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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Porec Major Series
June 2 - 7, 2015

(30, Q13) Geir Eithun/Iver Horrem, Norway

Geir Eithun
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1979 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Førde

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Long Beach 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$70,275.00

Iver Andreas Horrem
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 1, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aukra

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

183

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$256,065.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	43	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	9	12	9	1	5	US$115,550.00

Previous Porec Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	27, Q13	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	18	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	12/9-14/2014	Mangaung Open	11	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2014	Xiamen Open	17, Q2	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q15	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q17	41st	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Q12	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	Q6	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q6	33rd	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	9	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	26	25th	160	US$4,000.00

Porec Major Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/3/2015	Qualifier 1	Alexey Kuleshov / Dmitriy Yakovlev, Kazakhstan (Q20)	Won By Forfeit	0:19
Wed, 6/3/2015	Qualifier 2	Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (Q4)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:38
Thu, 6/4/2015	Pool C	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (3)	Lost 13-21, 15-21	0:36
Thu, 6/4/2015	Pool C	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (14)	Lost 13-21, 18-21	0:38
Fri, 6/5/2015	Pool C	Youssef Krou / Edouard Rowlandson, France (19)	Lost 19-21, 11-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Eithun/Horrem trail the series against the field 7-33 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 16 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-4
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	21-13, 21-15	0:36
5/1/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Eithun/Horrem	26	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:04
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool G	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Eithun/Horrem	23	28-26, 21-11	0:47
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool N	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Eithun/Horrem	28, Q6	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Bourne/Hyden	6	Eithun/Horrem	27, Q13	21-17, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-3
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Eithun/Horrem	21	21-15, 22-20	0:41
6/18/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gavira/Herrera	30, Q20	Eithun/Horrem	Q4	28-26, 17-21, 15-11	1:03
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	5	Eithun/Horrem	28	19-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:58
Trail the series against # 10 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Eithun/Horrem	26, Q6	21-18, 14-21, 15-11	0:51
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Eithun/Horrem	22	25-23, 21-8	0:40
Series tied with # 11 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Eithun/Horrem	22	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	21-19, 22-20	0:43
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Eithun/Horrem	24, Q4	21-14, 21-23, 20-18	1:02
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-5
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Patterson	11	Eithun/Horrem	27, Q13	By Forfeit
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Gibb/Patterson	8	Eithun/Horrem	9	21-17, 23-21	0:41
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Gibb/Patterson	10	Eithun/Horrem	26	21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Patterson	1	Eithun/Horrem	18	21-13, 21-17	0:36
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool D	Gibb/Patterson	4	Eithun/Horrem	28	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 14 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-2
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	24	Eithun/Horrem	9	19-21, 21-14, 23-21	1:05
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Saxton/Schalk	12	Eithun/Horrem	21	21-15, 21-9	0:33
Trail the series against # 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 0-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	22	Eithun/Horrem	27, Q13	21-15, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 19 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-1
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	19	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	21-19, 21-11	0:35
Trail the series against # 23 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-3
7/22/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	27, Q5	Eithun/Horrem	Q12	21-19, 21-15	0:41
7/15/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Eithun/Horrem	Q6	21-14, 21-17	0:36
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	25, Q2	Eithun/Horrem	22	22-24, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Eithun/Horrem	27, Q13	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	Q4	21-16, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 25 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
4/22/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool B	Krasilnikov/Semenov	2	Eithun/Horrem	18	21-11, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 28, Q9 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Ontiveros/Virgen	11	Eithun/Horrem	18	21-16, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # Q4 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-2
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Qualifier 2	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	Kantor/Losiak	Q4	21-16, 21-19	0:38
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Kantor/Losiak	25	Eithun/Horrem	9	21-19, 21-14	0:39
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Kantor/Losiak	23	Eithun/Horrem	26	21-19, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # Q7 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-2
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool G	Huber/Seidl	23, Q3	Eithun/Horrem	26, Q6	21-15, 22-20	0:33
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Huber/Seidl	13	Eithun/Horrem	20	21-17, 21-19	0:41
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Eithun/Horrem	18	Huber/Seidl	8	21-18, 13-21, 20-18	1:01
Series tied with # Q11 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-1
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool F	Garcia/Marco	6	Eithun/Horrem	11	25-27, 21-14, 15-8	0:58
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool A	Eithun/Horrem	17, Q2	Garcia/Marco	16	24-22, 23-21	0:46
Trail the series against # Q12 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	28, Q6	Eithun/Horrem	21	21-15, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # Q20 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/3/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Qualifier 1	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	Q20	By Forfeit	0:19
Lead the series against # Q21 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Eithun/Horrem	23, Q4	Hordvik/Kvamsdal	Q20	21-11, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # Q31 Goldschmidt/Williams, South Africa 0-1
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Winner 1	Goldschmidt/Williams	9	Eithun/Horrem	11	24-22, 21-11	0:34