AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Crocs Tour Tournament of Champions
September 4 - 6, 2009
(13) John Moran/Mike Placek
 
John Moran
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 19, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Phoenix, AZ
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Arizona
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 126
Career Best: 2nd (NVL Hermosa Beach 2016)
Career AVP Best: 7th (Chicago 2009)
Career Winnings: $46,645.00
Mike Placek
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 23, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Pompton Plains, NJ
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Best: 3rd (San Diego 2008)
Career Winnings: $76,402.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP100000011611 $22,390.00
Previous Mason Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Scott Davenport - 25th Did not play
2006 Did not play Dane Jensen - 17th
2007 Jon Mesko - 25th Russ Marchewka - 13th
2008 Eyal Zimet - 17th Russ Marchewka - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/27-29/2009 Chicago Open 15 7th 370 $5,700.00
AVP 8/20-23/2009 Muskegon Open 15 13th 240 $1,800.00
AVP 8/14-16/2009 San Francisco Open 15 13th 240 $2,280.00
AVP 8/6-9/2009 Hermosa Beach Open 16 13th 240 $1,800.00
AVP 7/16-19/2009 Manhattan Beach Open 15 13th 240 $1,800.00
AVP 7/2-5/2009 Coney Island Open 13 9th 300 $3,960.00
Tournament of Champions Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/4/2009 Winner 1 Brad Keenan / Nick Lucena (4) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:40
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal201400.7000003
 111800.7270001
 29600.6670002
Mike PlacekTotal9400.4440111
 14200.5000110
 25200.4000001
Fri, 9/4/2009 Contender 1 Matt Olson / Kevin Wong (5) Lost 13-21, 23-25 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John MoranTotal1245-0.0832212
 1412-0.2502012
 28330.0000200
Mike PlacekTotal402170.3500810
 119850.1580500
 2211320.5240310
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
John Moran321850.4062215
Mike Placek492570.3670921
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open800000114110 $18,090.00
Manhattan Beach100000001000 $1,800.00
Tour Championships100000001000 $2,500.00
Total1000000116110 $22,390.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
John Moran Mike Placek
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
91000011624270 $29,957.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open5400101211230 $38,690.00
13000001331 $4,175.00 Manhattan Beach5000002200 $3,925.00
3000002000 $2,550.00 Tour Championships3000003000 $3,750.00
2000000002 $0.00 Gold Series          
1000000001 $0.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series          
4000000013 $0.00 Contender Series/Tour Series          
114000011927317 $36,682.50 Total6200101261430 $46,365.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2009AVP700000115000 $19,840.00 161453.3 %
TotalAVP700000115000 $19,840.00 161453.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
John Moran  Mike Placek
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
6000000006 $0.00 2000AVP          
7000001114 $900.00 2001AVP          
4000000112 $300.00 2002AVP          
8000000143 $450.00 2003AVP          
7000001240 $1,475.00 2004AVP          
10000000253 $1,100.00 2005AVP3000000003 $0.00
11000000146 $875.00 2006AVP9000000117 $500.00
11000001154 $1,800.00 2007AVP9000001206 $1,650.00
13000003910 $8,112.50 2008AVP15001008600 $16,550.00
13000019300 $15,620.00 2009AVP14000019400 $16,940.00
900000115212528 $30,632.50 TotalTotal50001011813116 $35,640.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall13 81.3% 1 6.3% 2 12.5% 14-2 87.5% 5 21.7% 4 17.4% 14 60.9% 5-18 21.7% 13-14 48.1% 6-6 50.0% 00 19-20 48.7%
2008-200911 91.7% 0 0.0% 1 8.3% 11-1 91.7% 5 27.8% 1 5.6% 12 66.7% 5-13 27.8% 11-12 47.8% 5-2 71.4% 00 16-14 53.3%
Against the Field1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 1 8.3% 1 8.3% 10 83.3% 1-11 8.3% 2-20 9.1% 2-4 33.3% 00 2-12 14.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open00000000580000001616
Manhattan Beach000000002100000032
Tour Championships000000000100000002
Total000000007100000001920
Head to Head Results
Moran/Placek trail the series against the field 2-12 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-2
8/7/09AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Moran/Placek 16 21-7, 21-12 0:38
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Moran/Placek 15 21-15, 21-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Hyden/Scott 0-2
8/21/09AVPMuskegon Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 2 Moran/Placek 15 21-18, 21-13 0:43
8/14/09AVPSan Francisco Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 2 Moran/Placek 15 21-15, 17-21, 15-12 1:05
Trail the series against # 4 Keenan/Lucena 0-1
9/4/09AVPTournament of Champions Winner 1 Keenan/Lucena 4 Moran/Placek 13 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Olson/Wong 0-1
9/4/09AVPTournament of Champions Contender 1 Olson/Wong 5 Moran/Placek 13 21-13, 25-23 0:47
Trail the series against # 8 Brazao/Prosser 0-2
8/29/09AVPChicago Open Contender 5 Brazao/Prosser 10 Moran/Placek 15 15-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:59
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 5 Brazao/Prosser 10 Moran/Placek 15 21-19, 21-15 0:41
Trail the series against # 9 Loomis/Patterson 0-3
8/22/09AVPMuskegon Open Contender 3 Loomis/Patterson 7 Moran/Placek 15 21-19, 21-17 0:47
8/15/09AVPSan Francisco Open Contender 2 Loomis/Patterson 7 Moran/Placek 15 21-16, 21-18 0:56
7/4/09AVPConey Island Open Contender 4 Loomis/Patterson 7 Moran/Placek 13 21-18, 21-13 0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Strickland/Wachtfogel 1-0
8/28/09AVPChicago Open Contender 3 Moran/Placek 15 Strickland/Wachtfogel 9 16-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 14 Medel/Stolfus 0-1
7/3/09AVPConey Island Open Winner 2 Medel/Stolfus 4 Moran/Placek 13 21-16, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 15 DiPierro/Roberts 1-0
8/21/09AVPMuskegon Open Winner 1 Moran/Placek 15 DiPierro/Roberts 18 21-17, 21-19 0:40