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June 17 - 22, 2008

(Q11) Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway

Iver Andreas Horrem
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 1, 1977 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aukra

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

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 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Stavanger

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

165

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$622,355.00

Awards

Best Server 2006

Awards

Tour Champion 1994 (with Jan Kvalheim)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	71	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	9	26	1	12	8	1	4	US$226,660.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Bard-Inge Pettersen - 17th	Did not play
2006	Bard-Inge Pettersen - 7th	Did not play
2007	Bjorn Maaseide - 25th	Iver Horrem - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q11	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	25	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	22	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	21	25th	60	US$1,800.00
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

Paris Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/18/2008	Qualifier 1	Petr Benes / Michal Biza, Czech Republic (Q22)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
Wed, 6/18/2008	Qualifier 2	Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (30, Q6)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:45

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$18,150.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	5	4	0	$66,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	47	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	9	18	8	0	$141,710.00
Total	71	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	9	27	12	0	$226,660.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Iver Horrem												Bjorn Maaseide
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	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$16,025.00	World Championships	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	$12,275.00
65	0	0	0	0	4	6	14	17	0	$108,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	1	0	1	3	1	6	6	5	0	$129,225.00
108	0	0	0	0	6	23	27	22	0	$130,080.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	124	5	2	8	6	23	35	31	8	0	$342,205.00
2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,510.00	Satellite
											Goodwill Games	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$22,000.00
183	0	1	0	1	10	30	45	39	0	$256,065.00	Total	165	7	2	9	9	26	42	43	14	0	$505,705.00

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
2001	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0	$32,250.00	12	20	37.5 %
2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	3	0	2	$34,410.00	23	11	67.6 %
2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1	2	$29,000.00	10	19	34.5 %
2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	5	2	0	$46,600.00	16	22	42.1 %
2007	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	5	3	3	$52,100.00	20	30	40.0 %
2008	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$9,300.00	5	10	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	61	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	8	24	10	9	$203,660.00	86	112	43.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Iver Horrem													Bjorn Maaseide
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1991	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
											1992	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	$8,650.00
											1993	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,500.00
											1994	FIVB	7	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$55,625.00
											1995	FIVB	16	1	1	2	2	3	4	2	1	0	$49,750.00
											1996	FIVB	16	1	0	3	3	3	5	1	0	0	$103,250.00
											1997	FIVB	11	2	0	2	1	2	3	1	0	0	$73,600.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	1998	FIVB	13	0	0	1	2	4	4	2	0	0	$46,950.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00	1999	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	1	0	$24,750.00
2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,510.00	1999	FIVB C&S
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	$3,000.00	2000	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	0	0	$24,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0	$16,125.00	2001	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	3	0	$19,125.00
9	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	2	$17,205.00	2002	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	2	$17,205.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	2	$14,500.00	2003	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	2	$14,500.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	2	0	$25,300.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	2	0	$23,300.00
12	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	3	0	$34,375.00	2005	FIVB
12	0	0	0	0	2	4	5	1	0	$32,375.00	2006	FIVB
15	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	3	3	$26,050.00	2007	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	3	3	$26,050.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$4,650.00	2008	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	$4,650.00
107	0	1	0	1	9	23	31	20	22	$177,090.00	Total	Total	155	7	2	9	9	26	41	40	12	9	$494,205.00

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	54	52.9%	21	20.6%	27	26.5%	75-27	73.5%	17	14.0%	22	18.2%	82	67.8%	17-104	14.0%	54-82	39.7%	38-49	43.7%	0	0	92-131	41.3%
2007-2008	16	48.5%	10	30.3%	7	21.2%	26-7	78.8%	4	8.2%	7	14.3%	38	77.6%	4-45	8.2%	16-38	29.6%	14-14	50.0%	0	0	30-52	36.6%
Against the Field	10	37.0%	9	33.3%	8	29.6%	19-8	70.4%	4	9.8%	5	12.2%	32	78.0%	4-37	9.8%	20-64	23.8%	26-26	50.0%	0	0	23-45	33.8%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	8	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	11
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	6	13	14	0	0	5	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	33
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	6	15	15	0	0	19	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	85
Total	0	0	12	12	32	39	0	0	24	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	92	131

