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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 18 - 23, 2010

(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 Rome Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Kirk Pitman - 17th	Jason Lochhead - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/3-8/2010	Shanghai Open	Q1	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/20-25/2010	Brasilia Open	20	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	10/26-31/2009	Sanya Open	19	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2009	The Hague Open	21	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	27	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/11-16/2009	Kristiansand Open	21	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/4-9/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	22	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	24	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	25	17th	160	US$4,000.00
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

Rome Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 5/18/2010	Qualifier 1	Eugenio Amore / Fosco Cicola, Italy (Q31)	Lost 20-22, 21-13, 8-15	0:53

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	15	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	4	1	4	$66,700.00	34	31	52.3 %
2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	7	2	0	$52,150.00	15	26	36.6 %
2010	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$4,250.00	2	4	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	84	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	11	21	16	30	$227,500.00	137	150	47.7 %

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
15	0	0	1	1	0	4	4	1	4	$33,350.00	2008	FIVB	15	0	0	1	1	0	4	4	1	4	$33,350.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2	0	$26,075.00	2009	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	2	0	$26,075.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$2,125.00	2010	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	$2,125.00
84	0	0	1	1	0	15	21	16	30	$113,750.00	Total	Total	93	0	0	1	1	0	15	23	16	37	$113,750.00

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%
2009-2010	21	61.8%	9	26.5%	4	11.8%	30-4	88.2%	9	17.0%	16	30.2%	28	52.8%	9-44	17.0%	21-28	42.9%	18-20	47.4%	1	0	40-48	45.5%
Against the Field	21	47.7%	13	29.5%	10	22.7%	34-10	77.3%	10	12.0%	16	19.3%	57	68.7%	10-73	12.0%	42-110	27.6%	46-52	46.9%	1	1	45-82	35.4%

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 22-45 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 20 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-1
7/1/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool B	Lochhead/Pitman	26	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	By Forfeit
7/12/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Lochhead/Pitman	29, Q5	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-4
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Brink/Reckermann	1	Lochhead/Pitman	16	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Brink/Reckermann	2	Lochhead/Pitman	15	21-19, 21-15	0:43
5/28/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	22-20, 18-21, 15-13	0:59
5/14/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	4	Lochhead/Pitman	13	21-19, 21-12	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-4
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	4	Lochhead/Pitman	20	21-11, 21-18	0:39
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Gavira/Herrera	2	Lochhead/Pitman	27	21-17, 21-14	0:36
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	15	Lochhead/Pitman	26	21-11, 21-12	0:36
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Gavira/Herrera	13	Lochhead/Pitman	19	17-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:51
Trail the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Lochhead/Pitman	24	21-18, 21-14	0:39
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 # 7 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-3
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-15, 21-16	0:51
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	5	Lochhead/Pitman	15	21-16, 21-13	0:37
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Klemperer/Koreng	7	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:56
Trail the series against # 9 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14, Q7	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-13, 22-20	0:47
Trail the series against # 10 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 0-1
7/16/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Nicolai/Varnier	17	Lochhead/Pitman	16	22-20, 13-21, 15-9	0:57
Trail the series against # 11 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-2
8/3/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	4	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-17, 21-11	0:40
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 # 12 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Bellaguarda/Laciga	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
Series tied with # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 3-3
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Gosch/Horst	9	Lochhead/Pitman	24	21-15, 21-19	0:53
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Lochhead/Pitman	15	Gosch/Horst	18	21-12, 19-21, 15-9	1:06
8/31/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Bronze Medal	Lochhead/Pitman	10	Gosch/Horst	13	21-19, 22-24, 15-12	1:13
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Gosch/Horst	10	21-15, 21-19	0:46
7/4/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gosch/Horst	27, Q3	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-13, 18-21, 15-12	1:00
6/20/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Horst	25, Q10	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	21-17, 21-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-4
6/27/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool B	Gibb/Rosenthal	23	Lochhead/Pitman	26	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	1:00
7/3/08	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22	21-17, 21-15	0:40
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	21-17, 21-19	0:39
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 2	Gibb/Rosenthal	7	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q5	21-18, 22-20	0:41
Trail the series against # 18 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-3
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	21	Heuscher/Heyer	6	21-19, 21-15	0:34
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 # 20 Ces/Ces, France 2-3
4/22/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	20	Ces/Ces	13	21-19, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	12	Lochhead/Pitman	21	22-20, 21-17	0:45
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	12	Lochhead/Pitman	16	21-19, 21-19	0:43
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
Trail the series against # 21 Jennings/Keenan, United States 0-1
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Jennings/Keenan	12	Lochhead/Pitman	20	19-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:57
Trail the series against # 22 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	Lochhead/Pitman	21	21-19, 17-21, 18-16	0:53
Trail the series against # 26 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
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 2	Lario/Mesa	19	Lochhead/Pitman	13	21-17, 21-19	0:46
Lead the series against # 28, Q15 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 3-0
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	Asahi/Shiratori	Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:40
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
Trail the series against # 30, Q16 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 0-1
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 1	Doppler/Mellitzer	28, Q10	Lochhead/Pitman	21	21-16, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 4-2
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 3	Lochhead/Pitman	10	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	2	25-23, 24-22	0:53
8/2/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	6	21-19, 19-21, 15-6	0:57
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 # Q6 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	27	Bogatov/Prokopiev	22, Q12	21-18, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
8/27/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	21	Hoyer/Soderberg	28	23-21, 17-21, 15-13	0:58
8/30/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Lochhead/Pitman	10	Hoyer/Soderberg	22, Q2	21-19, 25-23	0:48
Trail the series against # Q13 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 0-1
5/21/04	FIVB	China Open	Contender 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Lochhead/Pitman	30, Q21	16-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q17 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 2-0
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	27	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	28	21-17, 21-19	0:45
7/23/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	25	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	40, Q13	21-13, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # Q18 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 1-0
4/23/10	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	20	Henriquez/Mussa	30, Q10	21-18, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # Q31 Amore/Cicola, Italy 0-1
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Amore/Cicola	Q31	Lochhead/Pitman	Q2	22-20, 13-21, 15-8	0:53