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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Hyundai Open Barcelona
May 27 - June 1, 2008

(16, 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 Barcelona Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	23, Q5	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q7	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q4	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	23	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	24, Q5	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	23	13th	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/5-9/2007	Stare Jablonki Open	20, Q2	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	Q3	33rd	30	US$0.00
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

Barcelona Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/28/2008	Qualifier 2	Greg Brachard / Stephane Canet, France (Q31)	Won 22-20, 21-13	0:42
Wed, 5/28/2008	Qualifier 3	Isaac Kapa / Brett Richardson, Australia (Q15)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:44
Thu, 5/29/2008	Winner 1	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (17)	Won 21-15, 21-10	0:39
Thu, 5/29/2008	Winner 2	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Lost 18-21, 14-21	0:42
Fri, 5/30/2008	Contender 2	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (31, Q16)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:39
Fri, 5/30/2008	Contender 3	Riccardo Lione / Matteo Varnier, Italy (8)	Lost 19-21, 12-21	0:46

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	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	6	$40,500.00	26	30	46.4 %
2008	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	$14,200.00	15	10	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	11	13	26	$118,600.00	101	99	50.5 %

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
17	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	6	$20,250.00	2007	FIVB	17	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	4	6	$20,250.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	$7,100.00	2008	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	2	$7,100.00
60	0	0	0	0	0	10	11	13	26	$59,300.00	Total	Total	69	0	0	0	0	0	10	13	13	33	$59,300.00

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%
2007-2008	42	72.4%	8	13.8%	8	13.8%	50-8	86.2%	10	15.9%	14	22.2%	39	61.9%	10-53	15.9%	42-39	51.9%	18-22	45.0%	0	0	60-61	49.6%
Against the Field	31	77.5%	4	10.0%	5	12.5%	35-5	87.5%	12	21.8%	10	18.2%	33	60.0%	12-43	21.8%	62-66	48.4%	32-30	51.6%	0	0	47-48	49.5%

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 30-31 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	1	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	21-18, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	4	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-9, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Marques/Solberg	2	Lochhead/Pitman	23	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-6
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Schacht/Slack	13	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q5	21-13, 14-21, 15-7	0:49
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 1	Schacht/Slack	12	Lochhead/Pitman	28, Q4	21-15, 21-19	0:42
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Schacht/Slack	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-17, 21-13	0:41
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	12	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q3	21-15, 19-21, 18-16	1:02
8/26/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Contender 4	Schacht/Slack	8	Lochhead/Pitman	19	24-22, 24-22	1:07
7/22/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 3	Schacht/Slack	17	Lochhead/Pitman	26, Q10	21-19, 21-18	0:47
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	41	Schacht/Slack	11	27-25, 21-17	0:56
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Lochhead/Pitman	27	23-21, 21-17	0:43
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool D	Heuscher/Heyer	4	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q6	21-13, 21-16	0:34
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Heuscher/Heyer	6	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Lione/Varnier, Italy 1-2
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 3	Lione/Varnier	8	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	21-19, 21-12	0:46
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
Trail the series against # 9 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/24/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22	22-20, 21-15	0:49
Trail the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Berg/Brinkborg	18	Lochhead/Pitman	23	32-30, 16-21, 15-13	1:13
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	27	Berg/Brinkborg	22	21-17, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 14 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-3
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	10	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q1	24-22, 21-18	0:48
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
Lead the series against # 15 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 2-1
9/7/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Dugrip/Gagliano	19	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	21-19, 21-14	0:54
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
Series tied with # 17 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	17	21-15, 21-10	0:39
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	23	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	9	21-13, 21-14	0:47
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 # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	Asahi/Shiratori	13	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:48
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool P	Lochhead/Pitman	46	Asahi/Shiratori	27	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 19 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 3-1
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	23	Brenha/Maia	24	21-15, 21-12	0:31
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
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 1-0
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	23	Deulofeu/Salvetti	10	21-11, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 24, Q9 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
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 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
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 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 # 29, Q7 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 2-0
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q5	Henriquez/Hernandez	Q12	21-9, 21-13	0:32
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q1	Henriquez/Hernandez	24, Q5	24-22, 21-12	0:46
Lead the series against # 30, Q14 Mussa/Villafane, Venezuela 2-0
5/14/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	Mussa/Villafane	Q26	19-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:58
3/26/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q5	Mussa/Villafane	Q21	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:00
Lead the series against # 31, Q16 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	Maciel/Schmidt	31, Q16	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Trail the series against # Q8 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-2
5/7/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	29, Q13	Lochhead/Pitman	Q4	14-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:52
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 # Q12 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 Kapa/Richardson, Australia 2-0
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 3	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	Kapa/Richardson	Q15	21-16, 21-17	0:44
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q5	Kapa/Richardson	9	21-10, 21-10	0:32
Lead the series against # Q19 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 # Q20 Augoustides/Flisberg, South Africa 1-0
6/27/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q6	Augoustides/Flisberg	Q27	21-12, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # Q21 Lelliott/Saxton, Canada 1-0
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q5	Lelliott/Saxton	Q28	21-14, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q31 Brachard/Canet, France 1-0
5/28/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	Brachard/Canet	Q31	22-20, 21-13	0:42