Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$560,000 Beach Volleyball Paris-Ile de France Grand Slam
July 27 - 31, 2005
(29, Q8) Bjorn Berg/Robert Svensson, Sweden
 
Bjorn Berg
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 24, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Umea
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 135
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$157,997.50
Robert Svensson
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 26, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Huddinge
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 54
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$25,312.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB22000000205357 US$39,150.00
Previous Paris Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q8 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 23 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 40 33rd 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q10 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q7 41st 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 31, Q10 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 27 25th 36 US$2,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 1 Dmitriy Vorobyev / Pavel Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan (Q25) Won 21-16, 22-24, 15-11 1:02
Wed, 7/27/2005 Qualifier 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (Q9) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:49
Thu, 7/28/2005 Winner 1 Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany (4) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 21-23 1:17
Thu, 7/28/2005 Contender 1 Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (20, Q3) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:52
Head to Head Results
Berg/Svensson trail the series against the field 6-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Brink/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 4 Berg/Svensson 29, Q8 19-21, 21-17, 23-21 1:17
Lead the series against # 5 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 Berg/Svensson 40 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 23 Horrem/Pettersen 10 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 18 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-2
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Conde/Salema 7 Berg/Svensson 23 21-17, 21-19 0:41
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Conde/Salema 15 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 16-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:02
Trail the series against # 20, Q3 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 Berg/Svensson 29, Q8 21-16, 21-16 0:52
Trail the series against # 23 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # Q1 Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Neto/Ramos 5 Berg/Svensson 23 21-19, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # Q6 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Gartmayer/Nowotny 27 Berg/Svensson 40 21-15, 22-20 0:43
Lead the series against # Q7 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Berg/Svensson 23 Xu/Xu 17, Q5 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against # Q9 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 2-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson 29, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman Q9 22-20, 21-19 0:49
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Berg/Svensson 23 Lochhead/Pitman 25, Q2 22-20, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # Q20 Bosma/Ortiz, Spain 0-1
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bosma/Ortiz 23, Q9 Berg/Svensson Q8 23-21, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # Q25 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Svensson 29, Q8 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev Q25 21-16, 22-24, 15-11 1:02