Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam Presented by Volksbank
July 28 - August 2, 2009
(1) Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany
 
Julius Brink
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 6, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Düsseldorf
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 109
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$671,335.00
Jonas Reckermann
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 26, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Rheine
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 97 kg (213 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 104
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$691,427.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB335793313020 US$657,500.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 9th
2002 Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 9th
2003 Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Markus Dieckmann - 5th
2004 Kjell Schneider - 25th Markus Dieckmann - 9th
2005 Kjell Schneider - 9th Markus Dieckmann - 5th
2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 5th Did not play
2007 Christoph Dieckmann - 9th Mischa Urbatzka - 5th
2008 Did not play Mischa Urbatzka - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 1 3rd 640 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 1 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 1st 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 3 1st 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 3 4th 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 4 1st 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 3 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool A Philip Gabathuler / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (32, Q6) Won 21-11, 25-23 0:47
Thu, 7/30/2009 Pool A Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (17, Q2) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:49
Fri, 7/31/2009 Pool A Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (16) Won 20-22, 21-17, 15-9 1:07
Sat, 8/1/2009 Winner 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (13) Lost 21-14, 12-21, 22-24 1:19
Head to Head Results
Brink/Reckermann lead the series against the field 35-8 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 1-3
7/5/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Gold Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Cerutti/Marques 1 21-16, 21-19 0:50
5/30/09FIVBMyslowice Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Marques 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-17, 21-16 0:44
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 4 Cerutti/Marques 1 Brink/Reckermann 4 22-20, 21-15 0:49
5/3/09FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Cerutti/Marques 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:11
Series tied with # 3 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-1
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 21-18, 21-15 0:48
7/5/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 1:07
Lead the series against # 5 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-0
7/19/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Gold Medal Brink/Reckermann 1 Rego/Santos 3 24-26, 21-18, 16-14 1:14
7/12/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Gold Medal Brink/Reckermann 2 Rego/Santos 3 21-15, 17-21, 15-11 1:00
7/4/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Rego/Santos 5 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:03
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4 Rego/Santos 3 21-12, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-23, 21-9, 15-8 1:04
Lead the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-0
7/26/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-13, 23-21 0:45
7/12/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 26-24, 21-11 0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 30 21-12, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 3-1
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 13 Brink/Reckermann 1 14-21, 21-12, 24-22 1:19
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 14 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 21-12, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-1
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-18 0:45
5/3/09FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Kais/Vesik 10 21-17, 21-9 0:37
5/2/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Kais/Vesik 10 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-14 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-2
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 20-22, 21-17, 15-9 1:07
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 23-21, 21-13 0:46
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 23 21-18, 21-16 0:47
5/31/09FIVBMyslowice Open Bronze Medal Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-19 0:50
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Brink/Reckermann 3 13-21, 24-22, 15-9 1:00
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:49
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24 13-21, 21-16, 20-18 1:14
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23 21-18, 21-18 0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
7/19/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 19, Q7 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 1:08
Lead the series against # 21, Q5 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Redmann/VanHuizen 22, Q8 25-27, 22-20, 15-12 1:21
Lead the series against # 22 Li/Xu, China 1-0
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Li/Xu 21 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 1:06
Lead the series against # 24 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 4-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Lochhead/Pitman 16 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Lochhead/Pitman 15 21-19, 21-15 0:43
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Lochhead/Pitman 13 21-19, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 32, Q6 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 21-11, 25-23 0:47
Lead the series against # Q4 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/30/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool C Brink/Reckermann 3 Baracetti/Salema 22 21-13, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # Q12 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 32, Q7 21-12, 26-24 0:48
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 21-17, 21-18 0:52
Lead the series against # Q17 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool C Brink/Reckermann 3 Babich/Mykhaylov 46 21-12, 21-10 0:40
Lead the series against # Q24 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 Boehm/McHugh 30, Q19 21-17, 21-12 0:39