Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008
(14) Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, 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
Christoph Dieckmann
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1976 (50 yrs old)
Home Town: Bonn
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 131
Career Wins: 12
Career FIVB WT Wins: 5
Career Winnings: US$546,367.31
Awards
  • Team of the Year 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
  • Tour Champion 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
CEV950210010000 US$116,440.80
FIVB3334367340111 US$476,500.00
Overall4284577350111 US$592,940.80
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 8 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 4 5th 360 US$10,000.00
CEV 8/24-26/2007 European Championship 4 9th 320 € 3,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 6 9th 200 US$5,100.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 5 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 9 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 8 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 6 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 3 7th 300 US$8,000.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 1 1st 600 € 11,050.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 2 7th 300 US$8,000.00
CEV 5/17-20/2007 Austrian Masters 1 1st 600 € 11,050.00
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$6,000.00
Adelaide Australia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 1 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (19, Q7) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:48
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (3) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:40
Fri, 3/28/2008 Winner 3 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (27, Q17) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Fri, 3/28/2008 Winner 4 Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (18) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 15-17 1:04
Sat, 3/29/2008 Contender 6 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2) Lost 16-21, 24-26 0:56
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1300254020000 $204,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1834113320010 $265,100.00
Confederation Championship310010010000 $30,500.00
Total3644377350210 $507,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Julius Brink Christoph Dieckmann
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2100000100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000010100 $0.00
4102000100 $68,500.00 World Championships5000002111 $15,250.00
44237776345 $312,575.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam25103686100 $178,675.00
595852119748 $290,260.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open784412132514123 $251,985.00
           Challenger2000011000 $1,150.00
10300213100 $43,250.00 Confederation Championship7100204000 $22,400.00
11912111411191813813 $714,585.00 Total11964410233817134 $469,460.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB921213000000 $177,400.00 411474.5 %
2006CEV430100000000 $47,950.00 19482.6 %
2007FIVB1200032230110 $116,100.00 392362.9 %
2007CEV320000010000 $25,100.00 13381.3 %
2008FIVB100001000000 $8,500.00 3260.0 %
TotalFIVB2221246230110 $302,000.00 833968.0 %
TotalCEV750100010000 $73,050.00 32782.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Julius Brink  Christoph Dieckmann
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1996FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           1997FIVB5000000203 $1,750.00
           1997FIVB C&S1000001000 $400.00
           1998FIVB13000015610 $20,225.00
           1998FIVB C&S1000010000 $750.00
           1999FIVB13000016060 $21,500.00
           1999CEV1000001000 $1,000.00
1000001000 $2,000.00 2000FIVB12000005250 $14,250.00
           2000CEV1000001000 $900.00
4000000004 $0.00 2001FIVB          
4000001102 $3,210.00 2002FIVB4000003100 $7,110.00
9000001206 $4,500.00 2003FIVB8000115100 $30,250.00
2000020000 $3,375.00 2003CEV          
12000012261 $19,375.00 2004FIVB11001143200 $42,625.00
3000002100 $2,500.00 2004CEV3100011000 $6,875.00
9102023100 $65,175.00 2005FIVB8200042000 $64,000.00
3000003000 $3,450.00 2005CEV4110101000 $14,325.00
9212130000 $88,700.00 2006FIVB9212130000 $88,700.00
4301000000 $23,975.00 2006CEV4301000000 $23,975.00
12000343110 $58,050.00 2007FIVB12000343110 $58,050.00
3200001000 $12,550.00 2007CEV3200001000 $12,550.00
1000010000 $4,250.00 2008FIVB1000010000 $4,250.00
76815413178713 $291,110.00 TotalTotal11511247213815134 $413,485.00
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
Overall86 74.1% 20 17.2% 10 8.6% 106-10 91.4% 23 33.3% 11 15.9% 35 50.7% 23-46 33.3% 86-35 71.1% 43-21 67.2% 02 129-58 69.0%
2007-200859 72.0% 13 15.9% 10 12.2% 72-10 87.8% 16 33.3% 7 14.6% 25 52.1% 16-32 33.3% 59-25 70.2% 29-17 63.0% 02 88-44 66.7%
Against the Field43 68.3% 13 20.6% 7 11.1% 56-7 88.9% 12 25.5% 9 19.1% 26 55.3% 12-35 25.5% 86-50 63.2% 50-32 61.0% 01 68-42 61.8%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000012000000000012
World Championships000030000100000031
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000285002370725005424
Challenge/Four Star/Open0000000045157211347131
Confederation Championship0000000053110110116
Total0000327007326810374414064
Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 50-31 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-18, 21-13 0:41
5/18/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 2 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 11 21-19, 14-21, 15-9 1:02
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 24-22, 21-17 0:52
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-3
3/29/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 6 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Brink/Dieckmann 14 21-16, 26-24 0:56
