Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011
(1) John Hyden/Sean Scott
 
John Hyden
Photo: Ed Chan
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 7, 1972 (51 yrs old)
Home Town: San Diego, CA
Resides: Sherman Oaks, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): San Diego State
Seasons: 23
Tournaments: 262
Career Wins: 28
Career Wide Open Wins: 5
Career Winnings: $1,072,512.50
Sean Scott
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1973 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Kailua, HI
Resides: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Hawaii
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 221
Career Wins: 24
Career Wide Open Wins: 5
Career Winnings: $880,358.75
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345679131725CQMoney
AVP25597031000000 $365,780.00
FIVB2000000000101 US$2,800.00
NVL2100010000000 $12,500.00
P&R1100000000000 $10,000.00
Pro Beach9700020000000 $111,000.00
Wide Open5500000000000 $68,750.00
Overall441997061000101 US$570,830.00
Previous Hermosa Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
AVP 1997 Did not play Brennan Robison - 33rd
AVP 1997 Did not play Stein Metzger - 13th
AVP 1998 Did not play Pepe Delahoz - 17th
AVP 1999 Did not play Pepe Delahoz - 13th
AVP 2000 Did not play Matt Unger - 13th
AVP 2001 Jeff Nygaard - 29th Albert Hannemann - 5th
AVP 2002 Chip McCaw - 17th Todd Rogers - 7th
AVP 2003 Andy Witt - 13th Todd Rogers - 9th
AVP 2004 Andy Witt - 9th Todd Rogers - 3rd
AVP 2005 Mike Lambert - 9th Todd Rogers - 7th
AVP 2006 Jeff Nygaard - 7th Dax Holdren - 17th
AVP 2007 Brad Keenan - 9th Matt Fuerbringer - 7th
AVP 2008 Brad Keenan - 9th Nick Lucena - 5th
AVP 2009 Sean Scott - 2nd John Hyden - 2nd
AVP 2010 Sean Scott - 5th John Hyden - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Wide Open 7/30-31/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Chicago 1 1 0 $15,000.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 32, Q19 17 120 US$2,800.00
Wide Open 6/25-26/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Seaside Heights 1 1 0 $7,500.00
Wide Open 6/11-12/2011 Corona Light Wide Open Siesta Key 1 0 $12,500.00
NVL 5/20-21/2011 NVL Baltimore 1 1 1500 $10,000.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open CQ 0 US$0.00
P&R 9/2-5/2010 Cincinnati Players Championship 2 1 0 $10,000.00
AVP 7/24-25/2010 AVP Long Beach Open 2 2 640 $16,000.00
AVP 7/16-18/2010 AVP Hermosa Beach Open 2 5 450 $6,000.00
AVP 6/25-27/2010 AVP Belmar Open 2 2 640 $15,000.00
AVP 6/18-20/2010 AVP Virginia Beach Open 1 2 640 $15,000.00
AVP 6/3-6/2010 AVP Huntington Beach Open 2 2 640 $15,000.00
AVP 4/29-5/2/2010 AVP Santa Barbara Open 2 3 540 $9,500.00
AVP 4/16-18/2010 AVP Fort Lauderdale Open 2 3 540 $9,500.00
AVP 9/25-27/2009 AVP World Challenge 6 0 $4,000.00
AVP 9/4-6/2009 Tournament of Champions 2 1 750 $20,000.00
AVP 8/27-29/2009 Chicago Open 2 1 750 $36,000.00
AVP 8/20-23/2009 Muskegon Open 2 3 540 $10,200.00
Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 2 Vincent Robbins / David Smith (32) Won 21-15, 21-9  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 3 Duncan Budinger / Mike Placek (17) Won 21-15, 21-11  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 4 Bill Strickland / Aaron Wachtfogel (8) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-11  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Winner 5 Ryan Mariano / Ed Ratledge (12) Won 21-16, 31-29  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Semi-Finals Bill Strickland / Aaron Wachtfogel (8) Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-10  
Sat, 8/20/2011 Finals Rodrigo Monteiro / Fred Souza (7) Won 21-12, 21-12  
Head to Head Results
Hyden/Scott lead the series against the field 23-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Mayer/Prosser 2-1
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Mayer/Prosser 6 21-15, 22-20  
7/18/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Contender 6 Mayer/Prosser 13 Hyden/Scott 2 17-21, 21-12, 15-13 1:17
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 2 Mayer/Prosser 15 25-23, 21-19 0:57
Lead the series against # 5 Halverson/Roberts 1-0
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Halverson/Roberts 5 21-15, 21-18  
Lead the series against # 6 Loomis/Williams 1-0
7/31/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 5 Hyden/Scott 1 Loomis/Williams 4 19-21, 21-14, 15-11  
Lead the series against # 7 Monteiro/Souza 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Monteiro/Souza 7 21-12, 21-12  
Lead the series against # 8 Strickland/Wachtfogel 4-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-10  
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 1 Strickland/Wachtfogel 8 21-19, 19-21, 15-11  
6/27/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 2 Strickland/Wachtfogel 5 21-16, 21-10 0:50
5/1/09AVPSan Diego Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 4 Strickland/Wachtfogel 13 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:07
Lead the series against # 9 Marchewka/Zimet 1-0
5/21/11NVLNVL Baltimore Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Marchewka/Zimet 6 21-18, 26-24 1:04
Lead the series against # 12 Mariano/Ratledge 5-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 5 Hyden/Scott 1 Mariano/Ratledge 12 21-16, 31-29  
4/18/10AVPAVP Fort Lauderdale Open Contender 6 Hyden/Scott 2 Mariano/Ratledge 12 21-14, 21-19 0:48
8/22/09AVPMuskegon Open Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 2 Mariano/Ratledge 10 21-19, 21-18 0:45
7/18/09AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 7 Hyden/Scott 1 Mariano/Ratledge 13 21-14, 21-16 0:43
7/4/09AVPConey Island Open Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 1 Mariano/Ratledge 8 21-11, 17-21, 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 13 Nygaard/Olson 3-1
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 3 Nygaard/Olson 10 Hyden/Scott 2 21-19, 21-19 0:52
6/26/10AVPAVP Belmar Open Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 2 Nygaard/Olson 10 21-14, 21-19 0:55
6/20/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Semi-Finals Hyden/Scott 1 Nygaard/Olson 9 21-14, 21-12 0:45
6/19/10AVPAVP Virginia Beach Open Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 1 Nygaard/Olson 9 21-13, 5-2 Retired 0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Acosta/Tramblie 1-0
7/30/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Chicago Winner 4 Hyden/Scott 1 Acosta/Tramblie 9 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 17 Budinger/Placek 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 3 Hyden/Scott 1 Budinger/Placek 17 21-15, 21-11  
Lead the series against # 20 Brazao/Fuller 2-0
5/20/11NVLNVL Baltimore Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 1 Brazao/Fuller 8 21-7, 21-14 0:37
7/17/10AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Open Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 2 Brazao/Fuller 18 21-11, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # 32 Robbins/Smith 1-0
8/20/11Wide OpenCorona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Winner 2 Hyden/Scott 1 Robbins/Smith 32 21-15, 21-9