Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 7, 2011
(3) 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 Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Kjell Schneider - 7th Markus Dieckmann - 7th
2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 3rd Did not play
2007 Christoph Dieckmann - 9th Mischa Urbatzka - 17th
2008 Did not play Mischa Urbatzka - 17th
2009 Jonas Reckermann - 3rd Julius Brink - 3rd
2010 Jonas Reckermann - 2nd Julius Brink - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 2 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 2 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 2 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 3 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 3 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 2 3rd 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 2 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 4 2nd 540 US$21,000.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/4/2011 Winner 1 Oivind Hordvik / Iver Horrem, Norway (30, Q13) Won 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
Wed, 5/4/2011 Winner 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (14) Won 17-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:56
Thu, 5/5/2011 Winner 3 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (11) Lost 17-21, 9-21 0:34
Thu, 5/5/2011 Contender 4 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (16) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Fri, 5/6/2011 Contender 5 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (20) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 5/6/2011 Contender 6 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (4) Won 29-27, 21-14 0:51
Sat, 5/7/2011 Semi-Finals Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (11) Lost 17-21, 11-21 0:36
Sat, 5/7/2011 Bronze Medal Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Won 14-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:52
Head to Head Results
Brink/Reckermann lead the series against the field 45-18 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-7
8/8/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-19, 21-19 0:49
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-14 0:46
6/14/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-15, 21-15 0:44
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 2 15-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:53
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-18, 21-12 0:47
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-12, 21-18 0:44
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 # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 3-2
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 6 Cerutti/Rego 5 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-11, 21-13 0:36
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 3 Cerutti/Rego 2 21-17, 21-19 0:47
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 2 Cerutti/Rego 5 21-18, 21-14 0:44
5/23/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 4 Brink/Reckermann 2 18-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:24
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4 Cerutti/Rego 3 21-14, 18-21, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-0
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 29-27, 21-14 0:51
Series tied with # 5 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 10 Brink/Reckermann 2 26-24, 21-18 0:49
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Wu/Xu 5 25-27, 21-9, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-1
8/8/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 2 Klemperer/Koreng 19 22-20, 21-19 0:51
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Klemperer/Koreng 7 21-15, 21-18 0:59
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 8 Brink/Reckermann 1 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:00
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-23, 21-9, 15-8 1:04
Lead the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Gavira/Herrera 7 14-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:52
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-17, 21-18 0:42
5/23/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 5 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-17, 21-17 0:47
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 4 Gavira/Herrera 2 23-21, 21-16 0:50
Lead the series against # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Cunha/Solberg, Brazil 3-0
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 Cunha/Solberg 4 By Forfeit  
5/30/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 3 Cunha/Solberg 2 16-21, 21-17, 17-15 1:10
5/17/09FIVBRome Open Gold Medal Brink/Reckermann 4 Cunha/Solberg 2 28-26, 20-22, 15-13 1:23
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-4
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-17, 21-11 0:36
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-17, 21-9 0:34
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 # 12 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 25-23, 25-27, 15-12 1:12
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 23-21, 21-18 0:53
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 # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 5-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 17-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:56
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:08
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 # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-17, 21-13 0:42
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-14, 21-8 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 16 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 18, Q3 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 18 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-18, 21-16 0:42
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q4 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 5-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Lochhead/Pitman 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:53
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 # 20 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Brink/Reckermann 3 Erdmann/Matysik 20 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 24, 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 # 28, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 2-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 Hordvik/Horrem 30, Q13 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:51
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 2 Hordvik/Horrem 31, Q18 21-15, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # Q1 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-0
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-18, 22-20 0:54
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # Q8 Belov/Daianov, Russia 1-0
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 2 Belov/Daianov 31, Q35 21-16, 21-16 0:39