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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Mazury Open
August 4 - 9, 2009

(1) Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany

Julius Brink
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1982 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Düsseldorf

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

134

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$802,839.18

Jonas Reckermann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 1979 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rheine

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

97 kg (213 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

122

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$800,573.76

Awards

Team of the Year 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
Tour Champion 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)

Awards

Best Blocker 2009
Team of the Year 2009 (with Julius Brink)
Tour Champion 2009 (with Julius Brink)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	9	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$103,603.82
FIVB	33	5	7	9	3	3	1	3	0	2	0	US$657,500.00
Overall	42	8	9	10	4	4	1	4	0	2	0	US$761,103.82

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Kjell Schneider - 7th	Markus Dieckmann - 17th
2005	Did not play	Markus Dieckmann - 2nd
2007	Christoph Dieckmann - 5th	Did not play
2008	Did not play	Mischa Urbatzka - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	1	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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
CEV	6/17-21/2009	German Masters	1	1st	600	€ 11,000.00
CEV	6/3-7/2009	Austrian Masters	4, Q1	2nd	540	€ 5,500.00
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
CEV	5/6-10/2009	Spanish Masters	8	2nd	540	€ 5,500.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2009	Shanghai Open	3	3rd	480	US$15,000.00

Stare Jablonki Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/6/2009	Winner 1	Grzegorz Klimek / Rafal Szternel, Poland (32)	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:49
Thu, 8/6/2009	Winner 2	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (17)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:43
Fri, 8/7/2009	Winner 3	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (8, Q1)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:49
Sat, 8/8/2009	Winner 4	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:42
Sun, 8/9/2009	Semi-Finals	Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (2)	Won 21-16, 21-12	0:42
Sun, 8/9/2009	Gold Medal	Benjamin Insfran / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6)	Lost 21-23, 16-21	0:55

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$)
Olympic Games	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$95,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	2	3	4	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	$357,800.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	1	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	$204,700.00
Confederation Championship	4	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$46,500.00
Total	37	7	7	9	4	3	1	4	0	2	0	0	$704,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Julius Brink												Jonas Reckermann
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$68,500.00	World Championships	6	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	$63,250.00
44	2	3	7	7	7	6	3	4	5	$312,575.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	40	3	4	4	4	11	13	1	0	0	$324,925.00
59	5	8	5	2	11	9	7	4	8	$290,260.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	2	14	6	4	11	6	10	1	2	$303,252.50
10	3	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	$43,250.00	Confederation Championship	9	4	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	$49,250.00
119	12	11	14	11	19	18	13	8	13	$714,585.00	Total	113	11	19	12	9	22	24	13	1	2	$740,677.50

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
2003	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00	4	1	80.0 %
2009	FIVB	9	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$253,200.00	49	9	84.5 %
2009	CEV	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$22,000.00	15	2	88.2 %
Total	FIVB	9	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$253,200.00	49	9	84.5 %
Total	CEV	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$24,250.00	19	3	86.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Julius Brink													Jonas Reckermann
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	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2000	FIVB
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	2	$19,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$3,210.00	2002	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	$17,652.50
											2002	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	$4,500.00	2003	FIVB	9	0	2	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	$47,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$3,375.00	2003	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$7,375.00
12	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	6	1	$19,375.00	2004	FIVB	11	2	2	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	$78,500.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,500.00	2004	CEV	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,625.00
9	1	0	2	0	2	3	1	0	0	$65,175.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	3	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	$65,625.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,450.00	2005	CEV	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$10,825.00
9	2	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	$88,700.00	2006	FIVB
4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$23,975.00	2006	CEV
12	0	0	0	3	4	3	1	1	0	$58,050.00	2007	FIVB	13	0	2	0	0	4	4	3	0	0	$60,350.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$12,550.00	2007	CEV
12	1	3	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	$91,500.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	2	1	1	4	3	2	0	0	$74,050.00
2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$6,600.00	2008	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,900.00
9	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	$126,600.00	2009	FIVB	9	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	$126,600.00
3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00	2009	CEV	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
101	14	7	9	8	15	19	9	7	13	$522,560.00	Total	Total	93	9	17	5	6	21	21	11	1	2	$537,502.50

