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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 25 - 30, 2008

(Q15) Birgitte Blitzner/Rita Eritsland, Norway

Birgitte Blitzner
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 7, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Stavanger

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

13th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

41st (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$350.00

Rita Eritsland
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 12, 1985 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Stavanger

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

55 kg (121 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (FIVB C&S Chennai 2010)

Career FIVB WT Best:

25th (Stavanger 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$2,000.00

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Rita Eritsland - 41st	Birgitte Blitzner - 41st

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 8/25/2008	Country Quota	Anne Lene Hvalen / Sofie Praesthus, Norway	Won 21-8, 21-8	0:26
Tue, 8/26/2008	Qualifier 1	Polina Bratuhhina / Kadri Puri, Estonia (30, Q18)	Lost 11-21, 12-21	0:30

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Birgitte Blitzner												Rita Eritsland
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,750.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,000.00

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
2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Birgitte Blitzner													Rita Eritsland
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2008	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$350.00	2008	FIVB C&S
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	$350.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00

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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
2007-2008	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0-0	0	0	2-2	50.0%
Against the Field	2	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-0	0	0	2-1	66.7%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Total	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

Head to Head Results
Blitzner/Eritsland lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 30, Q18 Bratuhhina/Puri, Estonia 0-1
8/26/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Qualifier 1	Bratuhhina/Puri	30, Q18	Blitzner/Eritsland	Q15	21-11, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against Hansen/Landsnes, Norway 1-0
8/6/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Country Quota	Blitzner/Eritsland	Q25	Hansen/Landsnes		21-12, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against Hvalen/Praesthus, Norway 1-0
8/25/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Country Quota	Blitzner/Eritsland	Q15	Hvalen/Praesthus		21-8, 21-8	0:26