Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(19) 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: 20
Tournaments: 207
Career Wins: 2
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: 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
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192537Money
FIVB58000135101020171 US$291,850.00
FIVB C&S1100000000000 US$5,000.00
Overall59100135101020171 US$296,850.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Tarjei Skarlund - 13th Jorre Kjemperud - 13th
2007 Tarjei Skarlund - 5th Jorre Kjemperud - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 21 5th 360 US$8,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 21 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 18 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 30 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 9 25th 50 US$1,600.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/15/2008 Winner 1 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (14) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:44
Thu, 5/15/2008 Contender 1 Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (30, Q12) Won 21-18, 21-12 0:42
Fri, 5/16/2008 Contender 2 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (20, Q13) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 8-15 0:58
Head to Head Results
Kjemperud/Skarlund trail the series against the field 30-53 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 19 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-4
5/26/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 6 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-13, 21-14 0:39
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-19, 21-11 0:36
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-12, 21-17 0:37
6/11/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 21-18, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Marques/Solberg 8, Q1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 22-20, 21-18 0:48
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Marques/Solberg 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 15-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:58
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 3 Marques/Solberg 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-16, 29-31, 15-10 1:06
Trail the series against # 4 Wu/Xu, China 0-3
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-8, 21-16 0:36
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 1:06
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-15, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 5 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 21-18, 21-16 0:50
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-6
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-18, 12-21, 15-13 0:58
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 Araujo/Magalhaes 1 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:58
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-17, 21-18 0:43
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-18, 21-17 0:46
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 15 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 21-11, 21-19 0:40
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 15 26-24, 21-18 0:55
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool B Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 15 16-21, 21-17, 22-20 1:12
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-5
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 21-15, 21-10 0:36
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 16 By Forfeit  
9/29/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 27-25, 21-15 0:45
7/28/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 21-17, 21-14 0:43
6/23/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # 9 Lione/Varnier, Italy 2-2
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Lione/Varnier 14 21-17, 21-19 0:44
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Lione/Varnier 7 21-16, 21-16 0:33
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Lione/Varnier 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 21-18, 21-18 0:42
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Lione/Varnier 7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 1:03
Trail the series against # 10 Amore/Bizzotto, Italy 0-1
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Amore/Bizzotto 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund 18 21-16, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-2
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Brink/Dieckmann 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 21-15, 17-21, 15-10 0:59
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Brink/Dieckmann 2 21-13, 21-17 0:42
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-11, 21-16 0:44
Series tied with # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Doppler/Gartmayer 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 21-19, 21-19 0:47
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool H Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 Doppler/Gartmayer 9 21-19, 27-29, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 6 Cunha/Neto 7, Q1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-19, 21-19 0:50
Trail the series against # 14 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 15 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Kjemperud/Skarlund 23 Boersma/Ronnes 26, Q14 21-14, 21-19 0:35
9/9/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Winner 3 Boersma/Ronnes 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 25-23, 25-23 0:49
Series tied with # 16 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-1
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 Heuscher/Heyer 6 21-18, 22-20 0:44
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 19-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 3-5
5/2/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Herrera/Mesa 12 21-17, 23-21 0:43
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Herrera/Mesa 12 23-21, 21-13 0:39
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Herrera/Mesa 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-16, 17-21, 16-14 1:03
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-18, 20-22, 15-11 0:54
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 22-20, 21-16 0:42
9/10/05FIVB C&SMadeira Challenger Semi-Finals Herrera/Mesa 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 1 23-25, 10-21 0:40
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:50
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 24-22, 16-21, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 20, Q13 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-2
5/16/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 20, Q13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 21-18, 19-21, 15-8 0:58
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Fuerbringer/Jennings 28, Q8 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 22-20, 21-18 0:45
Trail the series against # 21 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 8 21-18, 21-16 0:39
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 6 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:55
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Kais/Vesik 6 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool A "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund 16 23-21, 21-23, 15-13 1:06
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23, Q3 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 21-14, 21-15 0:42
Trail the series against # 25, Q8 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 0-1
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool Y Dugrip/Gagliano 37 Kjemperud/Skarlund 36 21-15, 18-21, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 26 Li/Zhou, China 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool H Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 Li/Zhou 25 21-17, 21-17 0:44
7/14/06FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Li/Zhou 21, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 27 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 2-0
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Plavins/Samoilovs 21 21-13, 21-19 0:33
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 30, Q52 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 28, Q14 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Kjemperud/Skarlund 24 Pedrosa/Rosas 25, Q6 21-19, 21-17 0:54
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 Pedrosa/Rosas 19 17-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 29, Q10 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 0-1
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Goranson/Hoidalen 32 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 19 Ces/Ces 30, Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:42
Lead the series against # 31, Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 11 Henriquez/Hernandez 27, Q15 21-17, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # Q3 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 30 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 1:00
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-23, 15-8 0:57
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 3-1
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Kjemperud/Skarlund 18 Cadieux/Heese 17 21-18, 21-11 0:41
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 17 Cadieux/Heese 21 26-24, 21-14 1:01
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 Cadieux/Heese 25 21-17, 21-18 0:45
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Cadieux/Heese 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-19, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q1 24-22, 21-18 0:48
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 15 Lochhead/Pitman 18, Q4 23-21, 21-14 0:40
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q11 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
Series tied with # Q9 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Berg/Brinkborg 18 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 24-22, 24-22 0:52
Trail the series against # Q15 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 0-1
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kubala/Pavlas 26, Q7 Kjemperud/Skarlund 18 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # Q17 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool B Kjemperud/Skarlund 15 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 31, Q12 21-14, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # Q19 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-2
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 12 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-15, 21-15 0:39
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 21-19, 21-14 0:56