Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 25 - 29, 2007
(8) 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 Fortaleza Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/14-18/2007 Aland Open 8 7th 300 US$8,000.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2007 Kristiansand Open 10 5th 300 US$8,800.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 12 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2007 Gstaad World Championships 11 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open 7 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 10 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 1 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (25) Won 29-27, 21-15 0:46
Wed, 9/26/2007 Winner 2 Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (9, Q1) Lost 13-21, 19-21 0:32
Thu, 9/27/2007 Contender 2 Dalixia Fernandez Grasset / Tamara Larrea Peraza, Cuba (10) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich lead the series against the field 33-31 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 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 0-5
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Felisberta/Maestrini 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 25-23, 21-14 0:44
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 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 1-3
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 5 Antunes/Ribeiro 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-18, 21-11 0:46
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 # 5 Branagh/Youngs, United States 0-1
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Branagh/Youngs 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 6 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-3
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Ludwig/Niedrig 5 21-15, 21-19 0:39
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 4 Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 21-16, 21-19 0:39
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 # 7 Bede/Behar, Brazil 2-0
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Bede/Behar 7 21-18, 14-7 Retired 0:37
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 # 9, Q1 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-3
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 9, Q1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-13, 21-19 0:32
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 # 10 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza, Cuba 1-3
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 21-16, 21-13 0:39
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool E Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 21 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 12 22-24, 21-15, 15-10 0:55
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 9 21-13, 21-14 0:37
11/3/06FIVBThailand Open Contender 4 Fernandez Grasset/Larrea Peraza 10 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 6 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:52
Series tied with # 11 Claasen/Roder, Germany 3-3
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Claasen/Roder 30 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 16-21, 31-29, 16-14 1:06
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
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 3-1
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Kuhn/Schwer 25, Q3 21-12, 27-25 0:45
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Kuhn/Schwer 27, Q3 21-17, 21-15 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 18 Cooke/Martin, Canada 1-0
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Cooke/Martin 22 21-18, 15-21, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 19 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 6-2
8/8/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 10 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 23 21-10, 21-15 0:31
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
Lead the series against # 20 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
9/14/06FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Jursone/Minusa 25, Q6 21-15, 21-12 0:34
Series tied with # 25 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
9/26/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 29-27, 21-15 0:46
8/15/07FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 8 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-15, 21-17 0:36
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 # 26, Q5 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 # 30, Q6 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Gioria/Momoli 26, Q5 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 32, Q10 Barrera/Gemise Fareau, France 2-0
7/25/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool K Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Barrera/Gemise Fareau 35 21-16, 21-15 0:36
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Brink-Abeler/Jurich 7 Barrera/Gemise Fareau 10 21-15, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # Q4 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
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q19 Erni/Graessli, Switzerland 1-0
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool K Brink-Abeler/Jurich 11 Erni/Graessli 14 21-14, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q21 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