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AVP Tour
$50,000 AVP Tour Series Denver Open
July 1 - 3, 2022

(18, Q4) Brian Miller/Raffe Paulis

Brian Miller

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 26, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mercer Island, WA

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Washington State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (AVP Virginia Beach 2024)

Career Winnings:

$19,350.00

Raffe Paulis

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 13, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Chicago, IL

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Northeastern Illinois

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (NORCECA Managua 2022)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Waupaca 2023)

Career Winnings:

$24,075.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	Money
AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	$9,300.00

Previous Denver Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Denver Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/1/2022	Qualifier 2	Alejandro Buitrago / Bryce Walsh (Q29)	Won 21-13, 21-15
Fri, 7/1/2022	Qualifier 3	Adam Hartmann / Andrew Holman (Q13)	Won 21-15, 21-8
Sat, 7/2/2022	Winner 1	Mark Burik / Brandon Joyner (15)	Lost 21-23, 21-18, 12-15	1:13
Sat, 7/2/2022	Contender 1	Andy Benesh / Miles Evans (1)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:44

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	$6,400.00
Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,400.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	$9,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Brian Miller												Raffe Paulis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
17	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	1	1	$1,800.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	34	0	0	0	0	0	10	16	0	1	$11,400.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$1,050.00	Manhattan Beach	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$1,000.00
											Tour Championships	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	$1,650.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,200.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$5,350.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	0	0	$10,975.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	2	$2,700.00
9	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	$2,325.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	13	0	0	0	0	2	5	6	0	0	$1,400.00
41	0	0	1	0	4	11	16	1	2	$19,350.00	Total	75	0	0	0	0	3	20	32	4	4	$23,500.00

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	1	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Brian Miller													Raffe Paulis
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2009	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2011	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2012	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2012	Pro Beach	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	$475.00
											2013	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$0.00
											2013	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$50.00
											2014	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00
											2014	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
											2015	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	$1,650.00
											2015	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	$1,400.00
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	$700.00	2017	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	1	$3,500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$0.00	2018	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1	$4,775.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	$2,150.00	2019	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	$2,225.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00	2021	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2022	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$700.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	1	8	$2,850.00	Total	Total	61	0	0	0	0	0	15	23	8	15	$15,325.00

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	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	0	0.0%	3	30.0%	7	70.0%	0-10	0.0%	9-7	56.3%	1-4	20.0%	1	0	11-11	50.0%
2021-2022	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	0	0.0%	3	33.3%	6	66.7%	0-9	0.0%	9-6	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	1	0	11-10	52.4%
Against the Field	5	71.4%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	10-4	71.4%	2-6	25.0%	1	0	7-5	58.3%

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6
Total	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	11

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 # 1 Benesh/Evans 0-1
7/2/22	AVP	Denver Open	Contender 1	Benesh/Evans	1	Miller/Paulis	18, Q4	21-17, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 15 Burik/Joyner 0-1
7/2/22	AVP	Denver Open	Winner 1	Burik/Joyner	15	Miller/Paulis	18, Q4	23-21, 18-21, 15-12	1:13
Lead the series against # Q13 Hartmann/Holman 1-0
7/1/22	AVP	Denver Open	Qualifier 3	Miller/Paulis	18, Q4	Hartmann/Holman	Q13	21-15, 21-8
Lead the series against # Q29 Buitrago/Walsh 1-0
7/1/22	AVP	Denver Open	Qualifier 2	Miller/Paulis	18, Q4	Buitrago/Walsh	Q29	21-13, 21-15