AVP Tour
$125,000 Bud Light Huntington Beach Open Presented by Shark Energy Drink
May 28 - 30, 2004
(5) 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 Huntington Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
USAV 1999 Adam Jewell - 9th Matt Unger - 9th
2000 Brian Lewis - 1st Matt Unger - 4th
2001 Mike Whitmarsh - 2nd Canyon Ceman - 2nd
2002 Mike Whitmarsh - 2nd Canyon Ceman - 2nd
2003 Mike Whitmarsh - 5th Canyon Ceman - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 4/2-4/2004 Fort Lauderdale Open 1 9th 144 $1,600.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam 24 3rd 480 US$23,000.00
AVP 9/4-6/2003 Las Vegas AVP Shootout 2 5th 260 $3,750.00
AVP 8/28-31/2003 Chicago Open 5 2nd 388 $11,700.00
AVP 8/14-17/2003 Huntington Beach Open 3 5th 260 $4,200.00
AVP 8/7-10/2003 Manhattan Beach Open 2 3rd 324 $6,990.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam 32 17th 104 US$4,500.00
AVP 7/25-27/2003 Belmar Open 2 5th 216 $3,500.00
Huntington Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 5/28/2004 Winner 1 Mike DiPierro / Jim VanZwieten (28, Q9) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:38
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal221420.5450501
 110710.6000301
 212710.5000200
Mike WhitmarshTotal211520.6193600
 18620.5001200
 213900.6922400
Fri, 5/28/2004 Winner 2 Eduardo Bacil / Eli Fairfield (12) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal17710.3530700
 111200.1820700
 26510.6670000
Mike WhitmarshTotal382340.5003600
 1221420.5451400
 216920.4382200
Fri, 5/28/2004 Contender 2 David Smith / Brad Torsone (22) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:40
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/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Fri, 5/28/2004 Contender 3 Jim Nichols / Matt Olson (13) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:34
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/A0N/A0N/A
 1N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
 2N/AN/AN/AN/A0N/A0N/A
Fri, 5/28/2004 Contender 4 Brent Doble / Brian Lewis (7) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:06
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal221140.31811521
 18210.1250810
 29530.2220211
 35400.8001500
Mike WhitmarshTotal4418100.1828100
 119850.1581000
 211510.3643000
 314540.0714100
Sun, 5/30/2004 Contender 5 Paul Baxter / Scott Wong (11) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 11-15 1:11
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal281320.39301700
 110610.5000600
 211600.5450600
 37110.0000500
Mike WhitmarshTotal501970.2404601
 119740.1581101
 215610.3332300
 316620.2501200
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon Ceman894590.40414422
Mike Whitmarsh15375230.340181901
Total242120320.364196323
Opponents244127350.3772263212
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 %
2003AVP711203000000 $50,465.00 25973.5 %
2003FIVB200100000100 $27,500.00 7370.0 %
2004AVP200000110000 $4,100.00 6460.0 %
TotalAVP1624204220000 $116,435.00 572371.3 %
TotalFIVB301100000100 $69,500.00 11473.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Canyon Ceman  Mike Whitmarsh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
8112031000 $25,757.50 2003AVP7112030000 $25,232.50
2001000100 $13,750.00 2003FIVB2001000100 $13,750.00
4000011200 $2,550.00 2004AVP2000011000 $2,050.00
161713201346381572 $559,609.75 TotalTotal2632849392573341311 $1,362,751.38
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%
2003-200433 82.5% 4 10.0% 3 7.5% 37-3 92.5% 6 26.1% 5 21.7% 12 52.2% 6-17 26.1% 33-12 73.3% 10-8 55.6% 00 43-20 68.3%
Against the Field9 69.2% 4 30.8% 0 0.0% 13-0 100.0% 4 26.7% 3 20.0% 8 53.3% 4-11 26.7% 18-16 52.9% 16-6 72.7% 00 17-11 60.7%
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 10-6 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rosenthal/Witt 1-0
8/30/03AVPChicago Open Winner 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Rosenthal/Witt 4 24-26, 21-17, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 4 Blanton/Nygaard 1-2
9/4/03AVPLas Vegas AVP Shootout Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 7 Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 21-18, 21-19 0:40
8/31/03AVPChicago Open Finals Blanton/Nygaard 8 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 27-25 0:53
4/27/03AVPTempe Open Finals Ceman/Whitmarsh 2 Blanton/Nygaard 13 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 1:06
Series tied with # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-1
8/16/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1 18-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:55
4/6/03AVPFort Lauderdale Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Jennings 13 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 22-20, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Doble/Lewis 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Doble/Lewis 7 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 1:06
Series tied with # 9 Hyden/Witt 1-1
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Contender 4 Hyden/Witt 11 Ceman/Whitmarsh 1 21-19, 10-21, 15-11 0:57
8/31/03AVPChicago Open Contender 6 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Hyden/Witt 15 21-18, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Dalhausser/Lucena 1-0
8/15/03AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 3 Dalhausser/Lucena 30, Q12 21-18, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Baxter/Wong 0-1
5/30/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Baxter/Wong 11 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:11
Trail the series against # 12 Bacil/Fairfield 0-1
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Bacil/Fairfield 12 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Nichols/Olson 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 3 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Nichols/Olson 13 21-13, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Smith/Torsone 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 2 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 Smith/Torsone 22 21-10, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q9 DiPierro/VanZwieten 1-0
5/28/04AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 5 DiPierro/VanZwieten 28, Q9 21-15, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # Q8 Grotowski/Jones 1-0
4/3/04AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 1 Ceman/Whitmarsh 1 Grotowski/Jones 32, Q14 26-24, 21-11 0:50