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European Championship Tour
€ 100,000 Italian Open
May 12 - 16, 2004

Vegard Hoidalen/Jorre Kjemperud, Norway

Vegard Hoidalen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 10, 1971 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Skien

Resides:

Skien

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

92 kg (202 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

226

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Rome 1997)

Career Winnings:

US$371,182.10

Jorre André Kjemperud
Norway

Photo: Raymond Wardenær

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 31, 1968 (55 yrs old)

Home Town:

Drammen

Resides:

VIKERSUND

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

235

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

1 (Rome 1997)

Career Winnings:

US$479,072.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	29	33	36	37	41	Money
CEV	16	1	1	4	0	1	1	3	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	US$51,017.25
FIVB	130	1	3	3	3	7	7	22	12	34	0	21	0	10	1	1	5	US$539,135.00
FIVB C&S	5	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$11,775.00
Overall	151	2	6	7	4	9	8	26	12	36	1	21	2	10	1	1	5	US$601,927.25

Previous Roseto degli Abruzzi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/23-28/2004	South Africa Open	19	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	3/16-21/2004	Brazil Open	16	17	72	US$3,000.00
FIVB	10/14-19/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	16	9	320	US$10,000.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	14	9	240	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Spain Open	6	25	30	US$2,000.00
CEV	8/27-31/2003	European Championships		9	80	€ 3,000.00
FIVB C&S	8/19-24/2003	Greece Challenger	1	2	54	US$3,500.00
FIVB C&S	8/14-17/2003	Switzerland Satellite	1	4	22	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/31-8/3/2003	Austria Grand Slam	7	25	52	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/23-27/2003	Portugal Open	6	2	270	US$15,000.00
FIVB	7/16-20/2003	France Grand Slam	8	5	324	US$11,500.00
CEV	7/9-13/2003	Greek Open		2	90	€ 6,250.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2003	Norway Open	9	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2003	Germany Grand Slam	14	5	360	US$13,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2003	Switzerland Open	12	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/4-8/2003	Hellas Open	11	5	180	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/1-6/2002	Brazil Open	8	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	9/4-8/2002	Spain Open	15	9	120	US$3,900.00
CEV	8/30-9/1/2002	European Championships	4	3	80	€ 4,725.00
FIVB	8/7-11/2002	Spain Open	7	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	8/1-4/2002	Austria Grand Slam	20	3	320	US$15,900.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2002	Portugal Open	14	9	120	US$3,900.00
FIVB	7/17-21/2002	France Grand Slam	20	9	160	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2002	Canada Open	16	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2002	Norway Open	12	5	180	US$6,675.00
FIVB	6/19-23/2002	Switzerland Open	9	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	6/12-16/2002	Germany Open	5	9	120	US$3,900.00

Italian Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool E	Jochem De Gruijter / Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands	Won 15-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:59
Fri, 5/14/2004	Pool E	Bjorn Berg / Simon Dahl, Sweden	Lost 17-21, 18-21	0:46
Sat, 5/15/2004	Pool E	Julius Brink / Kjell Schneider, Germany	Lost 22-20, 16-21, 9-15	1:00
Sat, 5/15/2004	Winner 1	Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:38
Sat, 5/15/2004	Winner 2	Markus Dieckmann / Jonas Reckermann, Germany	Lost 21-19, 19-21, 13-15	0:57

