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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
August 18 - 23, 2015

(11) 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 Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	10	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	8	9th	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	4	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	6	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	4	25th	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	9	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00

Long Beach Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/19/2015	Pool F	Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (22)	Won 21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:52
Thu, 8/20/2015	Pool F	Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (27, Q5)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:38
Thu, 8/20/2015	Pool F	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (6)	Lost 21-19, 15-21, 11-15	0:55
Fri, 8/21/2015	Winner 1	Ryan Doherty / John Mayer, United States (26, Q3)	Lost 23-25, 13-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Erdmann/Matysik lead the series against the field 37-31 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 2 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 3-3
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	21-19, 21-19	0:39
5/31/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	21-19, 21-17	0:39
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-17, 21-18	0:38
7/19/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Erdmann/Matysik	7	22-20, 21-19	0:38
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	4, Q1	Erdmann/Matysik	12	21-15, 21-19	0:38
5/1/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-2
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-19, 20-22, 15-13	0:54
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	21-14, 21-15	0:34
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Erdmann/Matysik	1	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:50
7/7/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-13, 21-17	0:41
10/7/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Erdmann/Matysik	11	19-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:55
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	By Forfeit
5/3/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Erdmann/Matysik	11	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/10/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Rego/Santos	3	Erdmann/Matysik	24	28-26, 21-13	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	16	Erdmann/Matysik	1	23-21, 21-19
Lead the series against # 9 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 5-0
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-19, 21-14	0:39
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Saxton/Schalk	11	26-24, 27-25	0:49
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Saxton/Schalk	21	21-13, 21-17	0:34
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Saxton/Schalk	24	21-16, 21-14	0:35
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Saxton/Schalk	23, Q3	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool D	Gavira/Herrera	13	Erdmann/Matysik	4	By Forfeit	0:24
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gavira/Herrera	12	Erdmann/Matysik	9	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Gavira/Herrera	2	21-19, 19-21, 15-8	0:54
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Erdmann/Matysik	9	21-18, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool D	Erdmann/Matysik	4	Felipe/Filho	20, Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-5
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Fijalek/Prudel	12	21-19, 16-21, 15-13	0:59
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
Trail the series against # 14 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Erdmann/Matysik	5	17-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:52
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 # 15 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 3-0
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	21-17, 21-15	0:39
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Grimalt/Grimalt	26, Q5	23-21, 21-15	0:39
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Grimalt/Grimalt	25, Q2	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Trail the series against # 17 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-2
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Krasilnikov/Semenov	8	21-15, 21-11	0:32
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Krasilnikov/Semenov	11	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-15, 22-20	0:41
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Krasilnikov/Semenov	9	Erdmann/Matysik	7	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against # 18 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-2
7/2/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 2	Bourne/Hyden	9	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-19, 23-25, 15-9	0:58
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Bourne/Hyden	23, Q3	Erdmann/Matysik	7	26-24, 19-21, 15-9	0:53
Trail the series against # 20 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-3
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	24, Q4	Erdmann/Matysik	10	21-19, 21-18	0:37
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool D	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Erdmann/Matysik	4	21-16, 21-18	0:36
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	8	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	21-18, 21-15	0:37
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Series tied with # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-1
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q2	Erdmann/Matysik	4	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Ontiveros/Virgen	24, Q8	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 22 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-17, 13-21, 15-11	0:52
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	22	21-15, 22-20	0:40
Trail the series against # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-2
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool D	Kapa/McHugh	20	Erdmann/Matysik	4	15-21, 21-19, 15-9	1:02
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Kapa/McHugh	19	21-14, 25-27, 15-10	1:01
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kapa/McHugh	19	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:55
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 Doherty/Mayer, United States 2-1
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Doherty/Mayer	26, Q3	Erdmann/Matysik	11	25-23, 21-13	0:39
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Doherty/Mayer	23, Q3	21-11, 21-19	0:29
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Doherty/Mayer	27, Q6	21-19, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Garcia/Marco	27, Q5	21-19, 21-15	0:38
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	10	Garcia/Marco	26, Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # Q2 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool H	Kantor/Losiak	24	Erdmann/Matysik	9	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # Q10 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 5-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	22	21-13, 21-18	0:35
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	12	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	20	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:54
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	26, Q4	21-19, 21-18	0:37
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool A	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	17	21-17, 21-17	0:39
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	26	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	31, Q22	27-25, 21-17	0:47
Lead the series against # Q11 Hordvik/Kvamsdal, Norway 1-0
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Hordvik/Kvamsdal	10	21-19, 21-19	0:37