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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Belgium Open
August 8 - 12, 2001

(19) Nikolas Berger/Oliver Stamm, Austria

Nikolas Berger
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 18, 1974 (51 yrs old)

Home Town:

Salzburg

Height:

198 cm (6'5")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Rhodes 2003)

Career Winnings:

US$183,857.50

Oliver Stamm
Austria

Photo not available

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 25, 1966 (59 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vienna

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (6 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$74,712.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	8	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	35	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	4	3	12	6	1	3	2	US$98,000.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,500.00
Overall	36	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	4	3	12	6	1	3	2	US$99,500.00

Previous Ostende Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1995	Did not play	Gernot Leitner - 41st
FIVB C&S 1996	Did not play	Gernot Leitner - 5th
1997	Did not play	Gernot Leitner - 25th
1998	Hannes Kronthaler - 49th	Gernot Leitner - 25th
1999	Oliver Stamm - 37th	Nikolas Berger - 37th
2000	Oliver Stamm - 17th	Nikolas Berger - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-5/2001	Klagenfurt World Championships	1	9th	200	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/25-29/2001	Portugal Open	23	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2001	France Grand Slam	23	17th	90	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2001	Italy Open	Q1	33rd	28	US$0.00
FIVB	7/4-8/2001	Norway Open	21, Q3	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2001	Germany Open	21	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2001	Swiss Open	25	9th	144	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2001	Spain Open	24	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	11/28-12/3/2000	Brazil Open	21	17th	68	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/16-26/2000	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	17	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	8/9-13/2000	Belgium Open	26	17th	68	US$2,000.00

Belgium Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/10/2001	Winner 1	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (14)	Won 21-14, 26-24	0:46
Fri, 8/10/2001	Winner 2	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (3)	Lost 21-14, 18-21, 8-15	0:57
Fri, 8/10/2001	Contender 2	Joao Brenha / Miguel Maia, Portugal (20)	Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:54
Sat, 8/11/2001	Contender 3	Stein Metzger / Kevin Wong, United States (6)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:35

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$10,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$6,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	29	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	3	9	6	0	$74,000.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Total	36	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	3	12	6	0	$99,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nikolas Berger												Oliver Stamm
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$10,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$5,250.00
19	0	0	0	1	2	6	4	3	0	$52,675.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	$6,150.00
72	0	0	1	1	8	18	21	11	0	$115,982.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	68	0	0	0	0	3	7	15	24	0	$55,450.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,200.00	Challenger	6	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	$4,362.50
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	Goodwill Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
100	0	0	1	2	12	27	28	15	0	$183,857.50	Total	86	0	0	0	0	8	10	19	27	0	$74,712.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
1999	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	4	$19,000.00	4	2	66.7 %
2000	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	6	3	1	$36,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	0	1	$33,500.00	19	19	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	33	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	3	12	5	6	$89,000.00	25	23	52.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nikolas Berger													Oliver Stamm
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$1,000.00	1995	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	$1,250.00
											1996	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	2	$6,000.00
											1996	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,462.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$700.00	1997	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2	$7,550.00
											1997	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$1,900.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	$3,250.00	1998	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	5	$5,725.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00	1998	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	$9,500.00	1999	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	5	$9,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
15	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	3	1	$18,250.00	2000	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	3	1	$18,250.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	$16,750.00	2001	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	1	$16,750.00
49	0	0	0	0	4	9	14	8	14	$50,650.00	Total	Total	79	0	0	0	0	7	10	19	25	18	$69,387.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	10	47.6%	6	28.6%	5	23.8%	16-5	76.2%	4	17.4%	6	26.1%	13	56.5%	4-19	17.4%	10-13	43.5%	10-11	47.6%	0	0	26-28	48.1%
2000-2001	10	47.6%	6	28.6%	5	23.8%	16-5	76.2%	4	17.4%	6	26.1%	13	56.5%	4-19	17.4%	10-13	43.5%	10-11	47.6%	0	0	22-26	45.8%
Against the Field	5	38.5%	4	30.8%	4	30.8%	9-4	69.2%	4	23.5%	3	17.6%	10	58.8%	4-13	23.5%	10-18	35.7%	16-14	53.3%	0	0	13-17	43.3%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
World Championships	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	0	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	18
Goodwill Games	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Total	0	0	9	4	2	0	0	0	10	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	28

