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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

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:

101

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$339,024.20

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:

123

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$801,601.71

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
CEV	7	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$77,440.77
FIVB	43	2	7	1	4	6	4	7	3	6	1	1	1	US$443,455.00
Overall	50	4	10	2	4	7	4	7	3	6	1	1	1	US$520,895.77

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	4	4th	252	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	4	17th	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	3	5th	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	3	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		2nd	180	€ 12,500.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	6	5th	312	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	8	9th	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	12	5th	324	US$11,500.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	10	4th	420	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	22	2nd	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	15	17th	60	US$2,500.00

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool C	Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 12-15
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool C	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France	Won 21-19, 21-16	0:45
Sat, 5/15/2004	Pool C	Antonio Cotrino / John Garcia-Thompson, Spain	Won 21-16, 21-12	0:38
Sat, 5/15/2004	Winner 1	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:41
Sat, 5/15/2004	Winner 2	Vegard Hoidalen / Jorre Kjemperud, Norway	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
Sun, 5/16/2004	Semi-Finals	Stephane Canet / Mathieu Hamel, France	Won 21-10, 21-12	0:40
Sun, 5/16/2004	Gold Medal	Javier Bosma / Pablo Herrera, Spain	Lost 22-24, 21-14, 11-15

Head to Head Results
Dieckmann/Reckermann lead the series against the field 30-13 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 1-0
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Ahmann/Hager		21-19, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 2-0
8/31/03	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Arkaev/Barsuk		21-15, 16-21, 15-11	1:05
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 Beligratis/Michalopoulos, Greece 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Beligratis/Michalopoulos		21-13, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against Berg/Dahl, Sweden 3-1
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Berg/Dahl	21	21-18, 21-19	0:46
9/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 5	Berg/Dahl	16	Dieckmann/Reckermann	13	21-14, 21-17	0:36
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	Berg/Dahl	24	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	27, Q3	Berg/Dahl	11	24-22, 17-21, 17-15	1:12
Trail the series against Berger/Doppler, Austria 1-3
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	11	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	17-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:58
8/31/03	CEV	European Championships	Gold Medal	Berger/Doppler		Dieckmann/Reckermann		14-21, 21-15, 16-14	1:17
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Berger/Doppler		Dieckmann/Reckermann		21-17, 24-26, 15-10	1:04
6/22/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Berger/Doppler	15	25-23, 21-15	0:50
Trail the series against Bosma/Herrera, Spain 1-2
5/16/04	CEV	Italian Open	Gold Medal	Bosma/Herrera		Dieckmann/Reckermann		24-22, 14-21, 15-11
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Bosma/Herrera		Dieckmann/Reckermann		21-18, 19-21, 15-12
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	Bosma/Herrera	28	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against Brink/Schneider, Germany 2-0
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Brink/Schneider		21-17, 21-17	0:41
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 Canet/Hamel, France 5-1
5/16/04	CEV	Italian Open	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Canet/Hamel		21-10, 21-12	0:40
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Canet/Hamel		21-19, 21-16	0:45
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
8/30/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Canet/Hamel	12	22-20, 21-15	0:42
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 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson		21-16, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
8/2/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool F	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Deulofeu/Molinier	27, Q11	21-14, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 0-2
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Egger/Heyer	18	Dieckmann/Reckermann	15	21-18, 21-19	0:40
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 6	Egger/Heyer	30, Q8	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	21-13, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against Gilbertsson/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
10/15/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool D	Gilbertsson/Svensson	45	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	21-15, 10-21, 15-12	0:59
Lead the series against Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 6-2
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	21-15, 21-16	0:39
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	21-16, 21-19	0:44
9/1/02	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	34-36, 21-18, 15-12	1:22
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	21-17, 21-12	0:36
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	21-18, 21-17	0:43
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	13	21-11, 21-18	0:33
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
8/1/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool D	Horrem/Maaseide	28	Dieckmann/Reckermann	4	21-13, 22-20	0:41
Lead the series against Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-0
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
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool D	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Kais/Vesik		16-21, 21-13, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/17/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool M	Dieckmann/Reckermann	12	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	36	21-19, 20-22, 15-11	0:53