Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(3) 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Markus Dieckmann - 9th Did not play
2002 Markus Dieckmann - 9th Did not play
2003 Markus Dieckmann - 5th Did not play
2004 Markus Dieckmann - 9th Did not play
2005 Markus Dieckmann - 5th Did not play
2006 Did not play Daniel Krug - 25th
2007 Mischa Urbatzka - 5th Jonas Reckermann - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 5 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool C Ahren Cadieux / Jessi Lelliott, Canada (30) Won 21-11, 19-21, 18-16 1:02
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool C Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (19) Won 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool C Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (14) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 2 Petr Benes / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (27, Q11) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 3 Stein Metzger / Mark Williams, United States (7) Lost 22-24, 21-13, 13-15 1:09
Head to Head Results
Reckermann/Urbatzka lead the series against the field 34-22 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 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 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
Trail the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 6 "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
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-2
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Metzger/Williams 7 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 24-22, 13-21, 15-13 1:09
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Metzger/Williams 28 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 21-18, 21-16 0:42
Series tied with # 8 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 # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 4-1
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Doppler/Gartmayer 21 Reckermann/Urbatzka 12 21-18, 21-14 0:39
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 # 10 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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 2-1
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Schacht/Slack 14 By Forfeit  
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
Lead the series against # 16, 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 # 17, Q1 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
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-16, 21-13 0:39
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Lochhead/Pitman 27 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22 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
Lead the series against # 24, 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 # 27, Q11 Benes/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Benes/Tichy 27, Q11 21-16, 21-14 0:41
Lead the series against # 30 Cadieux/Lelliott, Canada 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Cadieux/Lelliott 30 21-11, 19-21, 18-16 1:02
Lead the series against # 31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Reckermann/Urbatzka 17 Blauel/Huber 32 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # Q4 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