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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 VIP Open
June 8 - 12, 2005

(8) Markus Dieckmann/Jonas Reckermann, Germany

Markus Dieckmann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 7, 1976 (48 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bonn

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$282,927.50

Jonas Reckermann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rheine

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

97 kg (213 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$691,427.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	43	2	7	1	4	6	4	7	3	6	1	1	1	US$443,455.00

Previous Zagreb Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	5	7th	200	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	5	1st	360	US$27,000.00
FIVB	8/14-25/2004	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	4	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	5	9th	216	US$8,250.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	4	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	1	7th	280	US$10,750.00
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	2	7th	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/23-27/2004	Germany Grand Slam	3	1st	600	US$43,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2004	Switzerland Open	3	2nd	324	US$18,000.00

Croatia Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 1	Nikolas Berger / Clemens Doppler, Austria (25, Q5)	Won 16-21, 21-10, 15-8	0:50
Thu, 6/9/2005	Winner 2	Roman Arkaev / Dmitri Barsuk, Russia (24)	Won 22-24, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
Fri, 6/10/2005	Winner 3	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Won 14-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:02
Fri, 6/10/2005	Winner 4	Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (5)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:44
Sat, 6/11/2005	Semi-Finals	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:43
Sun, 6/12/2005	Gold Medal	Marcio Araujo / Fabio Luiz Magalhaes, Brazil (7, Q1)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:48

Head to Head Results
Dieckmann/Reckermann lead the series against the field 35-17 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 3-6
6/11/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Rego/Santos	1	21-13, 21-18	0:43
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Rego/Santos	1	14-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:02
9/25/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Rego/Santos	1	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:52
6/6/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Semi-Finals	Rego/Santos	1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	21-18, 21-16	0:39
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Gold Medal	Rego/Santos	1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-18, 21-19	0:43
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 4	Rego/Santos	1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	11-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:54
7/19/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	21-15, 21-16	0:40
6/29/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Rego/Santos	4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	21-15, 21-16	0:40
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Rego/Santos	2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	15	21-18, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 1-2
7/31/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 4	Neto/Ramos	7	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	21-18, 21-16	0:41
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 3	Neto/Ramos	8, Q1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	26-24, 21-13	0:55
3/19/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Neto/Ramos	14	20-22, 21-16, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 3 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 2-0
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	21-19, 25-23	0:50
6/28/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	10	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	21-19, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 1-0
6/10/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Insfran/Marques	5	21-18, 21-18	0:44
Lead the series against # 6 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 6-2
9/26/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Gold Medal	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Heuscher/Kobel	3	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	1:00
6/26/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	By Forfeit
6/20/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Gold Medal	Heuscher/Kobel	2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	21-18, 27-25	0:54
6/19/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-16, 21-18	0:38
3/20/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Semi-Finals	Heuscher/Kobel	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	By Forfeit
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Heuscher/Kobel	2	21-18, 21-15	0:38
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool M	Dieckmann/Reckermann	20	Heuscher/Kobel	13	17-21, 26-24, 15-13	1:00
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	21	Heuscher/Kobel	11	21-19, 21-16	0:33
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
6/12/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Gold Medal	Araujo/Magalhaes	7, Q1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	21-17, 21-17	0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
5/21/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 5	Egger/Laciga	6	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	32-30, 21-19	0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Heyer/Laciga	7	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:57
Lead the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 3-0
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Schacht/Slack	12	21-10, 23-21	0:44
7/16/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	1	Schacht/Slack	11	21-19, 21-16	0:50
6/25/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Schacht/Slack	11	21-17, 20-22, 15-8	1:09
Lead the series against # 18 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 5-0
5/20/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Kais/Vesik	13	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	0:58
5/30/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-16, 21-16	0:39
5/29/04	FIVB	Serbia and Montenegro Open	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	27, Q7	21-18, 21-18	0:36
3/18/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Kais/Vesik	29, Q7	21-10, 29-27	0:36
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q5	21-18, 21-10	0:32
Trail the series against # 21, Q4 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 2	Cadieux/Heese	21	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	14-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
Lead the series against # 22 Brink/Schneider, Germany 3-0
7/10/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	2	Brink/Schneider	28, Q8	By Forfeit	0:40
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Brink/Schneider	30, Q12	23-21, 21-18	0:55
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Brink/Schneider	19, Q6	21-11, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 24 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 3-0
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Arkaev/Barsuk	24	22-24, 21-17, 15-13	0:59
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Arkaev/Barsuk	12	21-16, 21-19	0:38
6/20/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q16	21-15, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-1
6/9/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Berger/Doppler	25, Q5	16-21, 21-10, 15-8	0:50
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	11	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Berger/Doppler	15	25-23, 21-15	0:50
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 1-0
8/14/04	FIVB	Athens XXVIII Olympic Games	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Hernandez/Papaleo	21	21-14, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Canet/Hamel, France 2-1
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Canet/Hamel	19	21-16, 21-16	0:39
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	21-19, 21-18	0:43
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Canet/Hamel	27, Q10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q11	25-23, 21-12	0:41
Trail the series against # Q23 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 1-2
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool H	Dieckmann/Reckermann	8	Brenha/Maia	9	21-15, 21-16	0:39
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Brenha/Maia	19	Dieckmann/Reckermann	14	21-17, 15-21, 16-14	1:01
7/26/02	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool G	Brenha/Maia	10	Dieckmann/Reckermann	7	21-19, 21-16	0:41