Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Grand Slam presented by Seat
June 9 - 14, 2010
(16) 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Jorre Kjemperud - 9th Did not play
2009 Martin Spinnangr - 41st Tarjei Skarlund - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 13 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2009 Sanya Open 4 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 15 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/10/2010 Pool J Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (32, Q31) Lost 21-14, 19-21, 11-15 0:51
Fri, 6/11/2010 Pool J Casey Jennings / Brad Keenan, United States (17) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:36
Fri, 6/11/2010 Pool J Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 13-21 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-17, 21-13 0:42
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-14, 21-8 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 17-9 Retired 0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 7 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 27-25, 21-15 0:46
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-16, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Bogatov/Prokopiev 20 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 13 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 14 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
Trail the series against # 17 Jennings/Keenan, United States 0-2
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Jennings/Keenan 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 21-15, 21-17 0:36
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Jennings/Keenan 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 19 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Heuscher/Heyer 18 26-24, 21-14 0:39
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 28 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-19, 21-14 0:38
Series tied with # 20 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
Series tied with # 23 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 21-13, 17-21, 15-10 0:47
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 3, Q1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 "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
Trail the series against # 25 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-2
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
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
Trail the series against # 27 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool L Redmann/VanHuizen 37 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-15, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 28, Q9 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 # 31, Q12 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-0
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Doppler/Mellitzer Q11 25-23, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 32, Q31 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Dyachenko/Sidorenko 32, Q31 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q8 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Hoyer/Soderberg 25 21-17, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # Q11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 16-21, 27-25, 15-13 0:57
Series tied with # Q17 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 # Q27 Belov/Daianov, Russia 0-1
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Belov/Daianov 31, Q35 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-19, 21-17 0:39