Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 energy Grand Slam 2010
July 6 - 11, 2010
(21) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Jarle Huseby - 33rd Did not play
2003 Jarle Huseby - 33rd Did not play
2004 Kjell Goranson - 41st Did not play
2005 Jorre Kjemperud - 9th Did not play
2006 Jorre Kjemperud - 13th Did not play
2007 Jorre Kjemperud - 37th Did not play
2009 Martin Spinnangr - 41st Tarjei Skarlund - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 9 2nd 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 21 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 16 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/8/2010 Pool N Igor Kolodinsky / Yaroslav Koshkarev, Russia (12, Q3) Lost 21-18, 20-22, 13-15 0:59
Fri, 7/9/2010 Pool N Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (5) Lost 21-15, 15-21, 10-15 0:51
Fri, 7/9/2010 Pool N Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (28, Q2) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 18-25 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 15 Series, 4 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
Series tied with # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
7/4/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Gavira/Herrera 3 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:00
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Marques/Solberg 5 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 15-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 6 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 1-0
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Barbosa/Cunha 5, Q4 27-25, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-3
7/4/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Klemperer/Koreng 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-16, 21-14 0:41
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 # 9 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 2-1
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Heuscher/Heyer 24 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:55
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
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Araujo/Santos 12, Q1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-14, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 12, Q3 Kolodinsky/Koshkarev, Russia 0-1
7/8/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Kolodinsky/Koshkarev 12, Q3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 18-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:59
Trail the series against # 15 Jennings/Keenan, United States 1-2
7/3/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Jennings/Keenan 12 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:58
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 # 16 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 # 18 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 # 19 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-3
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 24-22 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 20 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Bogatov/Prokopiev 20 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 23 "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 # 25 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
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, Q2 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Ces/Ces 28, Q2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 30, Q6 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 # 32, Q9 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
Trail the series against Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 25-23, 22-20 0:53
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 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-0
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 21-18, 13-21, 15-9 0:52
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Doppler/Mellitzer Q11 25-23, 21-18 0:45
Series tied with # Q12 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 # Q19 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Henriquez/Mussa 28, Q7 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-16, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # Q21 Belov/Daianov, Russia 0-1
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Belov/Daianov 31, Q35 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # Q26 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