AVP Tour
$250,000 Cincinnati Open presented by Liftoff
August 31 - September 2, 2006
(Q3) Ben Koski/Jeff Minc
 
Ben Koski
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'4"
College(s): Santa Barbara City College
California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 44
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $12,727.50
Jeff Minc
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 10, 1981 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 54
Career Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: $14,127.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341434957Money
AVP3800000023171011112 $25,225.00
Pro Beach1000000000100000 $230.00
Overall3900000023171111112 $25,455.00
Previous Mason Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Jeff Minc - 17th Ben Koski - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/10-13/2006 Manhattan Beach Open 22 17th 104 $800.00
AVP 7/20-23/2006 Chicago Open 21 25th 52 $350.00
AVP 7/13-16/2006 Birmingham-Hoover Open 20 17th 72 $600.00
AVP 7/6-9/2006 Atlanta Open 18 17th 72 $750.00
AVP 6/29-7/2/2006 Seaside Heights Open 15 17th 72 $600.00
AVP 6/15-17/2006 Sacramento Open 18 9th 208 $2,875.00
AVP 6/9-11/2006 Hermosa Beach Open 17 17th 72 $600.00
AVP 5/26-28/2006 Huntington Beach Open 19 17th 72 $600.00
AVP 5/18-21/2006 Santa Barbara Open 21 13th 156 $2,400.00
AVP 5/5-7/2006 Tempe Open 21, Q2 9th 144 $2,600.00
AVP 3/31-4/2/2006 Fort Lauderdale Open 21 17th 72 $600.00
AVP 9/1-3/2005 Chicago Open 26, Q2 17th 156 $1,200.00
Cincinnati Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/31/2006 Qualifier 2 Adam Minch / Ben Parker (Q30) Won 21-14, 21-18 0:36
Thu, 8/31/2006 Qualifier 3 Jim VanZwieten / Steve VanZwieten (Q14) Won 21-11, 19-21, 15-10 0:46
Thu, 8/31/2006 Qualifier 4 Reuben Danley / Jason Wight (24, Q11) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Koski/Minc trail the series against the field 7-13 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lambert/Metzger 0-1
6/30/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 2 Lambert/Metzger 2 Koski/Minc 15 21-12, 21-13 0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
6/10/06AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Koski/Minc 17 23-25, 21-14, 15-7 1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Holdren/Scott 0-1
5/20/06AVPSanta Barbara Open Contender 3 Holdren/Scott 3 Koski/Minc 21 21-16, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 6 Fuerbringer/Jennings 0-3
7/15/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 3 Koski/Minc 20 21-19, 21-12 0:42
5/6/06AVPTempe Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5 Koski/Minc 21, Q2 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 1:00
4/1/06AVPFort Lauderdale Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 5 Koski/Minc 21 21-10, 21-9 0:34
Lead the series against # 7 Lucena/Rooney 1-0
5/6/06AVPTempe Open Winner 1 Koski/Minc 21, Q2 Lucena/Rooney 12 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Ceman/Olson 0-3
8/12/06AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 2 Ceman/Olson 12 Koski/Minc 22 21-18, 21-16 0:40
7/21/06AVPChicago Open Winner 1 Ceman/Olson 12 Koski/Minc 21 21-16, 21-14 0:38
7/14/06AVPBirmingham-Hoover Open Winner 1 Ceman/Olson 13 Koski/Minc 20 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 10 Doble/Mariano 1-1
6/16/06AVPSacramento Open Contender 2 Koski/Minc 18 Doble/Mariano 9 21-16, 21-11 0:37
5/27/06AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Doble/Mariano 14 Koski/Minc 19 14-21, 21-19, 15-9 1:01
Trail the series against # 11 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 0-1
6/16/06AVPSacramento Open Contender 3 Stolfus/Wachtfogel 6 Koski/Minc 18 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 0:59
Series tied with # 16 Keenan/Mayer 1-1
8/11/06AVPManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Keenan/Mayer 11 Koski/Minc 22 21-15, 24-22 0:40
6/30/06AVPSeaside Heights Open Winner 1 Koski/Minc 15 Keenan/Mayer 18 22-24, 21-17, 15-8 0:56
Trail the series against # 24, Q11 Danley/Wight 0-1
8/31/06AVPCincinnati Open Qualifier 4 Danley/Wight 24, Q11 Koski/Minc Q3 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # Q14 VanZwieten/VanZwieten 2-0
8/31/06AVPCincinnati Open Qualifier 3 Koski/Minc Q3 VanZwieten/VanZwieten Q14 21-11, 19-21, 15-10 0:46
6/30/05AVPCincinnati Open Qualifier 3 Koski/Minc 27, Q3 VanZwieten/VanZwieten Q14 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 1:13
Lead the series against # Q25 Kramer/Lau 1-0
6/30/05AVPCincinnati Open Qualifier 2 Koski/Minc 27, Q3 Kramer/Lau Q30 21-16, 21-15 0:53
Lead the series against # Q30 Minch/Parker 1-0
8/31/06AVPCincinnati Open Qualifier 2 Koski/Minc Q3 Minch/Parker Q30 21-14, 21-18 0:36