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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Gardens
November 11 - 15, 2008

(18) 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 Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/27-11/1/2008	Manama Open	11	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	9	17	120	US$2,500.00
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

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 11/12/2008	Winner 1	Igor Hernandez / Jesus Villafane, Venezuela (15)	Lost 19-21, 21-16, 12-15	0:59
Wed, 11/12/2008	Contender 1	Jian Bao / Weizai Jin, China (31, Q13)	Lost 21-17, 26-28, 12-15	1:01

Head to Head Results
Horrem/Maaseide trail the series against the field 3-8

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 7 Gabathuler/Wenger, Switzerland 1-0
10/30/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Contender 2	Horrem/Maaseide	11	Gabathuler/Wenger	5	21-19, 10-21, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-4
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Horrem/Maaseide	26	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:48
6/6/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	11	Horrem/Maaseide	6	28-26, 18-21, 18-16	1:08
10/4/02	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Horrem/Maaseide	10	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	17-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:19
8/3/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	Horrem/Maaseide	28	21-18, 21-19	0:46
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Horrem/Maaseide	27	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	0:53
7/6/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Horrem/Maaseide	23	21-12, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 0-1
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Asahi/Shiratori	26, Q9	Horrem/Maaseide	10	13-21, 21-19, 15-5	0:55
Trail the series against # 15 Hernandez/Villafane, Venezuela 0-1
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Hernandez/Villafane	15	Horrem/Maaseide	18	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:59
Trail the series against # 17, Q3 Bizzotto/Casadei, Italy 0-1
10/29/08	FIVB	Manama Open	Winner 1	Bizzotto/Casadei	22, Q2	Horrem/Maaseide	11	33-31, 21-13	1:03
Trail the series against # 31, Q13 Bao/Jin, China 0-1
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Bao/Jin	31, Q13	Horrem/Maaseide	18	17-21, 28-26, 15-12	1:01