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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Patria Direct Prague Open
May 22 - 27, 2012

(18) Tarjei Skarlund/Martin Spinnangr, Norway

Tarjei Viken Skarlund
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 6, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Alesund

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

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 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Farsund

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Stavanger 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$122,875.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	45	0	1	0	1	2	2	9	4	13	8	2	1	2	US$241,050.00

Previous Prague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Martin Spinnangr - 17th	Tarjei Skarlund - 17th
2011	Martin Spinnangr - 17th	Tarjei Skarlund - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	25	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	18	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	19	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	19	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	17	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	16	17th	120	US$2,800.00
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

Prague Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/24/2012	Winner 1	Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (15)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:37
Thu, 5/24/2012	Contender 1	Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (31, Q30)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:36
Fri, 5/25/2012	Contender 2	Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (17)	Lost 18-21, 32-34	0:49

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	21	0	1	0	1	1	0	6	0	5	4	0	$150,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	21	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	7	4	0	$80,250.00
Total	45	0	1	0	1	2	2	9	4	13	8	0	$241,050.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tarjei Skarlund												Martin Spinnangr
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$10,650.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,200.00
44	0	1	0	1	1	11	13	8	0	$120,925.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	22	0	1	0	1	1	6	5	5	0	$76,950.00
90	0	0	0	1	11	24	21	9	0	$149,325.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	24	0	0	0	0	3	6	7	4	0	$40,125.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,242.50	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00
5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	$2,075.00	Satellite
148	1	1	0	2	18	36	37	17	0	$286,217.50	Total	50	0	1	0	1	4	14	13	9	0	$122,875.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$6,400.00	3	4	42.9 %
2009	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	4	$35,750.00	16	15	51.6 %
2010	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	4	3	0	$81,600.00	20	28	41.7 %
2011	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	4	3	1	$69,050.00	19	27	41.3 %
2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$20,150.00	6	10	37.5 %
Total	FIVB	39	0	1	0	1	2	2	6	4	12	6	5	$212,950.00	64	84	43.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tarjei Skarlund													Martin Spinnangr
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1998	FIVB
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2000	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2001	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$425.00	2001	FIVB C&S
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$825.00	2002	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,142.50	2002	FIVB C&S
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	$0.00	2003	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2003	FIVB C&S
12	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	5	$13,625.00	2004	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2004	FIVB C&S
15	0	0	0	0	1	4	9	1	0	$33,500.00	2005	FIVB
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2005	FIVB C&S
14	0	0	0	0	3	5	4	2	0	$38,025.00	2006	FIVB
16	0	0	0	1	1	6	3	4	1	$38,850.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
15	0	0	0	0	3	6	6	0	0	$38,750.00	2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	$4,950.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$600.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	4	$17,875.00	2009	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	4	$17,875.00
12	0	1	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	$40,800.00	2010	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	1	3	4	3	0	$40,800.00
12	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	3	1	$34,525.00	2011	FIVB	12	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	3	1	$34,525.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$10,075.00	2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$10,075.00
142	1	1	0	2	18	33	36	15	36	$272,167.50	Total	Total	44	0	1	0	1	4	11	12	7	8	$108,825.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	40	54.8%	13	17.8%	20	27.4%	53-20	72.6%	16	17.6%	14	15.4%	61	67.0%	16-75	17.6%	40-61	39.6%	29-34	46.0%	3	4	72-99	42.1%
2011-2012	15	45.5%	8	24.2%	10	30.3%	23-10	69.7%	8	17.0%	8	17.0%	31	66.0%	8-39	17.0%	15-31	32.6%	16-18	47.1%	2	3	33-52	38.8%
Against the Field	16	53.3%	7	23.3%	7	23.3%	23-7	76.7%	8	15.7%	8	15.7%	35	68.6%	8-43	15.7%	32-60	34.8%	30-30	50.0%	2	3	33-48	40.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	2	22	32	0	0	13	13	1	1	0	1	0	1	36	50
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	17	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	41
Total	0	0	3	3	25	38	0	0	30	35	1	1	0	1	0	1	72	99

Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 28-38 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-4
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	21-16, 21-16	0:38
8/6/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	26-24, 21-11	0:42
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool A	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:52
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-16, 21-14	0:41
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool J	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	19-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:52
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool A	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	21-15, 21-17	0:38
8/27/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 4	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13	Nummerdor/Schuil	9	24-22, 22-20	0:43
10/30/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Nummerdor/Schuil	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	4	21-14, 17-9 Retired	0:31
Trail the series against # 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/28/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-18, 21-17	0:38
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	10	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	21-18, 21-19	0:35
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Gavira/Herrera	8	Skarlund/Spinnangr	24	24-22, 21-16	0:38
7/4/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Gavira/Herrera	3	16-21, 24-22, 15-10	1:00
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18, Q6	22-20, 21-16	0:36
Series tied with # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-1
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Cerutti/Rego	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	21-18, 21-12	0:34
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Cerutti/Rego	1	14-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Gibb/Rosenthal	16	21-13, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Benes/Kubala	12	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	Erdmann/Matysik	11	21-15, 21-23, 16-14	0:55
Trail the series against # 13 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-5
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-18, 21-15	0:38
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	14-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:51
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-14, 24-22	0:44
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-15, 18-21, 15-8	0:49
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18, Q6	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-17, 21-16	0:37
8/15/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-2
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Boersma/Spijkers	18	Skarlund/Spinnangr	25	21-18, 21-15	0:39
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Boersma/Spijkers	26	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	14-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:50
Trail the series against # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-2
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Dollinger/Windscheif	15	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	21-18, 21-19	0:37
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	4	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	21-13, 17-21, 15-10	0:47
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Dollinger/Windscheif	3, Q1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # 16 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	18, Q3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-14, 21-23, 15-13	0:55
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Ces/Ces	28, Q2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	21-15, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Plavins/Smedins	17	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	21-18, 34-32	0:49
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Plavins/Smedins	16	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:48
8/6/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	Plavins/Smedins	20	21-15, 15-21, 15-13	0:49
Trail the series against # 20 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-4
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Klemperer/Koreng	12	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	21-18, 18-21, 17-15	0:59
7/4/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Klemperer/Koreng	11	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-16, 21-14	0:41
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	27-25, 21-15	0:46
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Klemperer/Koreng	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-16, 21-15	0:44
Series tied with # 21 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-2
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool Q	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	24	Skarlund/Spinnangr	25	21-19, 21-15	0:39
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	15	21-18, 21-16	0:38
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	24, Q7	21-17, 21-17	0:43
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool J	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	32, Q31	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Series tied with # 22 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-1
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	Koshkarev/Semenov	14	21-18, 2-0 Retired	0:20
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool N	Koshkarev/Semenov	12	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	18-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 23 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Chevallier/Heyer	24	22-20, 27-25	0:50
Series tied with # 25, Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	Skarlund/Spinnangr	24	21-12, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool K	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	31, Q11	16-21, 27-25, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/5/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13	Bogatov/Prokopiev	20	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 27, Q2 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Laciga/Weingart	25, Q7	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Redmann/Saxton	31, Q14	21-16, 21-19	0:32
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	21-16, 13-21, 15-6	0:43
Lead the series against # 31, Q30 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	Garcia/Marco	31, Q30	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
4/27/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	21-16, 21-12	0:36
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18, Q6	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	15	21-13, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # Q3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	24, Q7	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:56
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q24	Skarlund/Spinnangr	Q9	21-17, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # Q7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	Lario/Mesa	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Lario/Mesa	17	21-16, 20-22, 15-8	0:58
Lead the series against # Q8 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Boehm/Kapa	28, Q18	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # Q11 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	Jaani/Vesik	13	21-12, 21-10	0:32
Trail the series against # Q26 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 0-1
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski	31, Q32	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-17, 21-19	0:39