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August 10 - 14, 2011

(1) Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany

Julius Brink
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1982 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Düsseldorf

Height:

186 cm (6'1")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$803,500.00

Jonas Reckermann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 1979 (46 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rheine

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

97 kg (213 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

123

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$801,601.71

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 Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2007	Christoph Dieckmann - 9th	Mischa Urbatzka - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/2-7/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	3	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	3	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/12-17/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	2	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	2	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	4	3rd	640	US$23,000.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	4	3rd	800	US$35,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	4	2nd	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	5/2-7/2011	Shanghai Open	3	3rd	480	US$15,000.00
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
CEV	8/12-15/2010	European Championship Final	3	9th	320	€ 2,500.00

CEV European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/10/2011	Pool J	Clemens Doppler / Matthias Mellitzer, Austria (32)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:44
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool J	Volkan Gogtepe / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (17)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-7	0:54
Thu, 8/11/2011	Pool J	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (16)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:41
Sat, 8/13/2011	Winner 2	Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (8)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:33
Sat, 8/13/2011	Winner 3	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (5)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:44
Sun, 8/14/2011	Semi-Finals	Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (3)	Won 21-19, 22-24, 15-8	0:59
Sun, 8/14/2011	Gold Medal	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (4)	Won 25-23, 21-19	0:49

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	0	$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	0	$290,260.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	56	2	14	6	4	11	6	10	1	0	$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	0	$714,585.00	Total	113	11	19	12	9	22	24	13	1	0	$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	10	4	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$274,200.00	55	11	83.3 %
2009	CEV	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$31,700.00	23	5	82.1 %
2010	FIVB	8	0	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$132,300.00	35	13	72.9 %
2010	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2011	FIVB	9	0	2	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$185,300.00	47	14	77.0 %
2011	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	7	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	27	4	6	9	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	$591,800.00	137	38	78.3 %
Total	CEV	8	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$56,450.00	36	8	81.8 %

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
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2000	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00
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
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$450.00	2001	CEV Under Age
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
10	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	$137,100.00	2009	FIVB	10	4	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	$137,100.00
5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,850.00	2009	CEV	5	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$15,850.00
8	0	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	$66,150.00	2010	FIVB	8	0	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	$66,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2010	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
9	0	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$92,650.00	2011	FIVB	9	0	2	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$92,650.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2011	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
125	15	12	18	11	18	21	10	7	13	$708,410.00	Total	Total	116	11	22	13	8	24	23	12	1	2	$723,602.50

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	30	73.2%	6	14.6%	5	12.2%	36-5	87.8%	5	62.5%	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	5-3	62.5%	30-1	96.8%	11-7	61.1%	2	1	43-9	82.7%
2010-2011	6	66.7%	2	22.2%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	6-1	85.7%	3-1	75.0%	0	0	9-2	81.8%
Against the Field	12	70.6%	4	23.5%	1	5.9%	16-1	94.1%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1-2	33.3%	24-2	92.3%	10-2	83.3%	1	0	18-2	90.0%

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 55-4 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 5-1
7/10/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	2	Fijalek/Prudel	5	22-20, 21-17	0:44
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Brink/Reckermann	4	21-15, 21-16	0:42
6/18/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Fijalek/Prudel	30	21-15, 21-16	0:41
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	4	Fijalek/Prudel	24	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:59
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Fijalek/Prudel	9	23-21, 21-13	0:47
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Brink/Reckermann	1	Fijalek/Prudel	21, Q3	21-19, 21-13	0:42
Lead the series against # 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 4-0
8/14/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	1	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	3	21-19, 22-24, 15-8	0:59
8/6/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	3	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	21-16, 21-19	0:44
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool D	Brink/Reckermann	4	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	21	21-17, 21-13	0:39
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Brink/Reckermann	3	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	16	21-16, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
8/14/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Brink/Reckermann	1	Erdmann/Matysik	4	25-23, 21-19	0:49
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Brink/Reckermann	3	Erdmann/Matysik	20	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 3-0
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Plavins/Smedins	5	21-17, 21-17	0:44
6/19/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	4	Plavins/Smedins	15	22-20, 18-21, 15-11	0:59
8/13/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Brink/Reckermann	3	Plavins/Smedins	10	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 5-1
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	2	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Brink/Reckermann	2	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	25-23, 25-27, 15-12	1:12
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 4	Brink/Reckermann	2	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	23-21, 21-18	0:53
8/23/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	10	Brink/Reckermann	1	21-23, 21-15, 15-11	1:09
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 # 7 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 2-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	3	Hordvik/Horrem	30, Q13	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	2	Hordvik/Horrem	31, Q18	21-15, 21-13	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Chevallier/Heyer	8	21-12, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	3	Huber/Seidl	32	21-14, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-0
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool K	Brink/Reckermann	2	Boersma/Spijkers	31	21-15, 21-14	0:36
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool D	Brink/Reckermann	4	Boersma/Spijkers	20	21-12, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	4	Koshkarev/Semenov	14	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-0
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Brink/Reckermann	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	1:01
7/3/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	4	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:54
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool K	Brink/Reckermann	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-17, 21-13	0:42
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	4	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13	21-14, 21-8	0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 6-1
8/8/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	2	Klemperer/Koreng	19	22-20, 21-19	0:51
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	2	Klemperer/Koreng	7	21-15, 21-18	0:59
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Brink/Reckermann	1	16-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:00
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
Lead the series against # 15 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 5-0
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool L	Brink/Reckermann	3	Benes/Kubala	19	21-15, 21-16	0:38
7/15/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool K	Brink/Reckermann	2	Benes/Kubala	15	21-17, 21-15	0:46
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Brink/Reckermann	4	Benes/Kubala	20	21-14, 22-20	0:37
8/7/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	2	Benes/Kubala	23	21-14, 21-19	0:39
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Benes/Kubala	9	21-8, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 16 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool J	Brink/Reckermann	1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	16	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 17 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 2-0
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool J	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gogtepe/Sekerci	17	21-16, 19-21, 15-7	0:54
8/12/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool C	Brink/Reckermann	3	Gogtepe/Sekerci	22	19-21, 21-14, 16-14	1:02
Lead the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-1
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	9	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-18, 21-17	0:59
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	21-18, 22-20	0:54
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 # 19 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Brink/Reckermann	3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	21-14, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 5-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	17-21, 24-22, 15-11	0:56
8/7/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	27	19-21, 21-18, 15-9	1:08
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 # 23 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 # 32 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
8/10/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool J	Brink/Reckermann	1	Doppler/Mellitzer	32	21-18, 21-15	0:44
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Brink/Reckermann	3	Doppler/Mellitzer	30	21-15, 21-19	0:41