Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South Africa Open
November 23 - 27, 2005
(17) 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 Cape Town Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Simon Dahl - 17th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 18 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q8 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 29, Q8 25th 56 US$3,250.00
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
South Africa Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool A Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (16) Won 13-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
Thu, 11/24/2005 Pool A Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:38
Fri, 11/25/2005 Pool A Andrea Raffaelli / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (32, Q8) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:36
Fri, 11/25/2005 Winner 1 Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (13) Won 21-15, 22-24, 18-16 1:09
Fri, 11/25/2005 Winner 2 Markus Egger / Martin Laciga, Switzerland (6) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Berg/Svensson lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Berg/Svensson 17 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Berg/Svensson 18 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 2 Egger/Laciga 6 Berg/Svensson 17 21-15, 21-15 0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 17 Amore/Fenili 13 21-15, 22-24, 18-16 1:09
Lead the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Berg/Svensson 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 13-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 32, Q8 Raffaelli/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Berg/Svensson 17 Raffaelli/Tomatis 32, Q8 21-13, 21-13 0:36