Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 26 - 31, 2008
(10) 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: 11
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: 12
Tournaments: 123
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$166,125.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB114001110814282423131 US$332,250.00
Previous Kristiansand Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2007 Kirk Pitman - 33rd Jason Lochhead - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19 4th 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 17 17th 160 US$5,100.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/28/2008 Winner 1 Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (23) Lost 20-22, 21-15, 12-15 0:57
Thu, 8/28/2008 Contender 1 Oivind Hordvik / Bjorn Ingeborgrud, Norway (26) Won 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Fri, 8/29/2008 Contender 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (9) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:45
Fri, 8/29/2008 Contender 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (2) Won 25-23, 24-22 0:53
Sat, 8/30/2008 Contender 4 Benjamin Insfran / Franco Neto, Brazil (3) Won 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 1:06
Sat, 8/30/2008 Contender 5 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (22, Q2) Won 21-19, 25-23 0:48
Sat, 8/30/2008 Contender 6 Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (8) Won 25-23, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
Sun, 8/31/2008 Semi-Finals Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6) Lost 10-21, 21-23 0:45
Sun, 8/31/2008 Bronze Medal Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (13) Won 21-19, 22-24, 15-12 1:13
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 22-22 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-14, 21-15 0:39
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Marques/Solberg 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 4-2
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Lochhead/Pitman 10 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 2 25-23, 24-22 0:53
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 6 21-19, 19-21, 15-6 0:57
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 21-15, 21-10 0:39
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 9 21-13, 21-14 0:47
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q5 24-22, 21-16 0:46
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31, Q31 Lochhead/Pitman 18, Q4 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Lead the series against # 3 Insfran/Neto, Brazil 1-0
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Insfran/Neto 3 21-18, 21-23, 15-13 1:06
Trail the series against # 4 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 6 Lochhead/Pitman 13 21-12, 21-15 0:37
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23 17-21, 21-17, 15-8 0:55
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q3 Kais/Vesik 7 21-15, 16-21, 15-11 0:55
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 21-14, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-3
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q1 24-22, 21-18 0:48
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 15 Lochhead/Pitman 18, Q4 23-21, 21-14 0:40
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q11 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-2
8/31/08FIVBKristiansand Open Semi-Finals Maciel/Schmidt 6 Lochhead/Pitman 10 21-10, 23-21 0:45
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 17 21-17, 21-16 0:44
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 22-20, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-2
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Doppler/Gartmayer 8 25-23, 19-21, 15-10 0:55
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q6 21-17, 21-18 0:35
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Lochhead/Pitman 22 14-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # 9 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 2-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Horrem/Maaseide 9 23-21, 21-16 0:45
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q5 Horrem/Maaseide 25 24-22, 21-18 0:45
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 24 Lochhead/Pitman 23 21-17, 21-18 0:57
Lead the series against # 11 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 2-0
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Dyachenko/Kulinich 25, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:56
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q15 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Series tied with # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-2
8/31/08FIVBKristiansand Open Bronze Medal Lochhead/Pitman 10 Gosch/Horst 13 21-19, 22-24, 15-12 1:13
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-19 0:46
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Series tied with # 20 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 21 Lochhead/Pitman 12 21-16, 21-11 0:41
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q1 Ces/Ces 26, Q2 26-24, 17-21, 24-22 1:08
Trail the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gavira/Lario 20, Q11 Lochhead/Pitman 13 27-25, 16-21, 15-6 0:54
Lead the series against # 22, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 21-19, 25-23 0:48
Trail the series against # 23 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Giontella/Nicolai 23 Lochhead/Pitman 10 22-20, 15-21, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # 24 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/7/04FIVBSpain Open Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman Q16 Brizida/Pedrosa Q17 22-20, 21-9 0:34
Lead the series against # 26 Hordvik/Ingeborgrud, Norway 2-0
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Hordvik/Ingeborgrud 26 21-14, 21-14 0:32
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman Q4 Hordvik/Ingeborgrud Q29 21-15, 21-8 0:33
Series tied with # Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Berg/Brinkborg 18 Lochhead/Pitman 23 32-30, 16-21, 15-13 1:13
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Berg/Brinkborg 22 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # Q4 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Lochhead/Pitman 17 Blauel/Huber 32, Q9 23-25, 21-18, 15-10 1:07