Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Otera Open Kristiansand 2010
August 10 - 15, 2010
(21, Q5) Hannes Brinkborg/Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden
 
Hannes Brinkborg
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 9, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: A Engelbrekt
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 111
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$81,150.00
Stefan Gunnarsson
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1982 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Urshult
Height: 202 cm (6'8")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 77
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (Québec 2011)
Career Winnings: US$57,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533374157Money
FIVB520000102371116291 US$99,500.00
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Bjorn Berg - 17th Did not play
2008 Bjorn Berg - 33rd Daniel Andersson - 25th
2009 Stefan Gunnarsson - 33rd Hannes Brinkborg - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q14 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open Q6 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 30 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open Q14 57th 6 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam Q17 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open Q13 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam Q17 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open Q15 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 24, Q7 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 28 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/11-16/2009 Kristiansand Open Q11 33rd 30 US$0.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/11/2010 Qualifier 2 Bjorn Huitfeldt / Petter Jonsson, Sweden (Q28) Won 21-9, 21-17 0:36
Wed, 8/11/2010 Qualifier 3 Josh Binstock / Matt Zbyszewski, Canada (Q21) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:55
Thu, 8/12/2010 Winner 1 Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (12) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 14-16 0:55
Thu, 8/12/2010 Contender 1 Konstantin Mitev / Neven Neshev, Bulgaria (28, Q14) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
Fri, 8/13/2010 Contender 2 Christian Redmann / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (22) Won 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:53
Fri, 8/13/2010 Contender 3 Marcio Araujo / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Brinkborg/Gunnarsson lead the series against the field 13-12 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 6 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Araujo/Santos 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:41
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Araujo/Santos 8, Q1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q17 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 30 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Series tied with # 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24, Q7 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q24 Skarlund/Spinnangr Q9 21-17, 22-20 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Jaani/Vesik 12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # 13, Q2 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 2-0
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q17 Maia/Rosas Q16 23-21, 18-21, 15-12 0:56
8/5/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q12 Maia/Rosas Q21 21-16, 20-22, 15-11 1:00
Trail the series against # 15 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 0-1
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q24 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:04
Series tied with # 16 Belov/Daianov, Russia 1-1
7/20/10FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Belov/Daianov 14, Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q6 9-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:53
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q12 Belov/Daianov Q21 21-14, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-3
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q12 21-13, 15-21, 15-7 0:50
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 28 21-17, 21-19 0:45
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 25 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 40, Q13 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 20 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q22 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 Redmann/VanHuizen 22 19-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:53
Lead the series against # 28, Q14 Mitev/Neshev, Bulgaria 1-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 Mitev/Neshev 28, Q14 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:59
Series tied with # 30 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-1
7/28/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hordvik/Horrem Q19 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q14 15-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:55
8/26/09FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24, Q7 Hordvik/Horrem Q10 21-17, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # Q13 Gaspar/Pedrosa, Portugal 2-0
7/21/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 40, Q13 Gaspar/Pedrosa Q20 21-12, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q24 Gaspar/Pedrosa Q25 21-16, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # Q16 Kotsilianos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
5/26/10FIVBMyslowice Open Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q13 Kotsilianos/Xenakis Q52 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against # Q21 Binstock/Zbyszewski, Canada 1-0
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 Binstock/Zbyszewski Q21 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q28 Huitfeldt/Jonsson, Sweden 1-0
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q5 Huitfeldt/Jonsson Q28 21-9, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # Q35 Gooding/Lord, England 1-0
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24 Gooding/Lord 25, Q9 21-15, 21-10 0:50