AVP Tour
$200,000 AVP Toyota Hermosa Beach Open presented by Bud Light
May 18 - 20, 2007
(10) Karch Kiraly/Kevin Wong
 
Karch Kiraly
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 3, 1960 (65 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'2"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 29
Tournaments: 354
Career Wins: 148
Career AVP Wins: 122
Career Winnings: $3,211,989.25
Kevin Wong
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 12, 1972 (53 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Height: 6'7"
College(s): UCLA
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 256
Career Wins: 10
Career AVP Wins: 6
Career Winnings: $757,282.25
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP80110312000 $52,575.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
P&R 1978 Marco Ortega - 2nd Did not play
P&R 1980 Sinjin Smith - 5th Did not play
1989 Brent Frohoff - 5th Did not play
1990 Brent Frohoff - 2nd Did not play
1991 Kent Steffes - 7th Did not play
1992 Kent Steffes - 1st Did not play
1993 Kent Steffes - 1st Did not play
1994 Kent Steffes - 1st Did not play
FIVB 1995 Scott Ayakatubby - 9th John Anselmo - 57th
1995 Scott Ayakatubby - 2nd John Anselmo - 25th
1996 Kent Steffes - 1st Greg Shankle - 17th
1997 Adam Johnson - 4th Raul Papaleo - 17th
1997 Adam Johnson - 1st Raul Papaleo - 13th
1998 Adam Johnson - 1st Did not play
1999 Adam Johnson - 4th Did not play
2000 Adam Johnson - 5th Did not play
2001 Did not play Stein Metzger - 3rd
2002 Brent Doble - 5th Stein Metzger - 2nd
2003 Brent Doble - 3rd Stein Metzger - 5th
2004 Mike Lambert - 2nd Eric Fonoimoana - 1st
2005 Adam Jewell - 9th Dain Blanton - 9th
2006 Larry Witt - 13th Scott Wong - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 5/3-6/2007 Huntington Beach Open 10 7th 180 $4,600.00
AVP 4/19-21/2007 Dallas Open 10 9th 144 $2,875.00
AVP 4/13-15/2007 Miami Open 10 5th 216 $6,000.00
Hermosa Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 5/19/2007 Winner 1 Scott Davenport / Mike DiPierro (23) Won 21-12, 21-18 0:36
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Karch KiralyTotal332010.57601010
 111700.6360210
 2221310.5450800
Kevin WongTotal12730.3331201
 17520.4290200
 25210.2001001
Sat, 5/19/2007 Winner 2 Anthony Medel / Fred Souza (7) Won 32-34, 21-17, 15-13 1:24
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Karch KiralyTotal552340.34502202
 1261040.2310800
 215700.4670801
 314600.4290601
Kevin WongTotal21630.14310621
 111330.0003321
 28300.3753200
 32000.0004100
Sat, 5/19/2007 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal (2) Lost 12-21, 15-21 0:43
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Karch KiralyTotal441050.11401200
 118520.1670300
 226530.0770900
Kevin WongTotal201040.30011300
 18510.5001300
 212530.16701000
Sat, 5/19/2007 Contender 4 George Roumain / Larry Witt (13) Won 25-23, 21-18 0:49
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Karch KiralyTotal281220.35701300
 114510.2860600
 214710.4290700
Kevin WongTotal292030.5863301
 1181220.5562200
 211810.6361101
Sun, 5/20/2007 Contender 5 Casey Jennings / Mark Williams (6) Won 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 1:10
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Karch KiralyTotal562790.32101600
 113710.4620300
 222960.1360600
 3211120.4290700
Kevin WongTotal15910.5336600
 16500.8334200
 27210.1432300
 32201.0000100
Sun, 5/20/2007 Contender 6 Matt Olson / Jason Ring (4) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 12-15 1:04
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Karch KiralyTotal622790.29001911
 121810.3330601
 2231250.3040810
 318730.2220500
Kevin WongTotal171000.5887600
 19500.5564100
 24200.5003200
 34300.7500300
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Karch Kiraly278119300.32009223
Kevin Wong11462140.421283623
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open801103120000 $52,575.00
Total801103120000 $52,575.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Karch Kiraly Kevin Wong
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1100000000 $0.00 Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
2000020000 $12,750.00 World Championships6000012200 $21,450.00
2000002000 $7,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam21011035610 $72,350.00
246884436114021400 $1,562,068.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open18865202585030110 $481,418.50
1010000000 $10,000.00 Goodwill Games1001000000 $9,750.00
15703131000 $88,543.00 Manhattan Beach11212002310 $59,362.50
281352170000 $352,402.25 Tour Championships10001034110 $25,538.25
2951095041135224400 $2,032,763.25 Total23887252666342140 $669,869.25
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2007AVP400002110000 $19,475.00 15865.2 %
TotalAVP400002110000 $19,475.00 15865.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Karch Kiraly  Kevin Wong
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3011010000 $0.00 1978P&R          
6600000000 $2,000.00 1979P&R          
12811020000 $2,175.00 1980P&R          
7601000000 $7,100.00 1981P&R          
1100000000 $1,750.00 1982P&R          
4210010000 $4,800.00 1984AVP          
5230000000 $10,950.00 1985AVP          
9042120000 $9,975.00 1986AVP          
10121051000 $11,550.00 1987AVP          
1010000000 $1,250.00 1987FIVB          
1100000000 $6,000.00 1988AVP          
1100000000 $6,000.00 1988FIVB          
16445111000 $96,376.50 1989AVP          
