Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008
(18) 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 
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FIVB710000415926112814 US$226,660.00
Previous Sanya Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/27-11/1/2008 Manama Open 11 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 9 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 22 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q10 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q11 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 11/12/2008 Winner 1 Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (15) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 12-15 0:59
Wed, 11/12/2008 Contender 1 Jian Bao / Weizai Jin, China (31, Q13) Lost 21-17, 26-28, 12-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Horrem/Maaseide trail the series against the field 3-8 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 7 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
10/30/08FIVBManama Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 11 Gabathuler/Wenger 5 21-19, 10-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-4
8/1/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool G Horrem/Maaseide 26 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:48
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool F Hoidalen/Kjemperud 11 Horrem/Maaseide 6 28-26, 18-21, 18-16 1:08
10/4/02FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 10 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 8 17-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:19
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 Horrem/Maaseide 28 21-18, 21-19 0:46
7/27/01FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 6 Horrem/Maaseide 27 21-18, 17-21, 15-11 0:53
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 2 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Horrem/Maaseide 23 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool G Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 Horrem/Maaseide 10 13-21, 21-19, 15-5 0:55
Trail the series against # 15 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Hernandez/Villafane 15 Horrem/Maaseide 18 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 17, Q3 Bizzotto/Casadei, Italy 0-1
10/29/08FIVBManama Open Winner 1 Bizzotto/Casadei 22, Q2 Horrem/Maaseide 11 33-31, 21-13 1:03
Trail the series against # 31, Q13 Bao/Jin, China 0-1
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Bao/Jin 31, Q13 Horrem/Maaseide 18 17-21, 28-26, 15-12 1:01