Head to Head Results
Hoidalen/Kjemperud lead the series against the field 32-27

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Ahmann/Hager, Germany 2-0
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	Ahmann/Hager	21	By Forfeit
6/29/01	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Ahmann/Hager	10	21-17, 21-14	0:36
Trail the series against Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-1
9/6/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Arkaev/Barsuk	27, Q10	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	21-12, 24-22	0:43
Lead the series against Babich/Khudoley, Ukraine 1-0
8/16/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	1	Babich/Khudoley	9	21-15, 21-13	0:33
Trail the series against Berg/Dahl, Sweden 1-2
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Berg/Dahl		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		21-17, 21-18	0:46
9/7/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 1	Berg/Dahl	16	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	15	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	1:03
7/7/01	FIVB	Norway Open	Contender 5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Berg/Dahl	22	21-19, 21-19	0:53
Series tied with Berger/Doppler, Austria 2-2
7/18/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	Berger/Doppler	7	23-21, 13-21, 15-9	0:59
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Berger/Doppler	8	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	21-13, 15-21, 15-10	0:50
6/7/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 2	Berger/Doppler	14	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	11	21-15, 17-21, 15-8	0:48
9/1/02	CEV	European Championships	Bronze Medal	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	Berger/Doppler	2	21-15, 21-10	0:38
Series tied with Brink/Schneider, Germany 1-1
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Brink/Schneider		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		20-22, 21-16, 15-9	1:00
8/9/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool G	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Brink/Schneider	26, Q14	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:52
Lead the series against Canet/Hamel, France 4-0
9/20/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Canet/Hamel	19	12-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:47
8/1/03	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Pool G	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Canet/Hamel	23, Q2	24-22, 10-21, 20-18	1:10
7/25/03	FIVB	Portugal Open	Pool F	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	Canet/Hamel	22	21-15, 21-14	0:39
8/25/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	Canet/Hamel	18	15-6	0:33
Lead the series against Ces/Salvetti, France 1-0
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Contender 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	Ces/Salvetti	30, Q13	21-16, 23-21	0:39
Lead the series against Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
7/4/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson	25, Q3	21-17, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against Cyvas/Vasiliauskas, Lithuania 1-0
8/29/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Cyvas/Vasiliauskas		21-15, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against De Gruijter/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
5/14/04	CEV	Italian Open	Pool E	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		De Gruijter/Ronnes		15-21, 21-16, 17-15	0:59
Lead the series against Deulofeu/Molinier, France 1-0
7/17/03	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	8	Deulofeu/Molinier	9	21-19, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 0-2
10/14/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool J	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	9	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	22-24, 21-17, 15-13	1:01
9/5/03	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool F	Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug	11	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	6	21-18, 21-19	0:42
Trail the series against Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-6
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 2	Dieckmann/Reckermann		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
9/19/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Pool C	Dieckmann/Reckermann	3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	21-15, 21-16	0:39
6/21/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	22	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	12	21-16, 21-19	0:44
9/1/02	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	34-36, 21-18, 15-12	1:22
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Winner 3	Dieckmann/Reckermann	5	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	21-17, 21-12	0:36
6/15/02	FIVB	Germany Open	Winner 1	Dieckmann/Reckermann	6	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	5	21-18, 21-17	0:43
9/14/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Winner 2	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	Dieckmann/Reckermann	13	21-11, 21-18	0:33
7/19/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Dieckmann/Reckermann	26, Q6	21-16, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against Egger/Heyer, Switzerland 2-8
3/25/04	FIVB	South Africa Open	Winner 1	Egger/Heyer	14	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	19	21-17, 21-19	0:44
10/16/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	Egger/Heyer	5	23-21, 25-23	0:44
8/17/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Bronze Medal	Egger/Heyer	3	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	1	21-12, 21-15	0:32
7/13/03	CEV	Greek Open	Gold Medal	Egger/Heyer		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		21-16, 21-15	0:46
7/11/03	CEV	Greek Open	Pool B	Egger/Heyer		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		21-19, 34-36, 15-12	1:25
8/4/02	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Egger/Heyer	23	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	20	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:59
7/13/02	FIVB	Canada Open	Pool A	Egger/Heyer	17	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	16	18-21, 21-12, 15-11	0:51
9/9/01	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Egger/Heyer	20	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	21-19, 21-14	0:40
7/21/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 4	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	7	Egger/Heyer	30, Q8	10-21, 21-19, 15-7	0:50
8/26/00	CEV	European Championships	Winner 4	Egger/Heyer	19	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	2	15-12	0:44
Trail the series against Fenili/Galli, Italy 1-2
8/24/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Gold Medal	Fenili/Galli	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	1	36-34, 21-15	1:05
8/20/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Pool A	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	1	Fenili/Galli	13	21-19, 21-11	0:38
8/17/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Semi-Finals	Fenili/Galli	13	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	1	21-17, 21-15	0:46
Lead the series against Gosch/Strauss, Austria 1-0
8/23/03	FIVB C&S	Greece Challenger	Semi-Finals	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	1	Gosch/Strauss	5	21-16, 22-20	0:41
Trail the series against Grinbergs/Stals, Latvia 0-1
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Grinbergs/Stals		Hoidalen/Kjemperud		21-18, 21-19	0:42
Lead the series against Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 5-2
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
8/31/02	CEV	European Championships	Contender 4	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	4	Horrem/Maaseide	3	21-12, 21-17	0:38
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
Lead the series against Kais/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
5/15/04	CEV	Italian Open	Winner 1	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Kais/Vesik		21-19, 21-13	0:38
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool C	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	14	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	21-19, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against Kouchnerev/Sayfulin, Russia 1-0
7/5/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool H	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	9	Kouchnerev/Sayfulin	24, Q4	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against Maas/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-0
8/30/03	CEV	European Championships	Pool B	Hoidalen/Kjemperud		Maas/Ronnes		21-12, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against Murs/Puusepp, Estonia 1-0
8/15/03	FIVB C&S	Switzerland Satellite	Pool A	Hoidalen/Kjemperud	1	Murs/Puusepp	17	21-15, 21-11	0:31