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US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008

(17, Q1) Bjorn Berg/Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden

Bjorn Berg
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 24, 1972 (53 yrs old)

Home Town:

Umea

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

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 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

A Engelbrekt

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

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

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	6	5	6	5	US$52,500.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,000.00
Overall	27	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	6	5	6	5	US$55,500.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
1999	Simon Dahl - 33rd	Did not play
2000	Simon Dahl - 17th	Did not play
2001	Simon Dahl - 17th	Did not play
2002	Simon Dahl - 17th	Did not play
2003	Simon Dahl - 9th	Mattias Magnusson - 33rd
2004	Simon Dahl - 13th	Mattias Magnusson - 41st
2005	Robert Svensson - 41st	Did not play
2006	Robert Svensson - 41st	Did not play
2007	Hannes Brinkborg - 33rd	Bjorn Berg - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	14	17th	120	US$2,500.00
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

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/30/2008	Qualifier 2	Rodolfo Cavaliere / Fabio Galli, Italy (Q17)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:58
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool A	Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (16, Q3)	Lost 24-22, 19-21, 13-15	1:14
Thu, 7/31/2008	Pool A	Francesco Giontella / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (32, Q20)	Lost 15-21, 21-13, 11-15	1:01
Fri, 8/1/2008	Pool A	Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1)	Lost 21-23, 20-22	0:53

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	6	4	0	$49,000.00
Challenger	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
Total	27	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	6	5	0	$55,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Bjorn Berg												Hannes Brinkborg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$8,250.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,400.00
27	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	4	0	$28,200.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10	0	$22,425.00
98	0	0	0	0	7	21	21	20	0	$116,472.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	57	0	0	0	0	2	8	11	7	0	$51,175.00
2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,250.00	Challenger	5	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	$2,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,500.00	Goodwill Games
135	0	0	1	0	9	26	30	24	0	$157,997.50	Total	111	1	0	1	0	2	10	15	17	0	$81,150.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2006	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	5	2	71.4 %
2007	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	4	5	$31,000.00	19	21	47.5 %
2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	5	$21,500.00	14	20	41.2 %
Total	FIVB	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	6	5	10	$52,500.00	33	41	44.6 %
Total	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Bjorn Berg													Hannes Brinkborg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1995	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1996	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	1997	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00	1998	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	1998	FIVB C&S
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	4	$8,750.00	1999	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	1999	FIVB C&S
15	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	0	3	$19,000.00	2000	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	3	0	$21,625.00	2001	FIVB
9	0	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0	$17,347.50	2002	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2002	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	$25,250.00	2003	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00
											2003	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	6	0	$15,625.00	2004	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	6	$12,125.00	2005	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	$1,000.00
											2005	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$450.00
11	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	6	$7,950.00	2006	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2006	FIVB C&S	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,000.00
13	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	5	$15,500.00	2007	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	4	5	$15,500.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	5	$10,750.00	2008	FIVB	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	5	$10,750.00
129	0	0	1	0	9	26	30	23	40	$156,997.50	Total	Total	58	1	0	1	0	1	5	8	6	36	$31,400.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	24	58.5%	7	17.1%	10	24.4%	31-10	75.6%	2	5.9%	9	26.5%	23	67.6%	2-32	5.9%	24-23	51.1%	9-19	32.1%	0	0	33-42	44.0%
2007-2008	24	58.5%	7	17.1%	10	24.4%	31-10	75.6%	2	5.9%	9	26.5%	23	67.6%	2-32	5.9%	24-23	51.1%	9-19	32.1%	0	0	33-42	44.0%
Against the Field	6	37.5%	6	37.5%	4	25.0%	12-4	75.0%	1	5.9%	6	35.3%	10	58.8%	1-16	5.9%	12-20	37.5%	14-20	41.2%	0	0	13-20	39.4%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	8	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	11
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	10	3	0	0	0	0	6	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	31
Challenger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2
Total	0	0	16	11	0	3	0	0	7	15	0	1	1	0	0	0	38	44

Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 14-20 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Rego/Santos	1	Berg/Brinkborg	17, Q1	23-21, 22-20	0:53
Series tied with # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	2	Berg/Brinkborg	18	21-18, 21-14	0:44
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q8	Marques/Solberg	4	23-21, 18-21, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	8	Berg/Brinkborg	24	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:59
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	5	Berg/Brinkborg	28, Q4	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:08
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Berg/Brinkborg	28, Q15	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:56
Trail the series against # 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	21, Q1	Berg/Brinkborg	28, Q15	21-19, 19-21, 15-6	0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-2
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Kjemperud/Skarlund	13	Berg/Brinkborg	20	21-14, 18-21, 15-8	0:53
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Kjemperud/Skarlund	21	Berg/Brinkborg	18	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:53
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Berg/Brinkborg	24	Kjemperud/Skarlund	9	24-22, 24-22	0:52
Series tied with # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-2
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Berg/Brinkborg	24	Gosch/Horst	10	21-15, 21-18	0:39
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	11	Berg/Brinkborg	22	21-17, 21-13	0:49
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 1	Gosch/Horst	12	Berg/Brinkborg	28, Q4	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	1:04
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 3	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q12	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:05
Trail the series against # 11 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Matysik/Uhmann	19	Berg/Brinkborg	14	23-21, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 13 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 3-2
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	29, Q5	Berg/Brinkborg	Q12	21-11, 21-18	0:42
5/29/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Winner 2	Plavins/Samoilovs	28, Q1	Berg/Brinkborg	12	21-11, 21-15	0:44
5/22/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	20	Plavins/Samoilovs	29, Q2	21-13, 21-15	0:32
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Berg/Brinkborg	19	Plavins/Samoilovs	20	21-17, 21-17	0:40
9/3/06	FIVB C&S	Cagliari Challenger	Contender 4	Berg/Brinkborg	5	Plavins/Samoilovs	8	22-20, 20-22, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Maciel/Schmidt	16, Q3	Berg/Brinkborg	17, Q1	22-24, 21-19, 15-13	1:14
Series tied with # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-1
5/1/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Berg/Brinkborg	18	Lochhead/Pitman	23	32-30, 16-21, 15-13	1:13
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	27	Berg/Brinkborg	22	21-17, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 21 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 0-1
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Salema	17	Berg/Brinkborg	16	16-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:58
Series tied with # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Berg/Brinkborg	18	Horrem/Maaseide	15	21-17, 21-17	0:47
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Horrem/Maaseide	25, Q4	Berg/Brinkborg	Q20	21-17, 21-15	0:47
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	Berg/Brinkborg	24	Dyachenko/Kulinich	32, Q34	19-21, 23-21, 16-14	1:07
Lead the series against # 26 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
3/26/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 3	Berg/Brinkborg	19, Q7	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q10	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	1:03
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	24	Hoyer/Soderberg	25, Q6	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 29 Miramontes/Virgen, Mexico 0-2
6/18/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Miramontes/Virgen	Q23	Berg/Brinkborg	Q10	21-18, 21-19	0:45
5/23/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Miramontes/Virgen	25, Q27	Berg/Brinkborg	Q6	22-20, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Giontella/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Giontella/Nicolai	32, Q20	Berg/Brinkborg	17, Q1	21-15, 13-21, 15-11	1:01
Lead the series against # Q12 Huth/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Berg/Brinkborg	Q12	Huth/Schneider	Q21	21-16, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # Q17 Cavaliere/Galli, Italy 1-0
7/30/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Berg/Brinkborg	17, Q1	Cavaliere/Galli	Q17	21-13, 17-21, 15-9	0:58