AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Santa Barbara Open
September 26 - 29, 2013
(16, Q11) Mike Placek/Austin Rester
 
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: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Best: 3rd (San Diego 2008)
Career Winnings: $76,402.50
Austin Rester
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 31, 1982 (43 yrs old)
Home Town: Grapevine, TX
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Texas Tech
Weatherford
Hawaii
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 79
Career Wins: 3
Career AVP Best: 5th (Santa Barbara 2010)
Career Winnings: $55,847.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP20000000200 $4,500.00
NVL62120010000 $25,050.00
Overall82120010200 $29,550.00
Previous Santa Barbara Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Tye Thoreson - 89th Did not play
2006 Dane Jensen - 41st Lucas Wisniakowski - 25th
2010 John Moran - 17th Paul Baxter - 5th
2012 Kevin McColloch - 10th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
NVL 8/16-18/2013 West Coast Championships 12 2nd 576 $5,000.00
AVP Santa Barbara Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/26/2013 Qualifier 1 John Moran / Gregg Weaver (Q22) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:40
Thu, 9/26/2013 Qualifier 2 Evan Engle / Jon Mesko (Q6) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Thu, 9/26/2013 Qualifier 3 Avery Drost / Will Montgomery (Q3) Won 22-20, 21-14 0:45
Fri, 9/27/2013 Winner 1 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson (1) Lost 16-21, 21-23 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Mike PlacekTotal17630.17601301
 1923-0.1110600
 28400.5000701
Austin ResterTotal291350.2761212
 113630.2310101
 216720.3131111
Sat, 9/28/2013 Contender 1 Andrey Belov / Adam Roberts (9) Lost 23-25, 17-21 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Mike PlacekTotal18620.2220814
 111320.0910712
 27300.4290102
Austin ResterTotal361750.3330822
 1231020.3480622
 213730.3080200
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Mike Placek351250.20002115
Austin Rester6530100.30811034
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open100000001000 $2,000.00
Tour Championships100000001000 $2,500.00
Total200000002000 $4,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Mike Placek Austin Rester
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
5400101211230 $38,690.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open6300001212750 $36,592.50
           Satellite1000010000 $375.00
5000002200 $3,925.00 Manhattan Beach5000000400 $3,205.00
3000003000 $3,750.00 Tour Championships1000001000 $1,250.00
6200101261430 $46,365.00 Total7000002223150 $41,422.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013AVP100000001000 $2,000.00 3260.0 %
2013NVL101000000000 $5,000.00 5183.3 %
TotalAVP100000001000 $2,000.00 3260.0 %
TotalNVL101000000000 $5,000.00 5183.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Mike Placek  Austin Rester
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2004AVP1000000001 $0.00
3000000003 $0.00 2005AVP4000000004 $0.00
9000000117 $500.00 2006AVP14000002435 $3,825.00
           2006FIVB C&S1000010000 $375.00
9000001206 $1,650.00 2007AVP160000051010 $10,237.50
15001008600 $16,550.00 2008AVP14000005810 $8,600.00
14000019400 $16,940.00 2009AVP11000003800 $7,160.00
3000001110 $1,275.00 2010AVP7000015100 $8,875.00
1000000100 $1,400.00 2010FIVB          
2000020000 $2,000.00 2011NVL          
1000001000 $0.00 2011Wide Open          
2000002000 $1,312.50 2011Pro Beach          
1000000010 $1,000.00 2011FIVB          
2000002000 $2,500.00 2012AVP1000000100 $500.00
3001002000 $4,250.00 2012Pro Beach1000000001 $0.00
4000004000 $3,700.00 2013AVP1000001000 $1,000.00
1010000000 $2,500.00 2013NVL1010000000 $2,500.00
70012033015316 $55,577.50 TotalTotal72010022132511 $43,072.50
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
Overall4 57.1% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 6-1 85.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 4-3 57.1% 2-1 66.7% 00 6-4 60.0%
2012-20134 57.1% 2 28.6% 1 14.3% 6-1 85.7% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 4-3 57.1% 2-1 66.7% 00 6-4 60.0%
Against the Field3 50.0% 2 33.3% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 3 100.0% 0-3 0.0% 6-6 50.0% 4-2 66.7% 00 5-4 55.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open003000000100000032
Tour Championships003000000100000032
Total006000000200000064
Head to Head Results
Placek/Rester lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Gibb/Patterson 0-1
9/27/13AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Winner 1 Gibb/Patterson 1 Placek/Rester 16, Q11 21-16, 23-21 0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Belov/Roberts 0-1
9/28/13AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Contender 1 Belov/Roberts 9 Placek/Rester 16, Q11 25-23, 21-17 0:47
Lead the series against # Q3 Drost/Montgomery 1-0
9/26/13AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Qualifier 3 Placek/Rester 16, Q11 Drost/Montgomery Q3 22-20, 21-14 0:45
Lead the series against # Q6 Engle/Mesko 1-0
9/26/13AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Qualifier 2 Placek/Rester 16, Q11 Engle/Mesko Q6 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # Q22 Moran/Weaver 1-0
9/26/13AVPAVP Santa Barbara Open Qualifier 1 Placek/Rester 16, Q11 Moran/Weaver Q22 21-17, 21-14 0:40