Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2007
(10) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Hella Jurich - 33rd Rieke Brink-Abeler - 33rd
2004 Hella Jurich - Country Quota Rieke Brink-Abeler - Country Quota
2005 Hella Jurich - 13th Rieke Brink-Abeler - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-30/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 12 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/19-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam 12 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/12-16/2007 Espinho Open 11 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 5/30-6/3/2007 Seoul Open 10 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Singapore Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2007 Shanghai Open 8 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool G Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (23) Lost 18-21, 20-22 0:39
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool G Eiko Koizumi / Shinako Tanaka, Japan (26, Q10) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Thu, 7/12/2007 Pool G Leila Barros / Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil (7) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:37
Fri, 7/13/2007 Winner 2 Alexandra Moiseeva / Natalya Uryadova, Russia (29) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:39
Fri, 7/13/2007 Winner 3 Misty May-Treanor / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:35
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich trail the series against the field 35-45 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 13 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 21-15, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-4
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 4 Felisberta/Maestrini 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 21-10, 21-12 0:30
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-14, 17-21, 15-11 0:55
9/15/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-14, 22-20 0:44
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 16-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:49
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-3
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Tian/Wang 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-18, 23-21 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 4 Bede/Behar, Brazil 1-0
8/3/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool D Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 Bede/Behar 4 21-17, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Xue/Zhang, China 1-3
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Xue/Zhang 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-19, 21-16 0:40
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 # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-4
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-12, 21-14 0:33
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 18 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 21-19, 22-20 0:43
5/31/07FIVBSeoul Open Winner 1 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 23 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 21-18, 24-22 0:42
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 15-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Barros/Connelly, Brazil 2-5
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Barros/Connelly 7 21-17, 21-19 0:37
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Barros/Connelly 5 21-16, 14-21, 18-16 0:53
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 6 Barros/Connelly 7, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 21-13, 21-13 0:30
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Barros/Connelly 9 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 24 21-23, 21-13, 15-10 0:48
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 2 Barros/Connelly 7 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:53
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 4 Barros/Connelly 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-20, 21-16 0:42
6/8/05FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 3 Barros/Connelly 17, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q17 23-21, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 11, Q3 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 4 Salgado/Salgado 12, Q4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-17, 21-17 0:38
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Salgado/Salgado 13, Q9 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 12 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-2
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Antunes/Ribeiro 3 17-21, 21-18, 23-21 0:48
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 21-14, 21-18 0:34
5/25/05FIVBJapan Open Qualifier 2 Antunes/Ribeiro 4, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q16 21-12, 21-14 0:28
Trail the series against # 14 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 1-2
5/4/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-14, 21-18 0:35
10/27/06FIVBMexico Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 23, Q12 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 4 22-20, 21-18 0:44
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 Ludwig/Niedrig 27, Q8 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 0:58
Lead the series against # 15 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-2
5/25/07FIVBSingapore Open Contender 4 Kadijk/Mooren 21 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-17, 16-21, 21-19 0:55
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 # 18 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-2
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 6 Claasen/Roder 22 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-15, 19-21, 15-13 0:49
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Claasen/Roder 28, Q13 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 9-21, 15-11 0:44
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Claasen/Roder 23 21-18, 21-15 0:38
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 22 Claasen/Roder 27, Q7 21-19, 23-25, 15-13 1:08
10/19/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 24 Claasen/Roder 25, Q4 21-17, 21-18 0:32
Trail the series against # 20 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 1-3
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta 22 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
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
Lead the series against # 23 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 5-2
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Schwaiger/Schwaiger 23 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 21-18, 22-20 0:39
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 21 21-13, 20-22, 15-9 0:50
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 16 21-18, 21-12 0:37
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 21-18, 22-20 0:39
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool B Schwaiger/Schwaiger 18 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:48
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
Series tied with # 24 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 1-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Kuhn/Schwer 21 22-20, 21-18 0:44
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Kuhn/Schwer 15 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-14, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 26, Q10 Koizumi/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Koizumi/Tanaka 26, Q10 21-16, 21-17 0:40
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Koizumi/Tanaka 24, Q2 22-20, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 27 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
Lead the series against # 29 Moiseeva/Uryadova, Russia 2-0
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Moiseeva/Uryadova 29 21-18, 21-14 0:39
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Moiseeva/Uryadova 9 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-3
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool E Nystrom/Nystrom 28 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-20, 21-17 0:37
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nystrom/Nystrom 21, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:54
5/11/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 21-19, 21-17 0:40
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 20 Nystrom/Nystrom 29, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # Q5 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 4-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Gattelli/Perrotta 28, Q7 21-14, 21-17 0:37
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Gattelli/Perrotta 27, Q2 21-17, 21-10 0:32
5/26/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 21 Gattelli/Perrotta 20 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:58
5/12/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 Gattelli/Perrotta 9 21-23, 21-19, 15-8 1:03
6/15/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 2 Gattelli/Perrotta 26, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich Q30 21-17, 16-21, 15-7 0:49
Lead the series against # Q6 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
5/24/07FIVBSingapore Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Lessard/Maxwell 24, Q5 23-21, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # Q7 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 4-1
9/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Keizer/Leenstra 16 19-21, 22-20, 21-19 1:01
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 15 Keizer/Leenstra 25 25-23, 17-21, 15-7 0:51
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Keizer/Leenstra 11 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 26-24, 21-12 0:44
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 23 Keizer/Leenstra 25, Q3 23-21, 22-20 0:41
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 Keizer/Leenstra 22 21-18, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q24 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 1-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 Baburina/Osheyko 27, Q6 21-13, 21-17 0:31