Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Italian Open Presented by Abruzzo
May 23 - 27, 2007
(29, Q10) Jason Kruger/Wes Montgomery, Canada
 
Jason Kruger
Canada / South Africa
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 16, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Cape Town, South Africa
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 36
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 13th (Roseto degli Abruzzi 2006)
Career Winnings: US$14,500.00
Wes Montgomery
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 28, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Ottawa
Height: 194 cm (6'4")
Weight: 92 kg (202 lb)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 30
Career Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 17th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$7,925.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB110000000021152 US$8,000.00
FIVB C&S40200200000000 US$7,000.00
Overall150200200021152 US$15,000.00
Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2006 Rich VanHuizen - 13th Mark Ellingson - 57th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open Q16 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open Q10 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 29, Q10 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S 8/18-20/2006 Vaduz Satellite 4 5th 12 US$650.00
FIVB C&S 8/10-13/2006 Lausanne Satellite 1 2nd 30 US$2,400.00
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open Q16 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q30 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/28-30/2006 Casablanca Satellite 2 2nd 26 US$2,000.00
Italian Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 2 Gianluca Casadei / Paolo Ficosecco, Italy (Q42) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:35
Wed, 5/23/2007 Qualifier 3 Christian Garcia / Inocencio Lario, Spain (28, Q7) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:42
Thu, 5/24/2007 Winner 1 Harley Marques / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (4, Q1) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:39
Thu, 5/24/2007 Contender 1 Thanassis Michalopoulos / Emmanouil Xenakis, Greece (20, Q4) Won 21-16, 21-16 0:41
Fri, 5/25/2007 Contender 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (14) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:41
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 6-6 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4, Q1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Marques/Solberg 4, Q1 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 21-15, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 0-1
5/8/07FIVBBahrain Open Qualifier 2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q17 Kruger/Montgomery Q16 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # 14 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-1
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 14 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 21-15, 21-16 0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 0-1
3/23/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 1 Kais/Vesik Q5 Kruger/Montgomery Q28 21-17, 18-21, 15-6 0:48
Trail the series against # 16 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q3 Kruger/Montgomery Q30 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 20, Q4 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 2-0
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 1 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 20, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:41
10/24/06FIVBMexico Open Qualifier 2 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 Michalopoulos/Xenakis Q7 21-12, 21-13 0:40
Trail the series against # 26 Alvarez/Munder, Cuba 0-1
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 3 Alvarez/Munder 26, Q7 Kruger/Montgomery Q10 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Garcia/Lario, Spain 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 3 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 Garcia/Lario 28, Q7 21-18, 21-14 0:42
Lead the series against # Q26 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 2-0
5/1/07FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Kruger/Montgomery Q10 Indra/Wachter Q23 21-18, 21-12 0:38
8/19/06FIVB C&SVaduz Satellite Winner 2 Kruger/Montgomery 4 Indra/Wachter 5 21-11, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # Q42 Casadei/Ficosecco, Italy 1-0
5/23/07FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 2 Kruger/Montgomery 29, Q10 Casadei/Ficosecco Q42 21-17, 21-16 0:35