian Encarnacion/William Rivera

Cristian Encarnacion Melendez

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 3, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)

Career AVP Best:

29th (Huntington Beach 2026)

Career Winnings:

$1,000.00

William Rivera Figueroa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 23, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Juan, PR

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Palm Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$3,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
NORCECA	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	US$0.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Alex Mortimer - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NORCECA	6/27-29/2025	NORCECA Honduras	8	9th	144	US$0.00

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 1	Grayson Bradford / Quin Zilch (Q44)	Won 21-23, 14-21, 17-15	1:02
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 2	Cody Caldwell / Jacob LaBouliere (Q12)	Lost 22-24, 17-21	0:40

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$)
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Cristian Encarnacion												William Rivera
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$600.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,350.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	Total	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	3	$1,950.00

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
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Cristian Encarnacion													William Rivera
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2018	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	NORCECA
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	NORCECA
											2023	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2024	NORCECA	5	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$250.00
											2025	AVP	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$1,950.00
5	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	NORCECA	5	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
14	1	0	0	1	6	4	1	0	1	$1,000.00	Total	Total	21	1	0	2	2	5	4	3	0	4	$3,200.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%

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
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # Q12 Caldwell/LaBouliere 0-1
5/14/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Caldwell/LaBouliere	Q12	Encarnacion/Rivera	Q21	24-22, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # Q44 Bradford/Zilch 1-0
5/14/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Encarnacion/Rivera	Q21	Bradford/Zilch	Q44	21-23, 14-21, 17-15	1:02