Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Prague Open
May 6 - 11, 2008
(21) Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway
 
Iver Andreas Horrem
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 1, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Aukra
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 183
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (7 times)
Career Winnings: US$256,065.00
Björn Maaseide
Norway
Photo: Raymond Wardenær
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 7, 1968 (56 yrs old)
Home Town: Stavanger
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 165
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$622,355.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB710000415926112814 US$226,660.00
Previous Prague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 15 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 15 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 16 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 10 7th 250 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q2 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 39 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 22 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 25, Q4 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 27 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 24, Q3 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 17 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q2 41st 18 US$0.00
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/8/2008 Winner 1 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (12) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:52
Thu, 5/8/2008 Contender 1 Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (28, Q14) Lost 17-21, 21-18, 7-15 1:10
Head to Head Results
Horrem/Maaseide trail the series against the field 14-28 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-9, 21-18 0:40
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Horrem/Maaseide 17 21-16, 21-15 0:36
8/15/04FIVBAthens XXVIII Olympic Games Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Horrem/Maaseide 24 21-15, 19-21, 15-10 1:02
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool D Rego/Santos 4 Horrem/Maaseide 13 25-23, 23-21 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-14, 11-21, 15-6 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-3
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 2 Horrem/Maaseide 15 21-16, 21-18 0:36
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Barsuk/Kolodinsky 7 Horrem/Maaseide 10 21-18, 21-19 0:48
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 17 Horrem/Maaseide 24 21-11, 24-22 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Horrem/Maaseide 16 Wu/Xu 1 29-27, 21-18 0:53
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Cunha/Neto 2 Horrem/Maaseide 39 21-9, 21-14 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Reckermann/Urbatzka 15 Horrem/Maaseide 39 24-22, 22-20 0:45
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Horrem/Maaseide 14 21-13, 21-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 9 Horrem/Maaseide 25, Q4 21-17, 21-16 0:49
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Brink/Dieckmann 6 Horrem/Maaseide 27 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:11
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-2
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-18, 21-19 0:52
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 8 Horrem/Maaseide 16 18-21, 21-17, 18-16 1:11
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Horrem/Maaseide 10 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 1:03
Trail the series against # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 1:05
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 8 Horrem/Maaseide 24 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 10 Deulofeu/Salvetti 26 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 19 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 11 Horrem/Maaseide 16 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:57
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 11 Horrem/Maaseide 22 21-19, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 20 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 14 Kais/Vesik 4 22-20, 21-19 0:41
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Horrem/Maaseide 17 21-12, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 15 Cadieux/Heese 18 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 1:07
Series tied with # 24, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 Horrem/Maaseide 24, Q3 23-21, 21-14 0:47
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 16 Dugrip/Gagliano 17 21-19, 23-21 0:52
Trail the series against # 26 Li/Zhou, China 1-2
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Li/Zhou 19 Horrem/Maaseide 14 21-19, 22-20 0:44
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Li/Zhou 24, Q14 Horrem/Maaseide Q3 21-17, 21-18 0:45
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 24 Li/Zhou 9 24-26, 21-17, 15-10 1:00
Trail the series against # 28, Q14 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-2
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Matysik/Uhmann 28, Q14 Horrem/Maaseide 21 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 1:10
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Matysik/Uhmann 26, Q15 Horrem/Maaseide Q2 24-22, 21-11 0:44
Lead the series against # Q3 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-1
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Horrem/Maaseide 10 Plavins/Samoilovs 26 21-17, 21-17 0:42
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Horrem/Maaseide 39 Plavins/Samoilovs 34 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 10 Plavins/Samoilovs 23, Q5 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:04
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-17, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # Q4 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 24 Lochhead/Pitman 23 21-17, 21-18 0:57
Trail the series against # Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 27 Horrem/Maaseide 22 14-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:03
Lead the series against # Q7 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 24, Q3 Pedrosa/Rosas 9 21-19, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # Q19 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Dyachenko/Kulinich 32, Q34 Horrem/Maaseide 15 21-15, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q21 Mussa/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 1 Horrem/Maaseide 15 Mussa/Villafane 31, Q14 21-19, 21-15 0:39