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AVP Tour
$150,000 AVP Heritage Huntington Beach Open
Thursday, May 14, 2026

Match #11: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q21) Cristian Encarnacion/William Rivera
vs.
(Q44) Grayson Bradford/Quin Zilch

Cristian Encarnacion Melendez

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 3, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Riviere-Pilote 2018)

Career AVP Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

$1,000.00

William Rivera Figueroa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 23, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

San Juan, PR

Height:

6'0"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (NORCECA Madero 2025)

Career AVP Best:

3rd (Palm Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$3,200.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
NORCECA	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Huntington Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Did not play	Alex Mortimer - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
NORCECA	6/27-29/2025	NORCECA Honduras	8	9th	144	US$0.00

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 1	Grayson Bradford / Quin Zilch (Q44)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Cristian Encarnacion												William Rivera
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
											Heritage Series/Pro Series	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$600.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	$1,350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Total	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	2	$1,950.00

Team Finishes by Season

Results

Matches

Season

Assoc

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Won

Lost

Pct

Individual Finishes by Season

Cristian Encarnacion													William Rivera
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2018	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2019	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	NORCECA
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	NORCECA
											2023	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2024	NORCECA	5	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	$250.00
											2025	AVP	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	$1,950.00
5	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	NORCECA	5	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	NORCECA	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
13	1	0	0	1	6	4	1	0	0	$1,000.00	Total	Total	20	1	0	2	2	5	4	3	0	3	$3,200.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Grayson Bradford

Photo not available

Personal Info

Height:

6'10"

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

89th (AVP Manhattan Beach 2025)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Quin Zilch

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 11, 2005 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Media, PA

Height:

6'3"

College(s):

Lewis

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (AVP Waupaca 2025)

Career Winnings:

$0.00

Team Career Summary

Previous Huntington Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Huntington Beach Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Qualifier 1	Cristian Encarnacion / William Rivera (Q21)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Grayson Bradford												Quin Zilch
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Heritage Series/Pro Series	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Contender Series/Tour Series	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	$0.00

Team Finishes by Season

Results

Matches

Season

Assoc

Played

Gold

Silver

Bronze

4th

5-6th

7-8th

9-12th

13-16th

17-24th

25th

Lower

Winnings (US$)

Won

Lost

Pct

Individual Finishes by Season

Grayson Bradford													Quin Zilch
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2024	AVP	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2025	AVP	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Total	Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	$0.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set				Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches	3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Overall	Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall	Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

Team Match Records by Round

Country Quota

Qualifier

Pool Play

Lucky Loser

Elimination Rounds

Semi-Finals

Bronze Medal

Gold Medal

Overall

Tournament Type

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Won

Lost

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/14/26	AVP	Huntington Beach Open	Qualifier 1