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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Canada Open
August 24 - 28, 2005

(6) Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany

Rieke Brink-Abeler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 11, 1979 (45 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 (44 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 Montréal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	20	17th	112	US$4,750.00
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

Canada Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/25/2005	Winner 1	Annie Martin / Marie-Christine Pruneau, Canada (27)	Won 21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
Thu, 8/25/2005	Winner 2	Sanne Keizer / Marrit Leenstra, Netherlands (11)	Lost 24-26, 12-21	0:44
Fri, 8/26/2005	Contender 2	Susanne Lahme / Danja Musch, Germany (5)	Lost 11-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:46

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$21,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	4	5	0	$101,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	0	0	0	1	8	1	9	2	4	1	0	$170,200.00
Total	52	0	0	0	1	10	1	14	4	8	6	0	$292,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Rieke Brink-Abeler												Hella Jurich
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$13,150.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$10,750.00
29	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	6	0	$54,900.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	2	5	4	5	0	$50,600.00
50	0	0	0	1	10	11	10	2	0	$98,910.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	32	0	0	0	1	9	11	4	1	0	$85,100.00
82	0	0	0	1	12	18	15	8	0	$166,960.00	Total	52	0	0	0	1	11	18	8	6	0	$146,450.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
2004	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %
2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	3	$38,300.00	20	17	54.1 %
Total	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	8	$38,300.00	26	22	54.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Rieke Brink-Abeler													Hella Jurich
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,260.00	2002	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2004	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	3	$19,150.00	2005	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	3	$19,150.00
17	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	9	$20,410.00	Total	Total	15	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	8	$19,150.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	76	65.0%	26	22.2%	15	12.8%	102-15	87.2%	12	12.8%	22	23.4%	60	63.8%	12-82	12.8%	76-60	55.9%	38-37	50.7%	1	2	115-99	53.7%
2004-2005	17	65.4%	6	23.1%	3	11.5%	23-3	88.5%	3	12.0%	8	32.0%	14	56.0%	3-22	12.0%	17-14	54.8%	9-11	45.0%	0	0	26-25	51.0%
Against the Field	22	56.4%	11	28.2%	6	15.4%	33-6	84.6%	3	8.6%	8	22.9%	24	68.6%	3-32	8.6%	44-46	48.9%	28-28	50.0%	1	0	37-37	50.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	1	4	1	16	17	0	0	6	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	37
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	1	8	5	0	0	0	0	40	26	0	1	0	1	0	0	79	59
Total	6	2	12	6	19	17	0	0	48	41	0	1	0	1	0	0	115	99

Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich lead the series against the field 11-8 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3, Q1 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Lahme/Musch, Germany 0-1
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 2	Lahme/Musch	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	21-11, 18-21, 15-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Keizer/Leenstra	11	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	26-24, 21-12	0:44
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
Lead the series against # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 # 18 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	Barrera/Hamzaoui	10	22-24, 21-15, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 27 Martin/Pruneau, Canada 2-0
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	Martin/Pruneau	27	21-14, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
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 # 28 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q5 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
Trail the series against 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