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AVP Tour
$250,000 Manhattan Beach Open presented by Bud Light
August 10 - 13, 2006

(Q22) Michael Thornton/Eyal Zimet

Michael Thornton

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

25th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

$325.00

Eyal Zimet

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 1, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz, Israel

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Hawaii

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (NVL Aspen 2011)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Brooklyn 2009)

Career Winnings:

$52,530.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
AVP	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$650.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	5/26-28/2006	Huntington Beach Open	31, Q45	25th	36	$300.00
AVP	5/18-21/2006	Santa Barbara Open	32, Q86	25th	52	$350.00

Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/10/2006	Qualifier 1	Tom Chapman / Steve Sheppard (Q107)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:35
Thu, 8/10/2006	Qualifier 2	Cody Cowell / Mark Kirunchyk (Q43)	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:51
Thu, 8/10/2006	Qualifier 3	Chris Harger / Jeremie Holmes (Q11)	Lost 18-21, 21-14, 8-15	0:58

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$650.00
Manhattan Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michael Thornton												Eyal Zimet
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$325.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	47	0	0	1	0	2	13	17	7	0	$37,610.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Manhattan Beach	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$2,805.00
											Tour Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,875.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$325.00	Total	53	0	0	2	0	2	14	20	7	0	$43,890.00

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
2006	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$650.00	10	5	66.7 %
Total	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$650.00	10	5	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michael Thornton													Eyal Zimet
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	2	1	$325.00	2006	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$325.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$325.00	Total	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$325.00

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	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	9-4	69.2%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	12-6	66.7%
2005-2006	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	9-4	69.2%	3-2	60.0%	0	0	12-6	66.7%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	4-6	40.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5
Manhattan Beach	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	6

Head to Head Results
Thornton/Zimet trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lambert/Metzger 0-1
5/19/06	AVP	Santa Barbara Open	Winner 1	Lambert/Metzger	1	Thornton/Zimet	32, Q86	22-20, 21-17	0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 0-1
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Thornton/Zimet	31, Q45	21-13, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Ceman/Olson 0-1
5/27/06	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Contender 1	Ceman/Olson	18	Thornton/Zimet	31, Q45	21-16, 23-21	0:40
Trail the series against # Q11 Harger/Holmes 0-1
8/10/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 3	Harger/Holmes	Q11	Thornton/Zimet	Q22	21-18, 14-21, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # Q43 Cowell/Kirunchyk 1-0
8/10/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Thornton/Zimet	Q22	Cowell/Kirunchyk	Q43	21-17, 23-21	0:51
Lead the series against # Q107 Chapman/Sheppard 1-0
8/10/06	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Thornton/Zimet	Q22	Chapman/Sheppard	Q107	21-12, 21-15	0:35