Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Patria Direct Prague Open
May 22 - 27, 2012
(3) 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: 9
Tournaments: 71
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: 17
Tournaments: 121
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$697,500.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB3403129262531 US$328,100.00
Previous Prague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Casey Jennings - 9th Did not play
2011 Nick Lucena - 25th Matt Fuerbringer - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 7 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 2 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 4 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 11 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 11 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 15 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 7 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 24 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 25 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 17 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 7 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 7 25th 80 US$3,500.00
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/24/2012 Winner 1 Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (30, Q9) Lost 16-21, 21-14, 10-15 0:48
Thu, 5/24/2012 Contender 1 Thiago Barbosa / Rhooney Ferramenta, Brazil (19) Lost 20-22, 21-17, 20-22 1:00
Head to Head Results
Fuerbringer/Lucena lead the series against the field 38-34 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 8 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-7
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 8 21-18, 21-19 0:42
4/22/12FIVBBrasília Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-17, 21-18 0:44
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool K Fuerbringer/Lucena 15 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-19, 21-12 0:40
7/24/11FIVBQuébec Open Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 23-21, 21-19 0:47
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
8/1/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 21-19 0:53
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 21-10, 20-22, 15-12 1:00
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 14 21-17, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-4
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 21-15, 21-17 0:36
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-10, 21-17 0:36
10/8/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 16-21, 22-20, 15-8 1:01
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Fuerbringer/Lucena 24 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:48
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 21-18, 21-11 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-5
4/28/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
4/21/12FIVBBrasília Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Gavira/Herrera 5 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-19, 22-20 0:43
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Gavira/Herrera 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 21-16, 21-14 0:29
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Gavira/Herrera 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 22-20, 18-21, 15-8 0:56
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 13, Q4 Gavira/Herrera 3 21-15, 21-16 0:38
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Gavira/Herrera 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 23-21, 23-25, 15-10 1:03
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool J Cerutti/Rego 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 17 21-18, 21-11 0:35
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 16-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Cerutti/Rego 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 20, Q4 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Araujo/Solberg 6, Q1 21-15, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 4-1
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 13-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:56
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 21-16, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-12, 21-16 0:34
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Semi-Finals Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-17, 21-14 0:37
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 20, Q4 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 17-21, 24-22, 15-13 1:05
Trail the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Benes/Kubala 21 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 21-18, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 4-1
4/21/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Erdmann/Matysik 7 21-19, 26-24 0:48
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Erdmann/Matysik 6 15-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:55
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 23-21, 21-19 0:44
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Erdmann/Matysik 2 17-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:02
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Erdmann/Matysik 20 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-1
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 21-19, 21-15 0:37
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 13-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:46
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 16, Q3 Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 16-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:58
Series tied with # 14 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-1
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Boersma/Spijkers 24 Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:50
8/29/10FIVBThe Hague Open Bronze Medal Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 Boersma/Spijkers 10 21-19, 15-21, 15-8 0:56
Series tied with # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-2
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 23-21, 21-14 0:39
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 17, Q5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 24 21-17, 14-21, 15-12 0:48
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Dollinger/Windscheif 28 15-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 23 Fuerbringer/Lucena 22, Q6 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 16 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Ces/Ces 27, Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:36
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 Ces/Ces 18 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-0
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 0-1
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Barbosa/Ferramenta 19 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 22-20, 17-21, 22-20 1:00
Series tied with # 20 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Fuerbringer/Lucena 22, Q6 Klemperer/Koreng 6 21-13, 21-11 0:38
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 21-19, 21-14 0:41
Trail the series against # 21 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool Q Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24 Fuerbringer/Lucena 8 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Series tied with # 22 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-1
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool Q Fuerbringer/Lucena 24 Koshkarev/Semenov 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:49
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Koshkarev/Semenov 14 Fuerbringer/Lucena 25 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:51
Series tied with # 23 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-2
5/5/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 8 Chevallier/Heyer 21 21-18, 21-16 0:44
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 15 Chevallier/Heyer 25 21-16, 21-16 0:39
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Chevallier/Heyer 23 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 22-20, 21-17 0:37
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Chevallier/Heyer 29, Q9 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 24, Q16 Binstock/Reader, Canada 1-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Binstock/Reader 30, Q22 21-19, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 22, Q6 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q11 14-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:52
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Fuerbringer/Lucena 13, Q4 Bogatov/Prokopiev 20 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:56
Lead the series against # 27, Q2 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 2-0
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Laciga/Weingart 14 24-22, 21-13 0:35
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Laciga/Weingart 21 21-19, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Redmann/Saxton 29, Q11 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
Series tied with # 30, Q9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 21-16, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Lead the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 26 21-16, 21-14 0:41
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool G Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31 18-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # Q7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 23 Lario/Mesa 26, Q2 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 0:49
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 14 Lario/Mesa 19 21-13, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q8 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool G Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Boehm/Kapa 42 21-16, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q11 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool G Jaani/Vesik 26, Q10 Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 23-21, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # Q26 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 1-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 29 21-19, 21-12 0:39