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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 (30 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 (28 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

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