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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 China Shanghai Open
April 29 - May 3, 2009

(26) 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 Shanghai Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Brian Hiebert - Country Quota	Scott Lahey - 57th
2008	Did not play	Tyler Fraser - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/21-26/2009	Brasilia Open	Q10	33rd	30	US$0.00
FIVB	11/11-15/2008	Sanya Open	19, Q4	17th	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	15, Q4	13th	180	US$3,900.00
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

Shanghai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/1/2009	Winner 1	Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (7)	Lost 14-21, 21-19, 14-16	1:01
Fri, 5/1/2009	Contender 1	Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (23)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:41

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$12,100.00	7	9	43.8 %
2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$2,000.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	$14,100.00	8	12	40.0 %

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
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$6,050.00	2008	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	$6,050.00
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
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00	2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$1,000.00
39	0	1	2	2	2	4	3	4	21	$17,875.00	Total	Total	21	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	2	11	$7,900.00

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%
2008-2009	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%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	2	28.6%	1	14.3%	4	57.1%	2-5	28.6%	2-8	20.0%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	4-5	44.4%

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 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-2
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Salema	7	Reader/Sewell	26	21-14, 19-21, 16-14	1:01
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 # 16 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 # 21 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 # 23 Wu/Yin, China 0-1
5/1/09	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 1	Wu/Yin	23	Reader/Sewell	26	21-19, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # 29, Q3 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
4/22/09	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 2	Henriquez/Mussa	29, Q7	Reader/Sewell	Q10	21-17, 21-17	0:52
Lead the series against # 30 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 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 # Q5 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