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 (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 Cape Town Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
Head to Head Results
Polte/Schoen trail the series against the field 4-10 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Polte/Schoen 17 21-13, 21-14 0:46
6/24/04FIVBGermany 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
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool B Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Polte/Schoen 18 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:02
6/26/05FIVBBerlin 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
10/20/05FIVBBrazil 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
6/23/05FIVBBerlin 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
6/30/05FIVBNorway 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
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool B Kjemperud/Skarlund 15 Polte/Schoen 18 24-22, 21-11 0:48
10/20/05FIVBBrazil 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
7/27/05FIVBFrance 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
8/26/05FIVBCanada 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
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 1 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 31 Polte/Schoen 18 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Hernandez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco 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
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool B Koshkarev/Prokopiev 31, Q12 Polte/Schoen 18 21-18, 21-17 0:38