AVP Tour
$210,000 AVP Crocs Slam McDonalds Chicago Open presented by Nautica
July 10 - 12, 2008
(14) Dax Holdren/Bill Strickland
 
Dax Holdren
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): Santa Barbara City College
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 200
Career Wins: 14
Career AVP Wins: 11
Career Winnings: $699,496.50
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
AVP150010136310 $69,825.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Todd Rogers - 13th Did not play
1997 Todd Rogers - 17th Did not play
1998 Todd Rogers - 9th Did not play
1999 Todd Rogers - 4th Did not play
2000 Todd Rogers - 1st Did not play
FIVB 2000 Todd Rogers - 17th Did not play
2002 Eric Fonoimoana - 1st Did not play
2003 Stein Metzger - 13th Did not play
2004 Stein Metzger - 13th Did not play
2005 Jeff Nygaard - 5th Did not play
2006 Sean Scott - 3rd Chris Magill - 17th
2007 Sean Scott - 5th Canyon Ceman - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 7/4-5/2008 AVP Slam Boulder 11 9th 208 $2,100.00
AVP 6/20-22/2008 AVP Belmar Open 9 13th 108 $1,700.00
AVP 6/5-8/2008 AVP Hermosa Beach Open 11 13th 108 $1,500.00
AVP 5/30-6/1/2008 AVP Atlanta 11 9th 144 $2,875.00
AVP 5/24-26/2008 AVP Louisville 9 7th 180 $4,650.00
AVP 5/1-3/2008 AVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach 11 9th 144 $2,875.00
AVP 4/17-20/2008 AVP Gold Crown Dallas 11 7th 180 $4,650.00
AVP 4/10-13/2008 AVP Gold Crown Miami 9 17th 72 $800.00
AVP Slam Chicago Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Mike Morrison / Ty Tramblie (19) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:54
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dax HoldrenTotal211330.4760811
 112800.6670311
 29530.2220500
Bill StricklandTotal211510.6674201
 110800.8001101
 211710.5453100
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 2 Matt Olson / Kevin Wong (3) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:48
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dax HoldrenTotal401530.30001501
 121820.28601100
 219710.3160401
Bill StricklandTotal12520.2504423
 19410.3331312
 23110.0003111
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 2 Paul Baxter / Matt Prosser (13) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-8 1:13
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dax HoldrenTotal522120.36512401
 1241110.4170900
 219410.15801001
 39600.6671500
Bill StricklandTotal291740.4485410
 19420.2222110
 215920.4673300
 35400.8000000
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 3 Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (12) Lost 21-15, 9-2 Retired 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dax HoldrenTotal1523-0.0670600
 112220.0000500
 2301-0.3330100
Bill StricklandTotal20960.1501202
 113740.2311102
 27220.0000100
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Dax Holdren12851110.31315313
Bill Strickland8246130.402141236
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open1100100243100 $34,250.00
Manhattan Beach100000100000 $22,000.00
Total1200100343100 $56,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dax Holdren Bill Strickland
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 Olympic Games          
3010011000 $28,100.00 World Championships          
11000023420 $32,450.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam2000000010 $1,750.00
14081315641361630 $398,269.25 Challenge/Four Star/Open6900401230830 $93,370.00
11112212010 $53,745.00 Manhattan Beach11000013300 $14,830.00
14210054020 $54,859.75 Tour Championships1001000000 $4,500.00
180111617851462080 $567,424.00 Total83005013331140 $114,450.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2008AVP900000233100 $22,650.00 171750.0 %
TotalAVP900000233100 $22,650.00 171750.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dax Holdren  Bill Strickland
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000010 $250.00 1995AVP          
5000002012 $3,115.00 1996AVP          
20010264520 $58,490.00 1997AVP          
1000001000 $3,100.00 1997FIVB          
201111133000 $33,466.50 1998AVP          
11112223000 $35,475.00 1999AVP          
1000010000 $3,000.00 1999USAV          
1000000001 $0.00 1999FIVB          
11230140100 $66,375.00 2000AVP          
1100000000 $10,000.00 2000USAV          
3100010100 $17,500.00 2000FIVB          
4110110000 $24,160.00 2001AVP          
2110000000 $9,250.00 2001BVA          
8000013400 $19,000.00 2001FIVB          
7420010000 $52,800.00 2002AVP          
6000005100 $11,800.00 2002FIVB          
9102023100 $19,212.50 2003AVP          
7010020310 $40,000.00 2003FIVB          
6002031000 $11,792.50 2004AVP1000000001 $0.00
11000125120 $25,250.00 2004FIVB          
14153050000 $84,300.00 2005AVP5000000023 $175.00