3101010000 $11,500.00 1989FIVB          
23795110000 $124,625.00 1990AVP          
12720030000 $177,901.25 1991AVP          
201710110000 $288,470.00 1992AVP          
251932010000 $411,062.50 1993AVP          
221722010000 $380,586.00 1994AVP          
241254210000 $264,735.00 1995AVP2000000110 $925.00
1000001000 $1,000.00 1995FIVB1000000001 $0.00
221242121000 $317,080.00 1996AVP5000000131 $1,830.00
1100000000 $0.00 1996FIVB          
16414222100 $136,347.50 1997AVP22000068530 $42,581.25
1000010000 $6,000.00 1997FIVB          
19652041100 $104,644.50 1998AVP11010016210 $9,000.50
2020000000 $21,500.00 1998FIVB11000036110 $24,950.00
9412200000 $55,750.00 1999AVP          
1100000000 $10,000.00 1999USAV2110000000 $17,000.00
7000132100 $26,000.00 1999FIVB13001152310 $41,750.00
7111130000 $25,000.00 2000AVP          
1000010000 $2,375.00 2000USAV1000100000 $3,750.00
4000011002 $6,500.00 2000FIVB14010035410 $29,500.00
2000002000 $1,650.00 2001AVP4301000000 $41,050.00
           2001BVA1010000000 $4,750.00
           2001FIVB11102132101 $56,750.00
7104020000 $24,490.00 2002AVP7012021100 $16,560.00
           2002FIVB7112011100 $38,700.00
9103050000 $27,827.50 2003AVP7101041000 $20,272.50
1000001000 $4,000.00 2003FIVB8010012400 $33,000.00
9322011000 $50,562.50 2004AVP11112043000 $35,312.50
           2004FIVB9000014301 $21,625.00
14111065000 $54,600.00 2005AVP12002035200 $23,437.50
           2005FIVB4000010300 $14,500.00
8000034100 $12,512.50 2006AVP14000035510 $16,675.00
           2006FIVB5000012002 $10,125.00
4000031000 $9,737.50 2007AVP5000041000 $12,737.50
3501475646135824402 $2,716,383.25 TotalTotal18788133465437126 $516,781.75
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
Overall18 72.0% 6 24.0% 1 4.0% 24-1 96.0% 3 17.6% 2 11.8% 12 70.6% 3-14 17.6% 18-12 60.0% 9-3 75.0% 00 27-15 64.3%
2006-200718 72.0% 6 24.0% 1 4.0% 24-1 96.0% 3 17.6% 2 11.8% 12 70.6% 3-14 17.6% 18-12 60.0% 9-3 75.0% 00 27-15 64.3%
Against the Field12 66.7% 5 27.8% 1 5.6% 17-1 94.4% 2 13.3% 2 13.3% 11 73.3% 2-13 13.3% 24-22 52.2% 14-6 70.0% 00 19-14 57.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Challenge/Four Star/Open000000001471100002715
Total000000001471100002715
Head to Head Results
Kiraly/Wong lead the series against the field 12-8 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 0-2
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 2 Kiraly/Wong 10 21-12, 21-15 0:43
4/15/07AVPMiami Open Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 3 Kiraly/Wong 10 21-13, 21-16 0:45
Trail the series against # 3 Lambert/Metzger 0-1
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 5 Lambert/Metzger 2 Kiraly/Wong 10 21-17, 21-18 0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Olson/Ring 0-1
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Olson/Ring 4 Kiraly/Wong 10 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:04
Lead the series against # 6 Jennings/Williams 2-1
5/20/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 5 Kiraly/Wong 10 Jennings/Williams 6 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 1:10
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Contender 4 Kiraly/Wong 10 Jennings/Williams 5 21-17, 17-21, 18-16 1:11
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 2 Jennings/Williams 7 Kiraly/Wong 10 22-20, 17-21, 17-15 1:07
Series tied with # 7 Medel/Souza 1-1
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Kiraly/Wong 10 Medel/Souza 7 32-34, 21-17, 15-13 1:24
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 2 Medel/Souza 7 Kiraly/Wong 10 23-21, 21-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 9 Hyden/Keenan 0-1
5/5/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 3 Hyden/Keenan 15 Kiraly/Wong 10 21-17, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Lucena/Strickland 1-0
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 2 Kiraly/Wong 10 Lucena/Strickland 16 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 12 Stolfus/Wong 0-1
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Contender 3 Stolfus/Wong 12 Kiraly/Wong 10 18-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:18
Lead the series against # 13 Roumain/Witt 1-0
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Contender 4 Kiraly/Wong 10 Roumain/Witt 13 25-23, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 15 Baxter/Ceman 1-0
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 3 Kiraly/Wong 10 Baxter/Ceman 12 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:12
Lead the series against # 22, Q1 Allen/Mihalic 1-0
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Contender 1 Kiraly/Wong 10 Allen/Mihalic 24, Q7 21-11, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 23 Davenport/DiPierro 1-0
5/19/07AVPHermosa Beach Open Winner 1 Kiraly/Wong 10 Davenport/DiPierro 23 21-12, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Fischer/Hill 1-0
5/4/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 2 Kiraly/Wong 10 Fischer/Hill 26, Q2 21-18, 21-8 0:36
Lead the series against # 27 Morrison/Tramblie 2-0
5/4/07AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Kiraly/Wong 10 Morrison/Tramblie 23 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 0:58
4/14/07AVPMiami Open Winner 1 Kiraly/Wong 10 Morrison/Tramblie 23, Q4 27-25, 21-16  
Lead the series against # Q12 Mesko/Zimet 1-0
4/20/07AVPDallas Open Winner 1 Kiraly/Wong 10 Mesko/Zimet 23, Q8 21-15, 21-11 0:40