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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Fortaleza Open
April 26 - May 1, 2016

(6) 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 Fortaleza Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	10	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	4	25th	120	US$800.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	13	4th	560	US$24,000.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2015	Long Beach Grand Slam	11	17th	240	US$7,000.00
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

Fortaleza Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/27/2016	Pool F	Romain Di Giantommaso / Maxime Thiercy, France (27, Q6)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:30
Wed, 4/27/2016	Pool F	Oscar Brandao / Andre Loyola, Brazil (22, Q2)	Lost 16-21, 18-21	0:34
Thu, 4/28/2016	Pool F	Julian Azaad / Pablo Bianchi, Argentina (11)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:41
Thu, 4/28/2016	Winner 1	Thiago Barbosa / Harley Marques, Brazil (31, Q8)	Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:50
Fri, 4/29/2016	Winner 2	Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (5)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:48
Sat, 4/30/2016	Winner 3	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (2)	Won 21-18, 23-21	0:43
Sat, 4/30/2016	Semi-Finals	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (7)	Won 21-12, 17-21, 15-8	0:48
Sun, 5/1/2016	Gold Medal	Oscar Brandao / Andre Loyola, Brazil (22, Q2)	Lost 15-21, 21-18, 11-5 Retired	0:50

Head to Head Results
Erdmann/Matysik lead the series against the field 15-7 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	13	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-2
4/30/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Gibb/Patterson	2	21-18, 23-21	0:43
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Patterson	3	Erdmann/Matysik	10	21-16, 21-13	0:35
8/30/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Gibb/Patterson	6	Erdmann/Matysik	13	30-28, 19-21, 15-10	1:04
Series tied with # 3 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 # 5 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 2-0
4/29/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Felipe/Filho	5	21-19, 21-18	0:48
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool D	Erdmann/Matysik	4	Felipe/Filho	20, Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:44
Lead the series against # 7 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 4-1
4/30/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Semi-Finals	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	21-12, 17-21, 15-8	0:48
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool D	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Erdmann/Matysik	4	20-22, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
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
Series tied with # 9 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool D	Henriquez/Villafane	29, Q10	Erdmann/Matysik	4	21-14, 24-22	0:43
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Henriquez/Villafane	25, Q10	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Azaad/Bianchi, Argentina 1-0
4/28/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Azaad/Bianchi	11	21-18, 21-16	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Capogrosso/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool D	Erdmann/Matysik	4	Capogrosso/Mehamed	29	21-15, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Brandao/Loyola, Brazil 0-2
5/1/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Gold Medal	Brandao/Loyola	22, Q2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	15-21, 21-18, 11-5 Retired	0:50
4/27/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool F	Brandao/Loyola	22, Q2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # 27, Q6 Di Giantommaso/Thiercy, France 1-0
4/27/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Di Giantommaso/Thiercy	27, Q6	21-13, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against # 31, Q8 Barbosa/Marques, Brazil 2-0
4/28/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Barbosa/Marques	31, Q8	21-19, 17-21, 15-9	0:50
5/4/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Erdmann/Matysik	20	Barbosa/Marques	13	21-19, 21-19	0:41