Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Henkel Grand Chelem
June 17 - 22, 2008
(16) 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 Paris Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Eric Koreng - 9th Did not play
2006 Did not play Daniel Krug - 41st
2007 Mischa Urbatzka - 9th Jonas Reckermann - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 14 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 4 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 8 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 5 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 5 17th 120 US$2,500.00
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
Paris Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool A Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (17) Won 21-19, 30-32, 15-6 1:08
Thu, 6/19/2008 Pool A Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (32, Q21) Lost 19-21, 21-16, 16-18 1:02
Fri, 6/20/2008 Pool A Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:42
Fri, 6/20/2008 Winner 1 Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (13) Won 24-22, 21-15 0:49
Sat, 6/21/2008 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (3) Lost 13-21, 18-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Reckermann/Urbatzka lead the series against the field 48-35 (Lead 21 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-6
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 21-16, 21-15 0:42
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Rego/Santos 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 21-18, 21-16 0:46
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 21-13, 21-16 0:43
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
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
6/21/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 21-13, 21-18 0:41
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 12-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 3-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 Deulofeu/Salvetti 30, Q8 21-18, 25-23 0:48
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Deulofeu/Salvetti 29 21-19, 21-12 0:39
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Deulofeu/Salvetti 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 Dugrip/Gagliano 25, Q5 22-20, 21-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-2
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Boersma/Ronnes 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 21-19, 21-14 0:36
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 # 12 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 Fuerbringer/Jennings 10 23-21, 19-21, 15-10 1:04
Trail the series against # 13 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-2
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 Herrera/Mesa 13 24-22, 21-15 0:49
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
Lead the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-1
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 Kais/Vesik 20 14-21, 25-23, 15-13 1:01
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Kais/Vesik 12 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 0:51
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Kais/Vesik 16 14-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 20 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 Laciga/Schnider 17 21-19, 30-32, 15-6 1:08
Trail the series against # 18, Q13 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
Trail the series against # 19 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Insfran/Neto 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 22-20, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 20, Q17 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Gavira/Lario 20, Q11 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q2 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
Series tied with # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 3-3
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-13, 21-16 0:38
8/18/07FIVBAland Open Semi-Finals Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 21-13, 21-19 0:54
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:53
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 # 24, Q1 "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
Lead the series against # 25 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 4-0
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool C Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 Doppler/Gartmayer 19 21-12, 21-13 0:39
5/10/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 21-11, 12-21, 15-9 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 26 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-0
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Gosch/Horst 14 21-18, 25-23 0:48
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Gosch/Horst 10 21-18, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 27, Q14 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
Trail the series against # 29, Q7 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 2 Cadieux/Heese 22 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 1:02
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 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
Series tied with # 32, Q21 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Koshkarev/Prokopiev 32, Q21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 16 21-19, 16-21, 18-16 1:02
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q17 21-16, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 3-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 21-15, 21-18 0:37
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 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 Baracetti/Salema 25 21-9, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 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 # Q9 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 # Q10 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 # Q11 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 # Q12 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 Brenha/Maia 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-19, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # Q15 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 2-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Goranson/Hoidalen 19 24-22, 21-17 0:52
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 17, Q1 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 21-14, 21-15 0:36
Lead the series against # Q18 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Pedrosa/Rosas 28, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:43
Lead the series against # Q20 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 Kubala/Pavlas 29 22-24, 21-19, 15-6 0:56