FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$30,000 Brno Challenger
July 3 - 6, 2008
(4) Jason Kruger/Chris Simek, 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 Winnings: US$14,500.00
Chris Simek
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 11, 1983 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Washago, Ontario
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 16
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$5,400.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB5000000000023 US$0.00
FIVB C&S3002001000000 US$6,800.00
Overall8002001000023 US$6,800.00
Previous Brno Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q13 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open Q13 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open Q19 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q23 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q18 41st 18 US$0.00
Brno Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/4/2008 Winner 2 Josef Benes / Petr Benes, Czech Republic (13) Won 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 0:51
Sat, 7/5/2008 Winner 3 Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil (12) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:37
Sat, 7/5/2008 Contender 3 Martin Reader / Ben Saxton, Canada (18) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Sat, 7/5/2008 Contender 4 Philip Gabathuler / David Wenger, Switzerland (1) Won 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:03
Sat, 7/5/2008 Contender 5 Alexey Sidorenko / Dmitriy Yakovlev, Kazakhstan (10) Won 21-19, 21-10 0:38
Sun, 7/6/2008 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Bernardo Romano, Brazil (12) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:39
Sun, 7/6/2008 Bronze Medal Joao Maciel / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (6) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Head to Head Results
Kruger/Simek lead the series against the field 6-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Contender 4 Kruger/Simek 4 Gabathuler/Wenger 1 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 1:03
Lead the series against # 6 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/6/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Bronze Medal Kruger/Simek 4 Maciel/Schmidt 6 21-18, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 10 Sidorenko/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Contender 5 Kruger/Simek 4 Sidorenko/Yakovlev 10 21-19, 21-10 0:38
Trail the series against # 12 Cerutti/Romano, Brazil 0-2
7/6/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Semi-Finals Cerutti/Romano 12 Kruger/Simek 4 21-13, 21-13 0:39
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 3 Cerutti/Romano 12 Kruger/Simek 4 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 13 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
7/4/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Winner 2 Kruger/Simek 4 Benes/Benes 13 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 18 Reader/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/5/08FIVB C&SBrno Challenger Contender 3 Kruger/Simek 4 Reader/Saxton 18 21-17, 21-13 0:40
Lead the series against # 22, Q5 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
5/14/08FIVBItalian Open Qualifier 1 Kruger/Simek Q23 Litva/Varga Q42 21-16, 21-15 0:39