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AVP Tour
$40,000 Virginia Beach Contender Series
August 2 - 4, 2024

(Q9) Alexander Biz/Christopher Shaffer

Alexander Biz

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 17, 1999 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mountain View, CA

Height:

6'6"

College(s):

California-San Diego

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Maunganui 2025)

Career AVP Best:

17th (Virginia Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$100.00

Christopher Shaffer

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 20, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Thousand Oaks, CA

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

9th (Laguna Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	57	Money
AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	US$0.00

Previous Virginia Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Alex Ukkelberg - 19th	Leor Schiffer - 33rd

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Virginia Beach Contender Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/2/2024	Qualifier 2	Tate Calles / Riley Owen (Q24)	Won 21-17, 29-27
Fri, 8/2/2024	Qualifier 3	Dillon Cox / Mischa Freystaetter (22, Q8)	Lost 14-21, 18-21

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
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	0	1	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Alexander Biz												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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	$100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	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	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Gold Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	$425.00
23	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	2	10	$100.00	Total	20	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	8	$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
2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Alexander Biz													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
											2022	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00	2023	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$0.00	2024	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	$0.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	11	$0.00

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%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2023-2024	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	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%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	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	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Heritage Series/Pro Series	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Contender Series/Tour Series	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 22, Q8 Cox/Freystaetter 0-1
8/2/24	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 3	Cox/Freystaetter	22, Q8	Biz/Shaffer	Q9	21-14, 21-18
Lead the series against # Q24 Calles/Owen 1-0
8/2/24	AVP	Virginia Beach Contender Series	Qualifier 2	Biz/Shaffer	Q9	Calles/Owen	Q24	21-17, 29-27