Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 7, 2005
(1) Julius Brink/Kjell Schneider, 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: 14
Tournaments: 134
Career Wins: 17
Career FIVB WT Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$802,839.18
Kjell Schneider
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 4, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Kiel
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Espinho 2005)
Career Winnings: US$156,854.23
Awards
  • Team of the Year 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
  • Tour Champion 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
CEV70000105010000 US$19,490.92
FIVB341020125266324 US$184,520.00
Overall4110202210276324 US$204,010.92
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Julius Brink - Country Quota
2004 Kjell Schneider - 25th Julius Brink - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 4 3rd 448 US$21,500.00
FIVB 7/13-17/2005 Portugal Open 7 1st 400 US$32,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 6 5th 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 13 17th 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 13 3rd 800 US$35,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 12 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 22 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 14 7th 200 US$8,000.00
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 11 9th 40 € 1,950.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 19 17th 72 US$3,000.00
CEV 9/9-12/2004 Spanish Open 9th 34 € 1,500.00
Austria Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (32) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Thu, 8/4/2005 Winner 2 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (17, Q1) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:46
Fri, 8/5/2005 Winner 3 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (8) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:50
Sat, 8/6/2005 Contender 4 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (12) Lost 21-19, 13-21, 10-15 0:59
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100100000000 $35,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1000100010134 $45,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2310001242535 $104,420.00
Confederation Championship300001010100 $9,500.00
Total3710202262769 $194,020.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Julius Brink Kjell Schneider
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2100000100 $0.00 Olympic Games          
4102000100 $68,500.00 World Championships2001000001 $19,200.00
44237776345 $312,575.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam200010212410 $38,700.00
595852119748 $290,260.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open421001468814 $71,470.00
           Challenger1000100000 $1,100.00
           Satellite1000010000 $300.00
10300213100 $43,250.00 Confederation Championship4000021100 $7,500.00
11912111411191813813 $714,585.00 Total70102298111225 $138,270.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB400000010102 $6,420.00 14670.0 %
2003FIVB900000010206 $9,000.00 151353.6 %
2003CEV100001000000 $4,500.00 2340.0 %
2004FIVB1200000111261 $38,750.00 312357.4 %
2004CEV300000020100 $5,000.00 5645.5 %
2005FIVB910201121100 $130,350.00 311468.9 %
2005CEV100000010000 $1,950.00 5362.5 %
TotalFIVB3410201252669 $184,520.00 915661.9 %
TotalCEV500001030100 $11,450.00 121250.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Julius Brink  Kjell Schneider
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1997FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           1998FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           1999FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000001000 $2,000.00 2000FIVB          
4000000004 $0.00 2001FIVB5000000023 $2,000.00
           2001FIVB C&S1000100000 $1,100.00
4000001102 $3,210.00 2002FIVB6000001203 $4,470.00
9000001206 $4,500.00 2003FIVB9000001206 $4,500.00
2000020000 $3,375.00 2003CEV1000010000 $2,250.00
12000012261 $19,375.00 2004FIVB12000012261 $19,375.00
3000002100 $2,500.00 2004CEV3000002100 $2,500.00
9102023100 $65,175.00 2005FIVB9102023100 $65,175.00
1000001000 $975.00 2005CEV1000001000 $975.00
4510205117613 $101,110.00 TotalTotal5010214108816 $102,345.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall71 78.0% 7 7.7% 13 14.3% 78-13 85.7% 13 23.6% 5 9.1% 37 67.3% 13-42 23.6% 71-37 65.7% 20-18 52.6% 01 91-56 61.9%
2004-200545 73.8% 7 11.5% 9 14.8% 52-9 85.2% 10 27.0% 3 8.1% 24 64.9% 10-27 27.0% 45-24 65.2% 17-12 58.6% 01 62-37 62.6%
Against the Field28 70.0% 3 7.5% 9 22.5% 31-9 77.5% 5 17.9% 3 10.7% 20 71.4% 5-23 17.9% 56-38 59.6% 16-24 40.0% 01 36-32 52.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000000004001100051
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam42520000750110001715
Challenge/Four Star/Open62284780013141000106940
Confederation Championship000024002200000067
Total1043369120026211220109763
Head to Head Results
Brink/Schneider trail the series against the field 41-42 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-5
7/17/05FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Brink/Schneider 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 25-27, 21-19, 15-12 1:10
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Brink/Schneider 13 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Brink/Schneider 13 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 26-24, 21-16 1:05
7/10/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q8 By Forfeit 0:40
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Brink/Schneider 30, Q12 23-21, 21-18 0:55
5/15/04CEVItalian Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann Brink/Schneider 21-17, 21-17 0:41
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Brink/Schneider 19, Q6 21-11, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-4
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 Brink/Schneider 22 21-14, 21-15 0:37
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Brink/Schneider 11 21-15, 21-13 0:45
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 3 Heuscher/Kobel 1 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-13, 21-16 0:35
6/11/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Heuscher/Kobel Brink/Schneider 21-17, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 2-0
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 4 Brink/Schneider 4 Rogers/Scott 8 21-15, 22-20 0:49
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Brink/Schneider 7 Rogers/Scott 5 21-18, 21-15 0:47
Series tied with # 6 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 2-2
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 6 Insfran/Marques 3 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:56
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 13 Insfran/Marques 4 13-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:02
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 5 Brink/Schneider 12 21-13, 21-16 0:55
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Insfran/Marques 4 Brink/Schneider 14 21-19, 30-32, 15-11 1:18
Trail the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-2
7/31/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Schneider 4 Heyer/Laciga 7 21-17, 21-17 0:43
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Semi-Finals Heyer/Laciga 8 Brink/Schneider 13 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 1:09
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 13 Brink/Schneider 22 22-20, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 8 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Araujo/Magalhaes 8 Brink/Schneider 1 21-19, 21-17 0:50
