Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2011
(29) 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 Grün
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 Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open Country Quota 0 US$0.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open Q10 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open 21 25th 60 US$2,000.00
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
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool D Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (4) Won 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool D Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Niles, United States (13) Lost 16-21, 14-21 0:28
Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool D Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (20) Lost 23-25, 10-21 0:34
Fri, 6/10/2011 Winner 1 Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy (25, Q8) Lost 21-23, 15-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Grun trail the series against the field 12-20 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 5 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 4 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Brink-Abeler/Grun 29 Keizer/Van Iersel 4 23-21, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 11, Q1 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 # 13 Fendrick/Niles, United States 0-2
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Fendrick/Niles 13 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29 21-16, 21-14 0:28
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Fendrick/Niles 16, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Grun 17 21-17, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 Lessard/Martin, Canada 0-1
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Lessard/Martin 20 Brink-Abeler/Grun 30, Q24 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29 25-23, 21-10 0:34
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Hajeckova/Skalnikova 20 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29, Q31 21-16, 15-21, 21-19 0:49
Series tied with # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-3
8/2/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Country Quota Kohler/Sude 30, Q21 Brink-Abeler/Grun 23-25, 21-19, 15-12 1:01
7/26/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Kohler/Sude Q18 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/7/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Grun Q31 Kohler/Sude 22-20, 21-17 0:40
5/25/10FIVBSeoul Open Country Quota Kohler/Sude Q12 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21-12, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q31 Martins/Santanna Q2 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Trail the series against # 25, Q8 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-2
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 25, Q8 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29 23-21, 21-15 0:37
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Gioria/Momoli 15 Brink-Abeler/Grun 17 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q19 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-1
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Grun Borger/Buthe 23-21, 21-16 0:39
4/26/11FIVBSanya Open Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Grun Q10 Borger/Buthe 22-20, 21-16 0:39
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 # Q11 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 0-1
4/27/11FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 3 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist 27, Q7 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q10 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Series tied with # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q22 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 # Q25 Campisi/Hopf, Spain 1-0
4/27/11FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q10 Campisi/Hopf Q23 21-15, 26-24 0:41