Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Prague Open
May 6 - 11, 2008
(11) Julius Brink/Christoph Dieckmann, 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: 14
Tournaments: 109
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$671,335.00
Christoph Dieckmann
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1976 (49 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
Awards
  • Team of the Year 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
  • Tour Champion 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB3334367340111 US$476,500.00
Previous Prague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 14 5th 360 US$8,500.00
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
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
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$12,000.00
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/8/2008 Winner 1 Ahren Cadieux / Mark Heese, Canada (22) Won 18-21, 23-21, 15-9 1:00
Thu, 5/8/2008 Winner 2 Pedro Cunha / Franco Neto, Brazil (6, Q1) Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 1:01
Fri, 5/9/2008 Winner 3 Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (14) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:39
Fri, 5/9/2008 Winner 4 Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Won 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:04
Sat, 5/10/2008 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (7) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:43
Sun, 5/11/2008 Gold Medal Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (13) Lost 13-21, 21-23 0:47
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
Total3334367340210 $476,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Julius Brink Christoph Dieckmann
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2100000100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000010100 $0.00
4102000100 $68,500.00 World Championships5000002110 $15,250.00
44237776340 $312,575.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam25103686100 $178,675.00
595852119740 $290,260.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open784412132514120 $251,985.00
           Challenger2000011000 $1,150.00
10991114918151280 $671,335.00 Total1125448233417130 $447,060.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB921213000000 $177,400.00 411474.5 %
2007FIVB1200032230110 $116,100.00 392362.9 %
2008FIVB201001000000 $28,000.00 8372.7 %
TotalFIVB2322246230110 $321,500.00 884068.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Julius Brink  Christoph Dieckmann
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
1000001000 $2,000.00 2000FIVB12000005250 $14,250.00
4000000004 $0.00 2001FIVB          
4000001102 $3,210.00 2002FIVB4000003100 $7,110.00
9000001206 $4,500.00 2003FIVB8000115100 $30,250.00
12000012261 $19,375.00 2004FIVB11001143200 $42,625.00
9102023100 $65,175.00 2005FIVB8200042000 $64,000.00
9212130000 $88,700.00 2006FIVB9212130000 $88,700.00
12000343110 $58,050.00 2007FIVB12000343110 $58,050.00
2010010000 $14,000.00 2008FIVB2010010000 $14,000.00
62324411117713 $255,010.00 TotalTotal1004236203315134 $363,610.00
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 Field54 72.0% 13 17.3% 8 10.7% 67-8 89.3% 17 32.7% 9 17.3% 26 50.0% 17-35 32.7% 108-52 67.5% 60-34 63.8% 00 84-43 66.1%
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
Total000032700682379363412958
Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 54-31 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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 # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 4-5
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Rego/Santos 2 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:04
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-14, 21-17 0:38
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 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
Series tied with # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-1
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Brink/Dieckmann 6 21-18, 21-13 0:41
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 24-22, 21-17 0:52
Lead the series against # 5 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
Series tied with # 6, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 5-5
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Cunha/Neto 6, Q1 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 1:01
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 # 7 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-2
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 11 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 21-18, 21-15 0:43
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
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 # 8 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 # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 4-1
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
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
Trail the series against # 13 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 2-3
5/11/08FIVBPrague Open Gold Medal Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Brink/Dieckmann 11 21-13, 23-21 0:47
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 # 14 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 4-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Heuscher/Heyer 14 21-15, 21-13 0:39
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 # 16 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Boersma/Ronnes 31, Q15 18-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 18 "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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kais/Vesik 16 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # 21 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 9 Horrem/Maaseide 25, Q4 21-17, 21-16 0:49
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Brink/Dieckmann 6 Horrem/Maaseide 27 18-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:11
Lead the series against # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 3-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Cadieux/Heese 22 18-21, 23-21, 15-9 1:00
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Brink/Dieckmann 7 Cadieux/Heese 23 21-17, 22-20 0:55
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Cadieux/Heese 17 21-16, 21-17 1:01
Lead the series against # 23, Q10 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
Series tied with # 24, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 Brink/Dieckmann 8 21-15, 24-22 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 # 25, Q5 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 # 26 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 # 28, Q14 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 2-0
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Brink/Dieckmann 7 Matysik/Uhmann 26, Q15 26-28, 24-22, 15-12 1:17
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 9 Matysik/Uhmann 32, Q25 21-19, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # Q3 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool F Brink/Dieckmann 6 Plavins/Samoilovs 22, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:51
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q12 Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool R Brink/Dieckmann 5 Huth/Schneider 44 21-16, 21-19 0:45