Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam
July 3 - 8, 2012
(20, Q3) 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
2011 Stefan Gunnarsson - 41st Hannes Brinkborg - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 20, Q12 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Gstaad Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/4/2012 Qualifier 2 Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (Q14) Won 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool M Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (13) Lost 18-21, 16-21 0:37
Thu, 7/5/2012 Pool M Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (4) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:40
Fri, 7/6/2012 Pool M Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (29) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Brinkborg/Gunnarsson trail the series against the field 13-29 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-3
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Samoilovs/Sorokins 4 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q3 21-16, 21-16 0:40
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 # 5 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 # 6 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
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 # 11 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 # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-3
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Lupo/Nicolai 13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q3 21-18, 21-16 0:37
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 # 14 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 18 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 # 19 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 # 21 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 # 27, Q1 "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 # 29 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool M Doppler/Horst 29 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q3 21-18, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 31 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
Series tied with # 32, Q20 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-1
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24, Q7 Henriquez/Mussa 25 21-16, 21-15 0:42
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Henriquez/Mussa 28, Q7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24 21-17, 16-21, 15-11 1:05
Trail the series against # Q4 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 18 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 15 21-19, 21-18 0:43
Trail the series against # Q9 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-2
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Bockermann/Urbatzka 31, Q25 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q8 21-11, 18-21, 21-19 0:58
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 # Q14 Likholetov/Yutvalin, Russia 1-0
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 20, Q3 Likholetov/Yutvalin Q14 21-14, 21-11 0:34
Lead the series against # Q16 Hupfer/Leeb, Austria 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 23, Q3 Hupfer/Leeb Q30 21-16, 21-11 0:35