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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Spanish Masters
April 17 - 20, 2008

(3) 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:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$803,500.00

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:

Tournaments:

131

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$546,367.31

Awards

Team of the Year 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)
Tour Champion 2009 (with Jonas Reckermann)

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
CEV	9	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$116,440.80
FIVB	33	3	4	3	6	7	3	4	0	1	1	1	US$476,500.00
Overall	42	8	4	5	7	7	3	5	0	1	1	1	US$592,940.80

Previous Gran Canaria Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	2	7th	300	US$8,000.00
CEV	5/17-20/2007	Austrian Masters	1	1st	600	€ 11,050.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	2	4th	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	2	9th	240	US$6,000.00

Spanish Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/18/2008	Winner 1	Javier Luna / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (14)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:45
Fri, 4/18/2008	Winner 2	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (6)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:04
Sat, 4/19/2008	Winner 3	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (10)	Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:53
Sat, 4/19/2008	Semi-Finals	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:48
Sun, 4/20/2008	Bronze Medal	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (8)	Won 23-21, 10-4 Retired	0:32

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	2	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	$204,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	3	4	1	1	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	$265,100.00
Confederation Championship	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$30,500.00
Total	36	4	4	3	7	7	3	5	0	2	1	0	$507,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Julius Brink												Christoph Dieckmann
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
4	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$68,500.00	World Championships	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$15,250.00
44	2	3	7	7	7	6	3	4	0	$312,575.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	1	0	3	6	8	6	1	0	0	$178,675.00
59	5	8	5	2	11	9	7	4	0	$290,260.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	78	4	4	1	2	13	25	14	12	0	$251,985.00
											Challenger	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,150.00
10	3	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	$43,250.00	Confederation Championship	7	1	0	0	2	0	4	0	0	0	$22,400.00
119	12	11	14	11	19	18	13	8	0	$714,585.00	Total	119	6	4	4	10	23	38	17	13	0	$469,460.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB	9	2	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	$177,400.00	41	14	74.5 %
2006	CEV	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$47,950.00	19	4	82.6 %
2007	FIVB	12	0	0	0	3	2	2	3	0	1	1	0	$116,100.00	39	23	62.9 %
2007	CEV	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,100.00	13	3	81.3 %
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
2008	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,700.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	22	2	1	2	4	6	2	3	0	1	1	0	$302,000.00	83	39	68.0 %
Total	CEV	8	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$78,750.00	36	8	81.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Julius Brink													Christoph Dieckmann
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											1997	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	$1,750.00
											1997	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$400.00
											1998	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	5	6	1	0	$20,225.00
											1998	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
											1999	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	6	0	$21,500.00
											1999	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2000	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	5	0	$14,250.00
											2000	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$900.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2000	CEV Under Age
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$450.00	2001	CEV Under Age
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	$3,210.00	2002	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	$7,110.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	$4,500.00	2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	0	0	$30,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$3,375.00	2003	CEV
12	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	6	1	$19,375.00	2004	FIVB	11	0	0	1	1	4	3	2	0	0	$42,625.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$2,500.00	2004	CEV	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$6,875.00
9	1	0	2	0	2	3	1	0	0	$65,175.00	2005	FIVB	8	2	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	$64,000.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$3,450.00	2005	CEV	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$14,325.00
9	2	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	$88,700.00	2006	FIVB	9	2	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	$88,700.00
4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$23,975.00	2006	CEV	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$23,975.00
12	0	0	0	3	4	3	1	1	0	$58,050.00	2007	FIVB	12	0	0	0	3	4	3	1	1	0	$58,050.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$12,550.00	2007	CEV	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$12,550.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,250.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,250.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,850.00	2008	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,850.00
79	8	1	7	5	13	17	8	7	13	$294,410.00	Total	Total	116	11	2	5	7	21	38	15	13	4	$416,335.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	25	78.1%	5	15.6%	2	6.3%	30-2	93.8%	9	52.9%	4	23.5%	4	23.5%	9-8	52.9%	25-4	86.2%	14-6	70.0%	1	1	40-11	78.4%
2007-2008	11	73.3%	3	20.0%	1	6.7%	14-1	93.3%	6	54.5%	3	27.3%	2	18.2%	6-5	54.5%	11-2	84.6%	9-4	69.2%	1	1	21-7	75.0%
Against the Field	12	75.0%	3	18.8%	1	6.3%	15-1	93.8%	5	35.7%	3	21.4%	6	42.9%	5-9	35.7%	24-8	75.0%	16-8	66.7%	1	1	21-9	70.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	28	5	0	0	23	7	0	7	2	5	0	0	54	24
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	15	7	2	1	1	3	4	71	31
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	11	6
Total	0	0	0	0	32	7	0	0	73	26	8	10	3	7	4	4	140	64

Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 46-14 (Lead 20 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
7/15/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Klemperer/Koreng	24	Brink/Dieckmann	9	21-13, 17-11 Retired	0:48
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	9	Klemperer/Koreng	24	21-17, 21-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-3
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-16, 21-18	0:48
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	Brink/Dieckmann	7	21-8, 21-19	0:45
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	Brink/Dieckmann	8	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:57
5/20/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	1:04
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	21-16, 12-21, 15-11	0:56
7/28/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Nummerdor/Schuil	22, Q23	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	1:03
6/3/06	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	21-17, 21-19	0:43
Series tied with # 4 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 3	Boersma/Ronnes	2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:55
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Boersma/Ronnes	31, Q15	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-0
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Herrera/Mesa	8	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	0:59
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Herrera/Mesa	30, Q7	21-10, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 6-2
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Kais/Vesik	6	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	1:04
6/3/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Kais/Vesik	3	21-15, 21-17	0:40
5/19/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Kais/Vesik	8	21-19, 21-15	0:48
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Kais/Vesik	8	Brink/Dieckmann	1	21-16, 15-21, 15-10	0:54
5/11/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kais/Vesik	16	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	1:04
8/8/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Kais/Vesik	12	21-17, 21-14
8/7/06	CEV	Swiss Masters	Winner 3	Kais/Vesik	12	Brink/Dieckmann	1	21-15, 21-16	0:44
5/19/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Kais/Vesik	13	21-18, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 5-2
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	Brink/Dieckmann	4	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	1:05
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool R	Brink/Dieckmann	5	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	21-19, 21-18	0:51
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:57
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	21-13, 19-21, 15-10	1:02
6/2/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Doppler/Gartmayer	7	21-13, 21-16	0:41
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	18	Brink/Dieckmann	2	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	1:02
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Doppler/Gartmayer	13	21-15, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 3-1
4/20/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Bronze Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	8	23-21, 10-4 Retired	0:32
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	3	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-18, 21-13	0:41
5/18/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Contender 2	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	11	21-19, 14-21, 15-9	1:02
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	24-22, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 9, Q1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 2-0
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Brink/Dieckmann	7	Matysik/Uhmann	26, Q15	26-28, 24-22, 15-12	1:17
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	9	Matysik/Uhmann	32, Q25	21-19, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 4-1
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Heuscher/Heyer	10	17-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:53
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Heuscher/Heyer	7	21-19, 23-21	0:43
6/23/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Heuscher/Heyer	11	21-12, 21-16	0:42
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool F	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Brink/Dieckmann	6	21-19, 21-15	0:44
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Heuscher/Heyer	6	21-18, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # 11 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
6/1/07	CEV	Russian Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Benes/Benes	8	21-12, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 12, Q4 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
5/20/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Semi-Finals	Lione/Varnier	6	Brink/Dieckmann	4	21-18, 21-16	0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	22-20, 17-21, 15-13	1:08
Lead the series against # 14 Luna/Marco, Spain 1-0
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Luna/Marco	14	21-16, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against # 15, Q18 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Goranson/Hoidalen	31, Q15	21-14, 14-21, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool R	Brink/Dieckmann	5	Huth/Schneider	44	21-16, 21-19	0:45
Lead the series against # Q2 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
6/2/06	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Berger/Nowotny	15	21-19, 26-24	0:47
Lead the series against # Q3 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
8/25/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Babich/Nikolaev	22	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # Q6 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-0
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool G	Brink/Dieckmann	7	Gosch/Horst	10	21-18, 21-17	0:53
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Gosch/Horst	24, Q7	22-24, 21-19, 15-13	1:07
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	21-15, 23-21	0:49
Lead the series against # Q7 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-1
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:59
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-13, 21-17	0:42
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	23	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-11, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # Q14 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	25	Brink/Dieckmann	8	21-15, 24-22	0:43
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	21-13, 21-13	0:43
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27	21-14, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # Q16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Hoyer/Soderberg	31, Q28	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # Q17 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	6	Dugrip/Gagliano	22, Q5	23-21, 17-21, 17-15	1:00
Lead the series against # Q29 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	14	Berg/Brinkborg	19, Q7	21-19, 21-16	0:48