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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006

(Q20) Jason Hofer/Jason Kruger, Canada

Jason Hofer
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 25, 1980 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

Winnipeg, MB

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB C&S Brno 2007)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$350.00

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

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	57	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	US$0.00

Previous Marseille Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	Q27	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2006	Switzerland Grand Slam	Q31	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2006	China Open	Q34	57th	6	US$0.00

France Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/5/2006	Qualifier 1	Jorrit Baerends / Bas Ghijssen, Netherlands (Q45)	Won 21-9, 21-16	0:33
Wed, 7/5/2006	Qualifier 2	John Byron / Martin Suan, Australia (Q13)	Lost 21-18, 14-21, 13-15	0:58

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jason Hofer												Jason Kruger
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$6,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	Challenger	3	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,075.00
											Satellite	6	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	$3,925.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	Total	36	0	2	3	0	4	1	2	2	0	$14,500.00

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	3	4	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jason Hofer													Jason Kruger
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											1995	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
											1996	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2002	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2004	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	2006	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	$2,250.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	9	$2,500.00

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	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
2005-2006	2	50.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	3-4	42.9%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4

Head to Head Results
Hofer/Kruger trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 11 Cadieux/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Cadieux/Leinemann	Q2	Hofer/Kruger	Q31	21-12, 17-21, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
6/28/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Gosch/Strauss	Q6	Hofer/Kruger	Q27	21-15, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
5/23/06	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	31, Q31	Hofer/Kruger	Q34	21-15, 33-31	0:56
Trail the series against # Q13 Byron/Suan, Australia 0-1
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 2	Byron/Suan	Q13	Hofer/Kruger	Q20	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:58
Lead the series against # Q26 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Hofer/Kruger	Q31	Thomas/Wardrop	Q34	21-13, 29-27	0:52
Lead the series against # Q45 Baerends/Ghijssen, Netherlands 1-0
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 1	Hofer/Kruger	Q20	Baerends/Ghijssen	Q45	21-9, 21-16	0:33