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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 9, 2012

(8) Jonathan Erdmann/Kay Matysik, Germany

Jonathan Erdmann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 12, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

194 cm (6'4")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

116

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Bermuda 2006)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Fortaleza 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$357,012.50

Kay Matysik
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 18, 1980 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ahrensfelde

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

107

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2005)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Fortaleza 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$378,087.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	73	0	1	3	3	14	2	21	3	12	8	2	1	3	US$620,325.00

Previous London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	12	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	9	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	8	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	8	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	12	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	11	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	12	5th	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	6	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2012	Brasília Open	7	5th	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	6	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	6	5th	360	US$9,100.00

London 2012 Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 7/29/2012

Pool E

Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (17)

Lost 21-19, 21-23, 9-15

0:57

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jonathan Erdmann	Total	48	24	0	0.500	5	3	1	9
	1	48	24	0	0.500	5	3	1	9
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kay Matysik	Total	12	6	0	0.500	0	8	2	3
	1	12	6	0	0.500	0	8	2	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 7/31/2012

Pool E

Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (5)

Lost 9-21, 16-21

0:34

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jonathan Erdmann	Total	32	16	0	0.500	0	1	0	3
	1	32	16	0	0.500	0	1	0	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kay Matysik	Total	8	4	0	0.500	0	4	0	2
	1	8	4	0	0.500	0	4	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/2/2012

Pool E

Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (20)

Won 20-22, 21-16, 15-11

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jonathan Erdmann	Total	36	17	0	0.472	9	5	3	2
	1	36	17	0	0.472	9	5	3	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kay Matysik	Total	23	15	0	0.652	0	13	4	2
	1	23	15	0	0.652	0	13	4	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/2/2012

Lucky Loser

Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (14)

Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-13

0:55

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jonathan Erdmann	Total	44	25	0	0.568	3	1	1	4
	1	44	25	0	0.568	3	1	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kay Matysik	Total	22	9	0	0.409	0	17	2	1
	1	22	9	0	0.409	0	17	2	1
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Sat, 8/4/2012

Winner 1

Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)

Lost 16-21, 14-21

0:37

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jonathan Erdmann	Total	26	12	0	0.462	4	2	1	4
	1	26	12	0	0.462	4	2	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Kay Matysik	Total	18	6	0	0.333	0	7	1	4
	1	18	6	0	0.333	0	7	1	4
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Jonathan Erdmann	186	94	0	0.505	21	12	6	22
Kay Matysik	83	40	0	0.482	0	49	9	12
Total	269	134	0	0.498	21	61	15	34
Opponents	261	143	0	0.548	19	80	7	20

World Championships, World Tour Finals Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	World Championships	Stavanger	Kay Matysik - 33rd	Jonathan Erdmann - 33rd
2011	World Championships	Rome	Kay Matysik - 9th	Jonathan Erdmann - 9th
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Kay Matysik - 3rd	Jonathan Erdmann - 3rd
2015	World Championships	The Hague	Kay Matysik - 9th	Jonathan Erdmann - 9th
2017	World Tour Finals	Hamburg	Armin Dollinger - 9th	Did not play
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Sven Winter - 33rd	Did not play

