Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Markus Dieckmann - 57th Did not play
2002 Markus Dieckmann - 17th Did not play
2003 Markus Dieckmann - 2nd Did not play
2004 Markus Dieckmann - 2nd Did not play
2005 Mischa Urbatzka - 13th Jonas Reckermann - 13th
2007 Mischa Urbatzka - 17th Jonas Reckermann - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 7 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam 12 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 16 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool E Riccardo Bizzotto / Fosco Cicola, Italy (28) Won 18-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:49
Thu, 7/24/2008 Pool E Guilherm Deulofeu / Yannick Salvetti, France (21) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:39
Fri, 7/25/2008 Pool E Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (12) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:42
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 2 Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (19, Q3) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Sat, 7/26/2008 Winner 3 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (16) Lost 20-22, 20-22 0:46
Head to Head Results
Reckermann/Urbatzka lead the series against the field 23-20 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-1
6/29/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-18, 15-21, 15-11 1:02
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Brink/Dieckmann 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 1:08
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
6/28/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 24-22, 24-22 0:49
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
Series tied with # 3 Wu/Xu, China 2-2
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 Wu/Xu 5 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:53
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 # 6 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 # 7 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 # 8 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 0-2
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Insfran/Neto 19, Q2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 7 15-21, 21-12, 15-11 1:03
6/7/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 4 Insfran/Neto 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 22-20, 21-18 0:46
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 "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 # 12 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 12 21-19, 21-15 0:42
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 # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 16 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Cerutti/Rego 16 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 22-20, 22-20 0:46
Lead the series against # 17 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 # 19, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/26/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 21-17, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 4-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Deulofeu/Salvetti 21 21-16, 21-17 0:39
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 # 25, Q2 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 # 28 Bizzotto/Cicola, Italy 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Bizzotto/Cicola 28 18-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 32, Q9 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Blauel/Huber 32 21-19, 21-15 0:39