Team Preview

European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012

(14) David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany

David Klemperer
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 22, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kiel

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

136

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$464,553.85

Eric Koreng
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 16, 1981 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Stralsund

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

121

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Stavanger 2010)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$422,555.62

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	CQ	Money
CEV	21	0	3	5	3	5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$135,354.96
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$380.37
FIVB	58	1	4	3	3	12	4	15	1	6	5	1	1	1	1	US$591,700.00
Overall	80	1	7	8	6	17	7	17	1	7	5	1	1	1	1	US$727,435.33

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Kjell Schneider - 5th	Kay Matysik - 13th
2007	Eric Koreng - 4th	David Klemperer - 4th
2008	Eric Koreng - 2nd	David Klemperer - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	20	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	16, Q2	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	16	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	8	25th	60	US$2,000.00
CEV C&S	1/11-15/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Aalsmeer	3	7th	25	€ 300.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	12	5th	360	US$9,100.00
CEV	8/10-14/2011	CEV European Championship Final	14	5th	480	€ 4,000.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	12	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2011	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	10	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/12-17/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	7	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	5	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	5	37th	40	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	5	5th	480	US$13,200.00

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool L	Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (19)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:34
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool L	Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (30)	Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:55
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool L	Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (3)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 2	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (23)	Lost 16-21, 21-15, 15-17	0:53

