Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Italian Open presented by Abruzzo
May 13 - 18, 2008
(Q9) 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 Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Robert Svensson - 17th Mattias Magnusson - 41st
2007 Hannes Brinkborg - 41st Bjorn Berg - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 18 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 19, Q7 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 19 13th 180 US$4,500.00
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
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/14/2008 Qualifier 2 Janis Smedins / Toms Smedins, Latvia (Q24) Lost 19-21, 11-21 0:40
Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 12-18 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 11 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 2 Marques/Solberg 2 Berg/Brinkborg 18 21-18, 21-14 0:44
7/19/07FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q8 Marques/Solberg 4 23-21, 18-21, 15-12 1:03
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
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 8 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 # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Winner 1 Brink/Dieckmann 14 Berg/Brinkborg 19, Q7 21-19, 21-16 0:48
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 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 # 15 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
Trail the series against # 18 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 1 Herrera/Mesa 13 Berg/Brinkborg 29, Q12 21-13, 21-18 0:35
Series tied with # 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 4 Kjemperud/Skarlund 21 Berg/Brinkborg 18 21-13, 16-21, 15-13 0:53
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Kjemperud/Skarlund 9 24-22, 24-22 0:52
Series tied with # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 Berg/Brinkborg 18 Horrem/Maaseide 15 21-17, 21-17 0:47
7/11/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Horrem/Maaseide 25, Q4 Berg/Brinkborg Q20 21-17, 21-15 0:47
Trail the series against # 24, Q2 "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 # 26 Li/Zhou, China 0-1
3/28/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 2 Li/Zhou 20 Berg/Brinkborg 19, Q7 21-13, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 27 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 # 31, Q18 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-0
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 19, Q7 Henriquez/Hernandez 30, Q11 21-15, 23-25, 15-9 1:05
Lead the series against # Q3 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
Series tied with # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Berg/Brinkborg 18 Lochhead/Pitman 23 32-30, 16-21, 15-13 1:13
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Berg/Brinkborg 22 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # Q17 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
Trail the series against # Q20 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 # Q21 Morikawa/Nishimura, Japan 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 19 Morikawa/Nishimura 30, Q6 21-17, 21-12 0:45
Lead the series against # Q22 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
Trail the series against # Q24 Smedins/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Smedins/Smedins Q24 Berg/Brinkborg Q9 21-19, 21-11 0:40