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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 12 - 16, 2005

(18) Rieke Brink-Abeler/Hella Jurich, Germany

Rieke Brink-Abeler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 11, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Emsdetten

Resides:

Münster

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$166,960.00

Hella Jürich
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 28, 1980 (43 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tokio

Resides:

Münster

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$146,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	52	0	0	0	1	10	1	14	4	8	6	4	2	2	US$292,900.00

Previous Espinho Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2005	Norway Grand Slam	14, Q5	17	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	6/21-25/2005	Berlin World Championships	12	13	300	US$10,500.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2005	Switzerland Open	30, Q25	9	160	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/8-12/2005	Italy Open	Q17	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2005	Japan Open	Q16	33	20	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2005	China Open	Q16	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	9/20-25/2004	Brazil Open	Q12	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	Q30	41	12	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open		CQ	0	US$0.00

Portugal Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/13/2005	Winner 1	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (15)	Lost 20-22, 21-19, 11-15	0:52
Wed, 7/13/2005	Contender 1	Doris Schwaiger / Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria (31, Q15)	Won 21-13, 15-21, 15-8	0:40
Thu, 7/14/2005	Contender 2	Milagros Crespo / Imara Esteves Ribalta, Cuba (17)	Lost 14-21, 18-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich lead the series against the field 10-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Tian/Wang, China 0-2
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:51
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 3	Tian/Wang	6	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	21-19, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Pohl/Rau, Germany 0-1
6/30/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Contender 2	Pohl/Rau	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	21-17, 21-11	0:34
Trail the series against # 7, Q1 Antunes/Ribeiro, Brazil 0-1
5/25/05	FIVB	Japan Open	Qualifier 2	Antunes/Ribeiro	4, Q1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q16	21-12, 21-14	0:28
Lead the series against # 10 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 1-0
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	Kadijk/Mooren	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 11 Bednarczuk/Pires, Brazil 1-0
6/15/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	Bednarczuk/Pires	3	21-18, 16-21, 15-9	0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Hakedal/Torlen	15	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	18	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Clarke/Gerlic, Australia 0-1
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Contender 4	Clarke/Gerlic	16	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	24-22, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 17 Crespo/Esteves Ribalta, Cuba 0-2
7/14/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	17	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	18	21-14, 21-18	0:36
6/29/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Crespo/Esteves Ribalta	19, Q4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 21 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 1-0
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	Keizer/Leenstra	22	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 22 Arjona/Kadjo, France 1-0
6/24/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q39	Arjona/Kadjo	Q26	21-16, 13-21, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 23 Bruschini/Lunardi, Italy 1-0
6/21/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	Bruschini/Lunardi	21	17-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 31, Q15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 2-0
7/13/05	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	18	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	31, Q15	21-13, 15-21, 15-8	0:40
6/28/05	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	14, Q5	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	Q12	21-17, 17-21, 15-8	0:47
Lead the series against # Q6 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 1-0
6/14/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	Garcia/Gaxiola	28, Q9	21-13, 21-19	0:32
Trail the series against # Q13 Lu/Ren, China 0-1
5/17/05	FIVB	China Open	Qualifier 1	Lu/Ren	Q17	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q16	16-21, 21-15, 17-15	0:50
Lead the series against # Q22 Barry/Lukiw, Canada 1-0
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q17	Barry/Lukiw	Q16	21-17, 21-12	0:37
Lead the series against # Q32 Banck/Kaup, Germany 1-0
6/13/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Country Quota	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	Banck/Kaup		21-15, 21-15	0:37