Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 World Series 13 Grand Chelem
July 21 - 26, 2009
(26) Anders Lund Hoyer/Bo Soderberg, Denmark
 
Anders Lund Hoyer
Denmark
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 4, 1983 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Odense
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Milan 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$101,522.60
Bo Søderberg
Denmark / Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 5, 1977 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Horsholm
Height: 197 cm (6'5")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Milan 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$104,421.91
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317212529334157Money
CEV14000013221212000 US$26,336.43
FIVB670000213214018014121 US$167,900.00
FIVB C&S3100001100000000 US$6,450.00
Overall841000356415219214121 US$200,686.43
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Bo Soderberg - 25th Anders Lund Hoyer - 25th
2007 Bo Soderberg - 41st Anders Lund Hoyer - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 18 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 22, Q10 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 29 17th 200 US$7,000.00
CEV 6/17-21/2009 German Masters Q3 29th 30 € 0.00
CEV 6/3-7/2009 Austrian Masters Q11 17th 120 € 0.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2008 Dubai Open 15 17th 120 US$2,500.00
CEV 9/11-14/2008 English Masters 12, Q2 5th 360 € 2,800.00
FIVB 9/2-7/2008 Mallorca Open 23 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 8/26-31/2008 Kristiansand Open 22, Q2 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/3/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 26 25th 80 US$3,500.00
Marseille Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 1 Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (39) Won 12-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:58
Fri, 7/24/2009 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (7) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:35
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200001000100 $25,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam290000000051212 $66,400.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open36000011328615 $76,500.00
Challenger210000010000 $5,950.00
Satellite100000100000 $500.00
Confederation Championship300000020010 $6,000.00
Total7310002262141927 $180,350.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Anders Lund Hoyer Bo Soderberg
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000010100 $12,500.00 World Championships2000010100 $12,500.00
3600000051219 $33,200.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3100000051214 $33,200.00
380000258617 $38,250.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open500000289625 $41,850.00
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1000001000 $100.00
2100001000 $2,975.00 Challenger2100001000 $2,975.00
2000020000 $500.00 Satellite1000010000 $250.00
1000000010 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
3000002010 $3,000.00 Confederation Championship3000002010 $3,000.00
84100058142036 $90,425.00 Total901000412151939 $93,875.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2006FIVB600000000024 $4,000.00 11857.9 %
2006FIVB C&S200000110000 $1,450.00 4450.0 %
2006CEV300000101100 $3,775.00 6554.5 %
2007FIVB1200000000318 $11,000.00 111640.7 %
2007FIVB C&S110000000000 $5,000.00 4266.7 %
2007CEV100000100000 $2,475.00 2250.0 %
2008FIVB1200000110334 $33,100.00 212347.7 %
2008CEV500001111001 $9,200.00 14960.9 %
2009FIVB400000000310 $19,600.00 7846.7 %
2009CEV200000000101 $0.00 2250.0 %
TotalFIVB34000001109716 $67,700.00 505547.6 %
TotalFIVB C&S310000110000 $6,450.00 8657.1 %
TotalCEV1100001312202 $15,450.00 241857.1 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Anders Lund Hoyer  Bo Soderberg
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           1999FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2000FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2001FIVB2000000002 $0.00
           2002FIVB3000000003 $0.00
           2003FIVB3000000003 $0.00
1000000010 $0.00 2003FIVB Age Group WC          
1000010000 $250.00 2005FIVB C&S          
6000000024 $2,000.00 2006FIVB6000000024 $2,000.00
2000011000 $725.00 2006FIVB C&S2000011000 $725.00
3000011100 $1,887.50 2006CEV4000011101 $1,887.50
12000000318 $5,500.00 2007FIVB12000000318 $5,500.00
1100000000 $2,500.00 2007FIVB C&S1100000000 $2,500.00
1000010000 $1,237.50 2007CEV1000010000 $1,237.50
13000011335 $16,550.00 2008FIVB12000011334 $16,550.00
5000022001 $4,600.00 2008CEV5000022001 $4,600.00
4000000310 $9,800.00 2009FIVB4000000310 $9,800.00
2000000101 $0.00 2009CEV2000000101 $0.00
5110007511819 $45,050.00 TotalTotal5910006511729 $44,800.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall63 63.0% 20 20.0% 17 17.0% 83-17 83.0% 12 10.5% 19 16.7% 83 72.8% 12-102 10.5% 63-83 43.2% 32-36 47.1% 01 95-120 44.2%
2008-200916 50.0% 9 28.1% 7 21.9% 25-7 78.1% 4 10.8% 5 13.5% 28 75.7% 4-33 10.8% 16-28 36.4% 13-12 52.0% 00 29-40 42.0%
Against the Field14 48.3% 10 34.5% 5 17.2% 24-5 82.8% 6 11.3% 6 11.3% 41 77.4% 6-47 11.3% 28-82 25.5% 32-22 59.3% 00 30-52 36.6%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000042002200000064
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam00181374100150000002659
Challenge/Four Star/Open00331500004210000006357
Challenger000000004201001064
Satellite000000001100000022
Confederation Championship000024002200000067
Total0051281347001433010010109133
Head to Head Results
Hoyer/Soderberg trail the series against the field 18-26 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 10 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Marques 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 21-16, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Rego/Santos 5 Hoyer/Soderberg 29 21-16, 21-10 0:40
9/28/06FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Rego/Santos 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 31, Q9 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Series tied with # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
