Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Phuket Thailand Open powered by PTT
November 2 - 7, 2010
(21) Rieke Brink-Abeler/Angelina Grun, Germany
 
Rieke Brink-Abeler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 11, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Emsdetten
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)
Career Winnings: US$166,960.00
Angelina GrĂ¼n
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 2, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 18
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Kristiansand 2010)
Career Winnings: US$15,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB180000100032318 US$30,100.00
Previous Phuket Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Hella Jurich - 9th Did not play
2007 Hella Jurich - 4th Did not play
2009 Claudia Lubetz - Country Quota Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/26-31/2010 Sanya Open 17 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-14/2010 Kristiansand Open 24, Q6 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 30, Q24 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Q26 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q31 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam Q31 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
Phuket Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/4/2010 Winner 1 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (12) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:43
Thu, 11/4/2010 Contender 1 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (28, Q20) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Grun trail the series against the field 7-13 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 30, Q24 21-15, 21-9 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29, Q31 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Kolocova/Slukova 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 5 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 8 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 8 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 21-11, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 12 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21 21-18, 21-18 0:43
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 13 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29, Q31 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Series tied with # 13 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Grun 30, Q24 Baquerizo/Fernandez 19, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q7 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q26 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 17 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Huang/Yue 21 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 18 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Gioria/Momoli 15 Brink-Abeler/Grun 17 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 25, Q3 Boulton/Johns, England 1-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Boulton/Johns 26 21-14, 21-13 0:30
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Boulton/Johns 31, Q18 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q31 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:51
Trail the series against # 28, Q20 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 1 Borger/Buthe 28, Q20 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-1
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Fendrick/Niles 16, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Grun 17 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q6 Huttermann/Schumacher, Germany 0-2
8/16/10FIVBAland Open Country Quota Huttermann/Schumacher 31, Q18 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21-18, 21-17 0:43
4/19/10FIVBBrasilia Open Country Quota Huttermann/Schumacher Q29 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21-18, 24-26, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # Q9 Mizoe/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
7/20/10FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 30, Q24 Mizoe/Tanaka Q8 21-17, 21-15  
Lead the series against # Q21 Iatika/Pata, Vanuatu 1-0
8/10/10FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Iatika/Pata Q22 21-13, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # Q22 Wang/Zhang, China 1-0
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Grun 17 Wang/Zhang 32 21-15, 21-15 0:31