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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Under 21 World Championships
July 23 - 27, 2014

(21, Q4) Max Betzien/Niklas Rudolf, Germany

Max Betzien
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 2, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Keuozug

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Jinjiang 2018)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$7,546.85

Niklas Rudolf
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 6, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leipzig

Height:

208 cm (6'10")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Youth Olympic Games Nanjing 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$600.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$1,200.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	US$1,200.00

Previous Larnaka Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2012	Max-Jonas Karpa - 5th	Did not play

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/23/2014	Qualifier 2	Georgios Moschovakis / Evangelos Pavlou, Cyprus (Q20)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:31
Wed, 7/23/2014	Qualifier 3	Ondrej Benes / Ondrej Perusic, Czech Republic (17, Q12)	Lost 21-13, 18-21, 13-15	0:46
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool D	Sheldon Descartes / Darnel Eudoxie, Saint Lucia (16)	Won 21-4, 21-5	0:23
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool D	William Bantle / Branden Clemens, United States (9)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:32
Fri, 7/25/2014	Pool D	Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (4)	Lost 15-21, 13-21	0:33
Fri, 7/25/2014	Pool D	Abu Kamara / Patrick Lombi, Sierra Leone (28)	Won 21-12, 21-19	0:28
Sat, 7/26/2014	Pool D	Yurii Bokshan / Mykola Khomyn, Ukraine (33)	Won 21-13, 15-21, 15-8	0:40
Sat, 7/26/2014	Winner 1	Miguel Cardenas / Jose Jurado, Mexico (35)	Won 21-8, 20-22, 15-9	0:43
Sat, 7/26/2014	Winner 2	Romain Di Giantommaso / Maxime Thiercy, France (18)	Lost 15-21, 21-19, 14-16	0:42

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,200.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Max Betzien												Niklas Rudolf
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	$4,350.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
10	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	$3,150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
24	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	5	0	$7,500.00	Total	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	$600.00

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
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	3	66.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	3	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Max Betzien													Niklas Rudolf
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	2013	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	$750.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00

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	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	6-3	66.7%
2013-2014	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-1	80.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	6-3	66.7%
Against the Field	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-2	80.0%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	6-3	66.7%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3
U21 World Championships	0	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Total	0	0	2	2	6	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6

Head to Head Results
Betzien/Rudolf lead the series against the field 6-3 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 0-1
7/25/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Bryl/Kujawiak	4	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	21-15, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Bantle/Clemens, United States 1-0
7/24/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	Bantle/Clemens	9	21-17, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Descartes/Eudoxie, Saint Lucia 1-0
7/24/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	Descartes/Eudoxie	16	21-4, 21-5	0:23
Trail the series against # 17, Q12 Benes/Perusic, Czech Republic 0-1
7/23/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 3	Benes/Perusic	17, Q12	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	13-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 18 Di Giantommaso/Thiercy, France 0-1
7/26/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Di Giantommaso/Thiercy	18	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	21-15, 19-21, 16-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 28 Kamara/Lombi, Sierra Leone 1-0
7/25/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	Kamara/Lombi	28	21-12, 21-19	0:28
Lead the series against # 33 Bokshan/Khomyn, Ukraine 1-0
7/26/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	Bokshan/Khomyn	33	21-13, 15-21, 15-8	0:40
Lead the series against # 35 Cardenas/Jurado, Mexico 1-0
7/26/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	Cardenas/Jurado	35	21-8, 20-22, 15-9	0:43
Lead the series against # Q20 Moschovakis/Pavlou, Cyprus 1-0
7/23/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Betzien/Rudolf	21, Q4	Moschovakis/Pavlou	Q20	21-15, 21-16	0:31