Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 1 - 5, 2007
(2) Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, 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
Christoph Dieckmann
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Bonn
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 112
Career Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$447,060.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB3334367340111 US$476,500.00
Previous Shanghai Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Kjell Schneider - 7th Andreas Scheuerpflug - 1st
2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 3rd Julius Brink - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2006 Vitória Open 4 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 3 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 3 4th 560 US$17,700.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 3 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 2 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 3 5th 480 US$12,800.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 2 3rd 640 US$22,100.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open 4 1st 600 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open 6 3rd 480 US$16,000.00
Shanghai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/2/2007 Winner 1 Kjell Goranson / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (31, Q15) Won 21-14, 14-21, 15-8 0:54
Wed, 5/2/2007 Winner 2 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (18) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 14-16 1:02
Thu, 5/3/2007 Contender 2 Eugenio Amore / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (16) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:36
Thu, 5/3/2007 Contender 3 Jian Li / Shun Zhou, China (9) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:39
Thu, 5/3/2007 Contender 4 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (4) Lost 16-21, 18-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 21-12 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-4
7/30/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 3 21-14, 27-29, 16-14 1:10
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 3 Rego/Santos 1 27-25, 21-19 0:54
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-11, 21-15 0:38
6/25/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-15, 21-17 0:48
6/18/06FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 4 Rego/Santos 1 21-13, 21-17 0:44
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-17, 21-16 0:45
5/27/06FIVBChina Open Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 6 Rego/Santos 1 19-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-5
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 10-21, 24-22, 15-11 1:02
7/29/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 21-15, 21-15 0:43
7/23/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Gold Medal Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 21-18, 21-17 0:52
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 21-17, 21-15 0:43
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-19, 21-17 0:51
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-14, 23-25, 15-11 1:12
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-13, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 4-2
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Cunha/Neto 4 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-16, 21-18 0:42
9/30/06FIVBVitória Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 4 Cunha/Neto 3 20-22, 22-20, 15-11 1:03
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Cunha/Neto 4 21-18, 21-13 0:42
6/25/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 Cunha/Neto 4 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 1:08
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 4 Cunha/Neto 3 21-18, 12-21, 15-12 1:01
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 5 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-15, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Wu/Xu 14 21-19, 26-24 0:49
Lead the series against # 6 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Baracetti/Conde 8 21-18, 21-19 0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Li/Zhou 9 21-12, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-0
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Schacht/Slack 7 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 1:04
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Schacht/Slack 11 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:06
Lead the series against # 13 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-11, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Amore/Tomatis 16 21-13, 21-17 0:36
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 4 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Amore/Tomatis 23 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with # 18 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 18 Brink/Dieckmann 2 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 1:02
6/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Doppler/Gartmayer 13 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 31, Q28 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 31, Q15 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Goranson/Hoidalen 31, Q15 21-14, 14-21, 15-8 0:54