Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 The Hague Open Beach Volleyball 2009
August 25 - 30, 2009
(15) Tarjei Skarlund/Martin Spinnangr, Norway
 
Tarjei Viken Skarlund
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 6, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Alesund
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 148
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porto Santo 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Stavanger 2010)
Career Winnings: US$286,217.50
Martin Spinnangr
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 5, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Farsund
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 50
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Stavanger 2010)
Career Winnings: US$122,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB4501012294138212 US$241,050.00
Previous The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 18, Q6 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open 9 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 23 33rd 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 13 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 11/11-15/2008 Sanya Open 14 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 19 17th 120 US$2,500.00
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/27/2009 Winner 1 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (18) Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Thu, 8/27/2009 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, Brazil (2) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:36
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 2 Inocencio Lario / Raul Mesa, Spain (17) Won 21-16, 20-22, 15-8 0:58
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 3 Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (24, Q7) Won 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
Fri, 8/28/2009 Contender 4 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Lost 22-24, 21-19, 11-15 1:00
Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 9-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Cerutti/Marques 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 28 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 11 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 21-13, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 12 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-17, 21-16 0:37
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Gosch/Horst 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 24-22, 19-21, 15-11 1:00
8/14/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Gosch/Horst 7 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Lario/Mesa 17 21-16, 20-22, 15-8 0:58
Series tied with # 18 Ingrosso/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Ingrosso/Nicolai 18 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Ingrosso/Nicolai 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 21-13, 21-12 0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Doppler/Mellitzer Q11 25-23, 21-18 0:45
Series tied with # 24, Q7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24, Q7 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q24 Skarlund/Spinnangr Q9 21-17, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 25 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Henriquez/Mussa 28, Q7 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Hoyer/Soderberg 25 21-17, 21-19 0:50
Trail the series against # Q2 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 42 Skarlund/Spinnangr 23 20-22, 21-18, 19-17 1:02
Lead the series against # Q30 Xenakis/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Xenakis/Zoupani Q38 21-17, 21-18 0:38