AVP Tour
$250,000 AVP Gold Series The Championships
August 30 - September 2, 2018
(Q2) Branden Clemens/Ben Vaught
 
Branden Clemens
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 25, 1994 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Carmel, IN
Resides: San Diego, CA
Height: 6'6"
College(s): Harvard
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 23
Career Best: 9th (3 times)
Career AVP Best: 13th (6 times)
Career Winnings: $7,625.00
Ben Vaught
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 26, 1996 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Huntington Beach, CA
Resides: Huntington Beach, CA
Height: 6'3"
College(s): California Baptist
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 56
Career Best: 2nd (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)
Career AVP Best: 9th (Virginia Beach 2023)
Career Winnings: $11,000.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253357Money
AVP140000000652010 $14,350.00
FIVB10000000000001 US$0.00
NORCECA10000001000000 US$0.00
Overall160000001652011 US$14,350.00
Previous Chicago Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Did not play John Zappia - 37th
2017 Ben Vaught - 17th Branden Clemens - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 8/16-19/2018 AVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach 19, Q5 17 342 $1,000.00
AVP 7/26-29/2018 AVP Hermosa Beach 18, Q3 13 240 $2,000.00
AVP 7/5-8/2018 AVP San Francisco 14, Q3 13 240 $2,000.00
AVP 5/17-20/2018 AVP Austin Q4 21 150 $0.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2018 Huntington Beach Four Star Q19 57 24 US$0.00
AVP 8/31-9/3/2017 Chicago Championships 17, Q1 17 304 $1,000.00
AVP 8/17-20/2017 Manhattan Beach Open 19 13 384 $2,350.00
AVP 7/20-23/2017 Hermosa Beach Open 14 13 240 $2,000.00
AVP 7/6-9/2017 San Francisco Open 14, Q2 13 240 $2,000.00
AVP 6/22-25/2017 Seattle Open Q4 17 190 $0.00
AVP 6/8-11/2017 New York City Open Q6 17 228 $0.00
AVP 5/18-21/2017 Austin Open Q3 17 190 $0.00
AVP 5/4-7/2017 Huntington Beach Open 16, Q9 13 240 $2,000.00
AVP Gold Series The Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2018 Qualifier 1 Jason Dorado / Ryan Ragland (Q63) Won 21-6, 21-5 0:31
Thu, 8/30/2018 Qualifier 2 Christian Honer / Ryan Meehan (24, Q34) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 15-17 1:05
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 7-7
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Crabb/Gibb 0-2
7/27/18AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Winner 2 Crabb/Gibb 2 Clemens/Vaught 18, Q3 21-12, 21-19 0:46
5/5/17AVPHuntington Beach Open Winner 1 Crabb/Gibb 1 Clemens/Vaught 16, Q9 21-16, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Allen/Doherty 0-1
8/17/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Contender 2 Allen/Doherty 4 Clemens/Vaught 19, Q5 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Brunsting/Loomis 0-1
7/28/18AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Contender 2 Brunsting/Loomis 10 Clemens/Vaught 18, Q3 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:04
Trail the series against # 14 Burik/Satterfield 0-1
8/17/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Winner 1 Burik/Satterfield 14 Clemens/Vaught 19, Q5 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 1:01
Trail the series against # 16 McKibbin/McKibbin 0-1
8/19/17AVPManhattan Beach Open Contender 3 McKibbin/McKibbin 12 Clemens/Vaught 19 21-12, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 22, Q17 Araiza/Lee 1-0
8/17/18AVPAVP Gold Series Manhattan Beach Contender 1 Clemens/Vaught 19, Q5 Araiza/Lee 30, Q30 22-24, 22-20, 15-7 1:08
Trail the series against # 24, Q34 Honer/Meehan 0-1
8/30/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Qualifier 2 Honer/Meehan 24, Q34 Clemens/Vaught Q2 16-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:05
Lead the series against # Q1 Paulis/Samuels 1-0
7/27/18AVPAVP Hermosa Beach Winner 1 Clemens/Vaught 18, Q3 Paulis/Samuels 15 21-19, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Sauter/Vander Meer 1-0
7/5/18AVPAVP San Francisco Qualifier 4 Clemens/Vaught 14, Q3 Sauter/Vander Meer Q6 21-16, 18-21, 17-15 1:05
Lead the series against # Q11 Brock/Rice 2-0
8/31/17AVPChicago Championships Qualifier 4 Clemens/Vaught 17, Q1 Brock/Rice Q17 21-8, 21-14 0:40
5/18/17AVPAustin Open Qualifier 3 Clemens/Vaught Q3 Brock/Rice Q30 19-21, 21-11, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # Q57 Bucklin/Field 1-0
5/17/18AVPAVP Austin Qualifier 1 Clemens/Vaught Q4 Bucklin/Field Q61 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # Q63 Dorado/Ragland 1-0
8/30/18AVPAVP Gold Series The Championships Qualifier 1 Clemens/Vaught Q2 Dorado/Ragland Q63 21-6, 21-5 0:31