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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 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Umea

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

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 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Huddinge

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

9th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$25,312.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	3	5	7	US$39,150.00

Previous St. Petersburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2005	Robert Svensson - 9th	Bjorn Berg - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,750.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$8,150.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	$27,250.00
Total	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	3	0	$39,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Bjorn Berg												Robert Svensson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$8,250.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,812.50
27	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	4	0	$28,200.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,075.00
98	0	0	0	0	7	21	21	20	0	$116,472.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	0	$15,625.00
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00	Challenger	5	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	$2,300.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Goodwill Games
135	0	0	1	0	9	26	30	24	0	$157,997.50	Total	54	0	0	0	1	2	3	7	6	0	$25,312.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
2005	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	6	$24,250.00	16	17	48.5 %
2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	$12,900.00	14	13	51.9 %
Total	FIVB	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	3	10	$39,150.00	30	32	48.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Bjorn Berg													Robert Svensson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1995	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1996	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1997	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	1998	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	1998	FIVB C&S
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	4	$8,750.00	1999	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	1999	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$150.00
15	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	0	3	$19,000.00	2000	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	3	0	$21,625.00	2001	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	$17,347.50	2002	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	$25,250.00	2003	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$1,937.50
											2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	0	$15,625.00	2004	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	$2,000.00
											2004	FIVB C&S	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$500.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	6	$12,125.00	2005	FIVB	11	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	6	$12,125.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	$6,450.00	2006	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	$6,450.00
100	0	0	0	0	8	23	23	18	28	$127,747.50	Total	Total	45	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	6	29	$23,412.50

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	20	58.8%	5	14.7%	9	26.5%	25-9	73.5%	5	16.7%	7	23.3%	18	60.0%	5-25	16.7%	20-18	52.6%	10-16	38.5%	0	0	30-34	46.9%
2005-2006	20	58.8%	5	14.7%	9	26.5%	25-9	73.5%	5	17.9%	6	21.4%	17	60.7%	5-23	17.9%	20-17	54.1%	10-15	40.0%	0	0	30-32	48.4%
Against the Field	4	40.0%	3	30.0%	3	30.0%	7-3	70.0%	4	30.8%	3	23.1%	6	46.2%	4-9	30.8%	8-12	40.0%	14-12	53.8%	0	0	11-12	47.8%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	12	6	2	1	0	0	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22
Total	0	0	18	11	3	3	0	0	5	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	34

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 11-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
11/24/05	FIVB	South 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
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada 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
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway 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
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian 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
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway 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
7/20/06	FIVB	St. 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
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway 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
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	Koshkarev/Prokopiev	10	Berg/Svensson	23	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:03
7/5/06	FIVB	France 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
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian 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
7/28/05	FIVB	France 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
7/7/05	FIVB	St. 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
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin 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
11/25/05	FIVB	South 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
5/31/06	FIVB	Croatia 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
7/27/05	FIVB	France 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
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Berg/Svensson	30, Q10	Lochhead/Pitman	Q7	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Berg/Svensson	29, Q8	Lochhead/Pitman	Q9	22-20, 21-19	0:49
7/8/05	FIVB	St. 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
11/24/05	FIVB	South 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
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway 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
5/18/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 2	Berg/Svensson	31, Q10	Saulko/Sidorenko	Q23	19-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:57