Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by Volksbank
August 2 - 7, 2011
(Q7) 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: 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 (43 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 Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Kirk Pitman - 41st Jason Lochhead - 41st
2005 Kirk Pitman - 33rd Jason Lochhead - 33rd
2006 Kirk Pitman - 25th Jason Lochhead - 25th
2007 Kirk Pitman - 33rd Jason Lochhead - 33rd
2008 Kirk Pitman - 4th Jason Lochhead - 4th
2009 Kirk Pitman - 25th Jason Lochhead - 25th
2010 Kirk Pitman - 17th Jason Lochhead - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q5 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 15 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Q6 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 23, Q8 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 26 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q7 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 19 17th 120 US$2,800.00
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$3,500.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/3/2011 Qualifier 1 Artis Caics / Toms Smedins, Latvia (Q26) Lost 14-21, 23-21, 9-15 0:49
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships400000010210 $30,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam42000100217120 $117,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open6800101051319110 $184,350.00
Total11400111081428240 $332,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Jason Lochhead Kirk Pitman
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
4000001210 $15,250.00 World Championships4000001210 $15,250.00
430001037130 $60,450.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam430001037120 $58,700.00
69001011819110 $92,175.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open74001011819110 $92,175.00
1000000100 $0.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star          
           Satellite1000000100 $0.00
           U21 World Championships1000000100 $0.00
117001112229250 $167,875.00 Total123001112230240 $166,125.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2004FIVB1200000000228 $10,000.00 131644.8 %
2005FIVB1400000011336 $29,000.00 282354.9 %
2006FIVB1100000011144 $24,900.00 192048.7 %
2007FIVB1700000003446 $40,500.00 263046.4 %
2008FIVB1500110004414 $66,700.00 343152.3 %
2009FIVB1200000021720 $52,150.00 152636.6 %
2010FIVB1200001012323 $45,600.00 252253.2 %
2011FIVB1000000011215 $23,550.00 111640.7 %
TotalFIVB103001110613261936 $292,400.00 17118448.2 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jason Lochhead  Kirk Pitman
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2001FIVB C&S1000000100 $0.00
           2001FIVB Age Group WC1000000100 $0.00
           2002FIVB2000000002 $0.00
           2003FIVB5000000005 $0.00
12000000228 $5,000.00 2004FIVB12000000228 $5,000.00
14000002336 $14,500.00 2005FIVB14000002336 $14,500.00
11000002144 $12,450.00 2006FIVB11000002144 $12,450.00
17000003446 $20,250.00 2007FIVB17000003446 $20,250.00
15001104414 $33,350.00 2008FIVB15001104414 $33,350.00
12000003720 $26,075.00 2009FIVB12000003720 $26,075.00
12000013323 $22,800.00 2010FIVB12000013323 $22,800.00
10000002215 $11,775.00 2011FIVB10000002215 $11,775.00
1030011119261936 $146,200.00 TotalTotal1120011119281943 $146,200.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall127 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% 12 191-210 47.6%
2010-201121 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% 00 45-44 50.6%
Against the Field17 58.6% 8 27.6% 4 13.8% 25-4 86.2% 10 12.5% 16 20.0% 54 67.5% 10-70 12.5% 34-104 24.6% 36-40 47.4% 11 36-73 33.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000054001400000079
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0033191449005100101005481
Challenge/Four Star/Open00602000001850011000130120
Total0093391953002464021100191210
Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 29-50 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 19 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool B Cerutti/Rego 2 Lochhead/Pitman 26 21-19, 21-18 0:42
8/14/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 4 Cerutti/Rego 2 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-15, 23-21 0:41
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Cerutti/Rego 16 Lochhead/Pitman 17 21-15, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-2
7/10/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q5 21-12, 21-16 0:41
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 # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-5
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Lochhead/Pitman 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:53
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 # 6 Wu/Xu, China 1-3
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Wu/Xu 6 14-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:50
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 3 Wu/Xu 19 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q2 21-12, 21-19 0:38
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Wu/Xu 21, Q9 Lochhead/Pitman Q8 22-20, 21-18 0:44
10/25/05FIVBAcapulco Open Qualifier 2 Wu/Xu 23, Q13 Lochhead/Pitman 19, Q4 24-22, 21-10 0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 18 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 17 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 8 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
Trail the series against # 9 Horst/Mullner, Austria 0-1
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Horst/Mullner 26, Q12 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Series tied with # 10 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 1-1
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 15 Doppler/Mellitzer 18 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:58
