Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Smart Grand Slam
July 10 - 15, 2007
(Q20) Bjorn Berg/Hannes Brinkborg, 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
Hannes Brinkborg
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 9, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: A Engelbrekt
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 94 kg (207 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 111
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$81,150.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB26000010216565 US$52,500.00
FIVB C&S1001000000000 US$3,000.00
Overall27001010216565 US$55,500.00
Previous Berlin Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Emil Norberg - 49th Did not play
1998 Simon Dahl - 41st Did not play
1999 Simon Dahl - 37th Did not play
2001 Simon Dahl - 25th Did not play
2002 Simon Dahl - 9th Did not play
2003 Simon Dahl - 17th Mattias Magnusson - 33rd
2004 Simon Dahl - 25th Mattias Magnusson - 41st
2005 Robert Svensson - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 28, Q4 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam Q16 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q20 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open 28, Q15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open Q6 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 29, Q12 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 9/1-3/2006 Cagliari Challenger 5 3rd 64 US$3,000.00
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2007 Qualifier 1 Koichi Nishimura / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (Q13) Won 21-12, 21-13 0:39
Wed, 7/11/2007 Qualifier 2 Iver Horrem / Bjorn Maaseide, Norway (25, Q4) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:47
Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 3-8 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 6 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q15 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 10 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q4 19-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:08
Trail the series against # 12 Wu/Xu, China 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 15 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q15 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q2 21-16, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/7/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 21, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q15 21-19, 19-21, 15-6 0:52
Lead the series against # 22 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
9/3/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 4 Berg/Brinkborg 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 0-1
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Horrem/Maaseide 25, Q4 Berg/Brinkborg Q20 21-17, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # Q13 Nishimura/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Brinkborg Q20 Nishimura/Watanabe Q13 21-12, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # Q18 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q17 Berg/Brinkborg Q16 17-21, 21-12, 18-16 0:54
Trail the series against # Q23 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 Berg/Brinkborg Q6 22-20, 21-19 0:46