European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 10 - 14, 2011
(13) 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: 166
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porto Santo 2005)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (The Hague 2012)
Career Winnings: US$314,981.74
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: 57
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Stavanger 2010)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (The Hague 2012)
Career Winnings: US$135,504.10
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125333741Money
CEV600100040010000 US$22,636.68
FIVB45010122941308212 US$241,050.00
Overall510111221341318212 US$263,686.68
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 Jorre Kjemperud - 25th Sigmund Wergeland - Country Quota
FIVB 2008 Jorre Kjemperud - 9th Ronny Berntsen - 41st
FIVB 2009 Martin Spinnangr - 7th Tarjei Skarlund - 7th
FIVB 2010 Martin Spinnangr - 9th Tarjei Skarlund - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 21 5th 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 21 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 4 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 9 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 19 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 17 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 14 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 13 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool M Mykola Babich / Oleksandr Ioisher, Ukraine (20) Won 29-27, 17-21, 16-14 0:56
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool M Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (29) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 13-15 0:49
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool M Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (4) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:39
Fri, 8/12/2011 Winner 1 Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (15) Won 21-14, 21-15 0:34
Sat, 8/13/2011 Winner 2 Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (3) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 18-31 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-4
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:54
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 # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-4
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 21-14 0:37
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 30 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 21-16 0:37
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Fijalek/Prudel 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:58
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 11-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
8/13/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 2 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-15, 21-18 0:38
Series tied with # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool M Erdmann/Matysik 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-18, 21-18 0:39
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Erdmann/Matysik 11 21-15, 21-23, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # 5 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-15, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Schuil 16 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-15, 21-17 0:38
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Nummerdor/Schuil 9 24-22, 22-20 0:43
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 17-9 Retired 0:31
Lead the series against # 8 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Chevallier/Heyer 24 22-20, 27-25 0:50
Trail the series against # 12 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Koshkarev/Semenov 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 14 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-6
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Klemperer/Koreng 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 0:59
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
9/11/09CEVEnglish Masters Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13, Q3 18-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:50
6/19/09CEVGerman Masters Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15, Q15 21-16, 21-13 0:37
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-16, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
8/12/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Benes/Kubala 15 21-14, 21-15 0:34
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Benes/Kubala 12 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 18 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-5
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:51
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 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool M Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Babich/Ioisher 20 29-27, 17-21, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 22 "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 # 23 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 2-2
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q10 13-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:48
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-15, 21-19 0:37
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 21-19, 21-18 0:39
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 42 Skarlund/Spinnangr 23 20-22, 21-18, 19-17 1:02
Series tied with # 24 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 # 27 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Weingart 25, Q7 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 29 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool M Hoyer/Soderberg 29 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 28 21-15, 21-17 0:36
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Hoyer/Soderberg 25 21-17, 21-19 0:50
Lead the series against # 30 Eithun/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Eithun/Hoidalen 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Lead the series against # 32 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-1
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Mellitzer 32 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:00
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