Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 6 - 10, 2005
(23) 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 St. Petersburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (10) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Thu, 7/7/2005 Winner 2 Martin Conde / Jose Salema, Argentina (7) Lost 17-21, 19-21 0:41
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 2 Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (25, Q2) Won 22-20, 21-14 0:42
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 3 Linyin Xu / Qiang Xu, China (17, Q5) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:03
Fri, 7/8/2005 Contender 4 Franco Neto / Tande Ramos, Brazil (5) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Berg/Svensson lead the series against the field 6-4 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 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 # 7 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
Lead the series against # 10 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 23 Horrem/Pettersen 10 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # 17, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 24 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 # 25, Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Berg/Svensson 23 Lochhead/Pitman 25, Q2 22-20, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # Q18 Aoki/Hata, Japan 1-0
6/29/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Svensson Q8 Aoki/Hata Q25 23-21, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # Q30 Saulko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 Saulko/Sidorenko Q23 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:57