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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005

(18) Marvin Polte/Thorsten Schoen, Germany

Marvin Polte
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 5, 1976 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Paderborn

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Berlin 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$30,000.00

Thorsten Schoen
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 25, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nordhorn

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Berlin 2005)

Career Winnings:

US$29,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	7	US$53,500.00

Previous Cape Town Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	27, Q2	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	28	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	17	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	28, Q2	25th	56	US$3,250.00
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

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool B	Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (15)	Lost 22-24, 11-21	0:48
Thu, 11/24/2005	Pool B	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (2)	Lost 21-19, 21-23, 12-15	1:02
Fri, 11/25/2005	Pool B	Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (31, Q12)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:38

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$26,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$10,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	$17,000.00
Total	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	7	0	$53,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Marvin Polte												Thorsten Schoen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$5,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$8,400.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	$11,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	$8,500.00
16	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	8	0	$30,000.00	Total	11	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	7	0	$29,900.00

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
2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$6,000.00	4	4	50.0 %
2005	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	$47,500.00	12	17	41.4 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	7	0	$53,500.00	16	21	43.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Marvin Polte													Thorsten Schoen
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	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$3,000.00	2004	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$3,000.00
11	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	6	1	$27,000.00	2005	FIVB	9	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	5	0	$26,900.00
16	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	8	4	$30,000.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	7	0	$29,900.00

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	8	66.7%	1	8.3%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	7	30.4%	3	13.0%	13	56.5%	7-16	30.4%	8-13	38.1%	8-6	57.1%	0	2	16-21	43.2%
2004-2005	8	66.7%	1	8.3%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	7	30.4%	3	13.0%	13	56.5%	7-16	30.4%	8-13	38.1%	8-6	57.1%	0	2	16-21	43.2%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	2	18.2%	0	0.0%	9	81.8%	2-9	18.2%	4-14	22.2%	4-2	66.7%	0	2	4-10	28.6%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	13
Total	1	0	6	0	0	3	0	0	6	8	0	1	0	1	0	0	16	21

Head to Head Results
Polte/Schoen trail the series against the field 4-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Polte/Schoen	17	21-13, 21-14	0:46
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	1	Polte/Schoen	32, Q30	21-15, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Polte/Schoen	18	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:02
6/26/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Semi-Finals	Araujo/Magalhaes	2	Polte/Schoen	43	21-18, 21-14	0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Insfran/Marques	5	Polte/Schoen	28	21-15, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Polte/Schoen	43	Egger/Laciga	6	7-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	15	Polte/Schoen	18	21-14, 21-12 Retired	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-2
11/24/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	Polte/Schoen	18	24-22, 21-11	0:48
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	Polte/Schoen	28	21-19, 21-9	0:41
Lead the series against # 20 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Polte/Schoen	28, Q2	Gosch/Strauss	Q18	26-24, 21-16	0:48
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Polte/Schoen	17	Vorobyev/Zabuslayev	24, Q6	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
Trail the series against # 27, Q4 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	31	Polte/Schoen	18	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Hernandez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Polte/Schoen	27, Q2	Hernandez/Mussa	Q18	22-20, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 31, Q12 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
11/25/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool B	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	31, Q12	Polte/Schoen	18	21-18, 21-17	0:38