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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Corona Acapulco Open
October 25 - 29, 2005

(19, Q4) 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 Acapulco Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/19-23/2005	Brazil Open	20, Q2	17th	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/31-9/4/2005	Greece Open	20, Q2	25th	40	US$2,000.00
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

Acapulco Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/25/2005	Qualifier 1	Jeovanny Medrano / Rafael Vargas, El Salvador (Q29)	Won 21-10, 21-12	0:32
Tue, 10/25/2005	Qualifier 2	Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (23, Q13)	Lost 22-24, 10-21	0:43
Wed, 10/26/2005	Winner 1	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (14)	Lost 14-21, 19-21	0:48
Wed, 10/26/2005	Contender 1	Koichi Nishimura / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (30, Q16)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:48
Thu, 10/27/2005	Contender 2	Sascha Heyer / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (13)	Lost 15-21, 22-24	0:44

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	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	6	$29,000.00	28	23	54.9 %
Total	FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	5	14	$39,000.00	41	39	51.3 %

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
14	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	6	$14,500.00	2005	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	6	$14,500.00
26	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	14	$19,500.00	Total	Total	35	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	5	21	$19,500.00

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	10	55.6%	3	16.7%	5	27.8%	13-5	72.2%	4	12.5%	5	15.6%	23	71.9%	4-28	12.5%	20-46	30.3%	14-20	41.2%	0	0	17-33	34.0%

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
Series tied against the field 12-12 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Egger/Laciga	4	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-15, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 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 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 # 7, 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
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 2	Heyer/Laciga	13	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	21-15, 24-22	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	14	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	21-14, 21-19	0:48
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/11/04	FIVB	Puerto Rico Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	7	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q5	21-19, 21-11	0:43
Lead the series against # 18, Q7 Amore/Fenili, Italy 3-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	Amore/Fenili	13, Q7	21-15, 21-14	0:39
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
Series tied with # 20 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
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 23, Q13 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	24-22, 21-10	0:43
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
Trail the series against # 26, Q8 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 # 27, 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
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 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 # 29, Q12 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 # 30, Q16 Nishimura/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	Nishimura/Shiratori	30, Q16	22-20, 21-15	0:48
Lead the series against # Q17 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 # Q29 Medrano/Vargas, El Salvador 1-0
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	Medrano/Vargas	Q29	21-10, 21-12	0:32