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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008

(14, Q6) Martin Reader/Ray Sewell, Canada

Martin Reader
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 2, 1984 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Comox, BC

Height:

199 cm (6'7")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (Myslowice 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$30,375.00

Ray Sewell
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 24, 1981 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Calgary

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB C&S Lausanne 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$7,900.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	US$14,100.00

Previous Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	24	13th	180	US$3,900.00

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/7/2008	Qualifier 2	Andrey Belov / Vladimir Moroz, Russia (Q11)	Won 15-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:46
Wed, 10/8/2008	Winner 1	Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (19)	Lost 24-22, 19-21, 13-15	0:55
Wed, 10/8/2008	Contender 1	Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (30, Q17)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:38

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	$14,100.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	$14,100.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Martin Reader												Ray Sewell
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	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	World Championships
15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam
36	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	8	0	$17,550.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	$7,050.00
10	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	0	$8,225.00	Challenger	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$900.00	Satellite	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
66	0	1	2	2	3	5	5	9	0	$30,375.00	Total	22	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	2	0	$7,900.00

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
2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$5,700.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$5,700.00	3	4	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Martin Reader													Ray Sewell
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2004	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	2005	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	$1,300.00	2005	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	$350.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	$1,500.00	2006	FIVB
3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,800.00	2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,000.00	2007	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00	2007	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$500.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,850.00	2008	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	$2,850.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$975.00	2008	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
35	0	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	20	$13,675.00	Total	Total	17	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	1	10	$3,700.00

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	4	57.1%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	2	15.4%	2	15.4%	9	69.2%	2-11	15.4%	4-9	30.8%	4-3	57.1%	0	0	8-12	40.0%
2007-2008	3	50.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	2	20.0%	1	10.0%	7	70.0%	2-8	20.0%	3-7	30.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	7-9	43.8%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	12.5%	2	25.0%	5	62.5%	1-7	12.5%	2-10	16.7%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	3-8	27.3%

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	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	12
Total	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	12

Head to Head Results
Reader/Sewell trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 12 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 2	Reader/Sewell	24	Gabathuler/Wenger	10	21-17, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 19 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	Reader/Sewell	14, Q6	22-24, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Contender 3	Hernandez/Villafane	15	Reader/Sewell	24	21-16, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 30, Q17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 1	Berger/Nowotny	30, Q17	Reader/Sewell	14, Q6	21-17, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # Q11 Belov/Moroz, Russia 1-0
10/7/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Qualifier 2	Reader/Sewell	14, Q6	Belov/Moroz	Q11	15-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:46