Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Beach Volleyball Grand Slam presented by NOKIA
July 29 - August 3, 2008
(19) Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand
 
Jason Lochhead
New Zealand
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 12, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Tauranga
Resides: Los Angeles, CA
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 117
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$167,875.00
Kirk Pitman
New Zealand
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 13, 1981 (42 yrs old)
Home Town: Whangarei
Resides: Tauranga
Height: 192 cm (6'4")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 123
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)
Career Winnings: US$166,125.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB114001110814282423131 US$332,250.00
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2004 Kirk Pitman - 41st Jason Lochhead - 41st
2005 Kirk Pitman - 33rd Jason Lochhead - 33rd
2006 Kirk Pitman - 25th Jason Lochhead - 25th
2007 Kirk Pitman - 33rd Jason Lochhead - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/22-27/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 17 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2008 Marseille Open 12 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 22 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/24-29/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q6 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q5 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 22, Q7 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 13 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/27-6/1/2008 Barcelona Open 16, Q2 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 23, Q5 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open Q7 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open Q4 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 23 13 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 24, Q5 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 23 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 20, Q2 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open Q3 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 27 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open Q2 33 26 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q7 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 46 17 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/18-22/2007 Marseille Open Q1 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 29, Q5 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 23, Q1 13 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q6 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q7 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 28, Q4 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q5 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 22 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 22 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2007 Shanghai Open 23 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/24-28/2006 Mexico Open 23 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam 27, Q6 25 80 US$3,400.00
Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool C Andrew Schacht / Joshua Slack, Australia (14) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:40
Thu, 7/31/2008 Pool C Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (3) Lost 16-21, 13-21 0:39
Fri, 8/1/2008 Pool C Ahren Cadieux / Jessi Lelliott, Canada (30) Won 22-20, 27-25 0:54
Fri, 8/1/2008 Winner 1 Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (10) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:46
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 2 Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (25, Q5) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:56
Sat, 8/2/2008 Winner 3 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (6) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-6 0:57
Sun, 8/3/2008 Semi-Finals Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (4) Lost 17-21, 11-21 0:40
Sun, 8/3/2008 Bronze Medal Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 21-14, 17-19 1:01
Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 16-33
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
8/3/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Bronze Medal Rego/Santos 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-13, 14-21, 19-17 1:01
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 21-18, 21-14 0:42
Trail the series against # 2 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-2
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Marques/Solberg 6 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-14, 21-15 0:39
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Marques/Solberg 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23 16-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-16, 21-13 0:39
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 3 Lochhead/Pitman 27 21-15, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 1-2
8/3/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Semi-Finals Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-17, 21-11 0:40
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool F Lochhead/Pitman 22, Q7 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 11 22-20, 16-21, 22-20 1:07
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q4 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:53
Lead the series against # 6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-2
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 6 21-19, 19-21, 15-6 0:57
5/29/08FIVBBarcelona Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17 21-15, 21-10 0:39
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 9 21-13, 21-14 0:47
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q5 24-22, 21-16 0:46
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Contender 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31, Q31 Lochhead/Pitman 18, Q4 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Trail the series against # 7 Metzger/Williams, United States 0-1
6/25/08FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Metzger/Williams 14, Q11 Lochhead/Pitman Q6 21-11, 21-23, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-3
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 10 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q1 24-22, 21-18 0:48
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 15 Lochhead/Pitman 18, Q4 23-21, 21-14 0:40
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Kjemperud/Skarlund 14 18-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:59
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Contender 1 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q11 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:51
Trail the series against # 9 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q6 21-17, 21-18 0:35
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 Lochhead/Pitman 22 14-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:50
Trail the series against # 10 Gosch/Horst, Austria 1-2
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Gosch/Horst 10 21-15, 21-19 0:46
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Gosch/Horst 27, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-13, 18-21, 15-12 1:00
6/20/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Gosch/Horst 25, Q10 Lochhead/Pitman Q7 21-17, 21-11 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
7/24/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool P Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Lochhead/Pitman 46 21-16, 21-19 0:44
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Araujo/Magalhaes 13 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q6 21-13, 17-21, 15-10 0:52
Trail the series against # 14 Schacht/Slack, Australia 1-7
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Schacht/Slack 14 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-14, 21-19 0:40
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool D Schacht/Slack 13 Lochhead/Pitman 29, Q5 21-13, 14-21, 15-7 0:49
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 1 Schacht/Slack 12 Lochhead/Pitman 28, Q4 21-15, 21-19 0:42
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 11 Lochhead/Pitman 22 21-17, 21-13 0:41
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 12 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q3 21-15, 19-21, 18-16 1:02
8/26/05FIVBCanada Open Contender 4 Schacht/Slack 8 Lochhead/Pitman 19 24-22, 24-22 1:07
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Schacht/Slack 17 Lochhead/Pitman 26, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:47
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 41 Schacht/Slack 11 27-25, 21-17 0:56
Series tied with # 16, Q3 Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Maciel/Schmidt 19, Q3 Lochhead/Pitman 17 21-17, 21-16 0:44
5/30/08FIVBBarcelona Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 16, Q2 Maciel/Schmidt 31, Q16 21-19, 21-12 0:39
Series tied with # 17, Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
5/1/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Contender 3 Berg/Brinkborg 18 Lochhead/Pitman 23 32-30, 16-21, 15-13 1:13
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 27 Berg/Brinkborg 22 21-17, 21-15 0:45
Trail the series against # 18 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
6/5/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 Gavira/Lario 20, Q11 Lochhead/Pitman 13 27-25, 16-21, 15-6 0:54
Trail the series against # 20 Amore/Lione, Italy 0-1
7/13/06FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Amore/Lione 8 Lochhead/Pitman 25, Q3 21-14, 25-23 0:48
Series tied with # 22 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Lochhead/Pitman 23, Q5 Horrem/Maaseide 25 24-22, 21-18 0:45
5/3/07FIVBShanghai Open Contender 2 Horrem/Maaseide 24 Lochhead/Pitman 23 21-17, 21-18 0:57
Series tied with # 24, Q2 Pedrosa/Rosas, Portugal 1-1
7/18/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Pedrosa/Rosas 27, Q1 Lochhead/Pitman 12 21-17, 23-21 0:45
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Lochhead/Pitman 27, Q6 Pedrosa/Rosas Q11 21-15, 21-15 0:47
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 2-0
8/2/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Lochhead/Pitman 19 Dyachenko/Kulinich 25, Q5 21-16, 21-19 0:56
8/31/05FIVBGreece Open Qualifier 2 Lochhead/Pitman 20, Q2 Dyachenko/Kulinich Q15 24-22, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 30 Cadieux/Lelliott, Canada 1-0
8/1/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Lochhead/Pitman 19 Cadieux/Lelliott 30 22-20, 27-25 0:54
Lead the series against # 31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool A Lochhead/Pitman 17 Blauel/Huber 32, Q9 23-25, 21-18, 15-10 1:07
Lead the series against # Q9 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/17/08FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Lochhead/Pitman 12 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 28, Q6 21-17, 21-19 0:38