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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007

(9) Jorre Kjemperud/Tarjei Skarlund, Norway

Jorre André Kjemperud
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1968 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Drammen

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

207

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Berlin 1998)

Career Winnings:

US$426,730.00

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:

Tournaments:

148

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Porto Santo 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Stavanger 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$286,217.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	37	Money
FIVB	58	0	0	0	1	3	5	10	10	20	1	7	1	US$291,850.00
FIVB C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$5,000.00
Overall	59	1	0	0	1	3	5	10	10	20	1	7	1	US$296,850.00

Previous Kristiansand Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	24	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	36	37th	40	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	19	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	23	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	10	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	9	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	16	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	11	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	8	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	10	5th	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	10	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	14	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2006	Mexico Open	17	7th	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2006	Vitória Open	17	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	12	17th	120	US$3,000.00

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/9/2007	Winner 1	Bjorn Berg / Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden (24)	Lost 22-24, 22-24	0:52
Thu, 8/9/2007	Contender 1	Michal Biza / Martin Lebl, Czech Republic (25, Q9)	Lost 19-21, 22-24	0:44

Head to Head Results
Kjemperud/Skarlund trail the series against the field 21-43 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 15 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
5/26/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 6	Rego/Santos	1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-13, 21-14	0:39
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 3	Rego/Santos	1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-19, 21-11	0:36
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Rego/Santos	1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	21-12, 21-17	0:37
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Contender 5	Rego/Santos	1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	21-18, 21-13	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-6
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	21-18, 12-21, 15-13	0:58
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	Araujo/Magalhaes	1	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:58
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-17, 21-18	0:43
6/22/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	21-18, 21-17	0:46
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	21-11, 21-19	0:40
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	26-24, 21-18	0:55
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	16-21, 21-17, 22-20	1:12
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Araujo/Magalhaes	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-16, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	1:06
8/10/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 2	Wu/Xu	5	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-15, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Marques/Solberg	8, Q1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	22-20, 21-18	0:48
7/20/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Marques/Solberg	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	15-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:58
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 3	Marques/Solberg	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-16, 29-31, 15-10	1:06
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Brink/Dieckmann	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	21-15, 17-21, 15-10	0:59
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-13, 21-17	0:42
6/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-11, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool Y	Baracetti/Conde	12	Kjemperud/Skarlund	36	21-15, 21-17	0:39
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Baracetti/Conde	13	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Series tied with # 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Reckermann/Urbatzka	10	Kjemperud/Skarlund	23	24-22, 22-20	0:41
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	13	Reckermann/Urbatzka	20	21-14, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-5
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 4	Herrera/Mesa	11	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-16, 17-21, 16-14	1:03
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Herrera/Mesa	13	21-18, 20-22, 15-11	0:54
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Herrera/Mesa	14	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	22-20, 21-16	0:42
9/10/05	FIVB C&S	Madeira Challenger	Semi-Finals	Herrera/Mesa	2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	1	23-25, 10-21	0:40
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	20	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	21-14, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	16	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	24-22, 16-21, 15-10	0:52
Series tied with # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Doppler/Gartmayer	9	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	21-19, 21-19	0:47
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	Doppler/Gartmayer	9	21-19, 27-29, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 13 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-2
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Brenha/Maia	12	Kjemperud/Skarlund	13	17-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:53
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Brenha/Maia	13	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	21-15, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17	Kjemperud/Skarlund	16	23-21, 21-23, 15-13	1:06
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	23, Q3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	21-14, 21-15	0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Li/Zhou, China 2-0
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	Li/Zhou	25	21-17, 21-17	0:44
7/14/06	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	Li/Zhou	21, Q10	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
9/28/06	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	De Gruijter/Ronnes	16	21-16, 21-23, 15-8	0:57
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-1
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	17	Cadieux/Heese	21	26-24, 21-14	1:01
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	Cadieux/Heese	25	21-17, 21-18	0:45
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Cadieux/Heese	21	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-19, 24-22	0:44
Series tied with # 19 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-2
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	Lione/Varnier	14	21-17, 21-19	0:44
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Lione/Varnier	7	21-16, 21-16	0:33
8/4/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool H	Lione/Varnier	8	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	21-18, 21-18	0:42
6/17/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Lione/Varnier	7	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	23-21, 19-21, 15-11	1:03
Trail the series against # 21 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
6/30/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Goranson/Hoidalen	32	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	20-22, 21-15, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 22, Q5 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool Y	Dugrip/Gagliano	37	Kjemperud/Skarlund	36	21-15, 18-21, 16-14	0:56
Trail the series against # 23 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 0-2
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Leinemann/VanHuizen	22	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	21-19, 21-15	0:42
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Leinemann/VanHuizen	22, Q3	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 24 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 0-1
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Berg/Brinkborg	24	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	24-22, 24-22	0:52
Trail the series against # 25, Q9 Biza/Lebl, Czech Republic 0-1
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Biza/Lebl	25, Q9	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	21-19, 24-22	0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 2-0
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 2	Kjemperud/Skarlund	11	Plavins/Samoilovs	21	21-13, 21-19	0:33
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	19	Plavins/Samoilovs	30, Q52	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Series tied with # 27 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 1-1
6/21/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	Alvarez/Munder	32, Q13	Kjemperud/Skarlund	16	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:54
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Alvarez/Munder	26, Q10	21-18, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # Q1 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Kjemperud/Skarlund	24	Pedrosa/Rosas	25, Q6	21-19, 21-17	0:54
5/2/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	Pedrosa/Rosas	19	17-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-1
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q1	24-22, 21-18	0:48
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	Lochhead/Pitman	18, Q4	23-21, 21-14	0:40
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q11	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51