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AVP Tour
$1,000,000 AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light Manhattan Beach Open
September 17 - 21, 2008

(7) Matt Olson/Kevin Wong

Matt Olson

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 2, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cardiff, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Arizona

Seasons:

19

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

2

Career Winnings:

$262,930.00

Kevin Wong

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 12, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Honolulu, HI

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

UCLA

Seasons:

17

Tournaments:

256

Career Wins:

10

Career AVP Wins:

6

Career Winnings:

$757,282.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
AVP	31	1	1	9	0	10	7	2	1	0	0	$272,375.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$2,000.00
Overall	32	1	1	9	0	10	7	2	1	0	1	US$274,375.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Did not play	John Anselmo - 17th
1996	Did not play	Greg Shankle - 25th
2001	Did not play	Stein Metzger - 1st
2002	Jeff Hall - 25th	Stein Metzger - 17th
2003	Did not play	Eric Fonoimoana - 1st
2004	Jim Nichols - 13th	Eric Fonoimoana - 3rd
2005	Brent Doble - 13th	Dain Blanton - 17th
2006	Canyon Ceman - 13th	Ty Loomis - 9th
2007	Brent Doble - 9th	John Mayer - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	9/12-14/2008	AVP Shootout San Francisco	6	5th	216	$8,000.00
AVP	9/6-7/2008	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	7	7th	180	$5,000.00
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	5	7th	260	$4,650.00
AVP	8/1-3/2008	AVP Slam San Diego	3	5th	312	$5,300.00
AVP	7/24-26/2008	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	5	5th	312	$6,000.00
AVP	7/18-19/2008	AVP Slam Brooklyn	4	5th	312	$6,000.00
AVP	7/10-12/2008	AVP Slam Chicago Open	3	9th	208	$2,600.00
AVP	7/4-5/2008	AVP Slam Boulder	1	5th	312	$5,300.00
AVP	6/20-22/2008	AVP Belmar Open	1	1st	360	$20,000.00
AVP	6/5-8/2008	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	6	3rd	270	$9,500.00
AVP	5/30-6/1/2008	AVP Atlanta	8	5th	216	$6,000.00
AVP	5/24-26/2008	AVP Louisville	6	3rd	270	$9,500.00
AVP	5/8-10/2008	AVP Charleston	9	3rd	270	$9,500.00
AVP	5/1-3/2008	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	12	7th	180	$4,650.00
AVP	4/17-20/2008	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	12	9th	144	$2,875.00
AVP	4/10-13/2008	AVP Gold Crown Miami	10	13th	108	$1,700.00

AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Fri, 9/19/2008

Winner 1

Ivan Mercer / Leonardo Moraes (26, Q19)

Won 21-10, 21-15

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	13	7	0	0.538	0	8	0	1
	1	4	3	0	0.750	0	3	0	1
	2	9	4	0	0.444	0	5	0	0
Kevin Wong	Total	22	14	3	0.500	2	7	1	2
	1	9	6	2	0.444	1	1	1	0
	2	13	8	1	0.538	1	6	0	2

Fri, 9/19/2008

Winner 2

Jeff Carlucci / Albert Hannemann (23, Q13)

Won 18-21, 21-13, 15-7

1:11

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	35	12	6	0.171	0	26	1	2
	1	17	8	3	0.294	0	13	0	1
	2	8	1	1	0.000	0	4	1	0
	3	10	3	2	0.100	0	9	0	1
Kevin Wong	Total	36	17	3	0.389	5	6	0	2
	1	18	6	2	0.222	0	2	0	0
	2	10	7	1	0.600	2	3	0	1
	3	8	4	0	0.500	3	1	0	1

Sat, 9/20/2008

Winner 3

Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (2)

Won 21-19, 10-21, 15-13

1:07

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	52	25	7	0.346	0	12	0	1
	1	15	9	2	0.467	0	4	0	1
	2	22	6	4	0.091	0	5	0	0
	3	15	10	1	0.600	0	3	0	0
Kevin Wong	Total	17	7	2	0.294	2	10	0	2
	1	10	5	0	0.500	0	5	0	0
	2	2	1	0	0.500	0	0	0	1
	3	5	1	2	-0.200	2	5	0	1

Sat, 9/20/2008

Winner 4

Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings (6, Q1)

