Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005
(18) 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: 10
Tournaments: 82
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: 6
Tournaments: 52
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)
Career Winnings: US$146,450.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB52000110114486422 US$292,900.00
Previous Espinho Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2005 Norway Grand Slam 14, Q5 17th 112 US$4,750.00
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
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/13/2005 Winner 1 Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (15) Lost 20-22, 21-19, 11-15 0:52
Wed, 7/13/2005 Contender 1 Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (31, Q15) Won 21-13, 15-21, 15-8 0:40
Thu, 7/14/2005 Contender 2 Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (17) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich lead the series against the field 10-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Tian/Wang 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 17-21, 15-10 0:51
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 6 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 21-19, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Pohl/Rau 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-17, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/25/05FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q16 21-12, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 10 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 Kadijk/Mooren 14 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/15/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 Bednarczuk/Pires 3 21-18, 16-21, 15-9 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Hakedal/Torlen 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 18 22-20, 19-21, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 4 Clarke/Gerlic 16 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 24-22, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 2 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 17 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 18 21-14, 21-18 0:36
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 19, Q4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Keizer/Leenstra 22 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/24/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q39 Arjona/Kadjo Q26 21-16, 13-21, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Bruschini/Lunardi, Italy 1-0
6/21/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Bruschini/Lunardi 21 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 31, Q15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
7/13/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 18 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 31, Q15 21-13, 15-21, 15-8 0:40
6/28/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 14, Q5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger Q12 21-17, 17-21, 15-8 0:47
Lead the series against # Q6 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/14/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 Garcia/Gaxiola 28, Q9 21-13, 21-19 0:32
Trail the series against # Q13 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
5/17/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 1 Lu/Ren Q17 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q16 16-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:50
Lead the series against # Q22 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q17 Barry/Lukiw Q16 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # Q32 Banck/Kaup, Germany 1-0
6/13/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Jurich 30, Q25 Banck/Kaup 21-15, 21-15 0:37