Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Phuket Thailand Open
November 1 - 5, 2006
(6) 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 Phuket Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open 4 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/13-17/2006 Portugal Open 8 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 8/2-5/2006 Austria Grand Slam 20 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 7/25-29/2006 Paris Grand Slam 12 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/19-22/2006 St. Petersburg Open 6 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/4-8/2006 France Open 15 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2006 Norway Grand Slam 15 9th 320 US$7,750.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam 19 25th 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 5/24-28/2006 China Open 21 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/10-14/2006 Italian Open 23 9th 240 US$6,000.00
Thailand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 1 Nancy Reynolds / April Ross, United States (27, Q7) Won 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:58
Thu, 11/2/2006 Winner 2 Tereza Petrova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (11) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 11/3/2006 Winner 3 Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (3) Lost 29-31, 11-21 0:47
Fri, 11/3/2006 Contender 4 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (10) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 13-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich trail the series against the field 13-14 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 2 Tian/Wang 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 21-16, 18-21, 15-8 0:50
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Tian/Wang 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 21-17, 15-21, 16-14 0:54
Trail the series against # 3 Xue/Zhang, China 1-2
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 3 Xue/Zhang 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 31-29, 21-11 0:47
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Xue/Zhang 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 21-9, 21-17 0:34
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Xue/Zhang 4 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 3 Hakedal/Torlen 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 4 21-17, 18-21, 15-7 1:03
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Hakedal/Torlen 13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 26-28, 21-17, 15-13 1:01
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 # 5 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-3
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 22-20, 21-17 0:36
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
Trail the series against # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 0-1
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Petrova/Skalnikova 11 21-15, 21-18 0:39
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 4 Petrova/Skalnikova 13 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:58
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Petrova/Skalnikova 31, Q22 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:43
Trail the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Cook/Sanderson, Australia 0-1
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 4 Cook/Sanderson 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 21-15, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-1
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Kadijk/Mooren 8 21-19, 14-21, 18-16 0:53
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 1 Kadijk/Mooren 14 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 19 21-18, 21-19 0:36
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 24 Kadijk/Mooren 7 21-14, 21-14 0:29
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 # 20 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-0
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 12 22-20, 21-17 0:40
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 Yanchulova/Yanchulova 17 21-18, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 22 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Koizumi/Tanaka 24, Q2 22-20, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Reynolds/Ross, United States 1-0
11/2/06FIVBThailand Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Reynolds/Ross 27, Q7 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # Q1 Zhang/Zuo, China 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Zhang/Zuo 18 23-21, 21-23, 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # Q8 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
10/26/06FIVBMexico Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 4 Campisi/Lozano 29, Q14 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:51