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AVP Tour
$280,000 McDonald's AVP Chicago Open presented by Nautica
August 2 - 4, 2007

(Q21) Esteban Escobar/Jim Nichols

Esteban Escobar Granier

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 24, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Golfito, Costa Rica

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Hawaii
San Diego State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (NORCECA Varadero 2011)

Career AVP Best:

25th (Manhattan Beach 2004)

Career Winnings:

$900.00

Jim Nichols

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 4, 1966 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Encinitas, CA

Height:

5'11"

College(s):

San Diego State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

195

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

$168,511.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1993	Did not play	Michael Schlegel - 25th
1994	Did not play	Mark Kerins - 9th
1996	Did not play	Dan Vrebalovich - 13th
1997	Did not play	Ricci Luyties - 7th
2002	Did not play	Scott Lane - 25th
2003	Michael DeRaffaele - 41st	Did not play
2004	Guy Hamilton - 41st	Matt Olson - 13th
2005	Did not play	Mike DiPierro - 41st
2006	Dan Neiman - 41st	Dane Jensen - 33rd

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Chicago Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/2/2007	Qualifier 2	Drew Hamilton / Travis Regner (Q44)	Won 24-22, 21-19	0:55
Thu, 8/2/2007	Qualifier 3	Mike Placek / Jon Stalls (Q12)	Lost 18-21, 11-21	0:38

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Esteban Escobar												Jim Nichols
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	154	0	0	0	3	7	42	60	25	0	$103,962.75
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$50.00	Manhattan Beach	16	0	0	0	0	1	7	1	3	0	$8,986.00
											Tour Championships	20	0	0	0	0	0	8	9	3	0	$18,832.75
35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$50.00	Total	190	0	0	0	3	8	57	70	31	0	$131,781.50

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
2007	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

Esteban Escobar													Jim Nichols
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1988	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$200.00
											1989	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$656.00
											1991	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	$2,500.00
											1993	AVP	15	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	5	0	$9,312.50
											1994	AVP	23	0	0	0	1	0	11	10	1	0	$22,185.25
											1995	AVP	20	0	0	0	0	1	9	7	2	1	$20,280.00
											1995	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
											1996	AVP	20	0	0	0	1	3	7	5	3	1	$24,950.00
											1997	AVP	21	0	0	0	0	1	8	10	2	0	$27,793.25
											1998	AVP	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	1	0	$3,152.00
											1999	AVP	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$962.50
											2000	AVP	8	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	$5,625.00
											2001	AVP	7	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	0	0	$6,685.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2002	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	$825.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	2003	AVP	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	$1,025.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$50.00	2004	AVP	10	0	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	$5,930.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	2005	AVP	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	1	$2,450.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2006	AVP	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	6	$1,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2007	AVP	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$0.00
30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	29	$50.00	Total	Total	189	0	0	0	3	9	60	70	31	16	$137,531.50

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	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%
2006-2007	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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	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 # Q12 Placek/Stalls 0-1
8/2/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Qualifier 3	Placek/Stalls	Q12	Escobar/Nichols	Q21	21-18, 21-11	0:38
Lead the series against # Q44 Hamilton/Regner 1-0
8/2/07	AVP	Chicago Open	Qualifier 2	Escobar/Nichols	Q21	Hamilton/Regner	Q44	24-22, 21-19	0:55