Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Moscow 2008 Grand Slam
July 1 - 6, 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 Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1999 Simon Dahl - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q8 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q10 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q12 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 16 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 12 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 20 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q9 41st 18 US$0.00
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
Moscow Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/2/2008 Qualifier 1 Konstantin Birlov / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (Q24) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:39
Wed, 7/2/2008 Qualifier 2 Kentaro Asahi / Katsuhiro Shiratori, Japan (26, Q8) Lost 25-27, 13-21  
Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 16-25 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 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
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
Series tied with # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 9 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 # 13 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 # 16 Lione/Varnier, Italy 0-1
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Lione/Varnier 19 Berg/Brinkborg 20 17-21, 22-20, 18-16 1:04
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
Trail the series against # 20 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 Berg/Brinkborg 20 21-14, 18-21, 15-8 0:53
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 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 # 23 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/6/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Brenha/Maia 18 Berg/Brinkborg 16 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 25, Q6 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-2
6/11/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q5 Berg/Brinkborg Q12 21-11, 21-18 0:42
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Plavins/Samoilovs 28, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg 12 21-11, 21-15 0:44
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 20 Plavins/Samoilovs 29, Q2 21-13, 21-15 0:32
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
Trail the series against # 26, Q8 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-2
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q8 Berg/Brinkborg Q9 27-25, 21-13  
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Asahi/Shiratori 26, Q9 Berg/Brinkborg Q8 21-17, 21-14 0:41
Series tied with # 27, Q3 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
Lead the series against # 29, Q13 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Brinkborg 19, Q7 Hoyer/Soderberg Q10 21-14, 18-21, 15-13 1:03
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 24 Hoyer/Soderberg 25, Q6 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 30 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 # 31, Q16 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-2
6/18/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Miramontes/Virgen Q23 Berg/Brinkborg Q10 21-18, 21-19 0:45
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Miramontes/Virgen 25, Q27 Berg/Brinkborg Q6 22-20, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # Q1 "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 # Q4 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
Series tied with # Q10 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
Lead the series against # Q15 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 # Q20 Kobbevik/Leite, Norway 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Brinkborg Q8 Kobbevik/Leite Q25 21-15, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # Q24 Birlov/Pastukhov, Russia 1-0
7/2/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Brinkborg Q9 Birlov/Pastukhov Q24 21-17, 21-14 0:39