AVP League
AVP League Week 6 - Central Park
Sunday, July 19, 2026
Chase Budinger/Miles Evans, San Diego Smash
vs.
Chaim Schalk/James Shaw, New York Nitro
Chase Budinger
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 22, 1988 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Encinitas, CA
Height: 6'7"
College(s): Arizona
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 110
Career Wins: 6
Career AVP Wins: 4
Career Winnings: $318,575.00
Miles Evans
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 12, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Barbara, CA
Height: 6'4"
College(s): Santa Barbara
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 7
Career AVP Wins: 2
Career Winnings: $248,532.20
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
AVP11143030000000 $135,900.00
FIVB401213901035222 US$183,450.00
NORCECA1100000000000 US$2,000.00
Overall5236431201035222 US$321,350.00
AVP League Results and Schedule 
DateEventPointsGame PtsOpponentPointsGame PtsResultTime
5/30League Week 1 - Belmar2 44 Los Angeles Launch: Hagen Smith / Logan Webber 1 35 2-1 (14-16, 15-6, 15-13) 1:00
5/31League Week 1 - Belmar2 49 Brooklyn Blaze: Derek Bradford / Evan Cory 1 40 2-1 (19-21, 15-12, 15-7) 0:49
7/18League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)0 0 Palm Beach Passion: Trevor Crabb / Phil Dalhausser 0 0  
7/19League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)0 0 New York Nitro: Chaim Schalk / James Shaw 0 0  
7/25League Week 7 - EHP Resort & Marina0 0 Austin Aces: Troy Field / Ryan Wilcox 0 0  
7/26League Week 7 - EHP Resort & Marina0 0 Miami Mayhem: Andy Benesh / Taylor Crabb 0 0  
8/7League Week 8 - Comerica Center0 0 Los Angeles Launch: Hagen Smith / Logan Webber 0 0  
8/8League Week 8 - Comerica Center0 0 Dallas Dream: Paul Lotman / Miles Partain 0 0  
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
AVP 5/14-17/2026 Huntington Beach Open 1 2nd 2708 $10,000.00
FIVB 4/8-12/2026 BPT Elite Saquarema 15 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 3/11-15/2026 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 7 9th 600 US$6,200.00
FIVB 11/14-23/2025 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 16 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 9 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 1 2nd 760 US$13,000.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 13 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 12 13th 460 US$4,500.00
AVP 8/14-17/2025 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series 1 1st 2572 $30,000.00
FIVB 8/6-10/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 11 4th 680 US$7,000.00

Chaim Schalk
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 23, 1986 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Red Deer, Alberta
Height: 6'5"
College(s): Red Deer College
Trinity Western
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 178
Career Wins: 7
Career AVP Wins: 3
Career Winnings: $545,875.00
James Shaw
Photo: Ken Delgado
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 5, 1994 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Woodside, CA
Height: 6'8"
College(s): Stanford
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 32
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2024)
Career AVP Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: $64,200.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
AVP500200020100 $22,450.00
FIVB1500103231230 US$82,950.00
Overall2000303251330 US$105,400.00
AVP League Results and Schedule 
DateEventPointsGame PtsOpponentPointsGame PtsResultTime
6/6League Week 2 - Aspen1 40 Brooklyn Blaze: Derek Bradford / Evan Cory 2 36 1-2 (12-15, 15-6, 13-15) 0:49
6/7League Week 2 - Aspen1 37 Miami Mayhem: Andy Benesh / Taylor Crabb 2 44 1-2 (16-14, 13-15, 8-15) 0:43
6/19League Week 4 - Las Vegas0 0 Palm Beach Passion: Trevor Crabb / Phil Dalhausser 0 0  
6/20League Week 4 - Las Vegas0 0 Dallas Dream: Paul Lotman / Miles Partain 0 0  
7/18League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)0 0 Austin Aces: Troy Field / Ryan Wilcox 0 0  
7/19League Week 6 - Central Park (Wollman Rink)0 0 San Diego Smash: Chase Budinger / Miles Evans 0 0  
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2026 BPT Elite Brasília 15 9th 600 US$6,200.00
FIVB 11/14-23/2025 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 9 5th 960 US$18,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 10 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 9 5th 600 US$5,000.00
FIVB 9/24-28/2025 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro 8 19th 380 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/17-21/2025 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa 9 19th 380 US$2,500.00
AVP 8/14-17/2025 Manhattan Beach Heritage Series 3 3rd 2321 $12,000.00
Head to Head Results
Budinger/Evans lead the series 2-1
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
7/19/26AVP LeagueAVP League Week 6 - Central Park          
11/17/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool I Schalk/Shaw 9 Budinger/Evans 16 16-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:46
8/17/25AVPManhattan Beach Heritage Series Semi-Finals Budinger/Evans 1 Schalk/Shaw 3 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 1:05
7/12/25AVP LeagueAVP League Week 5 - Los Angeles Winner 1 Budinger/Evans Schalk/Shaw 11-15, 15-11, 15-13 0:42