Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(22) 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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Martin Spinnangr - 9th Tarjei Skarlund - 9th
2011 Martin Spinnangr - 37th Tarjei Skarlund - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 22 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 18 17th 120 US$2,800.00
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
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool O Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (11) Lost 15-21, 28-30 0:46
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool O Marcio Araujo / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (6) Won 19-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:45
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool O Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (27, Q26) Won 21-12, 16-21, 15-7 0:43
Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 2 Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (8) Lost 20-22, 21-18, 14-16 1:02
Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 32-55 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 17 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-18, 21-12 0:34
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Cerutti/Rego 1 14-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 18-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 Araujo/Solberg 6 19-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:45
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Araujo/Solberg 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 21-23, 21-13, 15-9 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-5
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-12, 21-18 0:34
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
Series tied with # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 8 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 22-20, 18-21, 16-14 1:02
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Erdmann/Matysik 11 21-15, 21-23, 16-14 0:55
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-11, 21-15 0:30
Lead the series against # 10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-6
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 21-15, 30-28 0:46
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-18, 21-15 0:38
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
Trail the series against # 12 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-2
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Spijkers 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr 25 21-18, 21-15 0:39
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Boersma/Spijkers 26 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-18, 34-32 0:49
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Plavins/Smedins 16 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
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 # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-2
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 21-18, 21-19 0:37
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 # 16 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
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 # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 21-17 0:38
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 10 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-18, 21-19 0:35
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Gavira/Herrera 8 Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 24-22, 21-16 0:38
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 # 18 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Wu/Xu 8 24-22, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 Lochhead/Pitman 25 21-18, 28-26 0:46
Series tied with # 20, 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q13 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 # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:53
Lead the series against # 25 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 # 26, Q2 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-2
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Laciga/Weingart 27, Q3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 21-18, 21-13 0:40
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 # 27, Q26 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool O Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 Hernandez/Villafane 27, Q26 21-12, 16-21, 15-7 0:43
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 21-16, 13-21, 15-6 0:43
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
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
Series tied with # 30 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 Koshkarev/Semenov 14 21-18, 2-0 Retired 0:20
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 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-5
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 22 21-18, 21-9 0:36
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool Q Insfran/Schmidt 8 Skarlund/Spinnangr 25 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:58
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 21-11, 28-26 0:44
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 25-23, 22-20 0:53
Trail the series against # Q1 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-4
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
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-16, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 21-16, 21-12 0:36
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 21-13, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 21-12, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 16-21, 27-25, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # Q7 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q14 21-16, 21-19 0:32
Trail the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 18, Q3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-14, 21-23, 15-13 0:55
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Ces/Ces 28, Q2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # Q15 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 Lario/Mesa 19 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
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 # Q16 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Boehm/Kapa 28, Q18 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # Q23 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 0-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q30 Abreu/Silva, Angola 1-0
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 Abreu/Silva 29 21-8, 21-7 0:36