Head to Head Results
Horrem/Maaseide trail the series against the field 21-37 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 16 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Rego/Santos	1	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-9, 21-18	0:40
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Horrem/Maaseide	17	21-16, 21-15	0:36
8/15/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Horrem/Maaseide	24	21-15, 19-21, 15-10	1:02
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool D	Rego/Santos	4	Horrem/Maaseide	13	25-23, 23-21	0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-3
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-17, 23-21	0:49
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	9	Horrem/Maaseide	25, Q4	21-17, 21-16	0:49
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Horrem/Maaseide	27	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	1:11
Lead the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Horrem/Maaseide	16	Wu/Xu	1	29-27, 21-18	0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Klemperer/Koreng	24	Horrem/Maaseide	25, Q4	21-19, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 9 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Deulofeu/Salvetti	26	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	16	Dugrip/Gagliano	17	21-19, 23-21	0:52
Trail the series against # 11 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	8	Horrem/Maaseide	25	21-19, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-3
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	2	Horrem/Maaseide	15	21-16, 21-18	0:36
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	7	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-18, 21-19	0:48
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	17	Horrem/Maaseide	24	21-11, 24-22	0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	21	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-18, 21-12	0:40
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	14	Kais/Vesik	4	22-20, 21-19	0:41
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	15	Horrem/Maaseide	17	21-12, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool W	Reckermann/Urbatzka	15	Horrem/Maaseide	39	24-22, 22-20	0:45
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	5	Horrem/Maaseide	14	21-13, 21-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 21 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Horrem/Maaseide	10	21-14, 11-21, 15-6	0:55
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Horrem/Maaseide	27	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	1:05
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	8	Horrem/Maaseide	24	21-17, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 25 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-2
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Horrem/Maaseide	21	21-18, 21-19	0:52
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Doppler/Gartmayer	8	Horrem/Maaseide	16	18-21, 21-17, 18-16	1:11
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 26 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Gosch/Horst	11	Horrem/Maaseide	16	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	11	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-19, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	15	Cadieux/Heese	18	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	1:07
Trail the series against # 30, Q6 Li/Zhou, China 1-4
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Li/Zhou	30, Q6	Horrem/Maaseide	Q11	21-12, 21-15	0:45
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	Horrem/Maaseide	Q11	22-20, 19-21, 15-9	1:11
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	19	Horrem/Maaseide	14	21-19, 22-20	0:44
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 3	Li/Zhou	24, Q14	Horrem/Maaseide	Q3	21-17, 21-18	0:45
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	24	Li/Zhou	9	24-26, 21-17, 15-10	1:00
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 4-1
5/15/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Maaseide	22	Plavins/Samoilovs	27	23-21, 13-21, 15-13	1:03
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Plavins/Samoilovs	26	21-17, 21-17	0:42
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool W	Horrem/Maaseide	39	Plavins/Samoilovs	34	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Plavins/Samoilovs	23, Q5	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:04
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Plavins/Samoilovs	22, Q9	Horrem/Maaseide	27	21-17, 21-17	0:43
Series tied with # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	25, Q2	Horrem/Maaseide	24, Q3	23-21, 21-14	0:47
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	17	De Gruijter/Ronnes	16	15-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:54
Series tied with # Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q5	Horrem/Maaseide	25	24-22, 21-18	0:45
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	24	Lochhead/Pitman	23	21-17, 21-18	0:57
Series tied with # Q10 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Berg/Brinkborg	18	Horrem/Maaseide	15	21-17, 21-17	0:47
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Horrem/Maaseide	25, Q4	Berg/Brinkborg	Q20	21-17, 21-15	0:47
Trail the series against # Q12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	10	Horrem/Maaseide	24, Q3	21-15, 21-15	0:45
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Brenha/Maia	10	Horrem/Maaseide	23	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # Q15 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Goranson/Hoidalen	27	Horrem/Maaseide	22	14-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:03
Trail the series against # Q16 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-2
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Matysik/Uhmann	28, Q14	Horrem/Maaseide	21	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	1:10
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Matysik/Uhmann	26, Q15	Horrem/Maaseide	Q2	24-22, 21-11	0:44
Lead the series against # Q18 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	24, Q3	Pedrosa/Rosas	9	21-19, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # Q22 Benes/Biza, Czech Republic 1-0
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Horrem/Maaseide	Q11	Benes/Biza	Q22	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # Q24 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	32, Q34	Horrem/Maaseide	15	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # Q25 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 4-0
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Horrem/Maaseide	Q11	Leinemann/VanHuizen	Q22	21-16, 24-26, 15-7	1:05
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Leinemann/VanHuizen	23	21-19, 19-21, 15-11	1:03
7/30/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Horrem/Maaseide	20, Q1	Leinemann/VanHuizen	29, Q10	21-17, 21-18	0:44
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Maaseide	22	Leinemann/VanHuizen	27, Q8	23-21, 21-14	0:49
Lead the series against # Q26 Mussa/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Horrem/Maaseide	15	Mussa/Villafane	31, Q14	21-19, 21-15	0:39