Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012
(Q7) 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 Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003 Mattias Magnusson - 33rd Did not play
2004 Mattias Magnusson - 41st Did not play
2007 Bjorn Berg - 33rd Did not play
2008 Bjorn Berg - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 20, Q3 25th 80 US$3,500.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/10/2012 Qualifier 1 Thomas Kunert / Lorenz Petutschnig, Austria (Q26) Won 24-26, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Tue, 7/10/2012 Qualifier 2 Brad Keenan / John Mayer, United States (28, Q23) Lost 21-23, 18-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Brinkborg/Gunnarsson trail the series against the field 15-31 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 14 Series, 4 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 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 # 6 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 # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 23, Q3 22-20, 21-8 0:39
Series tied with # 9 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 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 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 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 # 17 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
Series tied with # 20 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
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
Series tied with # 22 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 # 23, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 25, Q18 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  
Trail the series against # 28, Q23 Keenan/Mayer, United States 0-1
7/10/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Keenan/Mayer 28, Q23 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q7 23-21, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 29, 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 # 30, Q6 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 # Q19 Garcia/Marco, Spain 0-1
5/23/12FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Garcia/Marco 31, Q30 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q3 21-17, 23-21 0:42
Lead the series against # Q25 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 # Q26 Kunert/Petutschnig, Austria 1-0
7/10/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q7 Kunert/Petutschnig Q26 24-26, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Series tied with # Q27 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
Lead the series against # Q28 Hupfer/Leeb, Austria 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 23, Q3 Hupfer/Leeb Q30 21-16, 21-11 0:35