AVP Tour
$150,000 Paul Mitchell AVP Shootout
September 5 - 7, 2002
(2) Canyon Ceman/Mike Whitmarsh
 
Canyon Ceman
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 21, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 224
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: $682,442.25
Mike Whitmarsh
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 18, 1962 (63 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): San Diego
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 267
Career Wins: 28
Career AVP Wins: 25
Career Winnings: $1,603,987.88
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP4048103643110 $343,390.00
FIVB30110000010 US$69,500.00
Overall4349113643120 US$412,890.00
Previous Las Vegas Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Various - 3rd
1997 Various - 11th Various - 5th
1998 Various - 3rd Various - 4th
1999 Various - 8th Various - 4th
2000 Various - 4th Various - 1st
2001 Various - 7th Various - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/22-25/2002 US Championships of Beach Volleyball 4 5th 260 $4,200.00
AVP 8/8-11/2002 Manhattan Beach Open 4 2nd 428 $14,000.00
AVP 6/28-30/2002 Belmar Open 6 1st 360 $14,500.00
AVP 6/14-16/2002 Santa Barbara Open 3 7th 180 $2,500.00
AVP 6/7-9/2002 Hermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash 3 9th 172 $1,920.00
AVP 5/24-26/2002 Huntington Beach Open 4 2nd 324 $9,750.00
Las Vegas Shootout Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/5/2002 Winner 1 Todd Rogers / Sean Scott (7) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:53
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A2N/A0N/A
Sat, 9/7/2002 Semi-Finals Mike Lambert / Lee LeGrande (6) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A2N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A8N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
 3N/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A0N/A
Sat, 9/7/2002 Finals Eric Fonoimoana / Dax Holdren (1) Lost 24-26, 18-21 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A1N/A
Mike WhitmarshTotalN/AN/AN/AN/A4N/A1N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A3N/A1N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A1N/A0N/A
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanN/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A3N/A
Mike WhitmarshN/AN/AN/AN/A16N/A1N/A
TotalN/AN/AN/AN/A16N/A4N/A
OpponentsN/AN/AN/AN/A12N/A3N/A
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships101000000000 $42,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200100000100 $27,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3044823431100 $221,518.00
Manhattan Beach502201000000 $52,650.00
Tour Championships301011000000 $50,472.00
Total41481135431200 $394,140.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Canyon Ceman Mike Whitmarsh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1010000000 $0.00
1010000000 $21,000.00 World Championships2010000000 $21,000.00
4001000110 $14,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4111000100 $69,350.00
1686713941483650 $365,101.25 Challenge/Four Star/Open1922531201757311010 $814,944.00
15022043210 $38,670.00 Manhattan Beach12125030100 $59,427.50
21124364010 $94,836.00 Tour Championships27094472100 $150,986.88
209712201251553980 $534,357.25 Total2382745302167331310 $1,115,708.38
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
1997FIVB101000000000 $42,000.00 4180.0 %
2002AVP713001110000 $61,870.00 261072.2 %
TotalAVP713001110000 $61,870.00 261072.2 %
TotalFIVB101000000000 $42,000.00 4180.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Canyon Ceman  Mike Whitmarsh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1990AVP130010110100 $16,081.25
           1990PBVA1000100000 $500.00
           1991AVP22020485300 $48,773.63
2000001100 $3,546.25 1992AVP251334121100 $87,873.75
           1993AVP24154194000 $110,613.75
15000117330 $18,024.00 1994AVP26395350100 $158,439.00
200100710200 $40,035.00 1995AVP25676150000 $192,362.50
1000000010 $250.00 1995FIVB2110000000 $17,500.00
18010195110 $46,555.00 1996AVP21156162000 $132,555.00
3000012000 $7,000.00 1996FIVB6220010100 $74,250.00
23216461300 $148,779.00 1997AVP22325262200 $157,781.50
2010010000 $24,650.00 1997FIVB1010000000 $21,000.00
19102293110 $66,648.00 1998AVP17311443100 $47,898.50
2000001100 $2,600.00 1998FIVB4020002000 $29,275.00
10013042000 $27,150.00 1999AVP11311140100 $61,250.00
1000001000 $1,875.00 1999USAV1000001000 $1,875.00
2000000002 $0.00 1999FIVB3000001011 $2,500.00
12223500000 $71,500.00 2000AVP12211340100 $92,875.00
1000001000 $1,875.00 2000USAV1000010000 $3,000.00
1000000010 $1,000.00 2000FIVB          
8023021000 $25,130.00 2001AVP8033011000 $34,380.00
7130021000 $30,935.00 2002AVP7130021000 $30,935.00
147612171342361272 $517,552.25 TotalTotal2522748362569331211 $1,321,718.88
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
Overall46 69.7% 13 19.7% 7 10.6% 59-7 89.4% 10 30.3% 7 21.2% 16 48.5% 10-23 30.3% 46-16 74.2% 23-14 62.2% 00 69-30 69.7%
2001-200213 50.0% 9 34.6% 4 15.4% 22-4 84.6% 4 40.0% 2 20.0% 4 40.0% 4-6 40.0% 13-4 76.5% 13-6 68.4% 00 26-10 72.2%
Against the Field10 52.6% 6 31.6% 3 15.8% 16-3 84.2% 1 12.5% 3 37.5% 4 50.0% 1-7 12.5% 20-8 71.4% 14-12 53.8% 00 17-10 63.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000000000000000041
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000042002001100073
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000003794200005221
Manhattan Beach00000000102110000125
Tour Championships000000003100000032
Total0000420052125410007832
Head to Head Results
Ceman/Whitmarsh lead the series against the field 12-8 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1-5
9/7/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 26-24, 21-18 0:52
8/24/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Winner 4 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:03
8/11/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-15, 21-18 1:00
8/10/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 5 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-17, 19-21, 18-16 1:07
6/30/02AVPBelmar Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 6 Fonoimoana/Holdren 1 21-18, 21-16 0:50
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Finals Fonoimoana/Holdren 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-18, 21-14 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Bacil/Souza 1-2
8/25/02AVPUS Championships of Beach Volleyball Contender 6 Bacil/Souza 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 21-17, 25-27, 15-10 1:20
8/10/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Bacil/Souza 5 21-18, 21-23, 15-8 1:13
6/15/02AVPSanta Barbara Open Winner 3 Bacil/Souza 6 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 25-23, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 4 Doble/Kiraly 4-0
8/11/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Doble/Kiraly 2 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 1:13
6/30/02AVPBelmar Open Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 6 Doble/Kiraly 3 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 1:03
6/29/02AVPBelmar Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 6 Doble/Kiraly 3 21-19, 15-21, 15-13 1:02
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Doble/Kiraly 8 21-8, 21-23, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Metzger/Wong 2-0
6/30/02AVPBelmar Open Winner 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 6 Metzger/Wong 2 21-18, 21-19 0:47
5/26/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Metzger/Wong 1 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 6 Lambert/LeGrande 1-0
9/7/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Semi-Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Lambert/LeGrande 6 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 7 Rogers/Scott 2-0
9/5/02AVPLas Vegas Shootout Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Rogers/Scott 7 21-17, 21-18 0:53
8/11/02AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 7 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Rogers/Scott 8 21-17, 23-21 0:50
Series tied with # 8 Hannemann/Nygaard 1-1
6/8/02AVPHermosa Beach Open at Mervyn's Beach Bash Winner 3 Hannemann/Nygaard 6 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
5/25/02AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 4 Hannemann/Nygaard 5 21-18, 21-18 0:45