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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006

(Q4) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2006	Croatia Open	Q4	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	18, Q4	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2005	Acapulco Open	19, Q4	17th	80	US$3,000.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/7/2006	Qualifier 2	Janis Smedins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (Q61)	Lost 20-22, 21-13, 13-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 9-20 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 17 Series, 0 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 # 4 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 # 5 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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 10 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
Trail the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	15	Lochhead/Pitman	18, Q4	23-21, 21-14	0:40
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 # 14 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
10/21/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Arkaev/Barsuk	19	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-14, 21-16	0:34
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 # 18, Q21 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	31, Q31	Lochhead/Pitman	18, Q4	21-12, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 20, Q10 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 Lopes/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 3	Lopes/Solberg	26, Q20	Lochhead/Pitman	18, Q4	16-21, 21-14, 16-14	1:03
Trail the series against # Q2 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 # Q11 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 # Q14 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
Trail the series against # Q16 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
Trail the series against # Q24 Dahl/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
5/31/06	FIVB	Croatia Open	Qualifier 2	Dahl/Gunnarsson	29, Q36	Lochhead/Pitman	Q4	21-19, 18-21, 17-15	0:58
Lead the series against # Q29 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 # Q34 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 # Q37 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
7/20/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	Babich/Nikolaev	Q58	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # Q59 Rodriguez/Underwood, Puerto Rico 1-0
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	18, Q4	Rodriguez/Underwood	Q29	21-8, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # Q61 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/7/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Smedins/Smedins	Q61	Lochhead/Pitman	Q4	22-20, 13-21, 15-13	0:52