Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Adelaide Australia Open
March 25 - 30, 2008
(5) 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 Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 3 2nd 540 US$22,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 8 2nd 450 US$20,000.00
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
Adelaide Australia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/27/2008 Winner 1 Stein Metzger / Mark Williams, United States (28) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:42
Thu, 3/27/2008 Contender 1 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (21, Q2) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:38
Fri, 3/28/2008 Contender 2 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (22) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 13-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Reckermann/Urbatzka lead the series against the field 24-20 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 3 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 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-3
8/19/07FIVBAland Open Gold Medal Marques/Solberg 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 21-18, 21-18 0:55
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
Series tied with # 6 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 15 21-18, 21-19 0:47
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Schacht/Slack 12 21-19, 21-17 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Wu/Xu 1 21-17, 15-21, 15-12 0:56
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 # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
8/4/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 21-19, 22-20 0:45
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Schuil 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 21-12, 26-24 0:41
6/16/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 21-19, 19-21, 18-16 1:01
Trail the series against # 10 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 21-11, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 2-0
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Contender 6 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 8 21-17, 18-21, 15-9 1:00
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Doppler/Gartmayer 14 30-28, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 11 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 1:05
Lead the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Gosch/Horst 10 21-18, 22-20 0:48
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-1
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 13 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:54
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
Series tied with # 17 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Reckermann/Urbatzka 10 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-14, 21-16 0:39
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Boersma/Ronnes 27, Q8 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 11-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Reckermann/Urbatzka 10 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 19, Q7 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 # 21, Q2 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 2-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 21, Q2 21-13, 21-19 0:38
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 # 22 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-2
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 22 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Herrera/Mesa 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 1:01
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24, Q5 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Lochhead/Pitman 27 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Asahi/Shiratori 15 21-17, 28-26 0:54
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Asahi/Shiratori 18 21-16, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # 26, Q13 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q17 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 28 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Metzger/Williams 28 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-18, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # Q1 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 # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q8 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