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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open Kristiansand 2010
August 10 - 15, 2010

(4) Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena, United States

Matt Fuerbringer
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1974 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Costa Mesa, CA

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$259,525.00

Nick Lucena
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 22, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Davie, FL

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$697,500.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	CQ	Money
FIVB	34	0	3	1	2	9	2	6	2	5	3	1	US$328,100.00

Previous Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	12	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	13, Q4	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/29-7/4/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	16, Q3	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	22, Q6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Myslowice Open	20, Q4	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2010	Shanghai Open	23	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2010	Brasilia Open	14	17th	120	US$2,800.00

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/12/2010	Winner 1	Matteo Martino / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (29)	Won 25-23, 18-21, 15-11	1:01
Thu, 8/12/2010	Winner 2	Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (20)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:38
Fri, 8/13/2010	Winner 3	Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (5)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:45
Sat, 8/14/2010	Contender 4	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (15)	Won 29-27, 21-19	0:52
Sat, 8/14/2010	Contender 5	Marcio Araujo / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3)	Lost 16-21, 21-12, 13-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Fuerbringer/Lucena lead the series against the field 15-9 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
8/1/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	21-18, 21-19	0:53
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool J	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	21-10, 20-22, 15-12	1:00
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	14	21-17, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 3	Cerutti/Rego	5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	20, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Series tied with # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 1-1
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Santos	3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	21-16, 12-21, 15-13	0:50
8/1/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	Araujo/Santos	7	21-19, 18-21, 17-15	1:09
Lead the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	21-19, 21-17	0:45
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	Marques/Solberg	14	21-17, 21-19	0:40
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Fuerbringer/Lucena	22, Q6	Marques/Solberg	11	25-23, 21-18	0:49
Series tied with # 6 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Fuerbringer/Lucena	13, Q4	Wu/Xu	4	20-22, 21-17 Retired	0:41
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Wu/Xu	10	Fuerbringer/Lucena	23	21-15, 16-21, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Benes/Kubala	21	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	21-18, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 11, Q1 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	Insfran/Schmidt	7	22-20, 20-22, 15-12	1:04
Series tied with # 15 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-1
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Hoyer/Soderberg	15	29-27, 21-19	0:52
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q6	Fuerbringer/Lucena	14	31-29, 8-21, 15-10	1:07
Lead the series against # 16 Belov/Daianov, Russia 1-0
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	22, Q6	Belov/Daianov	Q27	24-22, 24-22	0:46
Lead the series against # 18 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	23	Ces/Ces	18	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Gabathuler/Schnider	20	21-19, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Fuerbringer/Lucena	22, Q6	Redmann/VanHuizen	27	23-21, 21-19	0:47
Lead the series against # 29 Martino/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Martino/Nicolai	29	25-23, 18-21, 15-11	1:01
Lead the series against # 30 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool J	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	Hordvik/Horrem	32	21-12, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # Q3 Gao/Li, China 1-0
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	23	Gao/Li	9	21-14, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # Q6 Pastukhov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
5/26/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	20, Q4	Pastukhov/Semenov	Q29	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q13 Gaspar/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	13, Q4	Gaspar/Pedrosa	Q29	21-19, 21-13	0:37