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AVP Tour
$300,000 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open
August 18 - 21, 2022

(Q52) Earl Schultz/Christopher Shaffer

Earl Schultz

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Pitzer College

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Cook Islands 2020)

Career AVP Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$2,100.00

Christopher Shaffer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thousand Oaks, CA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

9th (Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	Patrick Bolton - 41st	Christopher Griebenow - 89th
2018	Luis Del Valle - 57th	Did not play
2019	Jake Urrutia - 33rd	Todd Travis - 41st

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/18/2022	Qualifier 2	Zephyr Dew / Colton Jeffrey (Q13)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:59
Thu, 8/18/2022	Qualifier 3	Dylan Maarek / Curt Toppel (Q20)	Lost 26-24, 17-21, 12-15	1:17

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$)
Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Earl Schultz												Christopher Shaffer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$450.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$0.00	Tour Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$425.00
19	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	3	0	$2,100.00	Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	8	$425.00

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
2022	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

Earl Schultz													Christopher Shaffer
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	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$0.00	2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	$450.00	2019	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$350.00	2020	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
17	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	10	$800.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00

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%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2021-2022	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	50.0%	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
Gold 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Dew/Jeffrey 1-0
8/18/22	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Schultz/Shaffer	Q52	Dew/Jeffrey	Q13	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:59
Trail the series against # Q20 Maarek/Toppel 0-1
8/18/22	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Maarek/Toppel	Q20	Schultz/Shaffer	Q52	24-26, 21-17, 15-12	1:17