Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
July 19 - 23, 2006
(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 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Robert Svensson - 9th Bjorn Berg - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 18, Q2 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 30, Q10 17th 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open Q4 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 20, Q10 17th 120 US$3,000.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/20/2006 Winner 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (10) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 13-15 1:03
Thu, 7/20/2006 Contender 1 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (7) Lost 20-22, 10-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 11-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 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 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 21-11, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 5, Q1 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 # 6 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 0-1
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Klemperer/Schneider 11 Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 7 Berg/Svensson 23 22-20, 21-10 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 22-20, 15-21, 17-15 1:01
Series tied with # 10 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-1
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 10 Berg/Svensson 23 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:03
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Svensson 18, Q2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q18 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 11 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 21-14, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15 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 # 16 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 # 19 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 # 25, Q6 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 # 26, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 3-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 27 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 # Q10 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 Li/Zhou Q23 21-13, 25-23 0:45
Lead the series against # Q15 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