European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV European Championship Final powered by Otera Open
August 10 - 14, 2011
(24) 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: 13
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2006)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Novi Sad 2013)
Career Winnings: US$84,041.11
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: 86
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Novi Sad 2013)
Career Winnings: US$59,206.86
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212533374157Money
CEV5000000111110000 US$3,723.65
CEV C&S1000000100000000 US$242.29
FIVB5200001023701116291 US$99,500.00
Overall5800001044811216291 US$103,465.94
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2007 Bjorn Berg - 17th Did not play
FIVB 2008 Bjorn Berg - 33rd Daniel Andersson - 25th
FIVB 2009 Stefan Gunnarsson - 33rd Hannes Brinkborg - 33rd
FIVB 2010 Stefan Gunnarsson - 13th Hannes Brinkborg - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q11 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q8 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 21 5th 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Q11 41st 24 US$0.00
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
CEV European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/10/2011 Pool Q Thomas Kaczmarek / Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany (9) Won 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool Q Sebastian Chevallier / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (8) Lost 15-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:45
Thu, 8/11/2011 Pool Q Alexander Horst / Daniel Mullner, Austria (25) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:38
Fri, 8/12/2011 Winner 1 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6) Lost 21-13, 15-21, 8-15 0:42
Head to Head Results
Brinkborg/Gunnarsson trail the series against the field 9-19 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-2
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 4 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 Erdmann/Matysik 2 21-19, 21-17 0:36
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 3 Erdmann/Matysik 20 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 21-19, 21-19 0:44
9/10/09CEVEnglish Masters Qualifier 2 Erdmann/Matysik 11, Q1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q17 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 1:00
Trail the series against # 5 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
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
8/12/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24 13-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:42
Series tied with # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool Q Chevallier/Heyer 8 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:45
Lead the series against # 9 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool Q Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst 9 21-16, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Boersma/Spijkers 22 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 13 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 # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 16 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-0
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 26, Q10 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q42 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 17 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Gogtepe/Sekerci Q22 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q11 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 18 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 # 19 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 22 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 22-20, 21-13 0:41
Trail the series against # 23 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
Trail the series against # 25 Horst/Mullner, Austria 0-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool Q Horst/Mullner 25 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 29 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 # 32 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