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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 (41 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 (43 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

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$)
World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	$30,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	42	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	7	12	0	$117,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	68	0	0	1	0	1	0	5	13	19	11	0	$184,350.00
Total	114	0	0	1	1	1	0	8	14	28	24	0	$332,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jason Lochhead												Kirk Pitman
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$15,250.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$15,250.00
43	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	13	0	$60,450.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	43	0	0	0	1	0	3	7	12	0	$58,700.00
69	0	0	1	0	1	18	19	11	0	$92,175.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	74	0	0	1	0	1	18	19	11	0	$92,175.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
117	0	0	1	1	1	22	29	25	0	$167,875.00	Total	123	0	0	1	1	1	22	30	24	0	$166,125.00

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
2004	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	$10,000.00	13	16	44.8 %
2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$10,500.00	11	9	55.0 %
Total	FIVB	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	11	$20,500.00	24	25	49.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jason Lochhead													Kirk Pitman
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2001	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2001	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	$5,000.00	2004	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	$5,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$5,250.00	2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	$5,250.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	11	$10,250.00	Total	Total	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	18	$10,250.00

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	127	69.4%	28	15.3%	28	15.3%	155-28	84.7%	35	16.3%	47	21.9%	133	61.9%	35-180	16.3%	127-133	48.8%	63-75	45.7%	1	2	191-210	47.6%
2004-2005	35	81.4%	2	4.7%	6	14.0%	37-6	86.0%	4	11.1%	2	5.6%	30	83.3%	4-32	11.1%	35-30	53.8%	6-8	42.9%	0	1	41-39	51.3%
Against the Field	23	69.7%	4	12.1%	6	18.2%	27-6	81.8%	1	3.4%	7	24.1%	21	72.4%	1-28	3.4%	46-40	53.5%	10-26	27.8%	0	1	28-34	45.2%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	9
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	33	19	14	49	0	0	5	10	0	1	0	1	0	0	54	81
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	60	20	0	0	0	0	18	50	0	1	1	0	0	0	130	120
Total	0	0	93	39	19	53	0	0	24	64	0	2	1	1	0	0	191	210

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