Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008
(1) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Rudiger Strosik - 41st Did not play
2002 Kjell Schneider - 17th Andreas Scheuerpflug - 9th
2003 Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Did not play
2004 Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Andreas Scheuerpflug - 17th
2005 Kjell Schneider - 9th Andreas Scheuerpflug - 13th
2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 3rd Julius Brink - 3rd
2007 Christoph Dieckmann - 17th Julius Brink - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 3 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 2 3rd 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 2 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool A Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (32, Q9) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:45
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool A Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (17) Won 21-12, 23-21 0:45
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool A Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (16) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008 Winner 1 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (11) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:43
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 2 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (10) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:49
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 14-21, 21-18, 17-19 1:03
Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 41-18 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-3
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Brink/Dieckmann 1 21-14, 18-21, 19-17 1:03
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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
6/29/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 1:02
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 1:08
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 2-0
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 22-20, 21-19 0:59
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Insfran/Neto 22 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 1 Laciga/Schnider 10 21-13, 21-19 0:49
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Laciga/Schnider 15 21-18, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 4-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 21-13, 21-17 0:43
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 # 12 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 # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
6/29/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 Boersma/Ronnes 13 21-16, 21-11 0:42
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 # 14 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Herrera/Mesa 15 21-16, 21-15 0:40
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
Series tied with # 15 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-1
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 3 Baracetti/Conde 5 Brink/Dieckmann 4 21-13, 21-18 0:39
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Baracetti/Conde 8 21-18, 21-19 0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Rego 16 Brink/Dieckmann 1 21-17, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Dieckmann 1 Lochhead/Pitman 17 21-12, 23-21 0:45
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 21-9, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 19, Q3 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 # 20 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 # 23, Q1 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 # 25, Q2 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 # 32, Q9 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Dieckmann 1 Blauel/Huber 32, Q9 23-21, 21-16 0:45