Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(20, Q12) 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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Bjorn Berg - 41st
2010 Stefan Gunnarsson - 41st Hannes Brinkborg - 41st
2011 Stefan Gunnarsson - 37th Hannes Brinkborg - 37th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open Q3 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam Q9 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam Q5 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 23, Q3 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 21, Q2 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open Q3 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 9 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2012 Qualifier 1 Dmitri Barsuk / Maksim Hudyakov, Russia (Q21) Won 21-10, 21-18 0:33
Wed, 6/13/2012 Qualifier 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (Q5) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool M Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (13) Lost 18-21, 19-21 0:47
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool M Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (4) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:40
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool M Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (29, Q6) Won 11-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:50
Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 1 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (11) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:33
Head to Head Results
Brinkborg/Gunnarsson trail the series against the field 16-39 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 18 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 23, Q3 22-20, 21-8 0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool M Cunha/Santos 4 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 21-17, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-4
7/23/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 6 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 21-19, 21-18 0:43
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 21-19, 21-15 0:44
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
Series tied with # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
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
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q2 Lupo/Nicolai 12 21-16, 21-18 0:34
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 4 Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 21-16, 26-28, 15-9 1:02
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 28, Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q9 23-21, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-2
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 22-20, 21-17 0:33
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 9 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-18, 21-11 0:36
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool K Samoilovs/Sorokins 38 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 35 21-16, 23-21 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-2
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool M Boersma/Spijkers 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 21-18, 21-19 0:47
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Boersma/Spijkers 22 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27 22-20, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 17, Q5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q12 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-5
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q2 21-17, 21-14 0:36
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 # 18 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 # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-4
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q4 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q2 21-16, 22-20 0:45
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
Series tied with # 22 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
Series tied with # 28, Q8 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q5 22-20, 21-18 0:40
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 26, Q10 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q42 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 29, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-2
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool M Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q6 11-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:50
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 31 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 15 21-14, 21-18 0:40
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 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 # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q4 "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
Lead the series against # Q5 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-1
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q5 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:59
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 23, Q3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 10 21-13, 21-14 0:36
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 3 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 28, Q14 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q3 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # Q9 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
Trail the series against # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 18 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 15 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 McHugh/Slack, Australia 1-0
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 McHugh/Slack 11, Q2 21-15, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # Q15 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-2
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21 Lario/Mesa 20 21-17, 21-13 0:39
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 # Q19 Binstock/Reader, Canada 0-1
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Binstock/Reader Q24 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q9 22-20, 21-14 0:40
Lead the series against # Q21 Barsuk/Hudyakov, Russia 1-0
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q12 Barsuk/Hudyakov Q21 21-10, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # Q28 Lord/Miedzybrodzki, England 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q3 Lord/Miedzybrodzki Q35 22-20, 21-15 0:37