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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 6, 2007

(8) 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 Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Hella Jurich - 41st	Rieke Brink-Abeler - 41st
2006	Hella Jurich - 9th	Rieke Brink-Abeler - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/1-5/2006	Thailand Open	6	9th	240	US$6,000.00
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

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/3/2007	Winner 1	Daniela Gioria / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (25, Q2)	Won 16-21, 21-17, 18-16	1:02
Thu, 5/3/2007	Winner 2	Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (9)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:37
Fri, 5/4/2007	Winner 3	Jia Tian / Jie Wang, China (1)	Lost 18-21, 21-23	0:41
Fri, 5/4/2007	Contender 4	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (22)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:35

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	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0	3	$45,800.00	23	21	52.3 %
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	0	0	2	0	$76,300.00	28	23	54.9 %
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	29	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	3	5	2	8	$128,100.00	59	51	53.6 %

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
12	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	3	$22,900.00	2005	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	4	5	0	3	$22,900.00
11	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	2	0	$38,150.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	2	0	$38,150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,000.00
31	0	0	0	0	3	11	6	2	9	$65,310.00	Total	Total	29	0	0	0	0	3	11	5	2	8	$64,050.00

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%
2006-2007	37	60.7%	15	24.6%	9	14.8%	52-9	85.2%	7	14.0%	8	16.0%	35	70.0%	7-43	14.0%	37-35	51.4%	22-17	56.4%	1	0	60-52	53.6%
Against the Field	38	61.3%	15	24.2%	9	14.5%	53-9	85.5%	5	9.1%	13	23.6%	37	67.3%	5-50	9.1%	76-72	51.4%	40-44	47.6%	0	1	58-59	49.6%

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 trail the series against the field 27-30 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	21-18, 23-21	0:41
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Winner 2	Tian/Wang	2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	21-16, 18-21, 15-8	0:50
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool B	Tian/Wang	2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 1-2
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	31-29, 21-11	0:47
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 6	Xue/Zhang	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	21-9, 21-17	0:34
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Xue/Zhang	4	21-16, 20-22, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-5
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 6	Barros/Connelly	7, Q1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	21-13, 21-13	0:30
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Barros/Connelly	9	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	24	21-23, 21-13, 15-10	0:48
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 # 4 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-2
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	21-14, 21-18	0:34
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 # 5 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-3
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 3	Hakedal/Torlen	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	4	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	1:03
8/3/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	Hakedal/Torlen	13	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	20	26-28, 21-17, 15-13	1:01
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	18	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-3
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	14	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	22-20, 21-17	0:36
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
Series tied with # 9 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-1
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	9	21-13, 21-14	0:37
11/3/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Contender 4	Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza	10	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 10 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Salgado/Salgado	12, Q4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-17, 21-17	0:38
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
Lead the series against # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-2
9/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 6	Claasen/Roder	22	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	21-15, 19-21, 15-13	0:49
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Contender 1	Claasen/Roder	28, Q13	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	21-16, 9-21, 15-11	0:44
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	Claasen/Roder	23	21-18, 21-15	0:38
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	22	Claasen/Roder	27, Q7	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:08
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	24	Claasen/Roder	25, Q4	21-17, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Petrova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 3-0
11/2/06	FIVB	Thailand Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	Petrova/Skalnikova	11	21-15, 21-18	0:39
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	4	Petrova/Skalnikova	13	21-19, 17-21, 15-12	0:58
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Petrova/Skalnikova	31, Q22	21-17, 15-21, 15-10	0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 4-1
9/16/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Keizer/Leenstra	16	19-21, 22-20, 21-19	1:01
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Keizer/Leenstra	25	25-23, 17-21, 15-7	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 14 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-2
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Nystrom/Nystrom	21, Q3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	21-16, 19-21, 15-12	0:54
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-19, 21-17	0:40
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 # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-1
7/7/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Kadijk/Mooren	8	21-19, 14-21, 18-16	0:53
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadijk/Mooren	14	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	19	21-18, 21-19	0:36
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	24	Kadijk/Mooren	7	21-14, 21-14	0:29
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 # 16 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 4-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	16	21-18, 21-12	0:37
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	21-18, 22-20	0:39
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool B	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	18	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
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 # 18 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 1-0
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	Moiseeva/Uryadova	9	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 22 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
5/4/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	22	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	21-14, 21-18	0:35
10/27/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	23, Q12	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	4	22-20, 21-18	0:44
5/26/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	21	Ludwig/Niedrig	27, Q8	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Gioria/Perrotta, Italy 1-0
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Gioria/Perrotta	25, Q2	16-21, 21-17, 18-16	1:02
Lead the series against # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Jursone/Minusa	25, Q6	21-15, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 1-0
10/26/06	FIVB	Mexico Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	4	Campisi/Lozano	29, Q14	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # Q4 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Koizumi/Tanaka	24, Q2	22-20, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # Q11 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	Baburina/Osheyko	27, Q6	21-13, 21-17	0:31