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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008

(12) 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:

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 (48 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

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 Hamburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Christoph Dieckmann - 1st	Julius Brink - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
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

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/11/2008	Winner 1	Adrian Gavira / Inocencio Lario, Spain (21)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:00
Fri, 7/11/2008	Winner 2	Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (28)	Won 21-15, 23-21	0:47
Sat, 7/12/2008	Winner 3	Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (29)	Won 21-10, 21-14	0:40
Sat, 7/12/2008	Winner 4	Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (1)	Lost 18-21, 21-10, 12-15	1:07
Sat, 7/12/2008	Contender 6	Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (6)	Won 21-18, 21-11	0:43
Sun, 7/13/2008	Semi-Finals	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (3)	Lost 19-21, 10-21	0:43
Sun, 7/13/2008	Bronze Medal	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (15)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Brink/Dieckmann lead the series against the field 45-16 (Lead 18 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 2-1
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 4	Matysik/Uhmann	1	Brink/Dieckmann	12	21-18, 10-21, 15-12	1:07
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
Trail the series against # 2 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-3
7/6/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Brink/Dieckmann	3	21-18, 21-15	0:47
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Brink/Dieckmann	2	13-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:51
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 # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 6-4
7/13/08	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Brink/Dieckmann	12	21-19, 21-10	0:43
5/17/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	15-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:59
5/10/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Semi-Finals	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	21-18, 21-15	0:43
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
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
6/29/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Boersma/Ronnes	13	21-16, 21-11	0:42
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 # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 7-1
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 6	Brink/Dieckmann	12	Heuscher/Heyer	6	21-18, 21-11	0:43
6/14/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Heuscher/Heyer	21	21-8, 21-18	0:37
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Heuscher/Heyer	14	21-15, 21-13	0:39
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 # 7 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 # 8 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Laciga/Schnider	15	21-18, 21-17	0:50
Series tied with # 9 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
6/29/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Reckermann/Urbatzka	12	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	1:02
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 # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 4-1
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Herrera/Mesa	15	21-16, 21-15	0:40
6/15/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Herrera/Mesa	17	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-19, 21-16	0:49
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Brink/Dieckmann	11	Herrera/Mesa	18	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:51
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 # 14 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Ces/Ces	26, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 4-2
7/13/08	CEV	European Championship	Bronze Medal	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	Brink/Dieckmann	12	By Forfeit
6/1/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	22-20, 13-21, 16-14	1:03
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 # 16 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 # 17 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 # 19 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 # 20 Corneliussen/Mayland, Denmark 1-0
8/24/07	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Corneliussen/Mayland	19	16-21, 26-24, 15-12	1:07
Lead the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	12	Gavira/Lario	21	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 28 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	12	Benes/Kubala	28	21-15, 23-21	0:47
Lead the series against # 29 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	12	Deulofeu/Salvetti	29	21-10, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 32 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