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AVP Tour
$20,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Virginia Beach Open
June 12 - 14, 2026

(9) Ian Carlson/Christopher Shaffer

Ian Carlson

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 3, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Parker, CO

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

Wentworth

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$3,675.00

Christopher Shaffer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1997 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thousand Oaks, CA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Did not play	Leor Schiffer - 33rd
2024	Gage Basey - 9th	Alexander Biz - 25th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Virginia Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool D	Pat Cronshaw / Kyle Ferencik (16)	Won 21-17, 21-13
Sat, 6/13/2026	Pool D	Lev Priima / Adam Roberts (4)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 14-16
Sat, 6/13/2026	Winner 1	Angel Dache / Sami Jindyeh (11)	Lost 11-21, 25-23, 13-15

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$)
Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ian Carlson												Christopher Shaffer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Manhattan Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$925.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	$0.00
15	0	0	2	0	0	5	5	0	3	$2,750.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	8	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	$425.00
25	0	0	2	0	0	5	9	1	8	$3,675.00	Total	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	2	16	$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	0	1	0.0 %
2026	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ian Carlson													Christopher Shaffer
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2017	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2018	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2019	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$0.00	2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	$0.00	2023	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
5	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	$1,425.00	2024	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$900.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$425.00
											2025	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$0.00
											2025	NORCECA	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$0.00	2026	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00
											2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
23	0	0	1	0	0	5	8	1	8	$2,325.00	Total	Total	26	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	1	16	$925.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Total	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Head to Head Results
Carlson/Shaffer trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Priima/Roberts 0-1
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Pool D	Priima/Roberts	4	Carlson/Shaffer	9	21-19, 19-21, 16-14
Trail the series against # 11 Dache/Jindyeh 0-1
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Winner 1	Dache/Jindyeh	11	Carlson/Shaffer	9	21-11, 23-25, 15-13
Lead the series against # 16 Cronshaw/Ferencik 1-0
6/13/26	AVP	Virginia Beach Open	Pool D	Carlson/Shaffer	9	Cronshaw/Ferencik	16	21-17, 21-13