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AVP Tour
$60,000 Palm Beach Contender Series
May 23 - 25, 2025

(19, Q3) Nathan Pugh/Ben Vaught

Nathan Pugh

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (2 times)

Career AVP Best:

17th (Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$100.00

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)

Career AVP Best:

5th (Denver 2024)

Career Winnings:

$11,775.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	29	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	US$100.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	US$100.00

Previous Palm Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/9-11/2025	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Q26	29th	1132	$0.00

Palm Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/23/2025	Qualifier 2	Angel Dache / Devin Decker (Q14)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-12
Sat, 5/24/2025	Pool F	Wyatt Harrison / Charlie Siragusa (6)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:41
Sat, 5/24/2025	Pool F	Derek Bradford / Alvaro Filho (7)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:56

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$100.00
Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Contender Series/Tour Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	$100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nathan Pugh												Ben Vaught
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	0	1	$6,100.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	1	0	1	4	5	0	0	$700.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,275.00
											Tour Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,150.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$325.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$325.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	3	4	$400.00
19	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	11	$100.00	Total	68	0	0	1	0	2	12	24	6	10	$11,275.00

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
2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nathan Pugh													Ben Vaught
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2014	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2015	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	NVL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2016	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2017	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	$4,675.00
											2018	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,500.00
											2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	NORCECA	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2019	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	2	$2,350.00
											2019	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2021	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2022	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00	2023	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	$325.00
											2023	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2024	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	$725.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	1	$300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2025	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	11	$50.00	Total	Total	66	0	1	1	1	2	12	23	5	21	$11,725.00

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%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2024-2025	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0-4	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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	4	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

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 # 6 Harrison/Siragusa 0-1
5/24/25	AVP	Palm Beach Contender Series	Pool F	Harrison/Siragusa	6	Pugh/Vaught	19, Q3	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Bradford/Filho 0-1
5/24/25	AVP	Palm Beach Contender Series	Pool F	Bradford/Filho	7	Pugh/Vaught	19, Q3	21-19, 21-18	0:56
Lead the series against # Q12 Campbell/Kim 1-0
5/9/25	AVP	Huntington Beach Heritage Series	Qualifier 1	Pugh/Vaught	Q26	Campbell/Kim	Q39	21-17, 16-21, 15-11
Lead the series against # Q14 Dache/Decker 1-0
5/23/25	AVP	Palm Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 2	Pugh/Vaught	19, Q3	Dache/Decker	Q14	21-18, 17-21, 15-12