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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012

(5) 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 Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2001	Rudiger Strosik - 37th	Markus Dieckmann - 13th
2002	Kjell Schneider - 33rd	Markus Dieckmann - 3rd
2003	Kjell Schneider - 41st	Markus Dieckmann - 4th
2004	Kjell Schneider - 25th	Markus Dieckmann - 1st
2005	Kjell Schneider - 3rd	Markus Dieckmann - 9th
2007	Christoph Dieckmann - 4th	Mischa Urbatzka - 9th
2008	Christoph Dieckmann - 4th	Mischa Urbatzka - 5th
CEV 2009	Jonas Reckermann - 1st	Julius Brink - 1st
CEV 2010	Jonas Reckermann - 9th	Julius Brink - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	3	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	4	4th	560	US$18,400.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	1	1st	800	€ 20,000.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	1	2nd	540	US$21,000.00
CEV	8/10-14/2011	CEV European Championship Final	1	1st	800	€ 20,000.00
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

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2012	Pool N	Brad Keenan / John Mayer, United States (28, Q23)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-8	1:01
Wed, 7/11/2012	Pool N	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (21)	Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:59
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool N	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (12)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:41
Fri, 7/13/2012	Winner 2	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (16)	Lost 21-13, 17-21, 10-15	0:56

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	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	10	0	3	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$206,300.00	52	15	77.6 %
2011	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	7	0	100.0 %
2012	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$31,500.00	9	6	60.0 %
2012	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$20,000.00	7	1	87.5 %
Total	FIVB	31	4	7	9	3	2	1	3	0	2	0	0	$644,300.00	151	45	77.0 %
Total	CEV	9	3	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$76,450.00	43	9	82.7 %

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
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
10	0	3	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$103,150.00	2011	FIVB	10	0	3	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	$103,150.00
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
4	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	$18,300.00	2012	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	$15,750.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00	2012	CEV	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$10,000.00
129	16	13	17	11	18	22	12	7	13	$746,760.00	Total	Total	120	11	23	13	9	24	24	13	1	2	$759,152.50

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%
2011-2012	43	71.7%	11	18.3%	6	10.0%	54-6	90.0%	17	51.5%	4	12.1%	12	36.4%	17-16	51.5%	43-12	78.2%	28-10	73.7%	1	0	72-22	76.6%
Against the Field	49	69.0%	11	15.5%	11	15.5%	60-11	84.5%	15	44.1%	3	8.8%	16	47.1%	15-19	44.1%	98-30	76.6%	52-28	65.0%	1	0	76-29	72.4%