9/13/08CEVEnglish Masters Contender 4 Klemperer/Koreng 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 12, Q2 21-14, 21-19 0:46
6/26/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q14 Klemperer/Koreng 4 21-10, 19-21, 22-20 1:04
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 10 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-14, 21-15 0:42
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Araujo/Magalhaes 12 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q19 21-17, 22-20 0:53
5/2/07FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 30, Q13 21-10, 20-22, 15-8 0:56
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 7 Hoyer/Soderberg 26 21-16, 21-12 0:35
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Gavira/Herrera 11 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 18-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 8 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 1-0
9/27/06FIVBVitória Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 31, Q9 Fuerbringer/Jennings Q8 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 1:05
Lead the series against # 9 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q8 Ces/Ces 21, Q5 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 1:01
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 30, Q13 Ces/Ces Q4 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Dugrip/Salvetti, France 1-0
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Dugrip/Salvetti 12 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-4
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 15 22-20, 21-18 0:41
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q19 21-15, 21-13 0:35
5/30/08CEVDutch Masters Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 14, Q4 19-21, 21-19, 20-18 1:07
7/26/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 22, Q23 Hoyer/Soderberg Q26 21-14, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-3
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 24-22, 21-14 0:43
7/2/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 16 Hoyer/Soderberg 29 21-18, 21-18 0:47
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 6 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q8 25-23, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-3
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 2 Heuscher/Heyer 4 Hoyer/Soderberg 12, Q2 21-15, 22-20 0:45
7/12/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 4 Heuscher/Heyer 6 Hoyer/Soderberg 16 20-22, 22-20, 15-11 0:58
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool E Heuscher/Heyer 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q19 23-21, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
9/5/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 21-18, 21-17 0:44
Series tied with # 24 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
6/27/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q14 21-13, 21-17 0:44
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 27, Q6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 6 20-22, 21-13, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # 25 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
8/30/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Lochhead/Pitman 10 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 21-19, 25-23 0:48
Series tied with # 29 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
6/18/09CEVGerman Masters Qualifier 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins Q30 Hoyer/Soderberg Q3 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:53
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 19 21-14, 21-14 0:37
Lead the series against # 33, Q11 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
9/12/08CEVEnglish Masters Winner 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 12, Q2 Grotowski/Weaver 5 21-9, 21-13 0:36
Trail the series against # 34, Q14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Plavins/Smedins 31, Q21 Hoyer/Soderberg 18 25-23, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 36, Q19 Maia/Rosas, Portugal 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 Maia/Rosas Q23 21-19, 21-9 0:40
Lead the series against # 37, Q4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz Q7 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 38 Wu/Yin, China 1-0
6/26/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool E Hoyer/Soderberg 29 Wu/Yin 20 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 0:56
Series tied with # 39 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 1-1
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 26 Baracetti/Salema 39 12-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:58
10/9/08FIVBDubai Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Salema 16 Hoyer/Soderberg 15 22-20, 21-19 0:47
Lead the series against # 40, Q13 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-0
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q24 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:04
Lead the series against # 41, Q17 Kobbevik/Leite, Norway 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 29, Q13 Kobbevik/Leite Q20 21-17, 21-6 0:38
Series tied with # 46, Q6 Babich/Mykhaylov, Ukraine 1-1
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 15 Babich/Mykhaylov 18 21-16, 22-24, 15-9 1:04
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool G Babich/Mykhaylov 23, Q8 Hoyer/Soderberg 26 29-27, 25-27, 15-11 1:33
Lead the series against Insfran/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Hoyer/Soderberg 22, Q10 Insfran/Solberg 6 25-23, 13-21, 16-14 1:18
Lead the series against # Q8 Dumek/Tichy, Czechia 1-0
9/4/08FIVBMallorca Open Contender 1 Hoyer/Soderberg 23 Dumek/Tichy 26 21-12, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # Q23 Kavalenka/Zharykau, Belarus 1-0
6/4/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 2 Hoyer/Soderberg 28, Q8 Kavalenka/Zharykau Q25 21-13, 16-21, 17-15 1:00