Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open
August 8 - 12, 2007
(24) 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 Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open 29, Q8 5th 360 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q20 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 1 Jorre Kjemperud / Tarjei Skarlund, Norway (9) Won 24-22, 24-22 0:52
Thu, 8/9/2007 Winner 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (8) Lost 21-19, 17-21, 10-15 0:59
Fri, 8/10/2007 Contender 2 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (7) Lost 13-21, 15-21 0:45
Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 7-10 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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
Series tied with # 4 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 3 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Wu/Xu 5 21-19, 21-19 0:49
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Wu/Xu 4 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 5 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Marques/Solberg 4 23-21, 18-21, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 7 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-2
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Baracetti/Conde 7 Berg/Brinkborg 24 21-13, 21-15 0:45
7/21/07FIVBMarseille Open Contender 6 Baracetti/Conde 6 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 21-12, 21-16 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 Berg/Brinkborg 24 19-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:59
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Reckermann/Urbatzka 5 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q4 19-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:08
Lead the series against # 9 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 24-22, 24-22 0:52
Trail the series against # 10 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
Trail the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 "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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 27 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 0-1
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Alvarez/Munder 32, Q13 Berg/Brinkborg Q20 21-17, 16-21, 15-13 1:03
Lead the series against Hordvik/Leite, Norway 1-0
6/6/07FIVBZagreb Open Qualifier 1 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q15 Hordvik/Leite Q50 21-13, 21-9 0:33
Lead the series against # Q11 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Brinkborg Q12 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev Q21 21-17, 21-14 0:38