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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$100,000 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago
July 30 - 31, 2011

(10) Bill Strickland/Aaron Wachtfogel

Bill Strickland

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 26, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Malibu, CA

Resides:

Malibu, CA

Height:

6'9"

College(s):

Stanford

Seasons:

Tournaments:

103

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Boca Chica 2006)

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Hermosa Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$139,600.00

Aaron Wachtfogel

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 8, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Redondo Beach, CA

Resides:

Hermosa Beach, CA

Height:

6'1"

College(s):

Pacific

Seasons:

Tournaments:

111

Career Best:

2nd (AVP Brooklyn 2007)

Career Wide Open Best:

3rd (Hermosa Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$168,102.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	9	13	17	25	33	49	Money
AVP	24	0	0	4	0	3	0	3	5	6	0	0	1	2	$102,280.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$300.00
P&R	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Pro Beach	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$3,525.00
Wide Open	4	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Overall	32	0	0	5	0	6	1	4	6	6	1	0	1	2	US$121,105.00

Previous Chicago Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2004	Did not play	Jeff Minc - 25th
AVP 2005	Did not play	Scott Ayakatubby - 9th
AVP 2006	Chris Magill - 17th	Hans Stolfus - 17th
AVP 2007	Canyon Ceman - 9th	Scott Wong - 9th
AVP 2008	Dax Holdren - 13th	Scott Wong - 17th
AVP 2009	Aaron Wachtfogel - 13th	Bill Strickland - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
Wide Open	6/25-26/2011	Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights	2	5	0	$2,000.00
Wide Open	6/11-12/2011	Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key		5	0	$2,000.00
NORCECA	4/22-24/2011	Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Dominican Republic	4	6	0	US$300.00
P&R	9/2-5/2010	Cincinnati Players Championship	4	5	0	$4,000.00
AVP	7/24-25/2010	AVP Long Beach Open	5	3	540	$10,000.00
AVP	7/16-18/2010	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	5	7	370	$4,600.00
AVP	6/25-27/2010	AVP Belmar Open	5	3	540	$9,500.00
AVP	6/18-20/2010	AVP Virginia Beach Open	3	3	540	$9,500.00
AVP	6/3-6/2010	AVP Huntington Beach Open	5	7	370	$4,600.00
AVP	4/29-5/2/2010	AVP Santa Barbara Open	6	5	450	$6,000.00
AVP	4/16-18/2010	AVP Fort Lauderdale Open	8	5	450	$6,000.00
AVP	9/4-6/2009	Tournament of Champions	10	3	540	$9,000.00
AVP	8/27-29/2009	Chicago Open	9	13	240	$1,900.00
AVP	8/20-23/2009	Muskegon Open	13	5	450	$6,240.00
AVP	8/14-16/2009	San Francisco Open	14	7	370	$5,280.00

Corona Light Wide Open Chicago Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 1	Steve Plochocki / Adam Stempel (55)	Won 21-12, 21-12
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 2	Benjamin Shamrokh / Drew Vaughn (42)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-11
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 3	Russ Marchewka / Eyal Zimet (7)	Won 22-20, 21-19
Sat, 7/30/2011	Winner 4	Adrian Carambula / Steve Grotowski (2)	Lost 17-21, 19-21
Sun, 7/31/2011	Contender 6	Rodrigo Monteiro / Fred Souza (13)	Lost 21-15, 16-21, 13-15
Sun, 7/31/2011	Contender 6	Joey Dykstra / Mark VanZwieten (8)	Won 21-19, 21-14
Sun, 7/31/2011	Contender 7	Rodrigo Monteiro / Fred Souza (13)	Lost 21-15, 16-21, 13-15

Head to Head Results
Strickland/Wachtfogel trail the series against the field 5-6

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-2
6/27/10	AVP	AVP Belmar Open	Semi-Finals	Hyden/Scott	2	Strickland/Wachtfogel	5	21-16, 21-10	0:50
5/1/09	AVP	San Diego Open	Winner 2	Hyden/Scott	4	Strickland/Wachtfogel	13	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:07
Trail the series against # 2 Carambula/Grotowski 0-1
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 4	Carambula/Grotowski	2	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	21-17, 21-19
Series tied with # 6 Mayer/Prosser 1-1
7/17/10	AVP	AVP Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 3	Mayer/Prosser	13	Strickland/Wachtfogel	5	21-16, 21-16	0:44
6/19/10	AVP	AVP Virginia Beach Open	Contender 4	Strickland/Wachtfogel	3	Mayer/Prosser	8	21-17, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Marchewka/Zimet 1-0
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 3	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	Marchewka/Zimet	7	22-20, 21-19
Lead the series against # 8 Dykstra/VanZwieten 1-0
7/31/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 6	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	Dykstra/VanZwieten	8	21-19, 21-14
Trail the series against # 13 Monteiro/Souza 0-2
7/31/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 7	Monteiro/Souza	13	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	15-21, 21-16, 15-13
7/31/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Contender 6	Monteiro/Souza	13	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	15-21, 21-16, 15-13
Lead the series against # 42 Shamrokh/Vaughn 1-0
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 2	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	Shamrokh/Vaughn	42	21-16, 19-21, 15-11
Lead the series against # 55 Plochocki/Stempel 1-0
7/30/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Chicago	Winner 1	Strickland/Wachtfogel	10	Plochocki/Stempel	55	21-12, 21-12