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 85-30 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 2 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 3-5
6/11/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Rego	2	Brink/Reckermann	4	15-21, 21-14, 18-16	0:57
6/18/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Rego	2	Brink/Reckermann	4	21-15, 21-15	0:36
6/11/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Rego	2	Brink/Reckermann	4	15-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 6	Cerutti/Rego	5	Brink/Reckermann	2	21-11, 21-13	0:36
6/18/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 4	Brink/Reckermann	3	Cerutti/Rego	2	21-17, 21-19	0:47
5/29/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	2	Cerutti/Rego	5	21-18, 21-14	0:44
5/23/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Rego	4	Brink/Reckermann	2	18-21, 21-19, 21-19	1:24
5/8/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	4	Cerutti/Rego	3	21-14, 18-21, 16-14	1:00
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 4-9
7/30/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-18, 24-26, 15-12	1:08
7/10/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Brink/Reckermann	2	18-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:54
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-19, 21-23, 15-10	1:04
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	17-21, 21-19, 18-16	1:01
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	By Forfeit
8/8/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Brink/Reckermann	2	21-19, 21-19	0:49
6/19/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-16, 21-14	0:46
6/14/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-15, 21-15	0:44
5/29/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Brink/Reckermann	2	15-21, 21-11, 15-9	0:53
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 4	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Brink/Reckermann	4	21-18, 21-12	0:47
4/24/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 5	Dalhausser/Rogers	3	Brink/Reckermann	2	21-12, 21-18	0:44
7/25/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Brink/Reckermann	1	21-18, 21-15	0:48
7/5/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	3	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	21-17, 16-21, 15-10	1:07
Series tied with # 3 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 4-4
7/14/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool K	Brink/Reckermann	2	Gibb/Rosenthal	18	21-17, 21-7	0:34
5/7/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-17, 21-11	0:36
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-17, 21-9	0:34
7/31/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	16	20-22, 21-17, 15-9	1:07
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Gibb/Rosenthal	16	23-21, 21-13	0:46
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	3	Gibb/Rosenthal	23	21-18, 21-16	0:47
5/31/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Bronze Medal	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-16, 21-19	0:50
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 4	Gibb/Rosenthal	15	Brink/Reckermann	3	13-21, 24-22, 15-9	1:00
Lead the series against # 4 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 3-1
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	4	Insfran/Schmidt	7	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:55
4/22/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 5	Brink/Reckermann	2	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	22-24, 21-17, 15-11	1:04
6/13/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	3	Insfran/Schmidt	7	21-17, 21-16	0:49
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Insfran/Schmidt	7, Q1	Brink/Reckermann	2	15-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:56
Series tied with # 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-2
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool M	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Brink/Reckermann	4	21-19, 21-19	0:44
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 # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 3-1
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:56
10/8/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	11	21-18, 21-23, 15-12	1:06
8/6/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	15	21-17, 21-19	0:44
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 6	Brink/Reckermann	3	Fuerbringer/Lucena	4	29-27, 21-14	0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 5-2
10/8/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	15	Brink/Reckermann	1	22-20, 16-21, 15-11	0:58
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 # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 3-0
6/11/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Erdmann/Matysik	12	21-15, 21-15	0:38
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 # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 3-0
6/2/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Brink/Reckermann	1	Boersma/Spijkers	3	21-17, 22-20	0:41
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 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 5-1
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool N	Brink/Reckermann	5	Plavins/Smedins	12	21-17, 21-15	0:41
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool L	Plavins/Smedins	14	Brink/Reckermann	3	21-16, 21-17	0:40
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool M	Brink/Reckermann	4	Plavins/Smedins	20	21-17, 21-13	0:39
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 # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czechia 7-0
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Brink/Reckermann	1	Benes/Kubala	19	By Forfeit	0:59
10/7/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Benes/Kubala	8	21-10, 21-16	0:36
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 # 15 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 # 16 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 6-2
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	16	Brink/Reckermann	5	13-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:56
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
Series tied with # 17 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Wu/Xu	10	Brink/Reckermann	2	26-24, 21-18	0:49
6/19/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Bronze Medal	Brink/Reckermann	3	Wu/Xu	5	25-27, 21-9, 15-10	1:06
Lead the series against # 18 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 5-0
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	1	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	10	21-15, 21-19	0:38
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 # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-1
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool J	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Brink/Reckermann	1	16-21, 28-26, 15-10	0:57
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 # 21 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 4-0
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool N	Brink/Reckermann	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	21	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:59
6/2/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool D	Brink/Reckermann	4	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	45	21-18, 21-14	0:44
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool K	Brink/Reckermann	2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	31, Q11	21-18, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 6-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool L	Brink/Reckermann	3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-15, 21-15	0:36
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	2	Lochhead/Pitman	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	0:53
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 # 26, Q8 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Brink/Reckermann	2	Redmann/Saxton	31, Q14	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q23 Keenan/Mayer, United States 1-0
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool N	Brink/Reckermann	5	Keenan/Mayer	28, Q23	19-21, 21-18, 15-8	1:01
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 "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 # Q9 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 # Q12 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
6/2/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	1	Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst	15	21-13, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # Q16 Hoidalen/Hordvik, Norway 1-0
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool J	Brink/Reckermann	1	Hoidalen/Hordvik	16	21-13, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # Q25 Likholetov/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
9/17/09	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	Likholetov/Yutvalin	16	21-16, 21-13	0:40