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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005

(Q9) 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 Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/20-24/2005	Poland Open	26, Q10	13th	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	7/13-17/2005	Portugal Open	Q6	33rd	20	US$0.00
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

France Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 1	John Garcia-Thompson / Javier Luna, Spain (Q24)	Won 21-23, 24-22, 15-11	1:17
Wed, 7/27/2005	Qualifier 2	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (29, Q8)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:49

Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 10-16 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 9 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q14	Ces/Dugrip	Q19	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-1
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	7	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Berger/Doppler	23, Q2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q15	24-26, 21-12, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Lochhead/Pitman	Q14	21-17, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-1
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	17	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	21-19, 21-18	0:47
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	41	Schacht/Slack	11	27-25, 21-17	0:56
Trail the series against # 21 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
Lead the series against # 24 Leinemann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
5/20/04	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	30, Q21	Leinemann/VanHuizen	Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 27 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
Lead the series against # 28, Q2 Polte/Schoen, Germany 1-0
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	Polte/Schoen	23	10-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-2
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Berg/Svensson	29, Q8	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	22-20, 21-19	0:49
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Berg/Svensson	23	Lochhead/Pitman	25, Q2	22-20, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q5 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	Cadieux/Heese	24, Q3	18-21, 21-10, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q7 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 # Q11 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
Trail the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q15 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 # Q16 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 # Q18 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
Trail the series against # Q23 Galli/Raffaelli, Italy 0-1
9/23/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Galli/Raffaelli	25, Q5	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # Q24 Garcia-Thompson/Luna, Spain 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	Garcia-Thompson/Luna	Q24	21-23, 24-22, 15-11	1:17
Lead the series against # Q30 Caravano/Conte, France 1-0
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	Caravano/Conte	Q42	21-13, 21-17	0:39