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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 26 - 31, 2008

(9) Iver Horrem/Bjorn Maaseide, Norway

Iver Andreas Horrem
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 1, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aukra

Resides:

Oslo

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

183

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$256,065.00

Björn Maaseide
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 7, 1968 (56 yrs old)

Home Town:

Stavanger

Resides:

Sandnes

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

165

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$622,355.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	71	0	0	0	0	4	1	5	9	26	1	12	8	1	4	US$226,660.00

Previous Kristiansand Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2007	Bjorn Maaseide - 7th	Iver Horrem - 7th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	22	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	Q10	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	10	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q11	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q11	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	25	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	22	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	21	25	60	US$1,800.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	15	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	15	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	16	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	10	7	250	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q2	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	39	17	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	22	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	25, Q4	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	14	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	10	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	27	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	24, Q3	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	Q3	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	17	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	Q2	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	24	13	180	US$4,500.00

Kristiansand Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 1	Nelson Brizida / Jose Pedrosa, Portugal (24)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:44
Thu, 8/28/2008	Winner 2	Clemens Doppler / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (8)	Lost 17-21, 19-21	0:48
Fri, 8/29/2008	Contender 2	Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (10)	Lost 21-23, 16-21	0:45

Head to Head Results
Horrem/Maaseide trail the series against the field 6-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 0-1
7/31/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	6	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-16, 21-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 4 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-2
5/16/08	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	21	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-18, 21-12	0:40
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	14	Kais/Vesik	4	22-20, 21-19	0:41
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 2	Kais/Vesik	15	Horrem/Maaseide	17	21-12, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 8 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-3
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Doppler/Gartmayer	8	Horrem/Maaseide	9	21-17, 21-19	0:48
5/8/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	Horrem/Maaseide	21	21-18, 21-19	0:52
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 3	Doppler/Gartmayer	8	Horrem/Maaseide	16	18-21, 21-17, 18-16	1:11
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 4	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	1:03
Trail the series against # 10 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-2
8/29/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	10	Horrem/Maaseide	9	23-21, 21-16	0:45
5/23/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Contender 2	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q5	Horrem/Maaseide	25	24-22, 21-18	0:45
5/3/07	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	24	Lochhead/Pitman	23	21-17, 21-18	0:57
Trail the series against # 11 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Dyachenko/Kulinich	32, Q34	Horrem/Maaseide	15	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Gosch/Horst	11	Horrem/Maaseide	16	17-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:57
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	11	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-19, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 15 Benes/Tichy, Czech Republic 0-1
8/1/08	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool F	Benes/Tichy	27, Q11	Horrem/Maaseide	22	21-16, 22-20	0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 1-0
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Gavira/Lario	23	21-19, 12-21, 15-12	1:02
Lead the series against # 24 Brizida/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
8/28/08	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	9	Brizida/Pedrosa	24	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Series tied with # Q1 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 1-1
4/30/08	FIVB	China Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Berg/Brinkborg	18	Horrem/Maaseide	15	21-17, 21-17	0:47
7/11/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Horrem/Maaseide	25, Q4	Berg/Brinkborg	Q20	21-17, 21-15	0:47