Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 le World Series 13
July 5 - 9, 2006
(18, Q2) Bjorn Berg/Robert Svensson, Sweden
 
Bjorn Berg
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 24, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Umea
Resides: Umea
Height: 195 cm (6'5")
Weight: 100 kg (220 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 135
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)
Career FIVB WT Best: 5th (4 times)
Career Winnings: US$157,997.50
Robert Svensson
Sweden
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 26, 1976 (48 yrs old)
Home Town: Huddinge
Resides: Stockholm
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 54
Career Best: 4th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$25,312.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB22000000205357 US$39,150.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1995 Emil Norberg - 57th Did not play
1998 Simon Dahl - 57th Did not play
1999 Simon Dahl - 41st Mattias Magnusson - 57th
2000 Simon Dahl - 13th Did not play
2001 Simon Dahl - 17th Did not play
2002 Simon Dahl - 17th Did not play
2003 Simon Dahl - 17th Did not play
2004 Simon Dahl - 25th Andreas Gilbertsson - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 30, Q10 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 6/21-25/2006 Switzerland Grand Slam Q12 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2006 Portugal Open Q4 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2006 Italian Open 20, Q10 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2006 Croatia Open Q8 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2006 China Open Q8 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 17 9 140 US$5,250.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 18 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam Q8 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 29, Q8 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open Q8 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 23 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam Q8 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 40 33 50 US$3,750.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open Q10 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open Q7 41 12 US$0.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 31, Q10 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 27 25 36 US$2,000.00
France Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/5/2006 Qualifier 2 Olivier Conte / Denis Damez, France (Q31) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:42
Wed, 7/5/2006 Qualifier 3 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Serguei Prokopiev, Russia (Q18) Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
Thu, 7/6/2006 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Bernhard Strauss, Austria (15) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:50
Thu, 7/6/2006 Contender 1 Anders Lund Hoyer / Bo Soderberg, Denmark (31, Q28) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:44
Fri, 7/7/2006 Contender 2 Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (32, Q36) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Berg/Svensson lead the series against the field 12-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 Berg/Svensson 17 21-14, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brink/Dieckmann 3 Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 21-11, 19-21, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-1
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Berg/Svensson 18 18-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 6 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 0-1
6/8/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 13 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 21-14, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-0
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 23 Horrem/Pettersen 10 21-18, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 14 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Heyer/Laciga 8 Berg/Svensson 40 21-17, 21-12 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Winner 1 Gosch/Strauss 15 Berg/Svensson 18, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:50
Lead the series against # 16 Amore/Fenili, Italy 1-0
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Winner 1 Berg/Svensson 17 Amore/Fenili 13 21-15, 22-24, 18-16 1:09
Trail the series against # 21 Brenha/Maia, Portugal 0-1
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Brenha/Maia 14 Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # 23 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool C Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 Arkaev/Barsuk 19 22-20, 15-21, 17-15 1:01
Lead the series against # 24, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Berg/Svensson 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 13-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 25 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/20/05FIVBChina Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 31, Q28 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 Berg/Svensson 18, Q2 Hoyer/Soderberg 31, Q28 21-19, 21-14 0:44
Trail the series against # 32, Q36 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 32, Q36 Berg/Svensson 18, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 Insfran/Marques 3 Berg/Svensson 20, Q10 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Lead the series against # Q5 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/27/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Berg/Svensson 29, Q8 Vorobyev/Zabuslayev Q25 21-16, 22-24, 15-11 1:02
Lead the series against # Q11 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
6/21/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson Q12 Hoidalen/Oevergaard Q21 21-18, 16-21, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # Q14 Li/Zhou, China 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson 30, Q10 Li/Zhou Q23 21-13, 25-23 0:45
Lead the series against # Q18 Koshkarev/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 Berg/Svensson 18, Q2 Koshkarev/Prokopiev Q18 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q23 Saulko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/18/05FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson 31, Q10 Saulko/Sidorenko Q23 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:57
Lead the series against # Q26 Thomas/Wardrop, Australia 1-0
5/23/06FIVBChina Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson Q8 Thomas/Wardrop Q25 21-10, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q31 Conte/Damez, France 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Berg/Svensson 18, Q2 Conte/Damez Q31 21-13, 21-13 0:42