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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Easy Living Italian Open
June 7 - 11, 2006

(25, Q6) Jason Kruger/Rich VanHuizen, Canada

Jason Kruger
Canada

/ South Africa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 16, 1978 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cape Town, South Africa

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

82 kg (180 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

13th (Roseto degli Abruzzi 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$14,500.00

Rich VanHuizen
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 25, 1975 (50 yrs old)

Home Town:

Belleville

Height:

205 cm (6'9")

Weight:

105 kg (231 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$124,925.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	US$4,500.00

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/7/2006	Qualifier 2	Roberto Rodriguez / Christopher Underwood, Puerto Rico (Q59)	Won 21-9, 21-17	0:35
Thu, 6/8/2006	Qualifier 3	Kresimir Peric / Tomislav Steinocher, Croatia (Q27)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:35
Thu, 6/8/2006	Qualifier 4	Kevin Ces / Fabien Dugrip, France (Q11)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:40
Thu, 6/8/2006	Winner 1	Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (8)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:42
Fri, 6/9/2006	Contender 1	Fosco Cicola / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (24)	Won 21-19, 15-21, 15-10	1:00
Fri, 6/9/2006	Contender 2	Eugenio Amore / Riccardo Fenili, Italy (10)	Won 21-10, 21-18	0:39
Fri, 6/9/2006	Contender 3	Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (32, Q20)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:41

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,500.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jason Kruger												Rich VanHuizen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$13,950.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	0	0	0	0	1	1	8	3	0	$35,300.00
22	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$6,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	55	0	0	0	0	3	11	18	10	0	$75,675.00
3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,075.00	Challenger
6	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$3,925.00	Satellite
36	0	2	3	0	4	1	2	2	0	$14,500.00	Total	94	0	0	0	0	4	14	26	13	0	$124,925.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,500.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$4,500.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jason Kruger													Rich VanHuizen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	1995	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1996	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00	2002	FIVB
											2003	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2004	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	8	$9,000.00
											2005	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	2	1	$33,550.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$2,250.00	2006	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	$2,500.00	Total	Total	30	0	0	0	0	0	9	6	5	10	$44,800.00

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	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
2005-2006	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-4	66.7%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2
Total	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2

Head to Head Results
Kruger/VanHuizen lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 8 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Baracetti/Conde	8	Kruger/VanHuizen	25, Q6	21-16, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 10 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Kruger/VanHuizen	25, Q6	Amore/Fenili	10	21-10, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 24 Cicola/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 1	Kruger/VanHuizen	25, Q6	Cicola/Tomatis	24	21-19, 15-21, 15-10	1:00
Trail the series against # 32, Q20 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
6/9/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Krug/Urbatzka	32, Q20	Kruger/VanHuizen	25, Q6	21-14, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # Q11 Ces/Dugrip, France 1-0
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 4	Kruger/VanHuizen	25, Q6	Ces/Dugrip	Q11	21-18, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # Q27 Peric/Steinocher, Croatia 1-0
6/8/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 3	Kruger/VanHuizen	25, Q6	Peric/Steinocher	Q27	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # Q59 Rodriguez/Underwood, Puerto Rico 1-0
6/7/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Qualifier 2	Kruger/VanHuizen	25, Q6	Rodriguez/Underwood	Q59	21-9, 21-17	0:35