Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(28, Q2) Marvin Polte/Thorsten Schoen, Germany
 
Marvin Polte
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 5, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Paderborn
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 16
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Berlin 2005)
Career Winnings: US$30,000.00
Thorsten Schoen
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 25, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Nordhorn
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 11
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Berlin 2005)
Career Winnings: US$29,900.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB100001001017 US$53,500.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 23 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 18 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 43 4th 700 US$26,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 30, Q8 25th 36 US$2,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 1 Mathieu Daguerre / Gregory Gagliano, France (Q31) Won 24-22, 21-18 0:52
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 2 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (Q18) Won 26-24, 21-16 0:48
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (5) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:41
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 1 Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (21) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Polte/Schoen trail the series against the field 8-12 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Polte/Schoen 43 21-18, 21-14 0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Rego/Santos 1 Polte/Schoen 32, Q30 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-2
6/26/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Bronze Medal Brink/Schneider 13 Polte/Schoen 43 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:05
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Brink/Schneider 19 Polte/Schoen 30, Q8 21-16, 23-21 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 5 Polte/Schoen 28, Q2 21-16, 21-16 0:41
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 3 Polte/Schoen 30, Q8 21-19, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Polte/Schoen 43 Egger/Laciga 6 7-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 13 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 15 Polte/Schoen 18 21-14, 21-12 Retired 0:37
Series tied with # 14 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 10 Polte/Schoen 23 21-16, 21-11 0:38
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 5 Polte/Schoen 43 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 31 21-19, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Polte/Schoen 43 Schacht/Slack 11 19-21, 21-15, 15-12 1:07
Trail the series against # 21 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-2
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 21 Polte/Schoen 28, Q2 21-14, 21-18 0:35
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Polte/Schoen 43 Arkaev/Barsuk 14 12-21, 23-21, 15-11 0:58
6/25/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 17, Q9 Polte/Schoen 32, Q30 22-20, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Blanton/Wong, United States 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 1 Polte/Schoen 43 Blanton/Wong 22 21-12, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q10 Polte/Schoen 23 10-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # Q13 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 31 Polte/Schoen 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q14 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/23/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Polte/Schoen 32, Q30 Hernandez/Papaleo Q3 21-17, 22-24, 15-13 1:04
Lead the series against # Q18 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Polte/Schoen 28, Q2 Gosch/Strauss Q18 26-24, 21-16 0:48
Lead the series against # Q31 Daguerre/Gagliano, France 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Polte/Schoen 28, Q2 Daguerre/Gagliano Q31 24-22, 21-18 0:52