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AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Austin
May 17 - 20, 2018

(Q2) Michael Brunsting/Jeff Samuels

Michael Brunsting

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 12, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Diego, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

California-San Diego

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

7th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$36,425.00

Jeff Samuels, II

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Blanc, MI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Michigan State
Davenport

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

2nd (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$35,225.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$4,850.00

Previous Austin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Chase Frishman - 7th	David Smith - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/17-20/2017	Manhattan Beach Open	17, Q1	13th	384	$2,350.00
AVP	7/20-23/2017	Hermosa Beach Open	10	9th	300	$2,500.00

AVP Austin Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/17/2018	Qualifier 1	Charles Porter / Clark Porter (Q63)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:45
Thu, 5/17/2018	Qualifier 2	Juan Beltran / Tommy Wolfe (Q31)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:41
Thu, 5/17/2018	Qualifier 3	Andrew Dentler / Dylan Maarek (Q18)	Lost 18-21, 16-21	0:47

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,350.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,850.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michael Brunsting												Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
25	0	0	0	0	3	15	6	0	0	$25,700.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	1	$6,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	$5,775.00	Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,450.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	$4,950.00	Tour Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,650.00
											Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	15	0	1	1	0	2	10	1	0	0	$4,525.00
36	0	0	0	0	3	23	7	0	0	$36,425.00	Total	49	0	1	1	0	2	19	15	4	3	$16,550.00

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
2017	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$4,850.00	8	4	66.7 %
2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	1	66.7 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,850.00	10	5	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michael Brunsting													Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2010	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	NVL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2013	NVL	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$675.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,250.00	2014	AVP
											2014	NVL	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	$0.00	2015	AVP
											2015	NVL	8	0	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$11,675.00
											2015	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	$5,250.00	2016	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$400.00
											2016	NVL	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$2,475.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	$8,975.00	2017	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	$6,175.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$500.00	2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
22	0	0	0	0	2	10	7	0	3	$15,975.00	Total	Total	37	0	1	5	0	11	9	7	1	3	$25,250.00

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	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	0	0.0%	9-0	100.0%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	4	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	7-4	63.6%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	10-5	66.7%
2017-2018	7	77.8%	2	22.2%	0	0.0%	9-0	100.0%	1	16.7%	1	16.7%	4	66.7%	1-5	16.7%	7-4	63.6%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	10-5	66.7%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0		0	0	2-2	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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3
Manhattan Beach	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Total	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 9 Ratledge/Zaun 0-1
8/19/17	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Ratledge/Zaun	8	Brunsting/Samuels	17, Q1	21-12, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # Q18 Dentler/Maarek 0-1
5/17/18	AVP	AVP Austin	Qualifier 3	Dentler/Maarek	Q18	Brunsting/Samuels	Q2	21-18, 21-16	0:47
Lead the series against # Q31 Beltran/Wolfe 1-0
5/17/18	AVP	AVP Austin	Qualifier 2	Brunsting/Samuels	Q2	Beltran/Wolfe	Q31	21-18, 21-12	0:41
Lead the series against # Q63 Porter/Porter 1-0
5/17/18	AVP	AVP Austin	Qualifier 1	Brunsting/Samuels	Q2	Porter/Porter	Q63	21-17, 21-15	0:45