Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008
(4) 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 Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/16-21/2008 Guarajà Open 2 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 4 4th 420 US$10,500.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Dubai Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/8/2008 Winner 1 Hamza Khalid / Marwan Mohammad, United Arab Emirates (29) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:36
Thu, 10/9/2008 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (20) Won 14-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:49
Thu, 10/9/2008 Winner 3 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (5) Lost 20-22, 19-21 0:54
Thu, 10/9/2008 Contender 4 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (16) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:39
Fri, 10/10/2008 Contender 5 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (13) Won 22-20, 21-12 0:44
Fri, 10/10/2008 Contender 6 David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (3) Won By Forfeit  
Fri, 10/10/2008 Semi-Finals Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (5) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:44
Sat, 10/11/2008 Gold Medal Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2) Lost 21-12, 16-21, 10-15 1:01
Head to Head Results
Reckermann/Urbatzka lead the series against the field 16-11 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-4
9/20/08FIVBGuarajà Open Semi-Finals Marques/Solberg 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 2 21-17, 21-18 0:45
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 # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-4
10/11/08FIVBDubai Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 1:01
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 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
10/10/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 6 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Klemperer/Koreng 3 By Forfeit  
9/7/08FIVBMallorca Open Semi-Finals Klemperer/Koreng 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 21-16, 19-21, 21-19 1:08
Lead the series against # 5 Ces/Ces, France 2-1
10/10/08FIVBDubai Open Semi-Finals Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Ces/Ces 5 21-18, 21-18 0:44
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 3 Ces/Ces 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 22-20, 21-19 0:54
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Ces/Ces 20 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-1
9/19/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 7 21-19, 24-22 0:50
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 # 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 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/10/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 5 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Dyachenko/Kulinich 13 22-20, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 2-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Baracetti/Salema 16 21-10, 21-12 0:39
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 Baracetti/Salema 25 21-9, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Fijalek/Prudel 20 14-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:49
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
9/18/08FIVBGuarajà Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 2 Hernandez/Villafane 15 21-13, 21-13 0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Khalid/Mohammad, United Arab Emirates 1-0
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 4 Khalid/Mohammad 29 21-11, 21-11 0:36