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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 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:

Tournaments:

109

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

112

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$447,060.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	33	3	4	3	6	7	3	4	0	1	1	1	US$476,500.00

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	2	4th	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	2	9th	240	US$6,000.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/24/2007	Winner 1	Michal Biza / Martin Lebl, Czech Republic (31, Q21)	Won 21-16, 21-8	0:38
Thu, 5/24/2007	Winner 2	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (18, Q2)	Won 17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:58
Fri, 5/25/2007	Winner 3	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (10)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:42
Fri, 5/25/2007	Contender 4	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:45
Sat, 5/26/2007	Contender 5	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3)	Lost 22-20, 14-21, 9-15	1:08

Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 24-14 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-4
7/30/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-14, 27-29, 16-14	1:10
7/22/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Rego/Santos	1	27-25, 21-19	0:54
7/8/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-11, 21-15	0:38
6/25/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-15, 21-17	0:48
6/18/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Rego/Santos	1	21-13, 21-17	0:44
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Brink/Dieckmann	4	21-17, 21-16	0:45
5/27/06	FIVB	China 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 2-6
5/26/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 5	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	20-22, 21-14, 15-9	1:08
9/30/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	10-21, 24-22, 15-11	1:02
7/29/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-15, 21-15	0:43
7/23/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-18, 21-17	0:52
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-17, 21-15	0:43
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-19, 21-17	0:51
6/24/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 4	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-14, 23-25, 15-11	1:12
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-13, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
5/12/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Bronze Medal	Marques/Solberg	6, Q1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-19, 21-12	0:46
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 4	Marques/Solberg	6, Q1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-0
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	21-16, 12-21, 15-11	0:56
7/28/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Nummerdor/Schuil	22, Q23	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	1:03
Lead the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Amore/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Amore/Tomatis	16	21-13, 21-17	0:36
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 4	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Amore/Tomatis	23	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Series tied with # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-13, 21-17	0:42
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-11, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-0
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	24-22, 21-17	0:52
Series tied with # 13 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	18	Brink/Dieckmann	2	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:02
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Doppler/Gartmayer	13	21-15, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/11/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kais/Vesik	16	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	1:04
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27	21-14, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	18, Q2	17-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:58
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	23, Q3	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 3-0
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Gscheidle/Schnider	29	21-18, 21-16	0:45
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Gscheidle/Schnider	31, Q10	21-19, 21-16	0:41
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Gscheidle/Schnider	27, Q7	21-18, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 27, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Boersma/Ronnes	31, Q15	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Biza/Lebl	31, Q21	21-16, 21-8	0:38
Lead the series against # Q12 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Goranson/Hoidalen	31, Q15	21-14, 14-21, 15-8	0:54