Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Beijing Grand Slam
June 6 - 11, 2011
(27, Q14) 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 Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 26, Q10 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 27, Q9 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 27, Q9 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 9 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 21, Q5 13th 180 US$4,250.00
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
Beijing Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/7/2011 Qualifier 1 Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (Q19) Won 13-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:56
Tue, 6/7/2011 Qualifier 2 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (Q30) Won 21-17, 18-21, 17-15 0:53
Wed, 6/8/2011 Pool F Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (6) Lost 9-21, 15-21 0:35
Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool F Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (11) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 10-15 0:53
Thu, 6/9/2011 Pool F Brad Keenan / Casey Patterson, United States (22, Q13) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Brinkborg/Gunnarsson trail the series against the field 7-25 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 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 # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 14-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 6 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q14 21-9, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-3
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 26, Q10 21-19, 21-11 0:33
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gavira/Herrera 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 30 21-17, 21-12 0:35
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Gavira/Herrera 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q24 21-12, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q14 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:53
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 Gibb/Rosenthal 6 21-19, 9-21, 15-9 0:49
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 30 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Plavins/Smedins 8 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 26, Q10 21-10, 21-16 0:31
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q15 Plavins/Smedins Q18 21-16, 22-20 0:39
Series tied with # 17 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 # 18 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Erdmann/Matysik 20 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Trail the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q13 Keenan/Patterson, United States 0-1
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool F Keenan/Patterson 22, Q13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q14 21-14, 21-16 0:31
Trail the series against # 26, Q10 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
Series tied with Jennings/Wong, United States 1-1
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 Jennings/Wong 21, Q2 21-19, 16-21, 15-8 0:50
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Jennings/Wong 24, Q1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 13-21, 21-18, 6-3 Retired 0:52
Series tied with # Q6 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 Doppler/Mellitzer 22 21-10, 16-21, 15-11 0:51
5/18/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Doppler/Mellitzer 30, Q16 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q17 21-19, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q8 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-2
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Lario/Mesa 26, Q2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q15 21-16, 21-8 0:35
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool D Lario/Mesa 20, Q2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 29, Q20 21-19, 19-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # Q12 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 # Q19 Likholetov/Pastukhov, Russia 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q14 Likholetov/Pastukhov Q19 13-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # Q30 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q30 21-17, 18-21, 17-15 0:53