AVP Tour
$60,000 AVP Heritage Contender Series Denver Open
July 3 - 5, 2026
(12) Theo Brunner/Ryan Wilcox
 
Theo Brunner
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 17, 1985 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Ridgefield, CT
Height: 6'7"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 182
Career Wins: 15
Career AVP Wins: 9
Career Winnings: $557,662.50
Ryan Wilcox
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 27, 1999 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Honolulu, HI
Height: 6'2"
College(s): California-Santa Barbara
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 21
Career Wins: 4
Career AVP Wins: 3
Career Winnings: $28,950.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
AVP22000000000 $19,500.00
Previous Denver Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2024 Did not play Devon Burki - 25th
2025 Did not play Lev Priima - 9th
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Denver Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/4/2026 Pool A Adam Roberts / Jeff Samuels (13) Won 21-14, 21-15  
Sat, 7/4/2026 Pool A Kyle Paulson / Jack Walmer (24, Q19) Lost 18-21, 21-23  
Sat, 7/4/2026 Winner 1 Earl Schultz / Alex Ukkelberg (8) Won 21-17, 21-17  
Sun, 7/5/2026 Winner 2 Alex Harthaller / Diego Perez (9) Won 10-21, 21-17, 15-10  
Sun, 7/5/2026 Semi-Finals Ian Carlson / Thomas Hurst (7) Won 21-15, 21-17  
Sun, 7/5/2026 Finals Gage Basey / Lars Basey (4) Won 21-18, 21-15  
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Contender Series/Tour Series220000000000 $19,500.00
Total220000000000 $19,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Theo Brunner Ryan Wilcox
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000300100 $45,500.00 World Championships          
2000001001 $7,500.00 World Tour Finals          
3900203131182 $141,350.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam          
834562181911810 $165,257.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open3000000102 $1,125.00
5110002010 $8,500.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2000011000 $250.00
1001000000 $250.00 Confederation Championship          
11013030202 $28,530.00 Manhattan Beach          
6101040000 $26,500.00 Tour Championships          
7132001000 $60,850.00 Gold Series1000000001 $0.00
11312031100 $49,700.00 Heritage Series/Pro Series6000024000 $12,775.00
2200000000 $9,750.00 Contender Series/Tour Series6300001110 $13,300.00
17112111753137261715 $543,687.50 Total18300036213 $27,450.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2025AVP110000000000 $9,750.00 60100.0 %
2026AVP110000000000 $9,750.00 5183.3 %
TotalAVP220000000000 $19,500.00 11191.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Theo Brunner  Ryan Wilcox
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2006AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2007AVP          
2000000002 $0.00 2008AVP          
7000001132 $2,150.00 2009AVP          
3000002010 $1,675.00 2010AVP          
7122011000 $30,250.00 2013AVP          
1001000000 $300.00 2013NVL          
2000000101 $1,850.00 2013FIVB          
3100011000 $1,750.00 2013NORCECA          
7011032000 $18,950.00 2014AVP          
8001121201 $38,125.00 2014FIVB          
3200100000 $3,375.00 2014NORCECA          
2000020000 $4,800.00 2015AVP          
11001112240 $56,087.50 2015FIVB          
6101031000 $20,850.00 2016AVP          
7000001420 $17,700.00 2016FIVB          
1000100000 $550.00 2016NORCECA          
5002030000 $16,100.00 2017AVP          
9000113130 $29,500.00 2017FIVB          
1000100000 $4,000.00 2017Other          
5103001000 $22,000.00 2018AVP          
7000022210 $20,000.00 2018FIVB          
4010011100 $12,950.00 2019AVP          
11010012232 $16,900.00 2019FIVB          
3001020000 $10,000.00 2020AVP          
1000000001 $0.00 2020FIVB          
3011010000 $14,750.00 2021AVP          
9100002204 $9,000.00 2021FIVB          
8132002000 $43,300.00 2022AVP          
6000123000 $26,625.00 2022FIVB          
1001000000 $250.00 2022NORCECA          
5212000000 $42,000.00 2023AVP2000000101 $0.00
12110133300 $37,375.00 2023FIVB          
2100010000 $20,000.00 2024AVP5100012010 $10,450.00
13100008400 $20,000.00 2024FIVB1000001000 $100.00
3100010100 $7,725.00 2025AVP4100012000 $9,500.00
           2025FIVB1000000100 $1,125.00
           2025NORCECA2010010000 $500.00
2100010000 $6,775.00 2026AVP2100001000 $6,125.00
           2026FIVB3000010002 $150.00
           2026NORCECA1100000000 $1,000.00
18215111983239261715 $557,662.50 TotalTotal21410046213 $28,950.00
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
Overall7 70.0% 3 30.0% 0 0.0% 10-0 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 7-1 87.5% 4-0 100.0% 00 11-1 91.7%
2025-20267 70.0% 3 30.0% 0 0.0% 10-0 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 7-1 87.5% 4-0 100.0% 00 11-1 91.7%
Against the Field4 80.0% 1 20.0% 0 0.0% 5-0 100.0% 1 50.0% 0 0.0% 1 50.0% 1-1 50.0% 8-2 80.0% 4-0 100.0% 00 6-1 85.7%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Contender Series/Tour Series0000310040200020111
Total0000310040200020111
Head to Head Results
Brunner/Wilcox lead the series against the field 6-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Basey/Basey 1-0
7/5/26AVPDenver Open Finals Brunner/Wilcox 12 Basey/Basey 4 21-18, 21-15  
Lead the series against # 7 Carlson/Hurst 1-0
7/5/26AVPDenver Open Semi-Finals Brunner/Wilcox 12 Carlson/Hurst 7 21-15, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 8 Schultz/Ukkelberg 1-0
7/4/26AVPDenver Open Winner 1 Brunner/Wilcox 12 Schultz/Ukkelberg 8 21-17, 21-17  
Lead the series against # 9 Harthaller/Perez 1-0
7/5/26AVPDenver Open Winner 2 Brunner/Wilcox 12 Harthaller/Perez 9 10-21, 21-17, 15-10  
Lead the series against # 13 Roberts/Samuels 1-0
7/4/26AVPDenver Open Pool A Brunner/Wilcox 12 Roberts/Samuels 13 21-14, 21-15  
Trail the series against # 24, Q19 Paulson/Walmer 0-1
7/4/26AVPDenver Open Pool A Paulson/Walmer 24, Q19 Brunner/Wilcox 12 21-18, 23-21  
Lead the series against # Q1 Lennon/Mister 1-0
5/25/25AVPPalm Beach Contender Series Finals Brunner/Wilcox 1 Lennon/Mister 22, Q7 21-18, 18-21, 15-8 0:59