16035043100 $69,000.00 2006AVP6000000312 $1,275.00
2000010010 $6,700.00 2006FIVB          
           2006NORCECA1100000000 $2,000.00
170130310000 $49,662.50 2007AVP16000049300 $23,512.50
9000026100 $11,325.00 2008AVP10000027100 $12,762.50
193142018854491983 $665,024.00 TotalTotal391000616736 $39,725.00
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
Overall21 65.6% 4 12.5% 7 21.9% 25-7 78.1% 6 23.1% 3 11.5% 17 65.4% 6-20 23.1% 21-17 55.3% 10-10 50.0% 01 31-28 52.5%
2007-200821 65.6% 4 12.5% 7 21.9% 25-7 78.1% 6 23.1% 3 11.5% 17 65.4% 6-20 23.1% 21-17 55.3% 10-10 50.0% 01 31-28 52.5%
Against the Field12 54.5% 3 13.6% 7 31.8% 15-7 68.2% 6 24.0% 3 12.0% 16 64.0% 6-19 24.0% 24-30 44.4% 18-20 47.4% 01 21-26 44.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000015110100002320
Manhattan Beach001000002100000042
Total0010000017120100002722
Head to Head Results
Holdren/Strickland trail the series against the field 10-15 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
5/25/08AVPAVP Louisville Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Holdren/Strickland 9 16-21, 21-17, 15-12 1:16
Trail the series against # 3 Olson/Wong 0-4
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 2 Olson/Wong 3 Holdren/Strickland 14 21-17, 21-14 0:48
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Olson/Wong 6 Holdren/Strickland 11 21-17, 21-14 0:50
5/31/08AVPAVP Atlanta Contender 2 Olson/Wong 8 Holdren/Strickland 11 21-15, 21-12 0:43
4/11/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Miami Contender 1 Olson/Wong 10 Holdren/Strickland 9 22-20, 21-15 0:51
Trail the series against # 4 Medel/Souza 0-1
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 3 Medel/Souza 3 Holdren/Strickland 11 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 1:07
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-1
5/30/08AVPAVP Atlanta Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Holdren/Strickland 11 21-16, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Lucena/Scott 1-0
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Winner 2 Holdren/Strickland 11 Lucena/Scott 6 21-17, 22-20 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Hyden/Keenan 0-3
6/7/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 3 Hyden/Keenan 3 Holdren/Strickland 11 21-16, 21-19 0:47
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 3 Hyden/Keenan 3 Holdren/Strickland 11 21-18, 21-14 0:46
4/20/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Contender 3 Hyden/Keenan 5 Holdren/Strickland 11 21-17, 21-10 0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Metzger/Williams 1-0
5/2/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Huntington Beach Winner 2 Holdren/Strickland 11 Metzger/Williams 6 21-17, 13-21, 15-9 0:59
Trail the series against # 9 Mayer/Nygaard 0-3
7/4/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Winner 2 Mayer/Nygaard 6 Holdren/Strickland 11 21-17, 21-10 0:43
6/20/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 2 Mayer/Nygaard 8 Holdren/Strickland 9 21-14, 21-19 0:43
5/25/08AVPAVP Louisville Contender 3 Mayer/Nygaard 12 Holdren/Strickland 9 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 1:07
Trail the series against # 12 Mariano/Ratledge 0-1
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 3 Mariano/Ratledge 12 Holdren/Strickland 14 21-15, 9-2 Retired 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Baxter/Prosser 1-0
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Contender 2 Holdren/Strickland 14 Baxter/Prosser 13 20-22, 21-19, 15-8 1:13
Series tied with # 17 Carlucci/Hannemann 1-1
6/21/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Contender 1 Carlucci/Hannemann 17 Holdren/Strickland 9 15-21, 21-19, 19-17 1:19
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Holdren/Strickland 11 Carlucci/Hannemann 22 21-17, 21-19 0:55
Lead the series against # 18 Marchewka/Placek 2-0
5/25/08AVPAVP Louisville Contender 2 Holdren/Strickland 9 Marchewka/Placek 11 21-18, 21-16 0:53
4/19/08AVPAVP Gold Crown Dallas Contender 2 Holdren/Strickland 11 Marchewka/Placek 17 18-21, 21-16, 15-11 1:01
Lead the series against # 19 Morrison/Tramblie 1-0
7/11/08AVPAVP Slam Chicago Open Winner 1 Holdren/Strickland 14 Morrison/Tramblie 19 21-18, 21-18 0:54
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Engle/Jensen 2-0
7/4/08AVPAVP Slam Boulder Winner 1 Holdren/Strickland 11 Engle/Jensen 22 21-16, 21-12 0:42
6/6/08AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 2 Holdren/Strickland 11 Engle/Jensen 28, Q8 21-16, 21-17 0:55
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 Dykstra/Hastings 1-0
6/20/08AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 1 Holdren/Strickland 9 Dykstra/Hastings 24 21-17, 21-10 0:39