Jose Cuervo Pro Beach Volleyball Series
$200,000 2011 Manhattan Beach Open
August 26 - 28, 2011
(15) Duncan Budinger/Mike Placek
 
Duncan Budinger
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 15, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Encinitas, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): Long Beach State
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 57
Career Best: 2nd (USAV IDQ Long Beach 2009)
Career Pro Beach Best: 9th (Belmar 2012)
Career Winnings: $21,852.50
Mike Placek
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 23, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Pompton Plains, NJ
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 3
Career Pro Beach Best: 3rd (Hermosa Beach 2012)
Career Winnings: $76,402.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
NVL10000100000 $2,000.00
Pro Beach10000000100 $1,500.00
Wide Open10000001000 $0.00
Overall30000101100 $3,500.00
Previous Manhattan Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 2005 Phil Silva - 57th Did not play
AVP 2006 Phil Silva - 57th Mike Szymanski - 33rd
AVP 2007 Clint Coe - 41st Russ Marchewka - 17th
AVP 2008 Did not play Russ Marchewka - 17th
AVP 2009 Mark VanZwieten - 33rd John Moran - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 8/20-21/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach 17 9th 0 $0.00
NVL 7/23-24/2011 NVL Malibu 13 5th 900 $2,000.00
Manhattan Beach Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 1 Luke Myers / Jeff Urton (50) Won 21-17, 21-11 0:36
Fri, 8/26/2011 Winner 2 Joaquin Acosta / Ty Tramblie (18) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 11-15 1:18
Fri, 8/26/2011 Contender 2 Mike Desjardins / Paul MacDonald (52) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:33
Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 3 Nils Nielsen / Travis Schoonover (31) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:42
Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 4 Scott Hill / Everett Matthews (17) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:08
Sat, 8/27/2011 Contender 5 Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (9) Lost 10-21, 25-27  
Head to Head Results
Budinger/Placek lead the series against the field 7-5 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-1
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 1 Budinger/Placek 17 21-15, 21-11  
Trail the series against # 6 Halverson/Roberts 0-1
7/23/11NVLNVL Malibu Winner 4 Halverson/Roberts 9 Budinger/Placek 13 21-17, 16-21, 15-7 1:08
Lead the series against # 8 Marchewka/Zimet 1-0
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 5 Budinger/Placek 17 Marchewka/Zimet 9 21-15, 21-17  
Trail the series against # 9 Mariano/Ratledge 0-1
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 5 Mariano/Ratledge 9 Budinger/Placek 15 21-10, 27-25  
Lead the series against # 12 Engle/Slick 1-0
8/21/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Contender 4 Budinger/Placek 17 Engle/Slick 15 21-16, 21-16  
Lead the series against # 13 Dykstra/McGuire 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 2 Budinger/Placek 17 Dykstra/McGuire 16 21-8, 21-11  
Lead the series against # 17 Hill/Matthews 1-0
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 4 Budinger/Placek 15 Hill/Matthews 17 21-18, 19-21, 15-10 1:08
Trail the series against # 18 Acosta/Tramblie 0-2
8/26/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 2 Acosta/Tramblie 18 Budinger/Placek 15 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 1:18
7/23/11NVLNVL Malibu Contender 6 Acosta/Tramblie 8 Budinger/Placek 13 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 31 Nielsen/Schoonover 1-0
8/27/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 3 Budinger/Placek 15 Nielsen/Schoonover 31 21-15, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 50 Myers/Urton 1-0
8/26/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Winner 1 Budinger/Placek 15 Myers/Urton 50 21-17, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 52 Desjardins/MacDonald 1-0
8/26/11Pro BeachManhattan Beach Open Contender 2 Budinger/Placek 15 Desjardins/MacDonald 52 21-11, 21-14 0:33