FIVB Challenger & Satellite
US$80,000 Chennai Challenger
July 17 - 20, 2008
(2) 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 Chennai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB C&S 7/10-13/2008 Lausanne Satellite 4, Q1 7th 14 US$600.00
FIVB C&S 7/3-6/2008 Brno Challenger 4 3rd 64 US$3,000.00
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
Chennai Challenger Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2008 Winner 2 Christian Garcia / Sergio Martin, Spain (15) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 7/18/2008 Winner 3 Simon Nausch / Mario Steinoker, Austria (7) Won 29-27, 22-20 0:49
Sat, 7/19/2008 Winner 4 Andrea Tomatis / Ivan Zaytsev, Italy (3) Lost 22-24, 8-21 0:35
Sat, 7/19/2008 Contender 5 Christian Garcia / Sergio Martin, Spain (15) Won 21-17, 21-14 0:47
Sat, 7/19/2008 Semi-Finals Luizao Correa / Thomas Klepper, Brazil (13) Lost 20-22, 17-21 0:44
Sun, 7/20/2008 Bronze Medal Mike DiPierro / Mark VanZwieten, United States (24) Won By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Kruger/Simek lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Tomatis/Zaytsev, Italy 0-1
7/19/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Winner 4 Tomatis/Zaytsev 3 Kruger/Simek 2 24-22, 21-8 0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Nausch/Steinoker, Austria 1-0
7/18/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Winner 3 Kruger/Simek 2 Nausch/Steinoker 7 29-27, 22-20 0:49
Trail the series against # 13 Correa/Klepper, Brazil 0-1
7/19/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Semi-Finals Correa/Klepper 13 Kruger/Simek 2 22-20, 21-17 0:44
Lead the series against # 15 Garcia/Martin, Spain 2-0
7/19/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Contender 5 Kruger/Simek 2 Garcia/Martin 15 21-17, 21-14 0:47
7/17/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Winner 2 Kruger/Simek 2 Garcia/Martin 15 21-17, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 24 DiPierro/VanZwieten, United States 1-0
7/20/08FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Bronze Medal Kruger/Simek 2 DiPierro/VanZwieten 24 By Forfeit