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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Jinshan Open
May 2 - 7, 2011

(19) 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 Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Kirk Pitman - 25th	Jason Lochhead - 25th
2006	Kirk Pitman - 25th	Jason Lochhead - 25th
2007	Kirk Pitman - 17th	Jason Lochhead - 17th
2008	Kirk Pitman - 13th	Jason Lochhead - 13th
2010	Kirk Pitman - 41st	Jason Lochhead - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	18	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/17-22/2010	Aland Open	15	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/10-15/2010	Kristiansand Open	19	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	8/3-8/2010	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	25	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/27-8/1/2010	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	24	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/6-11/2010	Gstaad Grand Slam	24, Q5	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/4/2010	Stavanger Grand Slam	22, Q2	25th	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/15-21/2010	Prague Open	Q4	41st	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2010	Moscow Grand Slam	21, Q4	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/25-30/2010	Myslowice Open	22, Q2	13th	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	5/18-23/2010	Rome Grand Slam	Q2	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2010	Shanghai Open	Q1	41st	18	US$0.00

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/4/2011	Winner 1	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (14)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:43
Wed, 5/4/2011	Contender 1	Oivind Hordvik / Iver Horrem, Norway (30, Q13)	Won 25-23, 21-16	0:39
Thu, 5/5/2011	Contender 2	Jonathan Erdmann / Kay Matysik, Germany (20)	Lost 10-21, 17-21	0:31

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	12	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	3	2	3	$45,600.00	25	22	53.2 %
2011	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$7,050.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	95	0	0	1	1	1	0	5	13	25	18	31	$275,900.00	163	172	48.7 %

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
12	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	3	$22,800.00	2010	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	2	3	$22,800.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,525.00	2011	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,525.00
95	0	0	1	1	1	18	25	18	31	$137,950.00	Total	Total	104	0	0	1	1	1	18	27	18	38	$137,950.00

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%
2010-2011	21	58.3%	8	22.2%	7	19.4%	29-7	80.6%	16	30.2%	11	20.8%	26	49.1%	16-37	30.2%	21-26	44.7%	24-18	57.1%	0	0	45-44	50.6%
Against the Field	13	44.8%	11	37.9%	5	17.2%	24-5	82.8%	11	14.5%	15	19.7%	50	65.8%	11-65	14.5%	26-96	21.3%	44-40	52.4%	1	1	36-69	34.3%

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 24-44 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-2
7/10/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q5	21-12, 21-16	0:41
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 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
8/14/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 4	Cerutti/Rego	2	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-15, 23-21	0:41
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 # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-5
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Brink/Reckermann	2	Lochhead/Pitman	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	0:53
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 # 5 Wu/Xu, China 1-3
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Wu/Xu	6	14-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:50
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 3	Wu/Xu	19	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q2	21-12, 21-19	0:38
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 # 6 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-4
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool Q	Lochhead/Pitman	24	Klemperer/Koreng	8	21-16, 16-21, 24-22	1:02
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool Q	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q5	Klemperer/Koreng	8	21-19, 13-21, 19-17	1:00
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool O	Klemperer/Koreng	11	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q2	21-17, 19-21, 20-18	1:04
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 # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-6
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Lochhead/Pitman	25	Gavira/Herrera	8	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:56
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	5	Lochhead/Pitman	24	23-21, 21-19	0:39
6/12/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	4	Lochhead/Pitman	21, Q4	21-15, 21-12	0:42
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
Lead the series against # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Lochhead/Pitman	21, Q4	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-17, 14-21, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 12 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Lochhead/Pitman	21, Q4	22-20, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
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
Lead the series against # 14 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 5-3
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	14	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-16, 21-18	0:43
5/28/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21, Q1	17-21, 21-6, 15-10	0:53
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
Trail the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Skarlund/Spinnangr	24	Lochhead/Pitman	25	21-18, 28-26	0:46
Lead the series against # 16 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	18	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	17	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 17 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	18	Boersma/Spijkers	15	13-21, 21-13, 15-8	0:48
Trail the series against # 18, Q3 Ces/Ces, France 2-4
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	18	Lochhead/Pitman	15	21-19, 25-23	0:50
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 # 20 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Erdmann/Matysik	20	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-10, 21-17	0:31
Trail the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # 23, Q5 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
8/20/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Jaani/Vesik	17	Lochhead/Pitman	15	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 24, Q6 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Lochhead/Pitman	21, Q4	Gabathuler/Schnider	28, Q9	19-21, 22-20, 15-7	0:57
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q2	Gabathuler/Schnider	27, Q9	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:52
Series tied with # 25, Q4 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
7/9/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool Q	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q5	Dollinger/Windscheif	25	18-21, 21-15, 15-11	1:03
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-17, 12-21, 15-13	1:04
Lead the series against # 27, Q9 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 3-0
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q5	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q12	21-13, 15-21, 15-7	0:50
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
Trail the series against # 28, Q7 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	Lochhead/Pitman	25	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 30, Q13 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Hordvik/Horrem	30, Q13	25-23, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # Q1 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 # Q8 Belov/Daianov, Russia 0-1
6/16/10	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Belov/Daianov	26, Q29	Lochhead/Pitman	Q4	21-19, 18-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # Q10 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Lochhead/Pitman	21, Q4	Boehm/Kapa	Q29	21-16, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # Q34 Hasegawa/Inoue, Japan 1-0
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Hasegawa/Inoue	30, Q12	21-14, 21-17	0:35