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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 Play Station Portable Italian Open
May 10 - 14, 2006

(23) 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 Modena Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/26-30/2005	Acapulco Open	22	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/18-22/2005	Brazil Open	24	13	120	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/24-28/2005	Canada Open	6	17	80	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/3-6/2005	Austria Grand Slam	20	17	112	US$4,750.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2005	France Grand Slam	23	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2005	Portugal Open	18	17	80	US$3,000.00
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

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/11/2006	Winner 1	Daniela Gioria / Diletta Lunardi, Italy (10)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:37
Thu, 5/11/2006	Winner 2	Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (26, Q3)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:40
Fri, 5/12/2006	Contender 2	Daniela Gattelli / Lucilla Perrotta, Italy (9)	Won 21-23, 21-19, 15-8	1:03
Fri, 5/12/2006	Contender 3	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (17)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:33
Fri, 5/12/2006	Contender 4	Carol Salgado / Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil (12, Q4)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:38

Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Jurich lead the series against the field 15-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Scott/Youngs, United States 0-1
10/28/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 2	Scott/Youngs	5	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	22	28-26, 21-19	0:56
Trail the series against # 7 Kessy/Reynolds, United States 0-1
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 1	Kessy/Reynolds	11, Q6	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	22	21-17, 22-20	0:46
Lead the series against # 8 Kadijk/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
10/20/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	24	Kadijk/Mooren	7	21-14, 21-14	0:29
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	30, Q25	Kadijk/Mooren	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
Series tied with # 9 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 1-1
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	21-23, 21-19, 15-8	1:03
6/15/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 2	Gattelli/Perrotta	26, Q3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q30	21-17, 16-21, 15-7	0:49
Lead the series against # 10 Gioria/Lunardi, Italy 1-0
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	Gioria/Lunardi	10	21-14, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 11 Keizer/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-1
8/25/05	FIVB	Canada Open	Winner 2	Keizer/Leenstra	11	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	6	26-24, 21-12	0:44
7/28/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	Keizer/Leenstra	25, Q3	23-21, 22-20	0:41
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	Keizer/Leenstra	22	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 12, Q4 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-2
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 4	Salgado/Salgado	12, Q4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-17, 21-17	0:38
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	Salgado/Salgado	13, Q9	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	20	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 14 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 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
Lead the series against # 17 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 1-0
5/12/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	17	21-18, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Barrera/Hamzaoui, France 1-0
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	Barrera/Hamzaoui	10	22-24, 21-15, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 24, Q9 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
Series tied with # 26, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-1
5/11/06	FIVB	Italian Open	Winner 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	26, Q3	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-19, 21-17	0:40
8/4/05	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	20	Nystrom/Nystrom	29, Q4	21-16, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against Barros/Connelly, Brazil 0-4
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Barros/Connelly	9	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	24	21-23, 21-13, 15-10	0:48
7/27/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Barros/Connelly	7	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	23	21-16, 15-21, 15-12	0:53
6/23/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Contender 4	Barros/Connelly	4	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	12	22-20, 21-16	0:42
6/8/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Qualifier 3	Barros/Connelly	17, Q1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q17	23-21, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against Claasen/Roder, Germany 2-0
10/27/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	22	Claasen/Roder	27, Q7	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	1:08
10/19/05	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	24	Claasen/Roder	25, Q4	21-17, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against Gunther/Kohler, Germany 1-0
6/7/05	FIVB	Italy Open	Country Quota	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q17	Gunther/Kohler		23-21, 21-15
Lead the series against # Q45 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
6/15/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 1	Brink-Abeler/Jurich	Q30	Tychnova/Tychnova	Q35	21-13, 21-19	0:33