7/15/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Brink/Dieckmann 9 By Forfeit  
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 17 Brink/Dieckmann 3 21-19, 21-16 0:42
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 15 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 1:02
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 3-7
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 14 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 21-18, 21-12 0:40
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
Trail the series against # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Wu/Xu, China 2-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Wu/Xu 9 Brink/Dieckmann 5 21-13, 21-16 0:42
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 9 Wu/Xu 12 21-16, 16-21, 15-11 1:02
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Wu/Xu 14 21-19, 26-24 0:49
Lead the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-2
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 16 Brink/Dieckmann 7 21-8, 21-19 0:45
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 Brink/Dieckmann 8 21-19, 19-21, 15-9 0:57
5/20/07CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 1:04
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
6/3/06CEVGerman Masters Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 14 21-17, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 4-5
9/8/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 3 Brink/Dieckmann 4 20-22, 21-12, 15-10 1:08
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cunha/Neto 3 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-18, 21-18 0:55
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 # 11 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 5-2
8/24/07CEVEuropean Championship Winner 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Brink/Dieckmann 4 15-21, 21-19, 15-13 1:05
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool R Brink/Dieckmann 5 Doppler/Gartmayer 20 21-19, 21-18 0:51
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 8 Doppler/Gartmayer 20 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:57
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Doppler/Gartmayer 20 21-13, 19-21, 15-10 1:02
6/2/07CEVRussian Masters Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 7 21-13, 21-16 0:41
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 # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 3-1
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 23-21 0:43
6/23/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Heuscher/Heyer 11 21-12, 21-16 0:42
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Heuscher/Heyer 11 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-19, 21-15 0:44
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Heuscher/Heyer 6 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Brink/Dieckmann 7 Gosch/Horst 10 21-18, 21-17 0:53
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 8 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 22-24, 21-19, 15-13 1:07
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 21-15, 23-21 0:49
Lead the series against # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 9 Brink/Dieckmann 8 21-18, 25-23 0:47
9/8/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 5 Brink/Dieckmann 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 21-18, 21-18 0:49
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
Series tied with # 17 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 3 Boersma/Ronnes 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:55
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Series tied with # 18 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-2
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 Brink/Dieckmann 14 21-18, 19-21, 17-15 1:04
10/1/06FIVBVitória Open Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 21-17, 21-19 0:43
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-19, 19-21, 15-11 1:06
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 19, Q7 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 14 Berg/Brinkborg 19, Q7 21-19, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Li/Zhou, China 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 8 Li/Zhou 25 21-13, 21-17 0:41
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Li/Zhou 9 21-12, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 2-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Brink/Dieckmann 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:51
6/1/07CEVRussian Masters Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 16 22-20, 21-18 0:48
Lead the series against # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
8/7/06CEVSwiss Masters Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Herrera/Mesa 8 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:59
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
5/20/06CEVTurkish Masters Semi-Finals Lione/Varnier 6 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-18, 21-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 21-9, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 27, Q17 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 14 Fuerbringer/Jennings 27, Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
8/25/07CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Babich/Nikolaev 22 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 1:02
Lead the series against # Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 Brink/Dieckmann 8 21-15, 24-22 0:43
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 21-13, 21-13 0:43
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # Q6 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 6 Dugrip/Gagliano 22, Q5 23-21, 17-21, 17-15 1:00
Lead the series against # Q10 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 31, Q28 21-17, 21-15 0:40