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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Dubai Open
October 6 - 11, 2008

(4) Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany

Jonas Reckermann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rheine

Resides:

Köln

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

97 kg (213 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

104

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$691,427.50

Mischa Urbatzka
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 29, 1983 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Elmshorn

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

189 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$238,675.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	27	0	4	1	1	5	3	6	2	5	0	US$273,300.00

Previous Dubai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/16-21/2008	Guarajà Open	2	3	480	US$14,000.00
FIVB	9/2-7/2008	Mallorca Open	4	4	420	US$10,500.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	3	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	5	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	7	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	12	2	720	US$29,500.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	16	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	14	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	4	9	240	US$5,500.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	8	5	360	US$8,500.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	5	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	5	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	3	2	540	US$22,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	8	2	450	US$20,000.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	17	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	7/24-29/2007	Gstaad World Championships	15	17	200	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	10	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	5	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	17, Q1	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	19	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2007	Espinho Open	19	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	17	17	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	14	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	19	7	300	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2007	Shanghai Open	12	17	120	US$3,000.00

Dubai Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2008	Winner 1	Hamza Khalid / Marwan Mohammad, United Arab Emirates (29)	Won 21-11, 21-11	0:36
Thu, 10/9/2008	Winner 2	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (20)	Won 14-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:49
Thu, 10/9/2008	Winner 3	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (5)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:54
Thu, 10/9/2008	Contender 4	Mariano Baracetti / Jose Salema, Argentina (16)	Won 21-10, 21-12	0:39
Fri, 10/10/2008	Contender 5	Alexandr Dyachenko / Oleksiy Kulinich, Kazakhstan (13)	Won 22-20, 21-12	0:44
Fri, 10/10/2008	Contender 6	David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (3)	Won By Forfeit
Fri, 10/10/2008	Semi-Finals	Andy Ces / Kevin Ces, France (5)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:44
Sat, 10/11/2008	Gold Medal	Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (2)	Lost 21-12, 16-21, 10-15	1:01

Head to Head Results
Reckermann/Urbatzka lead the series against the field 16-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-4
9/20/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Semi-Finals	Marques/Solberg	1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	2	21-17, 21-18	0:45
8/19/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Gold Medal	Marques/Solberg	4	Reckermann/Urbatzka	3	21-18, 21-18	0:55
8/11/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 4	Reckermann/Urbatzka	8	Marques/Solberg	5	21-17, 21-17	0:48
7/14/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Marques/Solberg	11, Q1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	10	21-14, 13-21, 15-8	0:50
5/10/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 3	Marques/Solberg	6, Q1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	21-16, 27-25	0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-4
10/11/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	12-21, 21-16, 15-10	1:01
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	24-22, 24-22	0:49
8/4/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17	21-19, 22-20	0:45
8/2/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Nummerdor/Schuil	16	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17	21-12, 26-24	0:41
6/16/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Contender 5	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	21-19, 19-21, 18-16	1:01
Series tied with # 3 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
10/10/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 6	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Klemperer/Koreng	3	By Forfeit
9/7/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Semi-Finals	Klemperer/Koreng	2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	21-16, 19-21, 21-19	1:08
Lead the series against # 5 Ces/Ces, France 2-1
10/10/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Semi-Finals	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Ces/Ces	5	21-18, 21-18	0:44
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 3	Ces/Ces	5	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	22-20, 21-19	0:54
9/4/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Ces/Ces	20	21-16, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 7 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-1
9/19/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	2	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	7	21-19, 24-22	0:50
8/17/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	3	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	13	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:54
7/6/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	6	36-34, 21-15	0:57
5/11/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 5	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	23, Q3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	21-18, 18-21, 19-17	1:13
Lead the series against # 10 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	Reckermann/Urbatzka	16	Laciga/Schnider	17	21-19, 30-32, 15-6	1:08
Lead the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB	Mallorca Open	Winner 3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Samoilovs/Sorokins	12	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:52
Lead the series against # 13 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/10/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 5	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Dyachenko/Kulinich	13	22-20, 21-12	0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Baracetti/Salema, Argentina 2-0
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Contender 4	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Baracetti/Salema	16	21-10, 21-12	0:39
6/13/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	14	Baracetti/Salema	25	21-9, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 20 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
10/9/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Fijalek/Prudel	20	14-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:49
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
9/18/08	FIVB	Guarajà Open	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	2	Hernandez/Villafane	15	21-13, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 29 Khalid/Mohammad, United Arab Emirates 1-0
10/8/08	FIVB	Dubai Open	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Khalid/Mohammad	29	21-11, 21-11	0:36