Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(19) 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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Kirk Pitman - 17th Jason Lochhead - 17th
2010 Kirk Pitman - 41st Jason Lochhead - 41st
2011 Kirk Pitman - 17th Jason Lochhead - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 23 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam Q2 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 16 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/17-22/2012 Brasília Open 20 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 27, Q4 13th 180 US$4,250.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 24, Q8 17th 120 US$2,800.00
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
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool L Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (14) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:40
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool L Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (3) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:36
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool L Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (30) Lost 18-21, 12-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 36-66 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 24 Series, 1 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 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 # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-6
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-15, 21-15 0:36
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 # 5 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 # 7 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 # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-5
5/12/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 12 Lochhead/Pitman 23 21-13, 21-18 0:39
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Erdmann/Matysik 6 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q4 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:48
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 # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 2-1
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q4 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q3 21-18, 24-22 0:49
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
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 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-2
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Fuerbringer/Lucena 7 Lochhead/Pitman 23 21-18, 21-16 0:35
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q10 21-17, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-1
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 20 Boersma/Spijkers 14 21-14, 21-18 0:36
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 # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool L Plavins/Smedins 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-2
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 Lochhead/Pitman 20 21-18, 21-15 0:39
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 # 16 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 # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-6
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Lochhead/Pitman 25 Gavira/Herrera 8 21-16, 17-21, 15-12 0:56
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 5 Lochhead/Pitman 24 23-21, 21-19 0:39
6/12/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Gavira/Herrera 4 Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 21-15, 21-12 0:42
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 4 Lochhead/Pitman 20 21-11, 21-18 0:39
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Gavira/Herrera 2 Lochhead/Pitman 27 21-17, 21-14 0:36
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 # 18 Wu/Xu, China 1-5
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Wu/Xu 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23 21-12, 18-21, 15-13 0:53
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Wu/Xu 15 Lochhead/Pitman 16 21-15, 21-19 0:38
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 # 20, Q12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 4-0
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q4 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 21, Q2 21-16, 22-20 0:45
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 # 22 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
Lead the series against # 23, Q13 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Bogatov/Prokopiev 22, Q12 21-18, 21-12 0:36
Series tied with # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-1
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 3 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q4 21-12, 22-20 0:38
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 18 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 17 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 25 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Chevallier/Heyer 17 Lochhead/Pitman 16 24-22, 21-15 0:41
Lead the series against # 27, Q26 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
6/9/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 21, Q4 Hernandez/Villafane Q20 21-14, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 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 # 30 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool L Koshkarev/Semenov 30 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-18, 21-12 0:34
Trail the series against Felipe/Santos, Brazil 0-1
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 4 Felipe/Santos 16, Q16 Lochhead/Pitman 20 23-21, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool P Insfran/Schmidt 7 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q8 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 6-3
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool P Lochhead/Pitman 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 26 18-21, 21-14, 18-16 0:53
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
Trail the series against # Q5 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
Trail the series against # Q9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-3
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 28, Q15 Lochhead/Pitman Q2 21-19, 21-23, 15-5 0:53
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 # 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
Lead the series against # Q11 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 # Q14 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
4/20/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 3 Lochhead/Pitman 20 Eithun/Horrem 28 21-16, 18-21, 16-14 0:52
Trail the series against # Q15 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 # Q16 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 # Q20 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 # Q23 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 3-0
4/19/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 20 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 29 21-15, 13-21, 16-14 0:51
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 # Q30 Abreu/Silva, Angola 1-0
6/29/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool B Lochhead/Pitman 26 Abreu/Silva 47 21-14, 21-14 0:37