Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 Portugal Open
July 13 - 17, 2005
(7) Julius Brink/Kjell Schneider, Germany
 
Julius Brink
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 6, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Düsseldorf
Resides: Koeln
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 109
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$671,335.00
Kjell Schneider
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 4, 1976 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Kiel
Resides: Kiel
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 88 kg (194 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Espinho 2005)
Career Winnings: US$130,770.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB341020125266324 US$184,520.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2002 Kjell Schneider - 33rd Julius Brink - 33rd
2003 Kjell Schneider - 9th Julius Brink - 9th
2004 Kjell Schneider - 25th Julius Brink - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 6 5 240 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 13 17 112 US$4,750.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 13 3 800 US$35,000.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 12 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 22 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 14 7 200 US$8,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 19 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/1/2004 Austria Grand Slam 27, Q8 25 54 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/21-25/2004 Mazury Open 24, Q2 7 180 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/14-18/2004 France Grand Slam 28, Q6 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/7-11/2004 Spain Open 28, Q8 9 144 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/30-7/4/2004 Norway Open 29, Q9 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/23-27/2004 Germany Grand Slam 30, Q12 25 60 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2004 Switzerland Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2004 Portugal Open 21, Q10 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/19-23/2004 China Open 18 17 72 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/23-28/2004 South Africa Open 24, Q15 13 108 US$4,000.00
FIVB 3/16-21/2004 Brazil Open 20, Q15 25 36 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/18-21/2003 United States Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 9/3-7/2003 Spain Open 19, Q6 17 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/31-8/3/2003 Austria Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/23-27/2003 Portugal Open 18, Q4 9 120 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/16-20/2003 France Grand Slam Q11 41 16 US$0.00
Portugal Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 1 Julien Prosser / Brett Richardson, Australia (26) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Thu, 7/14/2005 Winner 2 Marcel Gscheidle / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (23, Q12) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Fri, 7/15/2005 Winner 3 Mark Heese / Rich VanHuizen, Canada (18) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:43
Fri, 7/15/2005 Winner 4 Jake Gibb / Stein Metzger, United States (19) Won 25-23, 21-15 0:55
Sat, 7/16/2005 Semi-Finals Todd Rogers / Sean Scott, United States (5) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:47
Sun, 7/17/2005 Gold Medal Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (4) Won 25-27, 21-19, 15-12 1:10
Head to Head Results
Brink/Schneider lead the series against the field 25-19
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/24/04FIVBMazury Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Brink/Schneider 6 21-16, 23-21 0:49
Series tied with # 3 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 2-2
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 6 Insfran/Marques 3 15-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:56
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 13 Insfran/Marques 4 13-21, 21-16, 17-15 1:02
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Insfran/Marques 5 Brink/Schneider 12 21-13, 21-16 0:55
5/21/05FIVBChina Open Contender 5 Insfran/Marques 4 Brink/Schneider 14 21-19, 30-32, 15-11 1:18
Trail the series against # 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-4
7/17/05FIVBPortugal Open Gold Medal Brink/Schneider 7 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 25-27, 21-19, 15-12 1:10
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Dieckmann/Reckermann 4 Brink/Schneider 13 18-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
6/24/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 4 Brink/Schneider 13 Dieckmann/Reckermann 5 26-24, 21-16 1:05
7/10/04FIVBSpain Open Contender 4 Dieckmann/Reckermann 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q8 By Forfeit 0:40
6/24/04FIVBGermany Grand Slam Winner 1 Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Brink/Schneider 30, Q12 23-21, 21-18 0:55
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Dieckmann/Reckermann 3 Brink/Schneider 19, Q6 21-11, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Rogers/Scott, United States 1-0
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Semi-Finals Brink/Schneider 7 Rogers/Scott 5 21-18, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 6 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 22 Egger/Laciga 11 21-15, 12-21, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 11 Conde/Salema, Argentina 0-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Conde/Salema 14 Brink/Schneider 13 22-20, 21-14 0:43
Trail the series against # 12 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-4
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 5 Brink/Schneider 13 Kais/Vesik 17 21-15, 13-21, 15-10 0:57
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 12 Kais/Vesik 21 21-14, 21-18 0:37
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 13 Brink/Schneider 19 18-21, 24-22, 15-10 0:55
3/18/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 1 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 Brink/Schneider 20, Q15 17-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:55
9/5/03FIVBSpain Open Pool C Brink/Schneider 19, Q6 Kais/Vesik 30, Q5 21-16, 21-9 0:38
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 Brink/Schneider Q12 21-16, 22-20 0:36
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool C Kais/Vesik 30, Q23 Brink/Schneider 19, Q8 17-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:50
Series tied with # 14 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-1
7/30/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 22 Brink/Schneider 27, Q8 22-20, 21-13 0:45
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 3 Brink/Schneider 18, Q4 Arkaev/Barsuk Q13 28-26, 22-20 0:54
Lead the series against # 17 Baracetti/Depiaggio, Argentina 2-1
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 12 Baracetti/Depiaggio 11 21-17, 21-18 0:46
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 22 Baracetti/Depiaggio 12 21-18, 21-17 0:42
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Depiaggio 14 Brink/Schneider 19 21-12, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 Heese/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 3 Brink/Schneider 7 Heese/VanHuizen 18 21-15, 21-17 0:43
Lead the series against # 19 Gibb/Metzger, United States 1-0
7/15/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 4 Brink/Schneider 7 Gibb/Metzger 19 25-23, 21-15 0:55
Lead the series against # 22 Xu/Xu, China 1-0
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 13 Xu/Xu 20 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 7 Gscheidle/Schnider 23, Q12 21-19, 21-19 0:49
Lead the series against # 26 Prosser/Richardson, Australia 1-0
7/14/05FIVBPortugal Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 7 Prosser/Richardson 26 21-15, 21-16 0:42
Trail the series against # 27 Gartmayer/Nowotny, Austria 0-1
7/9/04FIVBSpain Open Winner 2 Gartmayer/Nowotny 21 Brink/Schneider 28, Q8 16-21, 23-21, 15-6 0:59
Lead the series against # 28, Q3 Hernandez/Papaleo, Puerto Rico 4-2
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 14 Hernandez/Papaleo 19 24-22, 21-14 0:52
7/15/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 1 Hernandez/Papaleo 21, Q4 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 21-15, 18-21, 15-13 1:10
3/26/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Contender 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q15 Hernandez/Papaleo 23, Q2 21-19, 21-13 0:46
3/24/04FIVBSouth Africa Open Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q15 Hernandez/Papaleo 23, Q2 23-25, 21-15, 15-12 1:08
7/3/03FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 3 Hernandez/Papaleo 32, Q26 Brink/Schneider Q10 21-13, 21-15 0:40
6/4/03FIVBHellas Open Qualifier 1 Brink/Schneider 19, Q8 Hernandez/Papaleo Q57 21-16, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against Neto/Ramos, Brazil 0-1
7/9/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 Neto/Ramos 5 Brink/Schneider 6 21-16, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # Q1 Boersma/Kogel, Netherlands 1-0
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 24, Q2 Boersma/Kogel 25, Q3 15-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # Q4 Rossell/Villar, Cuba 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Brink/Schneider 6 Rossell/Villar 22 25-23, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q7 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
7/14/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Brink/Schneider 28, Q6 Gosch/Strauss Q11 21-13, 21-16 0:41
Lead the series against # Q14 Michalopoulos/Xenakis, Greece 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Brink/Schneider 6 Michalopoulos/Xenakis 27, Q9 21-13, 21-17 0:39