European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008
(32) 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: 147
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career CEV Best: 5th (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)
Career Winnings: US$172,673.32
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: 13
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2006)
Career CEV Best: 9th (Novi Sad 2013)
Career Winnings: US$84,041.11
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725293341Money
CEV20000000010100 US$1,591.40
FIVB260000102165065 US$52,500.00
FIVB C&S10010000000000 US$3,000.00
Overall290010102175165 US$57,091.40
Previous Hamburg Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
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
CEV 4/17-20/2008 Spanish Masters Q29 29th 30 € 0.00
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
European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/11/2008 Winner 1 Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (1) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:47
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 1 Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (17) Won 21-17, 21-23, 15-12 0:58
Fri, 7/11/2008 Contender 2 Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (15) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 7-13 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Winner 1 Matysik/Uhmann 1 Berg/Brinkborg 32 21-19, 21-16 0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 Berg/Brinkborg 19 23-21, 21-14 0:44
Series tied with # 4 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 # 5 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 # 9 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 # 11 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 # 12 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
Lead the series against # 13 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 1-0
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 16 Sinczak/Szternel 32 21-12, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 15 Berg/Brinkborg 32 21-16, 21-13 0:30
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 # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/11/08CEVEuropean Championship Contender 1 Berg/Brinkborg 32 Berger/Nowotny 17 21-17, 21-23, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 25 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 22 Berg/Brinkborg 12 18-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:57