Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Open of Portugal
June 13 - 17, 2007
(3) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1998 Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 13th
1999 Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 25th
2000 Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 13th
2002 Kjell Schneider - 33rd Did not play
2003 Kjell Schneider - 9th Did not play
2004 Kjell Schneider - 25th Andreas Scheuerpflug - 13th
2005 Kjell Schneider - 1st Did not play
2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 1st Julius Brink - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 2 7th 300 US$8,000.00
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
Espinho Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 1 Francisco Alvarez / Leonel Munder, Cuba (30, Q7) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 6/14/2007 Winner 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (19) Won 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 1:08
Fri, 6/15/2007 Winner 3 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6, Q1) Lost 18-21, 23-25 0:54
Fri, 6/15/2007 Contender 4 Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (17) Won 21-16, 21-17 1:01
Sat, 6/16/2007 Contender 5 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7) Lost 21-19, 16-21, 10-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 33-19 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 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
Lead the series against # 2 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 4-3
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 5 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-16, 23-21 0:51
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 # 4 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 # 5 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 24-22, 21-17 0:52
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Brink/Dieckmann 3 21-18, 25-23 0:54
5/12/07FIVBBahrain Open Bronze Medal Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-19, 21-12 0:46
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 4 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-7
6/16/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 7 Brink/Dieckmann 3 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:02
5/26/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 20-22, 21-14, 15-9 1:08
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 # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-0
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 21-16, 12-21, 15-11 0:56
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 22, Q23 19-21, 21-17, 15-8 1:03
Lead the series against # 10 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Brenha/Maia 14 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Series tied with # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-13, 21-17 0:42
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-11, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 12 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 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-0
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Baracetti/Conde 8 21-18, 21-19 0:52
Series tied with # 14 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 # 16 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 # 17 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Cadieux/Heese 17 21-16, 21-17 1:01
Lead the series against # 18 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:58
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23, Q3 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 1:08
Lead the series against # 20 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 26, Q6 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 3-0
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Gscheidle/Schnider 29 21-18, 21-16 0:45
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 31, Q10 21-19, 21-16 0:41
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Gscheidle/Schnider 27, Q7 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # 30, Q7 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Alvarez/Munder 30, Q7 21-12, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q21 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Biza/Lebl 31, Q21 21-16, 21-8 0:38