Lost 17-21, 14-21

0:46

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	24	12	3	0.375	0	9	1	0
	1	13	5	1	0.308	0	3	0	0
	2	11	7	2	0.455	0	6	1	0
Kevin Wong	Total	33	10	5	0.152	0	4	0	1
	1	15	6	3	0.200	0	3	0	1
	2	18	4	2	0.111	0	1	0	0

Sun, 9/21/2008

Contender 6

John Hyden / Brad Keenan (5)

Won 21-19, 21-16

0:45

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	30	14	5	0.300	0	11	1	0
	1	17	8	3	0.294	0	5	0	0
	2	13	6	2	0.308	0	6	1	0
Kevin Wong	Total	13	7	1	0.462	6	0	1	0
	1	8	5	1	0.500	2	0	0	0
	2	5	2	0	0.400	4	0	1	0

Sun, 9/21/2008

Semi-Finals

Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers (1)

Lost 23-21, 18-21, 10-2 Retired

1:11

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	Total	38	16	1	0.395	0	15	1	1
	1	21	9	1	0.381	0	8	0	0
	2	14	7	0	0.500	0	7	1	1
	3	3	0	0	0.000	0	0	0	0
Kevin Wong	Total	29	9	2	0.241	0	3	2	1
	1	10	4	0	0.400	0	1	0	0
	2	12	3	1	0.167	0	2	2	1
	3	7	2	1	0.143	0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Matt Olson	192	86	22	0.333	0	81	4	5
Kevin Wong	150	64	16	0.320	15	30	4	8