Head to Head Results
Erdmann/Matysik trail the series against the field 29-37 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 8 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 4-8
8/4/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Cerutti/Rego	1	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-16, 21-14	0:37
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 3	Cerutti/Rego	1	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-16, 21-16	0:38
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Cerutti/Rego	5	21-18, 25-23	0:47
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Cerutti/Rego	2	19-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:51
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 4	Cerutti/Rego	2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	27-25, 21-17	0:41
7/31/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Cerutti/Rego	1	Erdmann/Matysik	13	23-21, 21-15	0:39
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool J	Cerutti/Rego	1	Erdmann/Matysik	16	21-16, 21-19	0:34
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool B	Cerutti/Rego	2	Erdmann/Matysik	18	21-16, 21-16	0:39
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Erdmann/Matysik	20	Cerutti/Rego	2	21-16, 21-14	0:34
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	5	Erdmann/Matysik	21	21-11, 21-16	0:37
7/31/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	3	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-16, 21-13	0:46
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool M	Erdmann/Matysik	29, Q12	Cerutti/Rego	4	23-21, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-3
7/21/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Erdmann/Matysik	12	21-19, 21-13	0:42
7/16/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Erdmann/Matysik	14	26-24, 18-21, 15-8	0:52
5/22/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Erdmann/Matysik	29, Q12	25-23, 17-21, 15-11	1:06
Trail the series against # 3 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-2
6/11/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brink/Reckermann	4	Erdmann/Matysik	12	21-15, 21-15	0:38
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 5	Brink/Reckermann	3	Erdmann/Matysik	20	21-14, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 4 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-0
4/19/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Gibb/Rosenthal	10	23-21, 16-21, 15-13	0:58
7/30/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	13	Gibb/Rosenthal	16	19-21, 31-29, 15-13	1:01
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Erdmann/Matysik	21	Gibb/Rosenthal	6	21-19, 22-20	0:45
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 3-6
7/31/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Nummerdor/Schuil	5	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-9, 21-16	0:34
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Erdmann/Matysik	9	18-21, 21-12, 15-7	0:46
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool Q	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Erdmann/Matysik	9	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:58
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	21-17, 21-17	0:40
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Nummerdor/Schuil	14	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
7/7/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool J	Erdmann/Matysik	16	Nummerdor/Schuil	17	21-19, 21-15	0:35
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	Erdmann/Matysik	21	21-14, 21-15	0:32
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool N	Nummerdor/Schuil	12	Erdmann/Matysik	21	23-21, 21-15	0:42
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	10	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cunha/Santos	5	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-15, 21-23, 15-12	0:56
4/20/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 4	Cunha/Santos	3	Erdmann/Matysik	7	21-19, 21-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-4
7/21/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-16, 17-21, 20-18	0:59
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-14, 21-17	0:39
8/20/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 6	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-14, 21-17	0:37
7/31/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Erdmann/Matysik	13	22-20, 21-12	0:39
7/29/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Erdmann/Matysik	13	21-16, 21-15	0:35
7/8/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool P	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Erdmann/Matysik	26	17-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
Lead the series against # 10 Wu/Xu, China 3-1
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Wu/Xu	21	21-12, 21-18	0:35
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Wu/Xu	17	21-15, 21-18	0:39
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Wu/Xu	6	21-13, 22-24, 15-9	0:55
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool M	Wu/Xu	4	Erdmann/Matysik	29, Q11	21-15, 21-14	0:39
Lead the series against # 12 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 2-1
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	24	Erdmann/Matysik	8	By Forfeit
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool O	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	11	22-24, 21-16, 15-7	0:57
7/8/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	16	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	9	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:50
Series tied with # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Lupo/Nicolai	9	24-22, 22-20	0:44
5/12/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	14	Erdmann/Matysik	12	21-18, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 2-0
8/2/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Lucky Loser	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Benes/Kubala	14	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
10/7/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 4	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Benes/Kubala	8	21-14, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 15 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 3-1
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool Q	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Chevallier/Heyer	9	By Forfeit
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool Q	Chevallier/Heyer	25	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-19, 21-14	0:36
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Chevallier/Heyer	21	21-11, 21-19	0:40
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	20	Chevallier/Heyer	29	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-3
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool N	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Samoilovs/Sorokins	5	14-21, 23-21, 15-10	0:58
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Samoilovs/Sorokins	22	21-14, 21-11	0:34
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	28	Erdmann/Matysik	18	21-16, 21-18	0:40
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Samoilovs/Sorokins	23	Erdmann/Matysik	26	21-13, 21-16	0:48
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Erdmann/Matysik	19	21-13, 25-23	0:43
Trail the series against # 17 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-4
7/29/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Plavins/Smedins	17	Erdmann/Matysik	8	19-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:57
7/28/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool M	Plavins/Smedins	20	Erdmann/Matysik	13	18-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	Plavins/Smedins	15	Erdmann/Matysik	20	21-17, 16-21, 19-17	0:58
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 3	Plavins/Smedins	8	Erdmann/Matysik	15	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:51
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Erdmann/Matysik	29, Q12	Plavins/Smedins	Q21	22-20, 12-21, 15-13	1:02
Series tied with # 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 1-1
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Skarlund/Spinnangr	22	22-20, 18-21, 16-14	1:02
8/5/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	Erdmann/Matysik	11	21-15, 21-23, 16-14	0:55
Lead the series against # 20 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
8/2/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Hernandez/Villafane	20	20-22, 21-16, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 22 Prokopiev/Semenov, Russia 1-0
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool Q	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Prokopiev/Semenov	24, Q5	21-15, 21-15	0:37