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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Lucerne Open
May 12 - 17, 2015

(Q29) 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 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 FIVB WT Best:

17th (Doha 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 Lucerne Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/4-8/2014	Doha Open	32, Q11	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB Age Group WC	7/23-27/2014	Under 21 World Championships	21, Q4	9th	140	US$0.00

Lucerne Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/13/2015	Qualifier 1	Michal Bryl / Kacper Kujawiak, Poland (22, Q4)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:32

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,200.00	3	2	60.0 %
2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	3	66.7 %
2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,200.00	3	3	50.0 %
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	0	1	0	0	$600.00	2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	$1,350.00	Total	Total	6	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	$600.00

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	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	0-0	0	0	3-3	50.0%
2014-2015	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	0-0	0	0	3-3	50.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	1-1	50.0%

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 trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 22, Q4 Bryl/Kujawiak, Poland 0-2
5/13/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Qualifier 1	Bryl/Kujawiak	22, Q4	Betzien/Rudolf	Q29	21-14, 21-15	0:32
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 # Q12 Dumek/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-0
11/6/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Pool A	Betzien/Rudolf	32, Q11	Dumek/Kufa	17	23-21, 21-9	0:39