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	107	76.4%	19	13.6%	14	10.0%	126-14	90.0%	33	50.8%	6	9.2%	26	40.0%	33-32	50.8%	107-26	80.5%	52-20	72.2%	3	0	162-46	77.9%
2008-2009	37	77.1%	6	12.5%	5	10.4%	43-5	89.6%	10	62.5%	0	0.0%	6	37.5%	10-6	62.5%	37-6	86.0%	16-5	76.2%	2	0	55-11	83.3%
Against the Field	54	83.1%	7	10.8%	4	6.2%	61-4	93.8%	12	54.5%	1	4.5%	9	40.9%	12-10	54.5%	108-18	85.7%	38-10	79.2%	0	0	73-14	83.9%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	15	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	42	6	0	0	27	6	5	6	4	2	2	3	80	23
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	9	5	5	4	1	1	4	60	22
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	10	2	0	0	6	1	2	1	0	1	2	0	20	5
Total	0	0	0	0	61	8	0	0	78	16	14	13	9	4	7	7	182	51

Head to Head Results
Brink/Reckermann lead the series against the field 37-6 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 2-3
8/9/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	1	Cerutti/Marques	2	21-16, 21-12	0:42
7/5/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Gold Medal	Brink/Reckermann	3	Cerutti/Marques	1	21-16, 21-19	0:50
5/30/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Marques	1	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-17, 21-16	0:44
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 4	Cerutti/Marques	1	Brink/Reckermann	4	22-20, 21-15	0:49
5/3/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Marques	1	Brink/Reckermann	3	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:11
Lead the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-1
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gavira/Herrera	4	24-22, 22-20	0:55
6/7/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Gavira/Herrera	8	Brink/Reckermann	4, Q1	13-21, 25-23, 15-11	1:02
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4, Q1	Gavira/Herrera	8	21-14, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 4 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-0
7/26/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	1	Nummerdor/Schuil	11	21-13, 23-21	0:45
7/12/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	2	Nummerdor/Schuil	12	26-24, 21-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 4-0
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	1	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-16, 16-21, 15-8	0:59
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	4, Q1	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-16, 22-20	0:47
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-23, 21-9, 15-8	1:04
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	8	Klemperer/Koreng	1	22-20, 19-21, 15-7	1:14
Trail the series against # 6 Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/9/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Gold Medal	Insfran/Solberg	6	Brink/Reckermann	1	23-21, 21-16	0:55
Lead the series against # 8, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Maciel/Schmidt	8, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 2-0
7/19/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	1	Bellaguarda/Laciga	19, Q7	21-18, 15-21, 16-14	1:08
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	4, Q1	Bellaguarda/Laciga	12, Q5	21-17, 12-8 Retired
Lead the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-1
8/8/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 4	Brink/Reckermann	1	Kais/Vesik	12	21-18, 21-16	0:42
7/11/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	2	Kais/Vesik	13	21-19, 21-18	0:45
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	8	Kais/Vesik	12	21-12, 21-18	0:43
5/3/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	10	21-17, 21-9	0:37
5/2/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Kais/Vesik	10	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-16, 21-14	0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Reckermann	2	Gosch/Horst	18	21-17, 21-16	0:45
Lead the series against # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-0
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17, Q2	21-19, 21-17	0:49
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 4	Brink/Reckermann	1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	24	13-21, 21-16, 20-18	1:14
5/16/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 6	Brink/Reckermann	4	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	23	21-18, 21-18	0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/18/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Redmann/VanHuizen	22, Q8	25-27, 22-20, 15-12	1:21
Lead the series against # 17 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # 20 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	Nicolai/Varnier	17	21-18, 21-16	0:46
Lead the series against # 22 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 4-0
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	Lochhead/Pitman	16	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Reckermann	2	Lochhead/Pitman	15	21-19, 21-15	0:43
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	22-20, 18-21, 15-13	0:59
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	4	Lochhead/Pitman	13	21-19, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 23, Q8 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	3	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	30	21-12, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Benes/Kubala, Czechia 1-0
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Benes/Kubala	9	21-8, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q2 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/30/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool C	Brink/Reckermann	3	Baracetti/Salema	22	21-13, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-0
6/26/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool C	Brink/Reckermann	3	Babich/Mykhaylov	46	21-12, 21-10	0:40
Lead the series against # 32 Klimek/Szternel, Poland 1-0
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	1	Klimek/Szternel	32	21-11, 21-15	0:49
Lead the series against # Q3 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gabathuler/Schnider	32, Q6	21-11, 25-23	0:47
Lead the series against # Q7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-0
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	32, Q7	21-12, 26-24	0:48
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	21-17, 21-18	0:52
Lead the series against # Q16 Boehm/McHugh, Australia 1-0
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	3	Boehm/McHugh	30, Q19	21-17, 21-12	0:39