Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008
(2) 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 Barcelona Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 11 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 11 2nd 540 US$19,500.00
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters 3 3rd 480 € 5,700.00
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
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$8,000.00
CEV 5/31-6/3/2007 Russian Masters 1 1st 600 € 11,050.00
Barcelona Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 1 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (31, Q16) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Thu, 5/29/2008 Winner 2 Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (18) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Fri, 5/30/2008 Winner 3 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (26, Q4) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:53
Fri, 5/30/2008 Winner 4 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (3) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 12-15 1:04
Sat, 5/31/2008 Contender 6 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (28, Q1) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:43
Sat, 5/31/2008 Semi-Finals Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:47
Sun, 6/1/2008 Gold Medal Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Won 22-20, 13-21, 16-14 1:03
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2008FIVB412001000000 $75,500.00 20676.9 %
2008CEV100100000000 $5,700.00 4180.0 %
TotalFIVB2533246230110 $369,000.00 1004369.9 %
TotalCEV850200010000 $78,750.00 36881.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Julius Brink  Christoph Dieckmann
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
           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
4120010000 $37,750.00 2008FIVB4120010000 $37,750.00
1001000000 $2,850.00 2008CEV1001000000 $2,850.00
80936413178713 $327,460.00 TotalTotal11912457213815134 $449,835.00
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 Field36 75.0% 6 12.5% 6 12.5% 42-6 87.5% 8 25.8% 4 12.9% 19 61.3% 8-23 25.8% 72-38 65.5% 28-20 58.3% 00 50-29 63.3%
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 47-24 (Lead 19 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 6-5
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Semi-Finals Brink/Dieckmann 2 Rego/Santos 1 21-16, 21-19 0:47
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 0-6
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 4 Marques/Solberg 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 1:04
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 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 4-1
6/1/08FIVBBarcelona Open Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 22-20, 13-21, 16-14 1:03
4/20/08CEVSpanish Masters Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 8 23-21, 10-4 Retired 0:32
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
Lead the series against # 5 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
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
Lead the series against # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 5-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Heuscher/Heyer 14 21-15, 21-13 0:39
4/19/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Heuscher/Heyer 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-0
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Brink/Dieckmann 11 Herrera/Mesa 18 14-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
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
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 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 # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-1
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
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 21-16, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-11, 21-16 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 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 # 16, Q2 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 # 17 "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 # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Asahi/Shiratori 18 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:59
Lead the series against # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Brenha/Maia 14 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 25, Q6 Kubala/Pavlas, Czechia 1-0
5/19/07CEVAustrian Masters Contender 3 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Kubala/Pavlas 15 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:05
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Ces/Ces 26, Q4 21-18, 21-18 0:53
Lead the series against # 28, Q1 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-0
5/31/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 21-13, 21-16 0:43
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 # 31, Q16 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 21-16, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # 32 Luna/Marco, Spain 1-0
4/18/08CEVSpanish Masters Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Luna/Marco 14 21-16, 21-17 0:45