Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Banco do Brasil Open
September 26 - 30, 2007
(19) 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 Fortaleza Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Simon Dahl - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 24 9th 240 US$6,000.00
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
Brazil Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 9/27/2007 Winner 1 Emiel Boersma / Bram Ronnes, Netherlands (14) Lost 23-21, 15-21, 9-15 1:00
Thu, 9/27/2007 Contender 1 Taichi Morikawa / Koichi Nishimura, Japan (30, Q6) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:45
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 2 Martins Plavins / Aleksandrs Samoilovs, Latvia (20) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 9/28/2007 Contender 3 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (6) Lost 21-23, 14-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 11-11 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 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 # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Berg/Brinkborg 19 23-21, 21-14 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 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 # 9 "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
Trail the series against # 13 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 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-2
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Boersma/Ronnes 14 Berg/Brinkborg 19 21-23, 21-15, 15-9 1:00
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
Lead the series against # 17, Q10 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 # 20 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 2-0
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Berg/Brinkborg 19 Plavins/Samoilovs 20 21-17, 21-17 0:40
9/3/06FIVB C&SCagliari Challenger Contender 4 Berg/Brinkborg 5 Plavins/Samoilovs 8 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 23 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 # 25 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 # 30, Q6 Morikawa/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 19 Morikawa/Nishimura 30, Q6 21-17, 21-12 0:45
Trail the series against # Q7 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-1
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 Berg/Brinkborg Q6 22-20, 21-19 0:46
Lead the series against # Q11 Castro/Mussa, Venezuela 2-0
7/18/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Castro/Mussa Q24 22-20, 21-16 0:47
7/4/07FIVBMontréal Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Brinkborg 28, Q4 Castro/Mussa Q20 21-15, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # Q12 Peric/Trimcevski, Croatia 1-0
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 Peric/Trimcevski Q21 21-13, 21-9 0:32