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Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$200,000 2011 Manhattan Beach Open
August 26 - 28, 2011

(40) Ben Koski/Jeff Minc

Ben Koski

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'4"

College(s):

Santa Barbara City College
California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Pro Beach Best:

25th (Manhattan Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$12,727.50

Jeff Minc

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 10, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Pro Beach Best:

25th (Manhattan Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$14,127.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	43	49	57	Money
AVP	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	17	10	1	1	1	1	2	$25,225.00
Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$230.00
Overall	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	17	11	1	1	1	1	2	$25,455.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2001	Did not play	Tye Thoreson - 45th
AVP 2002	Did not play	Matt Riley - 33rd
AVP 2003	Jeff Minc - 49th	Ben Koski - 49th
AVP 2004	Did not play	Derek Zimmerman - 25th
AVP 2006	Jeff Minc - 17th	Ben Koski - 17th
AVP 2007	Jeff Minc - 25th	Ben Koski - 25th

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/26/2011	Winner 1	Adam Cabbage / Andrew Fuller (25)	Lost 19-21, 22-24	0:42
Fri, 8/26/2011	Contender 1	Matt Biernat / Rolando Villanueva (57)	Won 21-17, 21-11	0:39
Fri, 8/26/2011	Contender 2	Danko Iordanov / Chad Mowrey (27)	Won 21-17, 21-14	0:50
Sat, 8/27/2011	Contender 3	Reuben Danley / Jason Wight (22)	Lost 13-21, 16-21	0:42

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	16	9	0	$23,925.00
Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,300.00
Total	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	17	10	0	$25,225.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Ben Koski												Jeff Minc
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
40	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	9	0	$11,962.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	45	0	0	0	0	0	5	20	12	0	$13,312.50
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$650.00	Manhattan Beach	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$700.00
43	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	10	0	$12,612.50	Total	51	0	0	0	0	0	5	21	14	0	$14,012.50

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
2003	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$100.00	1	4	20.0 %
2004	AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$600.00	8	6	57.1 %
2005	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	$3,700.00	17	12	58.6 %
2006	AVP	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	2	0	$12,775.00	18	23	43.9 %
2007	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	0	$7,700.00	16	17	48.5 %
2010	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$350.00	3	2	60.0 %
2011	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$230.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	AVP	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	17	10	5	$25,225.00	63	64	49.6 %
Total	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$230.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Ben Koski													Jeff Minc
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	AVP	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$50.00	2003	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$50.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	$300.00	2004	AVP	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	$725.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	$1,850.00	2005	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	$2,825.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2	0	$6,387.50	2006	AVP	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2	0	$6,387.50
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	0	$3,850.00	2007	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	1	$3,850.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$175.00	2010	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$175.00
											2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$115.00	2011	Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$115.00
44	0	0	0	0	0	5	17	11	11	$12,727.50	Total	Total	53	0	0	0	0	0	5	22	15	11	$14,127.50

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	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2010-2011	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	37	5	0	0	0	0	6	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	59
Manhattan Beach	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Total	0	0	38	6	0	0	0	0	6	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	64

Head to Head Results
Koski/Minc lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 3 Mayer/Prosser 2-0
8/3/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 1	Koski/Minc	20	Mayer/Prosser	13	16-21, 21-19, 18-16	1:03
9/2/05	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 1	Koski/Minc	26, Q2	Mayer/Prosser	23, Q1	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 22 Danley/Wight 0-2
8/27/11	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 3	Danley/Wight	22	Koski/Minc	40	21-13, 21-16	0:42
8/31/06	AVP	Cincinnati Open	Qualifier 4	Danley/Wight	24, Q11	Koski/Minc	Q3	21-17, 21-19	0:47
Trail the series against # 25 Cabbage/Fuller 0-1
8/26/11	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Cabbage/Fuller	25	Koski/Minc	40	21-19, 24-22	0:42
Lead the series against # 27 Iordanov/Mowrey 1-0
8/26/11	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Koski/Minc	40	Iordanov/Mowrey	27	21-17, 21-14	0:50
Lead the series against # 57 Biernat/Villanueva 1-0
8/26/11	Pro Beach	Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Koski/Minc	40	Biernat/Villanueva	57	21-17, 21-11	0:39