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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005

(Q6) Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand

Jason Lochhead
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 12, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tauranga

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$167,875.00

Kirk Pitman
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Whangarei

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

123

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$166,125.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	114	0	0	1	1	1	0	8	14	28	24	23	13	1	US$332,250.00

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Hayden Jones - 41st
2003	Did not play	Hayden Jones - 57th
2004	Kirk Pitman - 33rd	Jason Lochhead - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/6-10/2005	St. Petersburg Open	25, Q2	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2005	Norway Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2005	Berlin World Championships	41	25th	100	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2005	Switzerland Open	Q14	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Croatia Open	Q9	33rd	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-22/2005	China Open	28, Q11	25th	40	US$2,000.00
FIVB	9/21-26/2004	Brazil Open	24, Q4	25th	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/1/2004	Austria Grand Slam	Q14	41st	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-25/2004	Mazury Open	26, Q6	17th	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2004	France Grand Slam	Q15	33rd	30	US$0.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/13/2005	Qualifier 2	Jean-Philippe Daguerre / Mathieu Daguerre, France (Q27)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:46
Wed, 7/13/2005	Qualifier 3	Pedro Cunha / Luiz Dulinski, Brazil (21, Q11)	Lost 23-21, 21-9 Retired	0:40

Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 9-12 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
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 # 8 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 0-1
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal	8	Lochhead/Pitman	25, Q2	21-12, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q11	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
6/3/04	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Arkaev/Barsuk	25, Q9	Lochhead/Pitman	Q25	21-11, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Gibb/Metzger, United States 0-1
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 2	Gibb/Metzger	38	Lochhead/Pitman	41	21-19, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Engvik/Goranson, Norway 1-0
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q11	Engvik/Goranson	Q6	21-19, 21-18	0:48
Trail the series against # 21, Q11 Cunha/Dulinski, Brazil 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 3	Cunha/Dulinski	21, Q11	Lochhead/Pitman	Q6	23-21, 21-9 Retired	0:40
Lead the series against # 22 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/22/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q6	Xu/Xu	Q11	21-17, 32-30	0:52
Trail the series against # 26 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 0-1
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 1	Prosser/Richardson	24	Lochhead/Pitman	41	22-20, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	25, Q2	Gartmayer/Nowotny	24	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Neto/Ramos	7	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q6	25-27, 21-13, 15-9	1:02
Trail the series against # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 0-1
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Contender 2	Boersma/Kogel	25, Q3	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q6	21-13, 21-15	0:40
Trail the series against # Q2 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 0-1
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Hoidalen/Oevergaard	23, Q3	Lochhead/Pitman	Q14	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # Q4 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 0-1
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Rossell/Villar	30, Q7	Lochhead/Pitman	Q10	27-25, 17-21, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # Q7 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 3	Gosch/Strauss	29, Q8	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	21-17, 21-12	0:35
Lead the series against # Q19 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	Amore/Fenili	Q41	21-14, 19-21, 15-7	0:48
Lead the series against # Q21 Aoki/Hata, Japan 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	25, Q2	Aoki/Hata	Q18	24-22, 21-16	0:43
Lead the series against # Q26 Rovkin/Sinkevich, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/6/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	25, Q2	Rovkin/Sinkevich	Q31	25-23, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against # Q27 Daguerre/Daguerre, France 1-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q6	Daguerre/Daguerre	Q27	21-19, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against # Q29 Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 1-0
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q11	Ellingson/Montgomery	Q22	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # Q31 Hiebert/Reader, Canada 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	Q14	Hiebert/Reader	Q51	23-21, 16-21, 15-6	0:51