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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 28 - July 2, 2005

(14, Q5) Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$166,960.00

Hella Jürich
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokio

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$146,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	52	0	0	0	1	10	1	14	4	8	6	4	2	2	US$292,900.00

Previous Stavanger Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	12	13th	300	US$10,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	30, Q25	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	Q17	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	Q16	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	Q16	41st	12	US$0.00
FIVB	9/20-25/2004	Brazil Open	Q12	33rd	18	US$0.00

Norway Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/28/2005	Qualifier 1	Pia Hove / Mette Jensen Flugge, Denmark (Q28)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:29
Tue, 6/28/2005	Qualifier 2	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (Q12)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-8	0:47
Wed, 6/29/2005	Winner 1	Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (19, Q4)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:39
Wed, 6/29/2005	Contender 1	Annie Martin / Marie-Christine Pruneau, Canada (30)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:32
Thu, 6/30/2005	Contender 2	Stephanie Pohl / Okka Rau, Germany (4)	Lost 17-21, 11-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 9-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	6	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	21-19, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	21-17, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	Kadijk/Mooren	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 8 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	Bednarczuk/Pires	3	21-18, 16-21, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # 17 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q39	Arjona/Kadjo	Q26	21-16, 13-21, 21-19	0:49
Trail the series against # 18 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Clarke/Gerlic	16	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	24-22, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 19, Q4 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	19, Q4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	Garcia/Gaxiola	28, Q9	21-13, 21-19	0:32
Lead the series against # 30 Martin/Pruneau, Canada 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	Martin/Pruneau	30	21-19, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/25/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	4, Q1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q16	21-12, 21-14	0:28
Trail the series against Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-2
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Barros/Connelly	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	22-20, 21-16	0:42
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Barros/Connelly	17, Q1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q17	23-21, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # Q1 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	Keizer/Leenstra	22	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q12	21-17, 17-21, 15-8	0:47
Trail the series against # Q19 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
5/17/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Lu/Ren	Q17	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q16	16-21, 21-15, 17-15	0:50
Lead the series against # Q21 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q17	Barry/Lukiw	Q16	21-17, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # Q28 Hove/Jensen Flugge, Denmark 1-0
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	Hove/Jensen Flugge	Q28	21-13, 21-15	0:29