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$150,000 AVP Heritage Laguna Beach Open
September 18 - 20, 2026

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 (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$4,500.00

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:

$1,250.00

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 Laguna Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Lars Basey - 13th	Leor Schiffer - 29th
2025	Did not play	Brian Miller - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	6/12-14/2026	Virginia Beach Open	9	9th	1390	$0.00

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
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	$1,250.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	$325.00
16	0	0	3	0	0	5	5	0	3	$3,250.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	3	$425.00
27	0	0	3	0	0	5	9	2	8	$4,500.00	Total	28	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	3	16	$750.00

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
7	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	$2,175.00	2026	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	$325.00
											2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
27	0	0	3	0	0	5	9	2	8	$4,500.00	Total	Total	29	0	1	0	0	0	3	6	3	16	$1,250.00

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	0		0		0		0-0		0		0		0		0-0		0-0		0-0		0	0	0-0

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
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
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