Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 World Series 13
July 15 - 20, 2008
(14) 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 Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Emil Norberg - 57th Did not play
1998 Simon Dahl - 57th Did not play
1999 Simon Dahl - 41st Did not play
2000 Simon Dahl - 13th Did not play
2001 Simon Dahl - 17th Did not play
2002 Simon Dahl - 17th Did not play
2003 Simon Dahl - 17th Mattias Magnusson - 41st
2004 Simon Dahl - 25th Mattias Magnusson - 41st
2006 Robert Svensson - 17th Did not play
2007 Hannes Brinkborg - 5th Bjorn Berg - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 33rd 40 US$0.00
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
Marseille Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 1 Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (19) Lost 21-23, 12-21 0:44
Thu, 7/17/2008 Contender 1 Steve Grotowski / Gregg Weaver, England (30, Q8) Won 21-18, 21-9 0:39
Fri, 7/18/2008 Contender 2 Richard Kogel / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands (20) Lost 21-15, 16-21, 15-17 1:10
Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 13-21 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 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 # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 "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 # 6 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 # 8 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
Lead the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 12 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
Lead the series against # 15, Q3 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
Series tied with # 17 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 # 18 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
Trail the series against # 19 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Matysik/Uhmann 19 Berg/Brinkborg 14 23-21, 21-12 0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Kogel/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Kogel/Ronnes 20 Berg/Brinkborg 14 15-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:10
Trail the series against # 22 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 # 23 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 1-0
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Berg/Brinkborg 12 Cadieux/Heese 21 24-22, 23-21 1:11
Trail the series against # 25, Q2 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
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Grotowski/Weaver, England 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 14 Grotowski/Weaver 30, Q8 21-18, 21-9 0:39
Lead the series against # Q11 Kobbevik/Leite, Norway 1-0
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Brinkborg Q8 Kobbevik/Leite Q25 21-15, 21-12 0:33