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National Volleyball League
$75,000 Hermosa Beach Championships
August 6 - 8, 2015

(5) Mike Placek/Jeff Samuels

Mike Placek

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pompton Plains, NJ

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

$76,402.50

Jeff Samuels, II

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 1, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Grand Blanc, MI

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Michigan State
Davenport

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career NVL Best:

2nd (Madeira Beach 2015)

Career Winnings:

$34,975.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
NVL	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2006	Dane Jensen - 33rd	Did not play
AVP 2007	Dane Jensen - 57th	Did not play
AVP 2008	Russ Marchewka - 17th	Did not play
AVP 2009	John Moran - 13th	Did not play
AVP 2010	Did not play	Charles VanRees - 89th
Wide Open 2011	Duncan Budinger - 9th	Did not play
Pro Beach 2011	Kevin McColloch - 13th	Did not play
Pro Beach 2012	Kevin McColloch - 3rd	Did not play
2013	Austin Rester - 2nd	Matthew O'Sullivan - 25th
2014	Austin Rester - 1st	Daniel Lindsey - 5th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Hermosa Beach Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/7/2015	Winner 1	Austin Clubb / William Robbins (12)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:50
Fri, 8/7/2015	Winner 2	Piotr Marciniak / Skylar del Sol (4)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:48
Sat, 8/8/2015	Winner 3	Andrew Russell / Travis Schoonover (1)	Won 11-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:58
Sat, 8/8/2015	Semi-Finals	Piotr Marciniak / Skylar del Sol (4)	Lost 19-21, 11-21

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$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mike Placek												Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
54	0	0	1	0	1	21	12	3	0	$38,690.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	0	0	0	0	0	5	7	1	1	$6,000.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$3,925.00	Manhattan Beach	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$1,450.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,750.00	Tour Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,650.00
											Gold Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$925.00
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	$2,000.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	15	0	1	1	0	2	10	1	0	0	$4,525.00
62	0	0	1	0	1	26	14	3	0	$46,365.00	Total	49	0	1	1	0	2	19	15	4	3	$16,550.00

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
2015	NVL	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	3	1	75.0 %
Total	NVL	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	3	1	75.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mike Placek													Jeff Samuels
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2005	AVP
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	$500.00	2006	AVP
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	$1,650.00	2007	AVP
15	0	0	1	0	0	8	6	0	0	$16,550.00	2008	AVP
14	0	0	0	0	1	9	4	0	0	$16,940.00	2009	AVP
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$1,275.00	2010	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00	2010	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2011	NVL
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$1,312.50	2011	Pro Beach
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2011	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2012	AVP
											2012	NVL	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,250.00	2012	Pro Beach
5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	$4,950.00	2013	AVP
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,050.00	2013	NVL	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$675.00
5	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,025.00	2014	NVL	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	$3,600.00
3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,250.00	2015	NVL	6	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	$6,800.00
80	3	1	6	0	5	31	15	3	16	$74,652.50	Total	Total	19	0	1	2	0	9	2	2	1	2	$11,075.00

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	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	5-2	71.4%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	6-3	66.7%
2014-2015	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	5-2	71.4%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	6-3	66.7%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	6-4	60.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%

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

Head to Head Results
Placek/Samuels lead the series against the field 3-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Russell/Schoonover 1-0
8/8/15	NVL	Hermosa Beach Championships	Winner 3	Placek/Samuels	5	Russell/Schoonover	1	11-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:58
Series tied with # 4 del Sol/Marciniak 1-1
8/8/15	NVL	Hermosa Beach Championships	Semi-Finals	Marciniak/del Sol	4	Placek/Samuels	5	21-19, 21-11
8/7/15	NVL	Hermosa Beach Championships	Winner 2	Placek/Samuels	5	Marciniak/del Sol	4	21-19, 21-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 12 Clubb/Robbins 1-0
8/7/15	NVL	Hermosa Beach Championships	Winner 1	Placek/Samuels	5	Clubb/Robbins	12	21-14, 21-15	0:50