Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 HP Beach Open
August 23 - 28, 2011
(24, Q8) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Kirk Pitman - 13th Jason Lochhead - 13th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 22, Q10 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q7 41st 24 US$0.00
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$4,250.00
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/24/2011 Qualifier 2 Andrew Hinchey / Ryan Vandenburg, Canada (Q40) Won 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49
Wed, 8/24/2011 Qualifier 3 John Garcia-Thompson / Steve Grotowski, England (Q24) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:43
Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 1 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (9) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:34
Thu, 8/25/2011 Contender 1 Geir Eithun / Vegard Hoidalen, Norway (25) Won 21-23, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
Fri, 8/26/2011 Contender 2 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (7) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:31
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2011FIVB1200000011325 $28,350.00 162044.4 %
TotalFIVB105001110613272036 $297,200.00 17618848.4 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Jason Lochhead  Kirk Pitman
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
12000002325 $14,175.00 2011FIVB12000002325 $14,175.00
1050011119272036 $148,600.00 TotalTotal1140011119292043 $148,600.00
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 Field23 69.7% 7 21.2% 3 9.1% 30-3 90.9% 12 24.0% 9 18.0% 29 58.0% 12-38 24.0% 46-58 44.2% 38-24 61.3% 00 42-41 50.6%
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
Series tied against the field 34-34 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 17 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool N Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 Fijalek/Prudel 12 21-17, 14-21, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q10 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 6 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 # 7 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Lupo/Nicolai 7 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q8 21-11, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 9 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q8 21-16, 21-13 0:34
7/27/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q28 Lochhead/Pitman Q5 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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
Trail the series against # 12, Q2 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 # 17 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
Series tied with # 18, Q6 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 # 19 "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 # 21 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 # 22 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 # 23, Q12 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
Lead the series against # 25 Eithun/Hoidalen, Norway 2-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q8 Eithun/Hoidalen 25 21-23, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 Eithun/Hoidalen 10 21-17, 21-17 0:42
Series tied with # 26 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-1
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 1 Boersma/Spijkers 27, Q4 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q10 21-19, 21-17 0:40
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 18 Boersma/Spijkers 15 13-21, 21-13, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 27, Q10 Ces/Ces, France 3-4
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q10 Ces/Ces Q7 21-10, 26-24 0:39
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 # 28, Q14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 Lochhead/Pitman 25 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:54
Series tied with # 29, Q4 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q1 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
Trail the series against Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 4 Filho/Santos 29 Lochhead/Pitman 15 17-21, 21-18, 17-15 1:06
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against # Q3 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
Trail the series against # Q5 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
Trail the series against # Q7 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 # Q13 Hordvik/Horrem, Norway 1-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Hordvik/Horrem 30, Q13 25-23, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Bogatov/Prokopiev 22, Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:36
Trail the series against # Q19 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
6/7/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Kotsilianos/Zoupani Q26 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 16-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q20 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool B Lochhead/Pitman 26 Babich/Ioisher 47 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # Q21 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
Lead the series against # Q24 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 2-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q8 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q24 23-21, 21-18 0:43
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q10 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski Q23 17-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # Q25 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
Lead the series against # Q27 Dziadkou/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
7/13/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Lochhead/Pitman Q9 Dziadkou/Zharykau Q24 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # Q30 Hasegawa/Inoue, Japan 1-0
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Hasegawa/Inoue 30, Q12 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q40 Hinchey/Vandenburg, Canada 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 24, Q8 Hinchey/Vandenburg Q40 18-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:49