Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006
(20, Q10) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q8 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 17 9th 140 US$5,250.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/7/2006 Qualifier 2 Trygve Leite / Vegard Lyng, Norway (Q55) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 6/7/2006 Qualifier 3 Toni Ivkovic / Pero Krizanovic, Croatia (Q23) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Thu, 6/8/2006 Qualifier 4 Jochem De Gruijter / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (28, Q7) Won 28-26, 21-23, 15-11 1:10
Thu, 6/8/2006 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (13) Lost 14-21, 16-21 0:42
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 1 Raul Mesa / Francisco Rodriguez Herrera, Spain (29) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Fri, 6/9/2006 Contender 2 Benjamin Insfran / Harley Marques, Brazil (3) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Berg/Svensson lead the series against the field 13-9 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 9 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 # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 7 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-0
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 Heuscher/Kobel 2 21-16, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 21-14, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 26, Q3 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 0-1
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 2 Gscheidle/Schnider 16 Berg/Svensson 18 21-14, 21-13 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 4 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 De Gruijter/Ronnes 28, Q7 28-26, 21-23, 15-11 1:10
Lead the series against # 29 Mesa/Rodriguez Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 Mesa/Rodriguez Herrera 29 21-19, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q9 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 0-1
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 3 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 25, Q9 Berg/Svensson Q8 21-17, 11-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q23 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 Ivkovic/Krizanovic Q23 21-13, 21-12 0:29
Trail the series against # Q29 Ellingson/Montgomery, Canada 0-1
7/20/05FIVBPoland Open Qualifier 2 Ellingson/Montgomery Q40 Berg/Svensson Q8 22-20, 15-21, 17-15 1:02
Lead the series against # Q30 Caravano/Damez, France 1-0
5/31/06FIVBCroatia Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson Q8 Caravano/Damez Q25 21-15, 24-22 0:39
Trail the series against # Q38 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro, Indonesia 0-1
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 3 Ardiansyam/Darkuncoro 30, Q24 Berg/Svensson Q8 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q53 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
Lead the series against # Q54 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson Q8 Thomas/Wardrop Q25 21-10, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q55 Leite/Lyng, Norway 1-0
6/7/06FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 Leite/Lyng Q55 21-13, 21-14 0:39