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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
June 9 - 13, 2004

Julius Brink/Kjell Schneider, 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

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Espinho 2005)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Hamburg 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$156,854.23

Awards

Team of the Year 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
Tour Champion 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$19,490.92
FIVB	34	1	0	2	0	1	2	5	2	6	6	3	2	4	US$184,520.00
Overall	41	1	0	2	0	2	2	10	2	7	6	3	2	4	US$204,010.92

Previous Timmendorfer Strand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Portugal Open	21, Q10	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	China Open	18	17th	72	US$3,000.00
CEV	5/12-16/2004	Italian Open		9th	40	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	24, Q15	13th	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	20, Q15	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	19, Q6	17th	60	US$2,500.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		5th	120	€ 4,500.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam		Country Quota	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	18, Q4	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q11	41st	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	Q10	33rd	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	Q12	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open		Country Quota	0	US$0.00

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool F	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:47
Fri, 6/11/2004	Pool F	Mikhail Kouchnerev / Sergey Sayfulin, Russia	Won 22-20, 21-14	0:52
Sat, 6/12/2004	Pool F	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France	Lost 18-21, 20-22	0:47

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$35,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	$45,100.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	5	3	0	$104,420.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$9,500.00
Total	37	1	0	2	0	2	2	6	2	7	6	0	$194,020.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Julius Brink												Kjell Schneider
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
4	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$68,500.00	World Championships	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$19,200.00
44	2	3	7	7	7	6	3	4	0	$312,575.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	4	0	$38,700.00
59	5	8	5	2	11	9	7	4	0	$290,260.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	42	1	0	0	1	4	6	8	8	0	$71,470.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00
10	3	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	$43,250.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$7,500.00
119	12	11	14	11	19	18	13	8	0	$714,585.00	Total	70	1	0	2	2	9	8	11	12	0	$138,270.00

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
2002	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	$6,420.00	14	6	70.0 %
2003	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	$9,000.00	15	13	53.6 %
2003	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	2	3	40.0 %
2004	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$11,000.00	10	8	55.6 %
2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	2	8	$26,420.00	39	27	59.1 %
Total	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$8,000.00	5	7	41.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Julius Brink													Kjell Schneider
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1997	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1998	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1999	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
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
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2001	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	$2,000.00
											2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,100.00
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	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	$4,470.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	$4,500.00	2003	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	$4,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$3,375.00	2003	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$5,500.00	2004	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$5,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,750.00	2004	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,750.00
28	0	0	1	1	2	5	5	2	12	$20,785.00	Total	Total	31	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	4	15	$21,570.00

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	8	57.1%	3	21.4%	3	21.4%	11-3	78.6%	5	29.4%	3	17.6%	9	52.9%	5-12	29.4%	8-9	47.1%	8-6	57.1%	1	1	18-16	52.9%
2003-2004	3	50.0%	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	2	25.0%	2	25.0%	4	50.0%	2-6	25.0%	3-4	42.9%	3-4	42.9%	1	1	7-9	43.8%
Against the Field	2	50.0%	0	0.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	4	26.7%	2	13.3%	9	60.0%	4-11	26.7%	4-14	22.2%	8-8	50.0%	1	1	7-12	36.8%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	2	5	2	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	17	15
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	2	28	4	7	8	0	0	13	14	1	0	0	0	1	0	69	40
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
Total	10	4	33	6	9	12	0	0	26	21	1	2	2	0	1	0	97	63

Head to Head Results
Brink/Schneider trail the series against the field 14-19 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-2
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Country Quota	Ahmann/Hager	Q9	Brink/Schneider		21-18, 26-28, 15-11	1:07
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool E	Ahmann/Hager		Brink/Schneider		18-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:02
Series tied with Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Arkaev/Barsuk		Brink/Schneider		21-19, 18-21, 15-13	1:05
7/24/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Brink/Schneider	18, Q4	Arkaev/Barsuk	Q13	28-26, 22-20	0:54
Lead the series against Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Brink/Schneider		Berg/Dahl		21-15, 21-17	0:51
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool B	Brink/Schneider	18, Q4	Berg/Dahl	15	22-20, 31-29	0:57
Series tied with Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-1
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Brink/Schneider	19, Q8	Berger/Doppler	14	21-16, 21-19	0:44
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Berger/Doppler	12, Q4	Brink/Schneider	28, Q21	21-17, 21-7	0:32
Trail the series against Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
3/26/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 3	Bosma/Herrera	18	Brink/Schneider	24, Q15	21-13, 21-19	0:43
Trail the series against Canet/Hamel, France 0-1
6/12/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Canet/Hamel		Brink/Schneider		21-18, 22-20	0:47
Trail the series against De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	De Gruijter/Ronnes		Brink/Schneider		21-14, 12-21, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Molinier, France 3-0
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Brink/Schneider	21, Q10	Deulofeu/Molinier	Q7	21-14, 21-16	0:38
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool E	Brink/Schneider		Deulofeu/Molinier		By Forfeit
7/25/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Brink/Schneider	Q16	Deulofeu/Molinier	Q17	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Brink/Schneider	24, Q15	21-17, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Brink/Schneider		21-17, 21-17	0:41
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Brink/Schneider	19, Q6	21-11, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/26/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	13	Brink/Schneider	18, Q4	16-21, 22-20, 17-15	1:06
Series tied with Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 1-1
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool E	Grinbergs/Stals		Brink/Schneider		21-12, 21-15	0:38
8/8/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Qualifier 2	Brink/Schneider	26, Q14	Grinbergs/Stals	Q19	24-26, 21-18, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-1
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Heuscher/Kobel		Brink/Schneider		21-17, 21-18	0:47
Series tied with Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 1-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Brink/Schneider		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		20-22, 21-16, 15-9	1:00
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Brink/Schneider	26, Q14	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:52
Trail the series against Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	Brink/Schneider	20, Q15	17-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:55
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Brink/Schneider	19, Q6	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-16, 21-9	0:38
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	Brink/Schneider	Q12	21-16, 22-20	0:36
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool C	Kais/Vesik	30, Q23	Brink/Schneider	19, Q8	17-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:50
Trail the series against Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 1-2
7/31/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Country Quota	Klemperer/Rademacher	Q6	Brink/Schneider		21-12, 21-17	0:40
6/18/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Klemperer/Rademacher	Q8	Brink/Schneider		21-17, 21-17	0:33
6/4/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Country Quota	Brink/Schneider	19, Q8	Klemperer/Rademacher		21-16, 22-20	0:45
Lead the series against Koreng/Popp, Germany 2-0
6/2/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Country Quota	Brink/Schneider	21, Q10	Koreng/Popp		21-17, 21-19	0:39
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Country Quota	Brink/Schneider	Q12	Koreng/Popp		21-13, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
6/11/04	CEV	European Championship Final	Pool F	Brink/Schneider		Kouchnerev/Sayfulin		22-20, 21-14	0:52