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FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$80,000 BSNL Chennai Challenger
September 27 - October 2, 2010

(13) Geir Eithun/Eskil Holtan, Norway

Geir Eithun
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1979 (46 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 FIVB C&S Best:

17th (Chennai 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$70,275.00

Eskil Holtan
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 30, 1982 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Alstahaug

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$2,075.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$600.00
Overall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$600.00

Previous Chennai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/20-25/2010	Brasilia Open	Q27	41st	18	US$0.00

Chennai Challenger Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/29/2010	Winner 1	Murat Giginoglu / Hakan Gogtepe, Türkiye (20)	Lost 19-21, 9-21	0:38
Wed, 9/29/2010	Contender 1	Man Tat Ching / Chung Wong, Hong Kong (29, Q9)	Won 21-5, 21-14	0:34
Thu, 9/30/2010	Contender 2	Steve Marshall / Ben Saxton, Canada (14)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:39

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Geir Eithun												Eskil Holtan
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	World Championships
38	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	13	0	$55,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
26	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	4	0	$13,275.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	Challenger	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$650.00
											Satellite	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$425.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
66	0	0	0	0	1	7	13	17	0	$70,275.00	Total	27	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	0	$2,075.00

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
2010	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2010	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Geir Eithun													Eskil Holtan
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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2001	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2002	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2002	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00
											2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$425.00
											2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2009	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00	2010	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$300.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	$300.00	Total	Total	24	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	16	$2,075.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2009-2010	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Head to Head Results
Eithun/Holtan trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 14 Marshall/Saxton, Canada 0-1
9/30/10	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Contender 2	Marshall/Saxton	14	Eithun/Holtan	13	21-14, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
9/29/10	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Winner 1	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	20	Eithun/Holtan	13	21-19, 21-9	0:38
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Ching/Wong, Hong Kong 1-0
9/29/10	FIVB C&S	Chennai Challenger	Contender 1	Eithun/Holtan	13	Ching/Wong	29, Q9	21-5, 21-14	0:34