Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 5 - 10, 2011
(Q11) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Mattias Magnusson - 41st Mike Frederiksson - Country Quota
2004 Did not play Mike Frederiksson - 57th
2005 Mattias Magnusson - 57th Did not play
2006 Did not play Simon Dahl - 41st
2009 Stefan Gunnarsson - 25th Hannes Brinkborg - 25th
2010 Stefan Gunnarsson - 33rd Hannes Brinkborg - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 27 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 35 37th 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 27, Q14 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/6/2011 Qualifier 1 Volkan Gogtepe / Selcuk Sekerci, Türkiye (Q22) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Brinkborg/Gunnarsson trail the series against the field 10-30 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 17 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 # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-4
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Gavira/Herrera 6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 21-18, 21-16 0:37
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 # 7 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 # 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Plavins/Smedins 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 21-14, 21-13 0:29
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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 18, Q12 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 21 Martino/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 Martino/Nicolai 14 17-21, 23-21, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 22 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-2
6/13/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Benes/Kubala 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-19, 20-22, 15-13 0:47
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool L Benes/Kubala 19 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 30 21-18, 23-21 0:44
Trail the series against # 24 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Boersma/Spijkers 22 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 26, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-16, 23-21 0:40
Trail the series against # 28 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
Series tied with # Q3 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 # Q6 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 # Q7 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 # Q17 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
Trail the series against # Q22 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gogtepe/Sekerci Q22 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Series tied with # Q23 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-1
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 Bockermann/Urbatzka Q8 21-17, 22-20 0:42
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Bockermann/Urbatzka 25 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # Q29 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
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