Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 21 - 26, 2009
(25) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Kirk Pitman - 33rd Jason Lochhead - 33rd
2007 Kirk Pitman - 33rd Jason Lochhead - 33rd
2008 Kirk Pitman - 17th Jason Lochhead - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 16 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 15 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 26 9th 400 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 19 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 13 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 10 3rd 480 US$14,000.00
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
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/23/2009 Winner 1 Hannes Brinkborg / Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden (40, Q13) Won 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 2 Matt Fuerbringer / Casey Jennings, United States (8) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 17-33 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 14 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-4
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Lochhead/Pitman 16 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Lochhead/Pitman 15 21-19, 21-15 0:43
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Lochhead/Pitman 13 21-19, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/3/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-13, 14-21, 19-17 1:01
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 21-18, 21-14 0:42
Series tied with # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-1
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Lochhead/Pitman 26 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 By Forfeit  
7/12/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q5 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-2
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Lochhead/Pitman 15 21-16, 21-13 0:37
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Koreng 7 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q7 17-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Lochhead/Pitman 46 21-16, 21-19 0:44
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 13 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q6 21-13, 17-21, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 15 Lochhead/Pitman 26 21-11, 21-12 0:36
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Gavira/Herrera 13 Lochhead/Pitman 19 17-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:51
Trail the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Fuerbringer/Jennings 8 Lochhead/Pitman 25 21-12, 21-18 0:47
Trail the series against # 9 Ces/Ces, France 1-2
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Ces/Ces 12 Lochhead/Pitman 16 21-19, 21-19 0:43
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 # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q5 23-21, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 12 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 # 13 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Lochhead/Pitman 27 23-21, 21-17 0:43
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Heuscher/Heyer 4 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q6 21-13, 21-16 0:34
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 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 # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-4
6/27/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Gibb/Rosenthal 23 Lochhead/Pitman 26 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 1:00
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-17, 21-15 0:40
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Gibb/Rosenthal 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q7 21-17, 21-19 0:39
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 7 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q5 21-18, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 18 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 3-0
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q7 Asahi/Shiratori Q10 21-19, 21-17 0:40
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 Asahi/Shiratori 13 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Lochhead/Pitman 46 Asahi/Shiratori 27 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Trail the series against # 21 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Contender 2 Lario/Mesa 19 Lochhead/Pitman 13 21-17, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # 24 "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 # 26 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 21-19, 25-23 0:48
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 12 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 28, Q6 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 32, Q7 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 14 Lochhead/Pitman 30, Q21 16-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 38 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
8/3/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman Q5 Wu/Yin Q28 21-19, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 39 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-0
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Baracetti/Salema 14 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 40, Q13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 25 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 40, Q13 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # Q22 Abreu/Silva, Angola 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Lochhead/Pitman 26 Abreu/Silva 47 21-14, 21-14 0:37