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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Athens INFOTE Open
August 31 - September 4, 2005

(20, Q2) 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 Athens Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	19	9th	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/3-7/2005	Austria Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/27-31/2005	France Grand Slam	Q9	33rd	30	US$0.00
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

Greece Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/31/2005	Qualifier 2	Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Ukraine (Q15)	Won 24-22, 21-18	0:49
Thu, 9/1/2005	Winner 1	Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (13)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:47
Thu, 9/1/2005	Contender 1	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (29, Q14)	Lost 23-21, 11-21, 9-15	0:56

Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 10-12 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Insfran/Marques	3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-17, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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 # 7 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-2
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	8	Lochhead/Pitman	19	24-22, 24-22	1:07
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
Lead the series against # 11 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
Lead the series against # 12, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 2-0
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Amore/Fenili	27, Q7	21-16, 27-25	0:46
6/8/05	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	Amore/Fenili	Q41	21-14, 19-21, 15-7	0:48
Trail the series against # 13 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 0-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Pettersen	13	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-16, 21-16	0:47
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 18 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
Series tied with # 21 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Kjemperud/Skarlund	14	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:59
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 # 25 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
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 27, Q5 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 # 28, Q9 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 # 29, Q14 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
9/1/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Contender 1	Lione/Varnier	29, Q14	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-23, 21-11, 15-9	0:56
Lead the series against # Q15 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Ukraine 1-0
8/31/05	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	Q15	24-22, 21-18	0:49
Lead the series against # Q18 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 # Q24 Chikovani/Lobzhanidze, Georgia 1-0
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	Chikovani/Lobzhanidze	Q55	21-14, 21-17	0:36