Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$404,500 FIVB World Championships presented by Swatch
October 14 - 19, 2003
(45) Andreas Gilbertsson/Robert Svensson, Sweden
 
Andreas Gilbertsson
Sweden
Photo: Simon Dahl
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 28, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Ronneby
Seasons: 3
Tournaments: 19
Career Best: 19th (FIVB C&S Athens 2003)
Career FIVB WT Best: 25th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$3,187.50
Robert Svensson
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 26, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Huddinge
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 54
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$25,312.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192533374157Money
FIVB18000000000025191 US$5,875.00
FIVB C&S1000000000100000 US$500.00
Overall19000000000125191 US$6,375.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam Q24 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open Q21 33rd 18 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 8/19-24/2003 Greece Challenger 8 19th 12 US$500.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam Q25 41st 16 US$0.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 31 25th 30 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam Q36 33rd 36 US$0.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open Q31 41st 10 US$0.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open Q31 41st 10 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 10/14/2003 Pool D Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden (21) Lost 19-21, 15-21 0:45
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool D Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain (28) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:38
Wed, 10/15/2003 Pool D Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Won 21-15, 10-21, 15-12 0:59
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999World ChampionshipsMarseille Did not play Mattias Magnusson - 57th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Did not play Bjorn Berg - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/14-19/2003 Rio de Janeiro World Championships 45 37th 80 US$1,875.00
Head to Head Results
Gilbertsson/Svensson trail the series against the field 5-11 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 1-0
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Gilbertsson/Svensson 45 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 21-15, 10-21, 15-12 0:59
Trail the series against # 5 Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Gilbertsson/Svensson 31 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 9 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Gilbertsson/Svensson 31 21-13, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Gilbertsson/Svensson 31 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 21 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 0-1
10/14/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Berg/Dahl 21 Gilbertsson/Svensson 45 21-19, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 26 Prosser/Williams, Australia 0-1
7/31/03FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Prosser/Williams 28, Q8 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q25 21-12, 21-11 0:26
Series tied with # 27 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q36 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson Q4 21-18, 22-20 0:46
6/5/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 2 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q2 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q31 16-21, 21-16, 22-20 1:06
Trail the series against # 28 Bosma/Herrera, Spain 0-1
10/15/03FIVBRio de Janeiro World Championships Pool D Bosma/Herrera 28 Gilbertsson/Svensson 45 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Lead the series against # 33 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/4/02FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q45 Gartmayer/Nowotny Q13 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 35 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 0-1
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Klemperer/Rademacher 29, Q13 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q36 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 39 Ahmann/Hager, Germany 0-1
9/18/03FIVBUnited States Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Ahmann/Hager Q9 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q24 21-12, 15-21, 15-9 0:50
Trail the series against # 40 Kogel/Mulder, Netherlands 0-1
6/19/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Kogel/Mulder 23, Q2 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q31 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 41 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q21 21-16, 21-10 0:36
Lead the series against # 43 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
9/4/03FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 2 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q21 Shiratori/Watanabe Q12 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
Lead the series against # 44 Asahi/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Gilbertsson/Svensson Q31 Asahi/Nishimura Q34 23-21, 21-13 0:44