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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$292,800 Fuzhou Open
April 23 - 27, 2013

(Q14) 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Québec 2011)

Career Winnings:

US$57,050.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	57	Money
FIVB	52	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	7	11	16	2	9	1	US$99,500.00

Previous Fuzhou Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/14-19/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	27, Q2	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	27, Q7	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	40	US$0.00
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

Fuzhou Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 4/23/2013	Qualifier 1	Kristo Kollo / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (Q19)	Won 21-17, 23-21	0:36
Tue, 4/23/2013	Qualifier 2	Thiago Barbosa / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (27, Q3)	Lost 23-25, 18-21	0:44

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 4 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q7	10-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:46
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:37
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 21-18	0:34
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	21-16, 26-28, 15-9	1:02
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 5 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-1
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 4	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21	Erdmann/Matysik	2	21-19, 21-17	0:36
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Erdmann/Matysik	20	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	21-19, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Dollinger/Windscheif	17, Q5	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q12	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:49
Series tied with # 12 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q5	22-20, 21-18	0:40
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	26, Q10	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q42	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-1
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20, Q12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:59
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	23, Q3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	21-13, 21-14	0:36
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	28, Q14	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q3	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 16 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q14	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q30	21-17, 18-21, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Barbosa/Moreira, Brazil 0-1
4/23/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 2	Barbosa/Moreira	27, Q3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q14	25-23, 21-18	0:44
Trail the series against # Q1 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Doppler/Horst	29	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20, Q3	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Lead the series against # Q19 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
4/23/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q14	Kollo/Vesik	Q19	21-17, 23-21	0:36
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q2	Kollo/Vesik	Q15	21-18, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # Q21 Kunert/Petutschnig, Austria 1-0
7/10/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q7	Kunert/Petutschnig	Q26	24-26, 21-15, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # Q26 Hatch/Schachter, Canada 1-0
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	Hatch/Schachter	Q41	21-19, 21-13	0:36