European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 European Championship Final
September 16 - 19, 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: 136
Career Wins: 17
Career CEV Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$803,500.00
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: 12
Tournaments: 123
Career Wins: 13
Career CEV Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$801,601.71
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV93211101000 US$103,603.82
FIVB335793313020 US$657,500.00
Overall4289104414020 US$761,103.82
Previous Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV 9/9-13/2009 English Masters 1 3rd 480 € 5,700.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 1 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 1 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool A Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (9) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 1:00
Wed, 9/16/2009 Pool A Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (8) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 1:04
Thu, 9/17/2009 Pool A Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (16) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:40
Fri, 9/18/2009 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (3) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:45
Fri, 9/18/2009 Semi-Finals Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (8) Lost 28-26, 18-21, 15-17 1:24
Sat, 9/19/2009 Bronze Medal Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (2) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Brink/Reckermann lead the series against the field 26-8 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 0 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
9/19/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 By Forfeit  
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 24-22, 22-20 0:55
6/7/09CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Gavira/Herrera 8 Brink/Reckermann 4, Q1 13-21, 25-23, 15-11 1:02
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4, Q1 Gavira/Herrera 8 21-14, 21-19 0:44
Series tied with # 3 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-2
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 1 Heuscher/Heyer 3 21-15, 21-15 0:45
9/12/09CEVEnglish Masters Semi-Finals Heuscher/Heyer 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 22-20, 17-21, 15-9 0:55
6/21/09CEVGerman Masters Gold Medal Brink/Reckermann 1 Heuscher/Heyer 3 21-16, 26-28, 15-13 1:24
5/10/09CEVSpanish Masters Gold Medal Heuscher/Heyer 3 Brink/Reckermann 8 17-21, 21-16, 15-12 1:08
Lead the series against # 4 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 4-1
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 8 Brink/Reckermann 1 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:00
6/20/09CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 1 Klemperer/Koreng 2 21-16, 16-21, 15-8 0:59
6/6/09CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4, Q1 Klemperer/Koreng 2 21-16, 22-20 0:47
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-23, 21-9, 15-8 1:04
5/8/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 8 Klemperer/Koreng 1 22-20, 19-21, 15-7 1:14
Lead the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 5-1
8/22/09FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Brink/Reckermann 1 Kais/Vesik 12 21-14, 21-16 0:39
8/8/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Kais/Vesik 12 21-18, 21-16 0:42
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-18 0:45
5/9/09CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 8 Kais/Vesik 12 21-12, 21-18 0:43
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 # 7 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Benes/Kubala 9 21-8, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 8 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-1
9/18/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Gosch/Horst 8 Brink/Reckermann 1 26-28, 21-18, 17-15 1:24
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Gosch/Horst 8 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 1:04
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gosch/Horst 16 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:59
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
9/16/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Lario/Mesa 9 18-21, 21-16, 15-9 1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 9 23-21, 21-13 0:47
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 2-0
7/19/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 19, Q7 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 1:08
6/5/09CEVAustrian Masters Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4, Q1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 12, Q5 21-17, 12-8 Retired  
Lead the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-1
8/23/09FIVBAland Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 10 Brink/Reckermann 1 21-23, 21-15, 15-11 1:09
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 # 16 Likholetov/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
9/17/09CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Likholetov/Yutvalin 16 21-16, 21-13 0:40