Head to Head Results
Berger/Stamm trail the series against the field 13-15 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ramos/Rego, Brazil 0-1
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 3	Ramos/Rego	1	Berger/Stamm	25	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 3	Laciga/Laciga	2	Berger/Stamm	23	21-18, 19-21, 15-9	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	3	Berger/Stamm	19	14-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-2
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Berger/Stamm	23	21-19, 19-21, 16-14	0:57
9/17/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	Berger/Stamm	17	15-6	0:38
Trail the series against # 6 Metzger/Wong, United States 0-3
8/11/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 3	Metzger/Wong	6	Berger/Stamm	19	21-15, 21-19	0:35
7/28/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 4	Metzger/Wong	4	Berger/Stamm	23	20-22, 21-15, 15-11	1:03
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Metzger/Wong	8	Berger/Stamm	24	21-18, 21-17	0:41
Series tied with # 7 de Melo/Ferreira, Brazil 1-1
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Berger/Stamm	23	Ferreira/de Melo	7	21-15, 14-21, 15-13	0:52
6/23/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Contender 4	Ferreira/de Melo	12	Berger/Stamm	25	21-12, 26-24	1:23
Trail the series against # 8 Blanton/Fonoimoana, United States 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 2	Blanton/Fonoimoana	6	Berger/Stamm	21, Q3	21-17, 16-21, 15-12	1:01
Series tied with # 12 Child/Heese, Canada 1-1
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Child/Heese	5	Berger/Stamm	21	25-23, 21-18	0:45
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	25	Child/Heese	8	21-12, 15-21, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 14 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 2-0
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	19	Heuscher/Kobel	14	21-14, 26-24	0:46
6/22/01	FIVB	Swiss Open	Winner 2	Berger/Stamm	25	Heuscher/Kobel	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Trail the series against # 16, Q4 Lopes/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/5/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 4	Lopes/Neto	24, Q11	Berger/Stamm	21, Q3	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 18 Novosel/Slack, Australia 0-2
7/12/01	FIVB	Italy Open		Novosel/Slack	16, Q2	Berger/Stamm	Q1	21-19, 21-15	0:38
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Novosel/Slack	23, Q6	Berger/Stamm	24	12-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 20 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-0
8/10/01	FIVB	Belgium Open	Contender 2	Berger/Stamm	19	Brenha/Maia	20	17-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:54
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	21	Brenha/Maia	12	17-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:55
Trail the series against # 22 Henkel/Smith, United States 0-1
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 1	Henkel/Smith	12	Berger/Stamm	21, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Correa/Diez, Spain 1-0
6/15/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	24	Correa/Diez	9	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q20 Daguerre/Znatchkowsky, France 1-0
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	23	Daguerre/Znatchkowsky	10	21-17, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # Q1 Bellaguarda/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
7/5/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 10	Berger/Stamm	21, Q3	Bellaguarda/Moreira	Q1	16-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q9 Pedrosa/Teixeira, Portugal 2-0
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Berger/Stamm	23	Pedrosa/Teixeira	10	21-17, 21-17	0:43
7/12/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 6	Berger/Stamm	Q1	Pedrosa/Teixeira	Q9	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:04
Lead the series against # Q11 Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal, Cuba 1-0
7/4/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 3	Berger/Stamm	21, Q3	Ferrer Cutino/Milian Carvajal	Q19	21-15, 23-25, 15-10	0:56
Lead the series against # Q33 Soga/Yano, Japan 1-0
7/11/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Berger/Stamm	Q1	Soga/Yano	Q65	21-10, 21-8	0:35