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman 21 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-3
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 2 Lochhead/Pitman 15 23-25, 21-12, 15-12 0:55
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Erdmann/Matysik 20 Lochhead/Pitman 26 21-15, 21-14 0:39
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Erdmann/Matysik 20 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-10, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 2-4
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool Q Lochhead/Pitman 24 Klemperer/Koreng 8 21-16, 16-21, 24-22 1:02
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q5 Klemperer/Koreng 8 21-19, 13-21, 19-17 1:00
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool O Klemperer/Koreng 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q2 21-17, 19-21, 20-18 1:04
8/7/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Klemperer/Koreng 5 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-15, 21-16 0:51
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 # 14, Q2 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 # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-3
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 22-20, 16-21, 15-9 0:46
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Lochhead/Pitman 24 21-18, 21-14 0:39
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q5 23-21, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 18 Barbosa/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Barbosa/Marques 22, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman Q9 21-16, 19-21, 15-9 0:50
Trail the series against # 19 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Benes/Kubala 20 Lochhead/Pitman 21 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 0:48
Trail the series against # 21 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 Lochhead/Pitman 25 21-18, 28-26 0:46
Trail the series against # 22 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 12 Lochhead/Pitman 21 21-19, 17-21, 18-16 0:53
Lead the series against # 27, Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 5-3
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-16, 21-18 0:43
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 17-21, 21-6, 15-10 0:53
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 # 28, Q10 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
6/11/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q9 19-21, 22-20, 15-7 0:57
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q2 Gabathuler/Schnider 27, Q9 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 29, Q3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 18 Boersma/Spijkers 15 13-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:48
Series tied with # 30, Q12 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-1
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 Jaani/Vesik Q9 21-16, 15-21, 31-29 1:03
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Jaani/Vesik 17 Lochhead/Pitman 15 21-17, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 31 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 3-1
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 3 Lochhead/Pitman 15 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-16, 21-13 0:36
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool B Hoyer/Soderberg 23 Lochhead/Pitman 26 21-18, 17-21, 17-15 1:07
8/27/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 28 23-21, 17-21, 15-13 0:58
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 21-19, 25-23 0:48
Series tied with # Q4 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool Q Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q5 Dollinger/Windscheif 25 18-21, 21-15, 15-11 1:03
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-17, 12-21, 15-13 1:04
Trail the series against # Q5 Ces/Ces, France 2-4
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 18 Lochhead/Pitman 15 21-19, 25-23 0:50
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 20 Ces/Ces 13 21-19, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 12 Lochhead/Pitman 21 22-20, 21-17 0:45
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 # Q8 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 # Q11 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 3-0
7/7/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q5 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q12 21-13, 15-21, 15-7 0:50
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 28 21-17, 21-19 0:45
7/23/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 25 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 40, Q13 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # Q13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 14 21-19, 21-17 0:44
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 14, Q7 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-13, 22-20 0:47
Lead the series against # Q15 McHugh/Slack, Australia 1-0
6/29/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 McHugh/Slack Q25 13-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:41
Lead the series against # Q17 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 Boehm/Kapa Q29 21-16, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # Q23 Dumek/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
7/6/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Dumek/Tichy 32, Q27 Lochhead/Pitman Q6 18-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:51
Trail the series against # Q24 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q28 Lochhead/Pitman Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # Q26 Caics/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Caics/Smedins Q26 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-14, 21-23, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # Q27 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q2 Maia/Rosas Q15 21-18, 21-10 0:34