Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(11) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Christoph Dieckmann - 7th Julius Brink - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 11 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (22) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:49
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 2 Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (6) Won 22-20, 18-21, 18-16 1:10
Fri, 5/16/2008 Winner 3 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (3) Lost 20-22, 15-21 0:49
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 4 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (18) Won 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
Sat, 5/17/2008 Contender 5 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (20, Q13) Won 24-22, 21-19 0:53
Sat, 5/17/2008 Contender 6 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (5) Won 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:59
Sun, 5/18/2008 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (2) Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:59
Sun, 5/18/2008 Gold Medal Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (3) Lost 22-20, 18-21, 8-15 1:02
Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 58-37 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 4 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Series tied with # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 5-5
5/18/08FIVBItalian Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 11 Rego/Santos 2 21-14, 16-21, 15-13 0:59
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 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-5
5/18/08FIVBItalian Open Gold Medal Marques/Solberg 3 Brink/Dieckmann 11 20-22, 21-18, 15-8 1:02
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 3 Brink/Dieckmann 11 22-20, 21-15 0:49
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 # 4 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 # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-2
5/17/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:59
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
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 4-7
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Araujo/Magalhaes 6 22-20, 18-21, 18-16 1:10
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 # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 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 # 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
Series tied with # 13, 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Herrera/Mesa 18 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Herrera/Mesa 30, Q7 21-10, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-1
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:59
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 # 20, Q13 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 2-0
5/17/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 5 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Fuerbringer/Jennings 20, Q13 24-22, 21-19 0:53
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 14 Fuerbringer/Jennings 27, Q17 21-16, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 3-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Horrem/Maaseide 22 21-17, 23-21 0:49
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 # 24, Q2 "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 # 25, Q8 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 # 27 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 # 29, Q10 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
Series tied with # Q3 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 # Q4 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 # Q7 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 # Q9 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 # Q16 Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool R Brink/Dieckmann 5 Huth/Schneider 44 21-16, 21-19 0:45