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Brink/Schneider 6 21-16, 23-21 0:49
Series tied with # 9 Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Brink/Schneider 19, Q8 Berger/Doppler 14 21-16, 21-19 0:44
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool E Berger/Doppler 12, Q4 Brink/Schneider 28, Q21 21-17, 21-7 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 21 Brink/Schneider 28, Q8 16-21, 23-21, 15-6 0:59
Series tied with # 11 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 22 Egger/Laciga 11 21-15, 12-21, 15-8 0:44
5/13/05CEVTurkish Open Contender 2 Egger/Laciga 8 Brink/Schneider 11 21-17, 21-10 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-2
8/6/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 4 Gibb/Metzger 12 Brink/Schneider 1 19-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:59
7/30/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Semi-Finals Gibb/Metzger 15 Brink/Schneider 4 24-22, 27-25 1:02
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Brink/Schneider 7 Gibb/Metzger 19 25-23, 21-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-3
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Brink/Schneider 12 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 4 21-18, 21-18 0:46
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 3 Brink/Schneider 14 21-17, 21-14 0:40
9/10/04CEVSpanish Open Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug Brink/Schneider By Forfeit  
3/25/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 9 Brink/Schneider 24, Q15 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 4-4
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 4 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 20-22, 15-9 1:01
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 5 Brink/Schneider 13 Kais/Vesik 17 21-15, 13-21, 15-10 0:57
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 12 Kais/Vesik 21 21-14, 21-18 0:37
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 13 Brink/Schneider 19 18-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:55
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 Brink/Schneider 20, Q15 17-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:55
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Brink/Schneider 19, Q6 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 21-16, 21-9 0:38
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Brink/Schneider Q12 21-16, 22-20 0:36
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Brink/Schneider 19, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 4-2
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 15 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:56
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 23-21, 21-18 0:46
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-17, 21-11 0:47
9/11/04CEVSpanish Open Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes Brink/Schneider 18-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:55
6/30/04FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 29, Q9 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q24 24-22, 21-16 0:50
5/14/04CEVItalian Open Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes Brink/Schneider 21-14, 12-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-3
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 1 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:46
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 10 Brink/Schneider 12 14-21, 21-19, 15-8 1:08
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Brink/Schneider 14 Schacht/Slack 8 21-18, 21-12 0:47
6/4/04FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 12 Brink/Schneider 21, Q10 24-26, 21-18, 20-18 1:23
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 15 Brink/Schneider 18 18-21, 21-12, 15-6 0:55
Lead the series against # 18 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
8/7/05CEVSwiss Open Qualifier 3 Brink/Schneider 15 Horrem/Pettersen 12 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 1:10
Lead the series against # 19 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Brink/Schneider 14 Leinemann/VanHuizen 22, Q3 21-15, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 20 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Conde/Salema 14 Brink/Schneider 13 22-20, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-2
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 22 Brink/Schneider 27, Q8 22-20, 21-13 0:45
8/30/03CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Arkaev/Barsuk Brink/Schneider 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 1:05
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 Arkaev/Barsuk Q13 28-26, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 13 Xu/Xu 20 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 28, Q11 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 23, Q12 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 31, Q9 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 4-2
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 14 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 24-22, 21-14 0:52
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 21, Q4 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:10
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q15 Hernandez/Papaleo 23, Q2 21-19, 21-13 0:46
3/24/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q15 Hernandez/Papaleo 23, Q2 23-25, 21-15, 15-12 1:08
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 Brink/Schneider Q10 21-13, 21-15 0:40
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Brink/Schneider 19, Q8 Hernandez/Papaleo Q57 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 32 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 2-0
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 1 Gosch/Strauss 32 21-17, 21-19 0:46
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Country Quota Brink/Schneider 11 Klemperer/Koreng 21-14 0:24
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Country Quota Klemperer/Koreng Brink/Schneider 11 21-17, 23-25, 15-10 1:30
Trail the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 5 Brink/Schneider 6 21-16, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q2 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 2-1
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 12 Baracetti/Depiaggio 11 21-17, 21-18 0:46
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 22 Baracetti/Depiaggio 12 21-18, 21-17 0:42
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Depiaggio 14 Brink/Schneider 19 21-12, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 1-0
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 4 Berg/Svensson 29, Q8 19-21, 21-17, 23-21 1:17
Lead the series against # Q10 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Qualifier 3 Brink/Schneider 11 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 12 21-15, 18-21, 15-7 1:11
Lead the series against # Q13 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 7 Prosser/Richardson 26 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q17 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 6 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q9 21-13, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # Q20 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 6 Rossell/Villar 22 25-23, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q22 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
5/12/05CEVTurkish Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 11 Garcia-Thompson/Luna 21-13, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # Q23 Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
6/12/04CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Canet/Hamel Brink/Schneider 21-18, 22-20 0:47