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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Dutch Masters
May 28 - June 1, 2008

(13, Q3) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

4th (Niechorze 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$175,587.44

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Gran Canaria 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$150,488.38

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	14	17	25	33	35	41	CQ	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	US$8,549.88
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	52	0	0	0	1	10	1	14	4	0	8	6	4	0	2	2	US$292,900.00
Overall	58	0	0	0	1	10	1	15	6	1	9	6	4	1	2	2	US$301,449.88

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Seoul Open	11	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	4/29-5/4/2008	China Shanghai Open	7	5th	360	US$8,500.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	13	9th	240	€ 1,800.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	15, Q1	9th	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/31-11/4/2007	Phuket Open	14	4th	420	US$12,000.00
FIVB	9/25-29/2007	Brazil Open	8	17th	120	US$3,000.00
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

Dutch Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/28/2008	Country Quota	Ruth Flemig / Stefanie Huttermann, Germany	Won 22-20, 21-13	0:38
Thu, 5/29/2008	Qualifier 2	Natalja Bratuhhina / Mari-Liis Graumann, Estonia (Q14)	Won 21-15, 24-26, 15-11	1:03
Thu, 5/29/2008	Qualifier 3	Stine Andreasen / Lotte Vestergaard, Denmark (Q11)	Won 21-15, 21-9	0:30
Fri, 5/30/2008	Winner 1	Inese Jursone / Inguna Minusa, Latvia (4)	Lost 15-21, 22-24	0:39
Fri, 5/30/2008	Contender 1	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (5)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich lead the series against the field 20-11 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Montagnolli/Swoboda, Austria 1-0
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15, Q1	Montagnolli/Swoboda	25, Q4	21-17, 30-28	0:48
Trail the series against # 3 Mouha/Van Breedam, Belgium 0-1
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Mouha/Van Breedam	12	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	13	21-17, 21-18	0:40
Series tied with # 4 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-1
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Winner 1	Jursone/Minusa	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	13, Q3	21-15, 24-22	0:39
9/14/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Jursone/Minusa	25, Q6	21-15, 21-12	0:34
Series tied with # 5 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-3
5/30/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Contender 1	Kadijk/Mooren	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	13, Q3	By Forfeit
5/25/07	FIVB	Singapore Open	Contender 4	Kadijk/Mooren	21	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	21-17, 16-21, 21-19	0:55
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 # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 6-3
5/15/08	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	22	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	11	18-21, 21-16, 15-11	1:01
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	10	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	21-10, 21-15	0:31
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	23	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	10	21-18, 22-20	0:39
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	21-13, 20-22, 15-9	0:50
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 # 8 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
Series tied with # 11 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 3-3
9/26/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	25	29-27, 21-15	0:46
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Nystrom/Nystrom	9	21-15, 21-17	0:36
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool E	Nystrom/Nystrom	28	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	22-20, 21-17	0:37
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 Flemig/Huttermann, Germany 1-0
5/28/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Country Quota	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	13, Q3	Flemig/Huttermann		22-20, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 Andreasen/Vestergaard, Denmark 1-0
5/29/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	13, Q3	Andreasen/Vestergaard	Q11	21-15, 21-9	0:30
Lead the series against # Q14 Bratuhhina/Graumann, Estonia 1-0
5/29/08	CEV	Dutch Masters	Qualifier 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	13, Q3	Bratuhhina/Graumann	Q14	21-15, 24-26, 15-11	1:03
Lead the series against # Q21 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 2-0
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	7	Keizer/de Vries	26, Q15	21-15, 21-17	0:34
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14	Keizer/de Vries	30, Q11	21-10, 21-11	0:34