Head to Head Results
Olson/Wong lead the series against the field 38-28 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-6
9/21/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	7	23-21, 18-21, 10-2 Retired	1:11
7/26/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	5	21-16, 21-16	0:55
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	4	21-15, 21-13	0:47
5/31/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	8	24-22, 21-19	1:00
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	9	23-21, 21-16	0:53
5/9/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Olson/Wong	9	21-14, 21-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 2-5
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	21-19, 10-21, 15-13	1:07
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	3	Olson/Wong	6	19-21, 21-18, 15-10	1:02
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	2	Olson/Wong	7	21-13, 21-19	0:42
6/8/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 6	Olson/Wong	6	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	21-19, 21-14	0:45
6/1/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Contender 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Olson/Wong	8	21-18, 21-11	0:37
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Olson/Wong	12	26-24, 18-21, 15-11	1:15
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	4	Olson/Wong	12	21-14, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 3 Lucena/Scott 2-4
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Contender 3	Lucena/Scott	3	Olson/Wong	7	23-21, 18-21, 15-10	1:02
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Contender 4	Lucena/Scott	3	Olson/Wong	5	21-13, 16-21, 15-11	1:00
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 3	Lucena/Scott	6	Olson/Wong	3	22-20, 15-21, 15-10	1:12
6/22/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Finals	Olson/Wong	1	Lucena/Scott	3	22-20, 21-15	0:50
5/31/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Contender 3	Olson/Wong	8	Lucena/Scott	5	21-17, 21-19	0:49
5/25/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Winner 3	Lucena/Scott	3	Olson/Wong	6	23-21, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Metzger/Williams 0-2
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Contender 4	Metzger/Williams	8	Olson/Wong	3	21-19, 21-15	1:06
5/3/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Contender 4	Metzger/Williams	6	Olson/Wong	12	21-16, 21-19	0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Hyden/Keenan 4-3
9/21/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 6	Olson/Wong	7	Hyden/Keenan	5	21-19, 21-16	0:45
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 3	Hyden/Keenan	4	Olson/Wong	6	21-14, 21-16	0:38
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	5	Hyden/Keenan	4	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:00
7/19/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Contender 6	Hyden/Keenan	3	Olson/Wong	4	27-25, 21-14	0:40
6/22/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Olson/Wong	1	Hyden/Keenan	2	21-19, 24-22	0:49
5/26/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Keenan	2	Olson/Wong	6	21-16, 21-16	0:52
4/19/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Dallas	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	12	Hyden/Keenan	5	21-12, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 0-3
9/20/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6, Q1	Olson/Wong	7	21-17, 21-14	0:46
8/2/08	AVP	AVP Slam San Diego	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Olson/Wong	3	21-14, 21-15	0:40
6/8/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Jennings	2	Olson/Wong	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	1:10
Lead the series against # 8, Q3 Brazao/Loiola 4-1
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Winner 1	Olson/Wong	7	Brazao/Loiola	10	21-13, 21-15	0:35
6/22/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Contender 4	Olson/Wong	1	Brazao/Loiola	7	21-14, 21-18	0:43
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 5	Olson/Wong	6	Brazao/Loiola	12	22-24, 21-15, 17-15	1:08
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Contender 3	Olson/Wong	9	Brazao/Loiola	10	21-14, 23-21	0:47
4/12/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Contender 2	Brazao/Loiola	18	Olson/Wong	10	24-26, 21-19, 15-11	1:14
Lead the series against # 9, Q5 Holdren/Strickland 5-1
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 1	Olson/Wong	6	Holdren/Strickland	8	19-21, 23-21, 15-9	1:17
7/26/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Contender 5	Holdren/Strickland	15	Olson/Wong	5	18-21, 21-15, 17-15	1:11
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	3	Holdren/Strickland	14	21-17, 21-14	0:48
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	6	Holdren/Strickland	11	21-17, 21-14	0:50
5/31/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Contender 2	Olson/Wong	8	Holdren/Strickland	11	21-15, 21-12	0:43
4/11/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Miami	Contender 1	Olson/Wong	10	Holdren/Strickland	9	22-20, 21-15	0:51
Lead the series against # 10, Q2 Mariano/Ratledge 4-0
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 4	Olson/Wong	6	Mariano/Ratledge	10	21-15, 21-17	0:46
5/30/08	AVP	AVP Atlanta	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	8	Mariano/Ratledge	9	21-19, 21-17	0:49
5/25/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Contender 3	Olson/Wong	6	Mariano/Ratledge	7	18-21, 21-18, 17-15	1:09
5/8/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	9	Mariano/Ratledge	8	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:07
Series tied with # 11 Mayer/Nygaard 2-2
9/13/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Contender 2	Olson/Wong	6	Mayer/Nygaard	10	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:57
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 2	Mayer/Nygaard	12	Olson/Wong	5	27-25, 21-11	0:56
6/21/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 3	Olson/Wong	1	Mayer/Nygaard	8	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:10
6/7/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Nygaard	14	Olson/Wong	6	21-19, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Allen/Halverson 3-0
9/12/08	AVP	AVP Shootout San Francisco	Winner 1	Olson/Wong	6	Allen/Halverson	11	21-19, 21-15	0:36
9/6/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Santa Barbara	Contender 2	Olson/Wong	7	Allen/Halverson	13	21-16, 21-12	0:36
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	4	Allen/Halverson	13	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Series tied with # 15, Q7 Wachtfogel/Wong 1-1
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	5	Wachtfogel/Wong	12	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:05
7/5/08	AVP	AVP Slam Boulder	Winner 3	Wachtfogel/Wong	9	Olson/Wong	1	21-17, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 16, Q10 Morrison/Tramblie 3-0
8/30/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Contender 2	Olson/Wong	5	Morrison/Tramblie	19	21-17, 21-13	0:47
5/10/08	AVP	AVP Charleston	Contender 4	Olson/Wong	9	Morrison/Tramblie	18	21-16, 21-18	0:54
5/2/08	AVP	AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach	Winner 1	Olson/Wong	12	Morrison/Tramblie	21, Q1	21-16, 21-10	0:46
Lead the series against # 17, Q8 Marchewka/Placek 2-0
7/4/08	AVP	AVP Slam Boulder	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	1	Marchewka/Placek	16	21-13, 21-14	0:43
5/24/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	6	Marchewka/Placek	11	21-16, 21-19	0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q13 Carlucci/Hannemann 4-0
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	7	Carlucci/Hannemann	23, Q13	18-21, 21-13, 15-7	1:11
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Contender 1	Olson/Wong	5	Carlucci/Hannemann	22	21-15, 21-15	0:50
6/20/08	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Winner 2	Olson/Wong	1	Carlucci/Hannemann	17	21-13, 21-19	0:46
5/25/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Contender 2	Olson/Wong	6	Carlucci/Hannemann	16	21-18, 21-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q19 Mercer/Moraes 1-0
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Olson/Wong	7	Mercer/Moraes	26, Q19	21-10, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # Q23 Allstot/Fuller 1-0
7/4/08	AVP	AVP Slam Boulder	Winner 1	Olson/Wong	1	Allstot/Fuller	32	21-19, 21-16	0:39