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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Prague Open
May 17 - 22, 2011

(4) Matt Fuerbringer/Nick Lucena, United States

Matt Fuerbringer
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1974 (51 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 (46 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 Prague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Casey Jennings - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/2-7/2011	Shanghai Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	4	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	1	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2010	Kristiansand Open	4	7th	300	US$7,600.00
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

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/19/2011	Winner 1	Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (29, Q9)	Lost 18-21, 12-21	0:34
Thu, 5/19/2011	Contender 1	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (20)	Lost 21-13, 14-21, 11-15	0:46

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	1	0	1	7	0	3	0	4	1	0	$188,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	0	$128,900.00
Total	34	0	3	1	2	9	2	6	2	5	3	0	$328,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Matt Fuerbringer												Nick Lucena
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$18,000.00	World Championships	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	$43,400.00
											World Tour Finals	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$87,500.00
37	0	1	0	1	8	11	7	2	0	$139,925.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	59	3	5	3	2	13	8	14	5	0	$406,900.00
31	0	3	2	1	6	7	4	2	0	$101,600.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	49	4	5	3	3	10	11	3	6	0	$154,700.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
71	0	4	2	2	15	19	12	4	0	$259,525.00	Total	121	9	11	6	6	27	21	19	11	0	$697,500.00

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
2010	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	1	0	0	$99,550.00	39	18	68.4 %
2011	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	$20,200.00	7	6	53.8 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	1	1	0	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	$119,750.00	46	24	65.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Matt Fuerbringer													Nick Lucena
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	$9,750.00	2003	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	$4,375.00	2004	FIVB
											2005	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$3,250.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	$3,250.00	2006	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	$7,550.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
8	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	0	0	$35,350.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$1,250.00
7	0	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	$35,200.00	2009	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	$8,625.00
9	0	1	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	$49,775.00	2010	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	3	3	1	0	0	$49,775.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$10,100.00	2011	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$10,100.00
49	0	2	2	0	9	14	8	2	12	$155,350.00	Total	Total	23	0	1	1	0	5	5	3	3	5	$73,000.00

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	65	69.9%	22	23.7%	6	6.5%	87-6	93.5%	19	24.4%	23	29.5%	36	46.2%	19-59	24.4%	65-36	64.4%	41-29	58.6%	3	0	109-65	62.6%
2010-2011	42	66.7%	15	23.8%	6	9.5%	57-6	90.5%	14	26.4%	16	30.2%	23	43.4%	14-39	26.4%	42-23	64.6%	29-22	56.9%	2	0	73-45	61.9%
Against the Field	40	76.9%	9	17.3%	3	5.8%	49-3	94.2%	14	25.5%	16	29.1%	25	45.5%	14-41	25.5%	80-48	62.5%	46-38	54.8%	1	0	64-43	59.8%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	1	6	0	35	16	0	0	15	14	1	1	0	1	0	1	57	34
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	23	14	2	2	1	1	0	2	48	30
Total	0	1	9	0	38	16	0	0	39	29	3	3	1	2	0	3	109	65

Head to Head Results
Fuerbringer/Lucena lead the series against the field 25-17 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 7 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 0-4
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:52
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 0-2
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Cerutti/Rego	5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	16-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:52
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 3	Cerutti/Rego	5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	20, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 1-2
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 6	Araujo/Santos	3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	21-18, 20-22, 15-8	0:56
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 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	20, Q4	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	17-21, 24-22, 15-13	1:05
Lead the series against # 6 Wu/Xu, China 2-1
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Wu/Xu	5	14-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:53
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-2
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Gavira/Herrera	5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	22-20, 18-21, 15-8	0:56
7/10/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	13, Q4	Gavira/Herrera	3	21-15, 21-16	0:38
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	23-21, 23-25, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 Lebl/Placek, Czech Republic 1-0
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	Lebl/Placek	32, Q35	23-21, 21-15	0:35
Series tied with # 11 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-1
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	Fijalek/Prudel	6	21-18, 21-15	0:39
7/10/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Fuerbringer/Lucena	13, Q4	21-14, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 13 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	21-18, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
8/28/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Erdmann/Matysik	20	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 19 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	23	Lario/Mesa	26, Q2	21-19, 18-21, 15-9	0:49
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	14	Lario/Mesa	19	21-13, 21-13	0:40
Series tied with # 20 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	13-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:46
7/3/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	16-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:58
Lead the series against # 21, Q4 Prokopiev/Semenov, Russia 1-0
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Prokopiev/Semenov	24	21-12, 21-23, 18-16	1:00
Series tied with # 23, Q2 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	Dollinger/Windscheif	28	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
6/13/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dollinger/Windscheif	23	Fuerbringer/Lucena	22, Q6	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	0:59
Trail the series against # 29, Q9 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Chevallier/Heyer	29, Q9	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	21-18, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against # Q1 Jennings/Wong, United States 0-1
8/28/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Semi-Finals	Jennings/Wong	21, Q1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	21-16, 24-22	0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q8 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	22, Q6	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q11	14-21, 21-15, 17-15	0:52
Lead the series against # Q11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	21-14, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
Lead the series against # Q15 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Redmann/Saxton	29, Q11	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # Q17 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 # Q22 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	Hernandez/Villafane	29, Q19	21-19, 21-12	0:34
6/30/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Fuerbringer/Lucena	16, Q3	Hernandez/Villafane	Q19	14-21, 21-11, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # Q34 Dziadkou/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
5/26/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Qualifier 3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	20, Q4	Dziadkou/Zharykau	Q45	21-15, 21-19	0:40