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$1,000,000 AVP Crocs Cup Shootout presented by Bud Light Manhattan Beach Open
September 17 - 21, 2008

(19, Q11) John Moran/Eyal Zimet

John Moran

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 19, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Phoenix, AZ

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Arizona

Seasons:

20

Tournaments:

124

Career Best:

2nd (NVL Hermosa Beach 2016)

Career AVP Best:

7th (Chicago 2009)

Career Winnings:

$46,645.00

Eyal Zimet

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 1, 1976 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kibbutz Ein Hamifratz, Israel

Resides:

San Francisco, CA

Height:

6'2"

College(s):

Hawaii

Seasons:

6

Tournaments:

63

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	Money
AVP	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0	$11,750.00

Previous Manhattan Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2000	Eric Roberts - 57th	Did not play
2001	Anthony Medel - 33rd	Did not play
2002	Jerry Graham - 33rd	Did not play
2003	Pepe Delahoz - 33rd	Did not play
2005	Ran Kumgisky - 25th	Did not play
2006	Chris Seiffert - 25th	Michael Thornton - 41st
2007	Jon Mesko - 33rd	Mike DiPierro - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	8/29-31/2008	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	23	17	104	$800.00
AVP	8/1-3/2008	AVP Slam San Diego	22	9	208	$2,100.00
AVP	7/24-26/2008	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	24, Q4	17	104	$800.00
AVP	7/18-19/2008	AVP Slam Brooklyn	20	17	104	$700.00
AVP	7/10-12/2008	AVP Slam Chicago Open	24	17	104	$700.00
AVP	7/4-5/2008	AVP Slam Boulder	19	17	104	$500.00
AVP	6/5-8/2008	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	20	17	72	$700.00
AVP	5/24-26/2008	AVP Louisville	14	13	108	$1,700.00

AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Wed, 9/17/2008

Qualifier 1

Kevin Kuerbis / Justin Turco (Q54)

Won 21-16, 21-17

0:52

Thu, 9/18/2008

Qualifier 2

Jeremie Holmes / AJ Mihalic (28, Q22)

Won 21-13, 21-13

0:47

Fri, 9/19/2008

Winner 1

Anthony Medel / Casey Patterson (14, Q6)

Lost 21-15, 18-21, 9-15

1:14

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	Total	36	14	5	0.250	4	4	1	2
	1	22	9	2	0.318	3	3	1	0
	2	11	5	1	0.364	1	1	0	1
	3	3	0	2	-0.667	0	0	0	1
Eyal Zimet	Total	44	12	9	0.068	3	4	2	3
	1	5	1	2	-0.200	1	2	2	2
	2	23	6	5	0.043	2	1	0	1
	3	16	5	2	0.188	0	1	0	0

Fri, 9/19/2008

Contender 1

Danko Iordanov / Shigetomo Sakugawa (30, Q29)

Won 21-18, 21-17

0:44

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	Total	21	9	3	0.286	2	5	1	2
	1	9	5	2	0.333	1	2	1	0
	2	12	4	1	0.250	1	3	0	2
Eyal Zimet	Total	35	22	4	0.514	2	4	0	3
	1	16	9	3	0.375	0	2	0	2
	2	19	13	1	0.632	2	2	0	1

Fri, 9/19/2008

Contender 2

Jason Ring / Fred Souza (13, Q4)

Lost 21-18, 24-26, 11-15

1:21

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	Total	45	20	11	0.200	4	3	1	1
	1	13	6	4	0.154	3	0	0	1
	2	22	8	4	0.182	1	3	1	0
	3	10	6	3	0.300	0	0	0	0
Eyal Zimet	Total	29	15	1	0.483	1	7	3	5
	1	9	7	0	0.778	0	2	0	1
	2	12	4	1	0.250	1	5	3	4
	3	8	4	0	0.500	0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
John Moran	102	43	19	0.235	10	12	3	5
Eyal Zimet	108	49	14	0.324	6	15	5	11

Head to Head Results
Moran/Zimet trail the series against the field 5-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Lucena/Scott 0-1
5/24/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Winner 2	Lucena/Scott	3	Moran/Zimet	14	21-18, 21-15
Trail the series against # 5 Hyden/Keenan 0-1
6/6/08	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 2	Hyden/Keenan	3	Moran/Zimet	20	21-16, 21-13	0:43
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 0-1
8/2/08	AVP	AVP Slam San Diego	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Jennings	6	Moran/Zimet	22	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 8, Q3 Brazao/Loiola 0-1
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Contender 1	Brazao/Loiola	9	Moran/Zimet	23	21-16, 22-24, 15-12	1:15
Trail the series against # 10, Q2 Mariano/Ratledge 0-1
8/29/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Cincinnati	Winner 1	Mariano/Ratledge	10	Moran/Zimet	23	21-19, 21-18	1:07
Trail the series against # 11 Mayer/Nygaard 0-2
7/25/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Winner 1	Mayer/Nygaard	9	Moran/Zimet	24, Q4	21-17, 21-12	0:49
7/11/08	AVP	AVP Slam Chicago Open	Winner 1	Mayer/Nygaard	9	Moran/Zimet	24	21-19, 21-16	0:51
Trail the series against # 12 Allen/Halverson 0-1
7/18/08	AVP	AVP Slam Brooklyn	Winner 1	Allen/Halverson	13	Moran/Zimet	20	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	1:07
Trail the series against # 13, Q4 Ring/Souza 0-1
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 2	Ring/Souza	13, Q4	Moran/Zimet	19, Q11	18-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:21
Trail the series against # 14, Q6 Medel/Patterson 0-1
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 1	Medel/Patterson	14, Q6	Moran/Zimet	19, Q11	15-21, 21-18, 15-9	1:14
Lead the series against # 15, Q7 Wachtfogel/Wong 1-0
8/1/08	AVP	AVP Slam San Diego	Winner 1	Moran/Zimet	22	Wachtfogel/Wong	11	21-13, 19-21, 15-11	1:10
Trail the series against # 17, Q8 Marchewka/Placek 0-1
5/25/08	AVP	AVP Louisville	Contender 1	Marchewka/Placek	11	Moran/Zimet	14	21-16, 21-18	0:58
Lead the series against # 28, Q22 Holmes/Mihalic 1-0
9/18/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Moran/Zimet	19, Q11	Holmes/Mihalic	28, Q22	21-13, 21-13	0:47
Lead the series against # 30, Q29 Iordanov/Sakugawa 2-0
9/19/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Contender 1	Moran/Zimet	19, Q11	Iordanov/Sakugawa	30, Q29	21-18, 21-17	0:44
7/24/08	AVP	AVP Slam Long Beach Open	Qualifier 2	Moran/Zimet	24, Q4	Iordanov/Sakugawa	Q29	21-17, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # Q54 Kuerbis/Turco 1-0
9/17/08	AVP	AVP Shootout Manhattan Beach Open	Qualifier 1	Moran/Zimet	19, Q11	Kuerbis/Turco	Q54	21-16, 21-17	0:52