Head to Head Results
Klemperer/Koreng lead the series against the field 45-42 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 1-6
8/8/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	2	Klemperer/Koreng	19	22-20, 21-19	0:51
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	2	Klemperer/Koreng	7	21-15, 21-18	0:59
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Brink/Reckermann	1	16-21, 21-17, 15-10	1:00
6/20/09	CEV	German Masters	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	1	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-16, 16-21, 15-8	0:59
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Brink/Reckermann	4, Q1	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-16, 22-20	0:47
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-23, 21-9, 15-8	1:04
5/8/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	8	Klemperer/Koreng	1	22-20, 19-21, 15-7	1:14
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-15
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Klemperer/Koreng	14	15-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:47
7/9/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	Klemperer/Koreng	7	21-11, 21-15	0:33
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	10	Klemperer/Koreng	8	21-18, 21-10	0:40
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Nummerdor/Schuil	12	Klemperer/Koreng	5	24-26, 21-15, 16-14	1:05
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 4	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	18-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 4	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Klemperer/Koreng	3	By Forfeit
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Klemperer/Koreng	3	19-21, 21-13, 17-15	0:54
9/20/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Klemperer/Koreng	3	28-26, 17-21, 15-7	0:59
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Klemperer/Koreng	3	31-29, 21-17	0:45
8/13/08	FIVB	Beijing XXIX Olympic Games	Pool E	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Klemperer/Koreng	8	21-16, 21-16	0:43
6/21/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	4	Klemperer/Koreng	6	21-14, 21-17	0:43
5/31/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Klemperer/Koreng	2	23-25, 21-17, 15-8	1:07
8/26/07	CEV	European Championship	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	Klemperer/Koreng	1	21-17, 21-19	0:58
8/11/07	CEV	Dutch Masters	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Klemperer/Koreng	1	By Forfeit
8/5/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	21-13, 18-21, 15-10	1:00
6/8/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 4	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Klemperer/Koreng	25	21-18, 22-20	0:45
5/19/07	CEV	Austrian Masters	Semi-Finals	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Klemperer/Koreng	4	17-21, 21-3, 15-0 Retired	0:34
Lead the series against # 3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 3-1
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool L	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Boersma/Spijkers	3	21-17, 21-17	0:36
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Boersma/Spijkers	14	Klemperer/Koreng	20	21-18, 21-19	0:39
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Boersma/Spijkers	27, Q4	21-19, 21-18	0:41
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Boersma/Spijkers	11	21-17, 19-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
6/13/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool E	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Erdmann/Matysik	20	7-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 5-2
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Fijalek/Prudel	8	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:49
5/29/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 5	Fijalek/Prudel	9	Klemperer/Koreng	7	24-22, 21-6	0:49
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Fijalek/Prudel	27, Q9	21-18, 21-14	0:41
6/5/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	24-22, 21-16	0:50
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-14, 21-16	0:39
9/19/08	CEV	Russian Masters Final	Pool B	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Fijalek/Prudel	7	21-17, 21-18	0:41
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Klemperer/Koreng	2	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 7 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	16	Plavins/Smedins	20	15-21, 21-19, 15-6	0:50
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 3	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Plavins/Smedins	19	24-22, 21-19	0:41
8/14/10	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	Plavins/Smedins	10	Klemperer/Koreng	1	21-13, 21-16	0:39
Lead the series against # 8 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 4-3
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	13	Klemperer/Koreng	20	15-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:51
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool J	Klemperer/Koreng	16, Q2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:38
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool J	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	Klemperer/Koreng	16	26-24, 21-19	0:45
8/12/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	18-21, 22-20, 15-11	1:00
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Samoilovs/Sorokins	26, Q2	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:50
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	Klemperer/Koreng	5	24-22, 21-14	0:44
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Klemperer/Koreng	19	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	22-20, 21-17	0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Klemperer/Koreng	16, Q2	Eithun/Horrem	Q15	21-16, 21-15	0:35
1/14/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Aalsmeer	Contender 2	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Eithun/Horrem	8	16-21, 21-9, 15-11	0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-3
8/11/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Pool L	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	3	Klemperer/Koreng	14	21-17, 21-19	0:36
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool P	Klemperer/Koreng	10	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	7	26-24, 21-13	0:42
7/16/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	12	Klemperer/Koreng	6	21-19, 21-16	0:41
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-14, 21-13	0:36
Series tied with # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Klemperer/Koreng	20	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	29	21-16, 11-21, 15-9	0:43
1/14/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Aalsmeer	Contender 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5, Q1	Klemperer/Koreng	3	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Gavira/Herrera	2	Klemperer/Koreng	6	21-19, 21-16	0:42
8/22/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 6	Klemperer/Koreng	8	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-13, 10-21, 15-12	0:50
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	3	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-18, 21-18	0:44
5/9/09	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 3	Gavira/Herrera	10	Klemperer/Koreng	1	21-19, 21-17	0:55
Lead the series against # 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 6-0
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	21-18, 18-21, 17-15	0:59
7/4/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Klemperer/Koreng	11	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-16, 21-14	0:41
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	27-25, 21-15	0:46
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Contender 2	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13, Q3	18-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:50
6/19/09	CEV	German Masters	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15, Q15	21-16, 21-13	0:37
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-16, 21-15	0:44
Series tied with # 19 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 3-3
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool L	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Benes/Kubala	19	21-17, 21-16	0:34
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Benes/Kubala	12	21-16, 21-12	0:32
9/11/09	CEV	English Masters	Winner 2	Benes/Kubala	7	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-15, 19-14 Retired	0:37
6/7/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Bronze Medal	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Benes/Kubala	11	21-17, 22-20	0:45
6/6/09	CEV	Austrian Masters	Winner 3	Benes/Kubala	11	Klemperer/Koreng	2	21-18, 25-23	0:46
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 4	Benes/Kubala	28	Klemperer/Koreng	2	By Forfeit
Series tied with # 20 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 2-2
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Chevallier/Heyer	25	Klemperer/Koreng	12	20-22, 21-19, 18-16	1:03
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Chevallier/Heyer	10	21-17, 19-21, 20-18	1:01
6/15/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool E	Chevallier/Heyer	29	Klemperer/Koreng	5	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:50
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Chevallier/Heyer	23	20-22, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 23 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-1
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	23	Klemperer/Koreng	14	21-16, 15-21, 17-15	0:53
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Klemperer/Koreng	6	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	28, Q7	21-19, 24-22	0:46
7/24/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	37, Q4	21-17, 21-17	0:45
Lead the series against # 24 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-0
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Koshkarev/Semenov	7	18-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:46
Lead the series against # 25 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
1/13/11	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Aalsmeer	Contender 1	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Dumek/Tichy	11, Q4	23-21, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 28 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Laciga/Weingart	21	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 29 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 5	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Gogtepe/Sekerci	31, Q16	21-16, 23-21	0:40
Lead the series against # 30 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 5-1
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool L	Klemperer/Koreng	14	Hoyer/Soderberg	30	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:55
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool N	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Hoyer/Soderberg	12	21-15, 21-14	0:36
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Hoyer/Soderberg	21	21-17, 19-21, 15-9	0:56
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Hoyer/Soderberg	28	21-17, 21-15	0:44
9/13/08	CEV	English Masters	Contender 4	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Hoyer/Soderberg	12, Q2	21-14, 21-19	0:46
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Hoyer/Soderberg	29, Q14	Klemperer/Koreng	4	21-10, 19-21, 22-20	1:04