AVP Tour
$280,000 McDonald's AVP Chicago Open presented by Nautica
August 2 - 4, 2007
(11) Canyon Ceman/Bill Strickland
 
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
Bill Strickland
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 26, 1980 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Malibu, CA
Height: 6'9"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2006)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (5 times)
Career Winnings: $139,600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP60000012120 $17,600.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Jeff Rodgers - 17th Did not play
1996 Dain Blanton - 5th Did not play
1997 Dain Blanton - 4th Did not play
1998 Mark Kerins - 7th Did not play
2000 Brian Lewis - 4th Did not play
FIVB 2000 Brian Lewis - 25th Did not play
2002 Mike Whitmarsh - 5th Did not play
2003 Mike Whitmarsh - 2nd Did not play
2004 Mark Williams - 17th Did not play
2005 Chad Turner - 13th Did not play
2006 Matt Olson - 5th Chris Magill - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/19-22/2007 Long Beach Open 12 9th 208 $3,600.00
Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 1 Mike DiPierro / Eyal Zimet (22) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:37
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal191340.47401320
 113830.3850800
 26510.6670520
Bill StricklandTotal201310.6005100
 111700.6360100
 29610.5565000
Fri, 8/3/2007 Winner 2 Dax Holdren / Sean Scott (6) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 19-21 1:14
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal4524110.28902100
 113930.4620600
 216950.25001100
 316630.1880400
Bill StricklandTotal391950.3596510
 116930.3752200
 216620.2500200
 37400.5714110
Fri, 8/3/2007 Contender 2 Larry Witt / Kevin Wong (5) Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 1:15
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal5424110.24102300
 1231150.26101100
 218840.2220600
 313520.2310600
Bill StricklandTotal23830.2177701
 11023-0.1001500
 26400.6673001
 37200.2863200
Fri, 8/3/2007 Contender 3 Eric Fonoimoana / Albert Hannemann (19) Won 21-17, 21-18 0:50
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal221530.5450912
 114920.5000301
 28610.6250611
Bill StricklandTotal201210.5503210
 19500.5562110
 211710.5451100
Fri, 8/3/2007 Contender 4 Nick Lucena / Mark Williams (8) Lost 18-21, 22-20, 14-16 1:08
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon CemanTotal4826110.31301801
 116940.3130600
 216820.3750601
 316950.2500600
Bill StricklandTotal231070.1308110
 111440.0003100
 26420.3333010
 36210.1672000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Canyon Ceman188102400.33008433
Bill Strickland12562170.360291631
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open500000120200 $15,400.00
Manhattan Beach100000001000 $2,200.00
Total600000121200 $17,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Canyon Ceman Bill Strickland
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1010000000 $21,000.00 World Championships          
4001000110 $14,750.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2000000010 $1,750.00
1686713941483650 $365,101.25 Challenge/Four Star/Open6900401230830 $93,370.00
15022043210 $38,670.00 Manhattan Beach11000013300 $14,830.00
21124364010 $94,836.00 Tour Championships1001000000 $4,500.00
209712201251553980 $534,357.25 Total83005013331140 $114,450.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007AVP200000020000 $7,200.00 5455.6 %
TotalAVP200000020000 $7,200.00 5455.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Canyon Ceman  Bill Strickland
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001100 $3,546.25 1992AVP          
15000117330 $18,024.00 1994AVP          
200100710200 $40,035.00 1995AVP          
1000000010 $250.00 1995FIVB          
18010195110 $46,555.00 1996AVP          
3000012000 $7,000.00 1996FIVB          
23216461300 $148,779.00 1997AVP          
2010010000 $24,650.00 1997FIVB          
19102293110 $66,648.00 1998AVP          
2000001100 $2,600.00 1998FIVB          
10013042000 $27,150.00 1999AVP          
1000001000 $1,875.00 1999USAV          
2000000002 $0.00 1999FIVB          
12223500000 $71,500.00 2000AVP          
1000001000 $1,875.00 2000USAV          
1000000010 $1,000.00 2000FIVB          
8023021000 $25,130.00 2001AVP          
7130021000 $30,935.00 2002AVP          
8112031000 $25,757.50 2003AVP          
2001000100 $13,750.00 2003FIVB          
9001032300 $9,912.50 2004AVP1000000001 $0.00
3000001002 $2,750.00 2004FIVB          
12000015600 $9,925.00 2005AVP5000000023 $175.00
14000036500 $17,300.00 2006AVP6000000312 $1,275.00
           2006NORCECA1100000000 $2,000.00
11000016400 $11,262.50 2007AVP12000038100 $18,312.50
206713211353573174 $608,209.75 TotalTotal25100038436 $21,762.50
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
Overall9 81.8% 1 9.1% 1 9.1% 10-1 90.9% 1 9.1% 3 27.3% 7 63.6% 1-10 9.1% 9-7 56.3% 2-4 33.3% 01 11-12 47.8%
2006-20079 81.8% 1 9.1% 1 9.1% 10-1 90.9% 1 9.1% 3 27.3% 7 63.6% 1-10 9.1% 9-7 56.3% 2-4 33.3% 01 11-12 47.8%
Against the Field8 80.0% 1 10.0% 1 10.0% 9-1 90.0% 1 8.3% 3 25.0% 8 66.7% 1-11 8.3% 16-14 53.3% 4-8 33.3% 01 10-12 45.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000055000000910
Manhattan Beach000000001100000022
Total00000000660000001112
Head to Head Results
Ceman/Strickland lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Hyden/Keenan 0-1
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 3 Hyden/Keenan 4 Ceman/Strickland 12 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 1-0
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 2 Ceman/Strickland 12 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:10
Lead the series against # 5 Witt/Wong 1-0
8/3/07AVPChicago Open Contender 2 Ceman/Strickland 11 Witt/Wong 5 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 1:15
Trail the series against # 6 Holdren/Scott 0-1
8/3/07AVPChicago Open Winner 2 Holdren/Scott 6 Ceman/Strickland 11 19-21, 21-17, 21-19 1:14
Trail the series against # 8 Lucena/Williams 0-2
8/3/07AVPChicago Open Contender 4 Lucena/Williams 8 Ceman/Strickland 11 21-18, 20-22, 16-14 1:08
7/21/07AVPLong Beach Open Contender 4 Lucena/Williams 10 Ceman/Strickland 12 22-20, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Fonoimoana/Hannemann 1-0
8/3/07AVPChicago Open Contender 3 Ceman/Strickland 11 Fonoimoana/Hannemann 19 21-17, 21-18 0:50
Lead the series against # 20 Koski/Minc 1-0
7/20/07AVPLong Beach Open Winner 1 Ceman/Strickland 12 Koski/Minc 21 21-17, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 22 DiPierro/Zimet 1-0
8/3/07AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Ceman/Strickland 11 DiPierro/Zimet 22 21-16, 21-11 0:37