Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Germany Open
June 27 - July 1, 2001
(17) Carl Henkel/Sinjin Smith, United States
 
Carl Henkel
United States
Photo: AVP
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1969 (55 yrs old)
Home Town: Redondo Beach, CA
Height: 199 cm (6'7")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 107
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$277,195.00
Christopher 'Sinjin' Smith
United States
Photo: Mauro De Sanctis
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 7, 1957 (67 yrs old)
Home Town: Santa Monica, CA
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 10
Career Winnings: US$435,937.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB7205147101311165 US$389,150.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Sinjin Smith - 9th Carl Henkel - 9th
1996 Sinjin Smith - 25th Carl Henkel - 25th
1997 Sinjin Smith - 17th Carl Henkel - 17th
1998 Kevin Wong - 5th Ricci Luyties - 13th
1999 Sinjin Smith - 17th Carl Henkel - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/20-24/2001 Swiss Open 17 13th 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2001 Spain Open 14 17th 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2000 Belgium Open 11 2nd 306 US$18,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2000 Austria Open 21 7th 170 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2000 Portugal Open 10 25th 34 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2000 France Open 15 13th 102 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2000 Italy Open 21 9th 136 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2000 Norway Open 23 5th 204 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2000 U.S. Grand Slam 21 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Germany Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/29/2001 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (16) Lost 18-21, 21-12, 14-16 0:54
Fri, 6/29/2001 Contender 1 Drazan Slacanin / Falk Zimmermann, Germany (32, Q70) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Fri, 6/29/2001 Contender 2 Sergey Ermishin / Mikhail Kouchnerev, Russia (15) Won 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Sat, 6/30/2001 Contender 3 Jorg Ahmann / Axel Hager, Germany (10) Lost 14-21, 21-16, 13-15 1:10
Head to Head Results
Henkel/Smith trail the series against the field 6-8 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 1-0
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Blanton/Fonoimoana 19 15-1 0:20
Trail the series against # 5 Child/Heese, Canada 0-2
6/23/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 3 Child/Heese 8 Henkel/Smith 17 21-17, 21-16 0:45
9/11/97FIVBLos Angeles World Championships Child/Heese 11 Henkel/Smith 22 4-12, 12-9, 13-11 1:28
Trail the series against # 10 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
6/30/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 3 Ahmann/Hager 10 Henkel/Smith 17 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 1:10
Series tied with # 12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-1
7/26/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Contender 5 Brenha/Maia 18 Henkel/Smith 2 15-13 1:10
7/24/96FIVBAtlanta XXVI Olympic Games Winner 2 Henkel/Smith 2 Brenha/Maia 18 15-7 0:36
Trail the series against # 14 Prosser/Zahner, Australia 0-1
7/24/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Prosser/Zahner 15 Henkel/Smith 16 15-3 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Ermishin/Kouchnerev, Russia 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 17 Ermishin/Kouchnerev 15 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-18, 12-21, 16-14 0:54
Lead the series against # 18 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 1-0
7/22/99FIVBMarseille World Championships Henkel/Smith 16 Holden/Leinemann 17 15-12 0:30
Trail the series against # 20 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Winner 1 Berg/Dahl 16 Henkel/Smith 17 21-13, 27-25 0:49
Trail the series against # 23 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 20 Henkel/Smith 14 25-23, 19-21, 15-13 1:11
Lead the series against # 32, Q70 Slacanin/Zimmermann, Germany 1-0
6/29/01FIVBGermany Open Contender 1 Henkel/Smith 17 Slacanin/Zimmermann 32, Q70 21-19, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q4 Bosma/Cotrino , Spain 1-0
6/22/01FIVBSwiss Open Contender 2 Henkel/Smith 17 Bosma/Cotrino 15, Q4 23-21, 21-9 0:38