Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 St. Petersburg Open
August 29 - September 2, 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 St. Petersburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2005 Robert Svensson - 9th Mattias Magnusson - 41st
2006 Robert Svensson - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 22 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 24 17th 100 US$2,500.00
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
St. Petersburg Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/30/2007 Winner 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (9, Q12) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:43
Thu, 8/30/2007 Contender 1 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (25, Q6) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:01
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 2 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (10) Won 21-15, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 3 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (32, Q34) Won 19-21, 23-21, 16-14 1:07
Fri, 8/31/2007 Contender 4 Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (5) Lost 21-16, 15-21, 13-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 10-13 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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
Lead the series against # 4, Q1 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 # 5 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-3
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 5 Berg/Brinkborg 24 16-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
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 # 7 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 0-1
7/20/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 4 Cunha/Neto 1 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 21-16, 21-11 0:42
Trail the series against # 9, Q12 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-2
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Koshkarev/Prokopiev 9, Q12 Berg/Brinkborg 24 21-18, 21-15 0:43
6/27/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q17 Berg/Brinkborg Q16 17-21, 21-12, 18-16 0:54
Series tied with # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-2
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 2 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-18 0:39
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 11 Berg/Brinkborg 22 21-17, 21-13 0:49
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Contender 1 Gosch/Horst 12 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q4 21-19, 13-21, 15-12 1:04
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 Gosch/Horst 25, Q5 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:05
Trail the series against # 12 "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
Series tied with # 13 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-1
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Boersma/Ronnes 20, Q5 Berg/Brinkborg Q12 21-16, 21-23, 15-13 1:04
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Boersma/Ronnes 20 21-14, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 15 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 # 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 # 25, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Hoyer/Soderberg 25, Q6 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:01
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/1/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Brinkborg Q12 Sidorenko/Zabuslayev Q21 21-17, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 32, Q34 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/31/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Dyachenko/Kulinich 32, Q34 19-21, 23-21, 16-14 1:07
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # Q3 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 0-1
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Berg/Brinkborg 22 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Lead the series against # Q18 Freidenfelds/Laizans, Latvia 1-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Freidenfelds/Laizans Q25 21-15, 21-13 0:34