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AVP Tour
$100,000 AVP Phoenix Championships
September 23 - 24, 2022

(2) Theo Brunner/Chaim Schalk

Theo Brunner

Photo: Ed Chan

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 17, 1985 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ridgefield, CT

Resides:

Torrance, CA

Height:

6'7"

College(s):

California-Santa Barbara

Seasons:

Tournaments:

167

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$515,412.50

Chaim Schalk

Photo: Ken Delgado

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 23, 1986 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Red Deer, Alberta

Resides:

Gardena, CA

Height:

6'5"

College(s):

Red Deer College
Trinity Western

Seasons:

Tournaments:

156

Career Wins:

Career AVP Wins:

Career Winnings:

$488,425.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
AVP	11	1	4	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$116,100.00
FIVB	15	1	0	0	1	2	0	4	1	2	0	1	1	2	US$71,250.00
NORCECA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$500.00
Overall	27	2	4	4	1	2	1	5	2	2	0	1	1	2	US$187,850.00

Previous Phoenix Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
AVP	9/2-4/2022	Chicago Open	1	9	1706	$5,200.00
AVP	8/18-21/2022	Manhattan Beach Open	1	2	2205	$21,000.00
AVP	8/5-7/2022	Atlanta Open	1	2	2205	$22,000.00
AVP	7/29-31/2022	Fort Lauderdale Open	1	2	1990	$8,500.00
AVP	7/8-10/2022	Hermosa Beach Open	2	1	2095	$14,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	19	4	1120	US$28,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	7	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	11	13	460	US$5,000.00
AVP	5/6-8/2022	Austin Open	3	3	1891	$6,000.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	8	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	14, Q6	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	11	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/10-14/2021	Itapema Four Star	5	9	400	US$4,000.00
AVP	9/1-5/2021	Chicago Open	5	7	518	$5,000.00
AVP	8/18-22/2021	Manhattan Beach Open	3	3	972	$10,500.00
AVP	8/11-15/2021	Atlanta Open	4	2	896	$14,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2021	Rubavu 2 Star	2	1	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2021	Gstaad 4 Star	27, Q5	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2021	Ostrava 4 Star	Q14	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2021	Sochi 4 Star		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	27, Q7	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	31, Q17	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/8-12/2021	Doha 4-star	Q18	41	40	US$0.00

Phoenix Championships Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sat, 9/24/2022

Semi-Finals

Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander (3)

Lost 21-16, 18-21, 13-15

0:54

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Theo Brunner	Total	19	12	1	0.579	6	0	3	4
	1	8	5	1	0.500	4	0	3	2
	2	6	4	0	0.667	0	0	0	1
	3	5	3	0	0.600	2	0	0	1
Chaim Schalk	Total	36	19	8	0.306	0	5	0	1
	1	9	5	1	0.444	0	1	0	0
	2	17	9	4	0.294	0	3	0	1
	3	10	5	3	0.200	0	1	0	0

Sat, 9/24/2022

Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb (1)

Won 21-19, 21-15

0:39

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Theo Brunner	Total	25	16	4	0.480	2	1	0	3
	1	10	7	2	0.500	2	0	0	2
	2	15	9	2	0.467	0	1	0	1
Chaim Schalk	Total	28	17	3	0.500	0	10	0	4
	1	11	5	2	0.273	0	6	0	3
	2	17	12	1	0.647	0	4	0	1

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Theo Brunner	44	28	5	0.523	8	1	3	7
Chaim Schalk	64	36	11	0.391	0	15	0	5

Head to Head Results
Brunner/Schalk lead the series against the field 12-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Bourne/Crabb 4-4
9/24/22	AVP	Phoenix Championships		Brunner/Schalk	2	Bourne/Crabb	1	21-19, 21-15	0:39
8/21/22	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Finals	Bourne/Crabb	2	Brunner/Schalk	1	21-17, 21-14	0:50
7/31/22	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Finals	Bourne/Crabb	2	Brunner/Schalk	1	23-21, 21-14	0:53
7/9/22	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Contender 3	Brunner/Schalk	2	Bourne/Crabb	1	21-19, 22-20	0:48
9/3/21	AVP	Chicago Open	Winner 2	Bourne/Crabb	4	Brunner/Schalk	5	21-10, 21-15	0:35
8/22/21	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Bourne/Crabb	4	Brunner/Schalk	3	18-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:03
8/15/21	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Brunner/Schalk	4	Bourne/Crabb	6	10-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:54
2/18/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Country Quota	Brunner/Schalk	Q18	Bourne/Crabb		17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 3 Crabb/Sander 3-1
9/24/22	AVP	Phoenix Championships	Semi-Finals	Crabb/Sander	3	Brunner/Schalk	2	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
8/20/22	AVP	Manhattan Beach Open	Winner 4	Brunner/Schalk	1	Crabb/Sander	5	23-21, 21-15	0:44
7/30/22	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Winner 3	Brunner/Schalk	1	Crabb/Sander	4	21-16, 21-10	0:37
7/10/22	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Finals	Brunner/Schalk	2	Crabb/Sander	5	22-20, 24-26, 15-9	1:14
Series tied with # 4 Lotman/Partain 2-2
8/7/22	AVP	Atlanta Open	Finals	Lotman/Partain	6	Brunner/Schalk	1	17-21, 21-14, 15-9	1:07
7/31/22	AVP	Fort Lauderdale Open	Semi-Finals	Brunner/Schalk	1	Lotman/Partain	5	21-13, 21-16	0:44
7/10/22	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Semi-Finals	Brunner/Schalk	2	Lotman/Partain	7	21-13, 18-21, 15-12	0:54
7/8/22	AVP	Hermosa Beach Open	Winner 2	Lotman/Partain	7	Brunner/Schalk	2	15-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:51
Lead the series against # 6 Budinger/Field 3-2
9/3/22	AVP	Chicago Open	Contender 2	Budinger/Field	6	Brunner/Schalk	1	21-14, 21-16	0:43
8/7/22	AVP	Atlanta Open	Semi-Finals	Brunner/Schalk	1	Budinger/Field	5	21-19, 21-17	0:38
5/8/22	AVP	Austin Open	Semi-Finals	Budinger/Field	4	Brunner/Schalk	3	21-18, 22-20	0:43
3/23/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Brunner/Schalk	14, Q6	Budinger/Field	Q14	21-19, 21-18	0:36
7/18/21	FIVB	Rubavu 2 Star	Gold Medal	Brunner/Schalk	2	Budinger/Field	21, Q7	25-23, 21-15	0:37