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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Nokia
August 3 - 6, 2005

(20) 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 Klagenfurt Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	23	13th	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	18	17th	80	US$3,000.00
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

Austria Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/4/2005	Winner 1	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (13, Q9)	Lost 18-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:54
Thu, 8/4/2005	Contender 1	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (29, Q4)	Won 21-16, 21-18	0:34
Thu, 8/4/2005	Contender 2	Shaylyn Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (3)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich trail the series against the field 11-15 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 2	Bede/Behar	3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	20	21-16, 21-12	0:31
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-3
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barros/Connelly	7	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-16, 15-21, 15-12	0:53
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 # 8 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
Trail the series against # 11 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
Trail the series against # 13, Q9 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q9	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	20	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 15 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-14, 21-19	0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	18	21-14, 21-18	0:36
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
Trail the series against # 18 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	18	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-0
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	Keizer/Leenstra	25, Q3	23-21, 22-20	0:41
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	Keizer/Leenstra	22	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 26 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
Lead the series against # 27 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
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 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 # 29, Q4 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	20	Nystrom/Nystrom	29, Q4	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 31 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	18	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	31, Q15	21-13, 15-21, 15-8	0:40
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 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
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against # Q13 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 # Q16 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
Lead the series against # Q24 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