Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 17 - 22, 2008
(2) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Kjell Schneider - 3rd Andreas Scheuerpflug - 7th
2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 4th Julius Brink - 4th
2007 Christoph Dieckmann - 4th Julius Brink - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 2 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 2 1st 600 US$28,000.00
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
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool B Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (31, Q8) Lost 20-22, 21-12, 16-18 1:05
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool B Stein Metzger / Mark Williams, United States (18, Q13) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:44
Fri, 6/20/2008 Pool B Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (15) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:43
Sat, 6/21/2008 Winner 2 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (6) Lost 21-13, 18-21, 9-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 74-38 (Lead 30 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 6-6
6/15/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Rego/Santos 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 15-21, 21-14, 15-9 0:58
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 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
Lead the series against # 5 Wu/Xu, China 3-1
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Wu/Xu 4 21-19, 21-18 0:48
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
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-2
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 13-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:51
7/15/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Semi-Finals Klemperer/Koreng 24 Brink/Dieckmann 9 21-13, 17-11 Retired 0:48
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 9 Klemperer/Koreng 24 21-17, 21-15 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-1
6/15/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Bronze Medal Herrera/Mesa 17 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-19, 21-16 0:49
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 # 14 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 2-1
6/1/08FIVBBarcelona Open Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 22-20, 13-21, 16-14 1:03
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 # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kais/Vesik 15 21-19, 21-16 0:43
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kais/Vesik 18 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:05
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kais/Vesik 16 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-18, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 18, Q13 Metzger/Williams, United States 1-0
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Metzger/Williams 18, Q13 21-12, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q2 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 5-1
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Heuscher/Heyer 21 21-8, 21-18 0:37
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 # 23 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 # 24, Q1 "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 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
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 28 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 # 29, Q7 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 # 30, Q6 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 # 31, Q8 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 2-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Brink/Dieckmann 2 22-20, 12-21, 18-16 1:05
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
Lead the series against Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool R Brink/Dieckmann 5 Huth/Schneider 44 21-16, 21-19 0:45
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 # 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q11 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 # Q12 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 # Q15 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 # Q16 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 # Q18 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Pedrosa/Rosas 31, Q17 21-12, 21-10 0:39
Lead the series against # Q19 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 31, Q28 21-17, 21-15 0:40