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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 2007

(Q3) 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

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Kirk Pitman - 17th	Jason Lochhead - 17th
2006	Kirk Pitman - 9th	Jason Lochhead - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	27	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	Q2	33rd	26	US$0.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	46	17th	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	Q1	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	29, Q5	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	23, Q1	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	29, Q6	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	Q7	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	28, Q4	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q5	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	22	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	22	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	23	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2006	Mexico Open	23	25th	60	US$2,000.00

St. Petersburg Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/29/2007	Qualifier 2	Oleksandr Dergunov / Kostyantyn Medyanyk, Ukraine (Q35)	Won 21-13, 21-18	0:34
Wed, 8/29/2007	Qualifier 3	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (29, Q14)	Lost 17-21, 23-25	0:43

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 %
2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	4	$24,900.00	19	20	48.7 %
2007	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6	$33,000.00	21	26	44.7 %
Total	FIVB	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	13	24	$96,900.00	81	85	48.8 %

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
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4	$12,450.00	2006	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	4	$12,450.00
15	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6	$16,500.00	2007	FIVB	15	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6	$16,500.00
52	0	0	0	0	0	6	9	13	24	$48,450.00	Total	Total	61	0	0	0	0	0	6	11	13	31	$48,450.00

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%
2006-2007	31	67.4%	6	13.0%	9	19.6%	37-9	80.4%	8	16.3%	12	24.5%	29	59.2%	8-41	16.3%	31-29	51.7%	14-21	40.0%	0	0	45-50	47.4%
Against the Field	32	66.7%	8	16.7%	8	16.7%	40-8	83.3%	8	16.0%	12	24.0%	30	60.0%	8-42	16.0%	64-60	51.6%	32-40	44.4%	0	0	48-50	49.0%

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
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 19-20 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q4	21-14, 18-21, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
7/24/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool P	Araujo/Magalhaes	3	Lochhead/Pitman	46	21-16, 21-19	0:44
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Araujo/Magalhaes	13	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q6	21-13, 17-21, 15-10	0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	5	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q8	21-15, 21-13	0:40
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	8	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q3	24-26, 21-19, 15-11	0:59
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 # 8 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
6/29/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Doppler/Gartmayer	20	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q6	21-17, 21-18	0:35
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Lochhead/Pitman	22	14-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:50
Series tied with # 9, Q12 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-1
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q4	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	Q13	21-15, 21-13	0:38
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	10	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q3	21-19, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-1
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	21-17, 21-11	0:39
Lead the series against # 11 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 1-0
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool P	Lochhead/Pitman	46	Asahi/Shiratori	27	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 12 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-2
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	20	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q5	24-22, 21-16	0:46
5/24/06	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	31, Q31	Lochhead/Pitman	18, Q4	21-12, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 2-1
7/25/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool P	Lochhead/Pitman	46	Brenha/Maia	22	21-16, 21-18	0:42
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 3	Brenha/Maia	30, Q12	Lochhead/Pitman	Q5	21-19, 21-19	0:47
6/15/06	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q3	Brenha/Maia	9	21-17, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 15 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	24	Lochhead/Pitman	23	21-17, 21-18	0:57
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 20 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 2-0
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q5	Dugrip/Gagliano	Q12	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q6	Dugrip/Gagliano	Q11	15-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 21 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
7/26/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q8	Goranson/Hoidalen	Q24	21-16, 21-16	0:47
Series tied with # 23 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-1
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	27	Lione/Varnier	21	32-30, 24-22	1:11
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 # 24 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-0
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	27	Berg/Brinkborg	22	21-17, 21-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
6/6/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q5	Kubala/Pavlas	Q28	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 27 Arkaev/Kuzmichev, Russia 0-1
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Arkaev/Kuzmichev	29, Q23	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	15-21, 24-22, 15-9	0:47
Lead the series against # 29, Q14 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 2-1
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 3	Babich/Nikolaev	29, Q14	Lochhead/Pitman	Q3	21-17, 25-23	0:43
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	27, Q6	Babich/Nikolaev	Q27	21-16, 21-17	0:32
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 # 32, Q34 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 # Q4 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	27, Q6	Pedrosa/Rosas	Q11	21-15, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 1-0
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q1	Ces/Ces	26, Q2	26-24, 17-21, 24-22	1:08
Trail the series against # Q7 Rovkin/Saulko, Kazakhstan 0-1
7/18/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 3	Rovkin/Saulko	31, Q16	Lochhead/Pitman	Q1	23-21, 14-21, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # Q13 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
Lead the series against # Q15 Gooding/Grotowski, England 1-0
6/13/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q4	Gooding/Grotowski	Q36	21-14, 21-14	0:27
Lead the series against # Q22 Abreu/Fernandes, Angola 1-0
8/8/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	Q2	Abreu/Fernandes	Q31	21-16, 21-8	0:35
Lead the series against # Q35 Dergunov /Medyanyk, Ukraine 1-0
8/29/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q3	Dergunov /Medyanyk	Q35	21-13, 21-18	0:34