Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007
(8) Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany
 
Jonas Reckermann
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 26, 1979 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Rheine
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 97 kg (213 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 104
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$691,427.50
Mischa Urbatzka
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 29, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Elmshorn
Height: 189 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 98
Career Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$238,675.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB270411536250 US$273,300.00
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 17 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 15 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 10 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 5 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 17, Q1 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 19 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 19 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 17 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 19 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 12 17th 120 US$3,000.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 1 Michal Biza / Martin Lebl, Czech Republic (25, Q9) Won 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 2 Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (24) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59
Fri, 8/10/2007 Winner 3 Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (16) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Sat, 8/11/2007 Winner 4 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (5) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:48
Sun, 8/12/2007 Semi-Finals Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-9 1:08
Sun, 8/12/2007 Gold Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 9-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Reckermann/Urbatzka lead the series against the field 20-16 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-3
8/12/07FIVBKristiansand Open Gold Medal Rego/Santos 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 21-15, 21-9 0:35
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:06
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 21-16 0:36
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 21-16, 21-14 0:37
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Rego/Santos 1 21-18, 23-25, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-1
8/12/07FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 20-22, 21-19, 15-9 1:08
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 23-25, 22-20, 15-13 1:09
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 15-21, 23-21, 15-5 0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 11 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 21-17, 21-18 0:42
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-2
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 Marques/Solberg 5 21-17, 21-17 0:48
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 11, Q1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 10 21-14, 13-21, 15-8 0:50
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 3 Marques/Solberg 6, Q1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 21-16, 27-25 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 1:08
Series tied with # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Reckermann/Urbatzka 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 24-22, 22-20 0:41
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 Reckermann/Urbatzka 20 21-14, 21-17 0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Reckermann/Urbatzka 15 Horrem/Maaseide 39 24-22, 22-20 0:45
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Horrem/Maaseide 14 21-13, 21-12 0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:01
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 30-28, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Series tied with # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 6 36-34, 21-15 0:57
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 5 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23, Q3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 21-18, 18-21, 19-17 1:13
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-13, 21-17 0:38
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 17 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-16, 21-9 0:29
Trail the series against # 19 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 1-0
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Amore/Bizzotto 31, Q14 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # 21 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 Berg/Brinkborg 24 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q4 19-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:08
Lead the series against # 25, Q9 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 Biza/Lebl 25, Q9 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # 26 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-1
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool W Reckermann/Urbatzka 15 Plavins/Samoilovs 34 18-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:52
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against de Paula/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
7/7/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 5 Insfran/de Paula 15 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # Q3 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Deulofeu/Salvetti 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50