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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Bahrain Open 2008
October 27 - November 1, 2008

(15, Q4) 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 Manama Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-11/2008	Dubai Open	14, Q6	25th	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	24	13th	180	US$3,900.00

Manama Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/28/2008	Qualifier 2	Domenico Apicella / Mauro Mercanti, Italy (Q13)	Won 21-19, 21-14	0:44
Wed, 10/29/2008	Winner 1	Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (18)	Won 21-18, 10-21, 15-9	0:58
Wed, 10/29/2008	Winner 2	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (2)	Lost 15-21, 11-21	0:36
Thu, 10/30/2008	Contender 2	Daniel Hupfer / Paul Schroffenegger, Austria (17, Q1)	Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:56
Thu, 10/30/2008	Contender 3	Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (7)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:42

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$9,600.00	6	6	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$9,600.00	6	6	50.0 %

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$4,800.00	2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	$4,800.00
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
36	0	1	2	2	2	4	2	3	20	$15,625.00	Total	Total	18	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	1	10	$5,650.00

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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	5	62.5%	2-6	25.0%	4-10	28.6%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	5-6	45.5%

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 lead the series against the field 5-3 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Ces/Ces, France 0-1
10/29/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 2	Ces/Ces	2	Reader/Sewell	15, Q4	21-15, 21-11	0:36
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 7 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 3	Baracetti/Salema	7	Reader/Sewell	15, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 2	Reader/Sewell	15, Q4	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	17, Q1	19-21, 21-14, 15-8	0:56
Lead the series against # 18 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
10/29/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 1	Reader/Sewell	15, Q4	Grotowski/Weaver	18	21-18, 10-21, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 28, 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Apicella/Mercanti, Italy 1-0
10/28/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Qualifier 2	Reader/Sewell	15, Q4	Apicella/Mercanti	Q13	21-19, 21-14	0:44