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AVP Tour
$300,000 Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open
August 17 - 20, 2023

(Q72) Curt Toppel/Jesse Walker

Curt Toppel

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 19, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pacific Palisades, CA

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NORCECA North Bay 2015)

Career AVP Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$30,630.00

Jesse Walker

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

33rd (AVP Waupaca 2025)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Dave McKienzie - 57th	Did not play
2007	Hawk Hatcher - 57th	Did not play
2009	Jeff Murrell - 33rd	Did not play
Pro Beach 2011	Dave McKienzie - 25th	Did not play
Pro Beach 2012	John Moran - 25th	Did not play
2013	Bryce Easter - 41st	Did not play
2015	Mark Burik - 5th	Did not play
2016	Ty Tramblie - 17th	Did not play
2017	Ty Loomis - 13th	Did not play
2019	Dylan Maarek - 17th	Did not play
2021	Jake Urrutia - 29th	Did not play
2022	Dylan Maarek - 33rd	Did not play

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/17/2023	Qualifier 1	Cody Price / Matthew Thornton (Q57)	Won 21-18, 21-15
Thu, 8/17/2023	Qualifier 2	Zephyr Dew / Tomas Goldsmith (30, Q8)	Lost 14-21, 14-21

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$)
Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Curt Toppel												Jesse Walker
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
28	0	0	0	0	4	7	4	2	0	$18,365.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open
9	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	$5,300.00	Manhattan Beach
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,775.00	Tour Championships
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	Gold Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Contender Series/Tour Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
45	0	0	0	0	5	9	7	3	4	$25,440.00	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00

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
2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Curt Toppel													Jesse Walker
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	AVP
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2007	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2008	AVP
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	$1,765.00	2009	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$925.00	2010	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2011	NVL
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$0.00	2011	Wide Open
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$115.00	2011	Pro Beach
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2012	NVL
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$0.00	2012	Pro Beach
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2012	NORCECA
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$0.00	2013	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$700.00	2013	NVL
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	2014	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2014	NVL
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$4,775.00	2015	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB
4	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,375.00	2015	NORCECA
5	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	$8,050.00	2016	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	$7,275.00	2017	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$500.00	2018	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,150.00	2019	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	AVP
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$0.00	2022	AVP
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2023	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
63	0	1	2	2	8	13	11	5	21	$30,630.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$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%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
2022-2023	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%	1-1	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%
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
Gold Series	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

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 # 30, Q8 Dew/Goldsmith 0-1
8/17/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Dew/Goldsmith	30, Q8	Toppel/Walker	Q72	21-14, 21-14
Lead the series against # Q57 Price/Thornton 1-0
8/17/23	AVP	Gold Series Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Toppel/Walker	Q72	Price/Thornton	Q57	21-18, 21-15