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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 1to1 energy Grand Slam 2008
July 22 - 27, 2008

(17) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Did not play	Hayden Jones - 57th
2004	Kirk Pitman - 41st	Jason Lochhead - 41st
2005	Kirk Pitman - 33rd	Jason Lochhead - 33rd
2006	Kirk Pitman - 33rd	Jason Lochhead - 33rd
2007	Kirk Pitman - 17th	Jason Lochhead - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	12	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	22	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q6	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q5	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	22, Q7	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	13	13th	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	16, Q2	13th	180	US$3,900.00
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

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/24/2008	Pool A	Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (16)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:41
Thu, 7/24/2008	Pool A	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (1)	Lost 12-21, 21-23	0:45
Fri, 7/25/2008	Pool A	Felix Blauel / Alexander Huber, Austria (32, Q9)	Won 23-25, 21-18, 15-10	1:07
Fri, 7/25/2008	Winner 1	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (19, Q3)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	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 %
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	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	4	$34,300.00	23	25	47.9 %
Total	FIVB	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	14	14	28	$138,700.00	109	114	48.9 %

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
13	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	4	$17,150.00	2008	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	4	$17,150.00
67	0	0	0	0	0	11	14	14	28	$69,350.00	Total	Total	76	0	0	0	0	0	11	16	14	35	$69,350.00

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	14	58.3%	6	25.0%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	5	10.0%	7	14.0%	38	76.0%	5-45	10.0%	28-76	26.9%	22-22	50.0%	0	0	25-49	33.8%

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 12-31 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 11 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Dieckmann	1	Lochhead/Pitman	17	21-12, 23-21	0:45
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 # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q5	23-21, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	Lochhead/Pitman	Q8	22-20, 21-18	0:44
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	24-22, 21-10	0:43
Series tied with # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-1
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	11	22-20, 16-21, 22-20	1:07
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 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	3	Lochhead/Pitman	27	21-15, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Marques/Solberg	6	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-14, 21-15	0:39
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 # 7 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 # 9 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
Series tied with # 11 "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
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-4
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 2	Baracetti/Conde	7	Lochhead/Pitman	23	21-12, 21-17	0:45
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 # 16 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-1
7/24/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Cerutti/Rego	16	Lochhead/Pitman	17	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 18, Q4 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
Series tied with # 19, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Maciel/Schmidt	19, Q3	Lochhead/Pitman	17	21-17, 21-16	0:44
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	16, Q2	Maciel/Schmidt	31, Q16	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Series tied with # 20 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	21	Lochhead/Pitman	12	21-16, 21-11	0:41
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 # 21 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 2-0
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	13	Deulofeu/Salvetti	29	21-15, 21-19	0:40
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 # 23, Q1 Li/Zhou, China 0-2
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Li/Zhou	27, Q6	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	19-21, 21-18, 30-28	1:11
7/27/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Winner 1	Li/Zhou	33	Lochhead/Pitman	46	27-25, 21-23, 15-11	1:06
Series tied with # 25, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
7/18/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Pedrosa/Rosas	27, Q1	Lochhead/Pitman	12	21-17, 23-21	0:45
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 # 32, Q9 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
7/25/08	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool A	Lochhead/Pitman	17	Blauel/Huber	32, Q9	23-25, 21-18, 15-10	1:07
Lead the series against # Q8 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	12	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	28, Q6	21-17, 21-19	0:38