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Wide Open Beach Volleyball
$75,000 Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach
August 20 - 21, 2011

(17) Duncan Budinger/Mike Placek

Duncan Budinger

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 15, 1984 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Encinitas, CA

Resides:

Salt Lake City, UT

Height:

6'8"

College(s):

Long Beach State

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (USAV IDQ Long Beach 2009)

Career Wide Open Best:

9th (Hermosa Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$21,852.50

Mike Placek

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 23, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pompton Plains, NJ

Resides:

Cardiff, CA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Wide Open Best:

9th (Hermosa Beach 2011)

Career Winnings:

$76,402.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
NVL	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
Pro Beach	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00
Wide Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$3,500.00

Previous Hermosa Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
AVP 2006	Phil Silva - 41st	Dane Jensen - 33rd
AVP 2007	Did not play	Dane Jensen - 57th
AVP 2008	Clint Coe - 25th	Russ Marchewka - 17th
AVP 2009	Mark VanZwieten - 17th	John Moran - 13th
AVP 2010	Matt Henderson - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NVL	7/23-24/2011	NVL Malibu	13	5	900	$2,000.00

Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 8/20/2011	Winner 1	Ric Cervantes / Jeff Minc (48)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-6
Sat, 8/20/2011	Winner 2	Joey Dykstra / Andrew McGuire (16)	Won 21-8, 21-11
Sat, 8/20/2011	Winner 3	John Hyden / Sean Scott (1)	Lost 15-21, 11-21
Sat, 8/20/2011	Contender 6	Steven VanderWerp / Kevin Wong (2)	Lost 19-21, 21-17, 13-15
Sun, 8/21/2011	Contender 4	Evan Engle / Stafford Slick (15)	Won 21-16, 21-16
Sun, 8/21/2011	Contender 5	Russ Marchewka / Eyal Zimet (9)	Won 21-15, 21-17

Head to Head Results
Budinger/Placek lead the series against the field 5-4

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hyden/Scott 0-1
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Winner 3	Hyden/Scott	1	Budinger/Placek	17	21-15, 21-11
Trail the series against # 2 VanderWerp/Wong 0-1
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Contender 6	VanderWerp/Wong	2	Budinger/Placek	17	21-19, 17-21, 15-13
Trail the series against # 5 Halverson/Roberts 0-1
7/23/11	NVL	NVL Malibu	Winner 4	Halverson/Roberts	9	Budinger/Placek	13	21-17, 16-21, 15-7	1:08
Lead the series against # 7 Monteiro/Souza 1-0
7/23/11	NVL	NVL Malibu	Winner 3	Budinger/Placek	13	Monteiro/Souza	21	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # 9 Marchewka/Zimet 1-0
8/21/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Contender 5	Budinger/Placek	17	Marchewka/Zimet	9	21-15, 21-17
Trail the series against # 14 Acosta/Tramblie 0-1
7/23/11	NVL	NVL Malibu	Contender 6	Acosta/Tramblie	8	Budinger/Placek	13	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Engle/Slick 1-0
8/21/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Contender 4	Budinger/Placek	17	Engle/Slick	15	21-16, 21-16
Lead the series against # 16 Dykstra/McGuire 1-0
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Winner 2	Budinger/Placek	17	Dykstra/McGuire	16	21-8, 21-11
Lead the series against # 48 Cervantes/Minc 1-0
8/20/11	Wide Open	Corona Light Wide Open Hermosa Beach	Winner 1	Budinger/Placek	17	Cervantes/Minc	48	21-19, 19-21, 15-6