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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 10 - 12, 2008

(16) 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 Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/30-7/5/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	15	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/23-28/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	14	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	9	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	7	5th	360	US$8,500.00
CEV	5/28-6/1/2008	Dutch Masters	13, Q3	13th	180	€ 1,200.00
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

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/10/2008	Winner 1	Celine Gemise Fareau / Mathilde Giordano, France (17)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:34
Thu, 7/10/2008	Winner 2	Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (1)	Lost 21-18, 17-21, 23-25	1:05
Thu, 7/10/2008	Contender 2	Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (18)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:40
Fri, 7/11/2008	Contender 3	Rebekka Kadijk / Merel Mooren, Netherlands (8)	Lost 20-22, 25-23, 9-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich trail the series against the field 33-35 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-4
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	16	18-21, 21-17, 25-23	1:05
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Ludwig/Niedrig	5	21-15, 21-19	0:39
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	7	21-16, 21-19	0:39
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
Trail the series against # 2 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 1-4
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	7	21-19, 22-20	0:45
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	15	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	21-12, 21-14	0:33
6/15/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 6	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	18	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	11	21-19, 22-20	0:43
5/31/07	FIVB	Seoul Open	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	23	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	10	21-18, 24-22	0:42
5/25/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	21	15-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-4
6/27/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	10	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14	26-24, 19-21, 17-15	1:11
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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-4
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Pohl/Rau	19	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14	21-18, 21-18	0:39
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	13	18-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:58
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 6	Pohl/Rau	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	10	24-22, 22-20	0:39
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	21-17, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 6 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 7-3
6/6/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	7	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	15	22-20, 21-19	0:39
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 # 7 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-0
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15, Q1	Glesnes/Maaseide	18	21-17, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 3-4
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 3	Kadijk/Mooren	8	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	16	22-20, 23-25, 15-9	0:51
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 # 9 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 # 10 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-2
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Jursone/Minusa	25	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	9	By Forfeit
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
Trail the series against # 11 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
5/18/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 4	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Brink-Abeler/Jurich		22-20, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # 12 Kuhn/Schwer, Switzerland 4-1
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	15, Q1	Kuhn/Schwer	16	21-17, 15-21, 15-12	0:58
8/15/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	8	Kuhn/Schwer	25, Q3	21-12, 27-25	0:45
8/10/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	10	Kuhn/Schwer	27, Q3	21-17, 21-15	0:37
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	Kuhn/Schwer	21	22-20, 21-18	0:44
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Kuhn/Schwer	15	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-14, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Gemise Fareau/Giordano, France 1-0
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	16	Gemise Fareau/Giordano	17	21-18, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 2-0
7/10/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	16	Alcon/Matveeva	18	21-19, 21-17	0:40
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool K	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	11	Alcon/Matveeva	38	21-17, 22-20	0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani, Greece 2-0
6/25/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	30	21-17, 21-16	0:34
11/1/07	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14	Koutroumanidou/Tsiartsiani	19	21-19, 35-33	0:55
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 21 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
Trail the series against # 25 Faure/Sarpaux, France 0-1
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool H	Faure/Sarpaux	24	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	9	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 27 Claasen/Roder, Germany 4-3
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 2	Claasen/Roder	30	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	11	16-21, 31-29, 16-14	1:06
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
5/18/06	CEV	Turkish Masters	Qualifier 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich		Claasen/Roder		21-16, 21-15	0:42
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