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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005

(25, 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 St. Petersburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/7-11/2004	Spain Open	Q16	33rd	18	US$0.00

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/6/2005	Qualifier 2	Denis Rovkin / Sergey Sinkevich, Kazakhstan (Q31)	Won 25-23, 21-17	0:46
Wed, 7/6/2005	Qualifier 3	Shinpei Aoki / Shinya Hata, Japan (Q18)	Won 24-22, 21-16	0:43
Thu, 7/7/2005	Winner 1	Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (8)	Lost 12-21, 11-21	0:35
Thu, 7/7/2005	Contender 1	Peter Gartmayer / Robert Nowotny, Austria (24)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:36
Fri, 7/8/2005	Contender 2	Bjorn Berg / Robert Svensson, Sweden (23)	Lost 20-22, 14-21	0:42

Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 10-12 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 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 # 9 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 15 Cadieux/VanHuizen, Canada 0-1
6/30/04	FIVB	Norway Open	Qualifier 2	Cadieux/VanHuizen	30, Q13	Lochhead/Pitman	Q20	27-25, 22-20	0:51
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 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 # 18 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 # 22 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 # 23 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Berg/Svensson	23	Lochhead/Pitman	25, Q2	22-20, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 24 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 # 32 Polnitski/Tarakanov, Russia 1-0
9/21/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q4	Polnitski/Tarakanov	Q13	21-15, 21-13	0:34
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against # Q3 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 # Q8 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Brinkborg/Magnusson, Sweden 1-0
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	Q10	Brinkborg/Magnusson	Q23	21-18, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # Q18 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 # Q20 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 # Q31 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 # Q36 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