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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 NESTEA European Championship Final
July 11 - 13, 2008

(9) 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:

123

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$801,601.71

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:

121

Career Best:

2nd (7 times)

Career CEV Best:

2nd (Baden 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$252,790.96

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$9,220.88
FIVB	27	0	4	1	1	5	3	6	2	5	0	US$273,300.00
Overall	29	0	4	1	1	6	3	7	2	5	0	US$282,520.88

Previous Hamburg Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2006	Did not play	Daniel Krug - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	13	5	360	€ 2,800.00
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

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/11/2008	Winner 1	Michal Litva / Peter Varga, Slovakia (24)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:42
Fri, 7/11/2008	Winner 2	Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (8)	Won 32-34, 24-22, 15-6	1:12
Sat, 7/12/2008	Winner 3	Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (1)	Lost 20-22, 21-13, 12-15	0:58
Sat, 7/12/2008	Contender 4	Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (11)	Lost 17-21, 21-23	0:42

Head to Head Results
Reckermann/Urbatzka lead the series against the field 21-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 3	Matysik/Uhmann	1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	9	22-20, 13-21, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-4
6/28/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	12	Nummerdor/Schuil	3	24-22, 24-22	0:49
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Contender 4	Nummerdor/Schuil	2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	13	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:55
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
Lead the series against # 4 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-0
6/6/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Gosch/Horst	14	21-18, 25-23	0:48
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17	Gosch/Horst	10	21-18, 22-20	0:48
Series tied with # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 2-2
5/9/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Boersma/Ronnes	16	Reckermann/Urbatzka	8	21-19, 21-14	0:36
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	13	Boersma/Ronnes	4	28-26, 22-20	0:57
7/13/07	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Reckermann/Urbatzka	10	Boersma/Ronnes	26, Q14	21-14, 21-16	0:39
5/25/07	FIVB	Italian Open	Contender 3	Boersma/Ronnes	27, Q8	Reckermann/Urbatzka	14	11-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 6 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 0-1
6/22/07	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 2	Heuscher/Heyer	11	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	1:05
Lead the series against # 8 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	9	Laciga/Schnider	8	32-34, 24-22, 15-6	1:12
6/19/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Pool A	Reckermann/Urbatzka	16	Laciga/Schnider	17	21-19, 30-32, 15-6	1:08
Trail the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 2-3
7/12/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 4	Herrera/Mesa	11	Reckermann/Urbatzka	9	21-17, 23-21	0:42
6/20/08	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	16	Herrera/Mesa	13	24-22, 21-15	0:49
4/18/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	13	Herrera/Mesa	5	21-12, 19-21, 15-12	0:55
3/28/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Contender 2	Herrera/Mesa	22	Reckermann/Urbatzka	5	19-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00
6/28/07	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Herrera/Mesa	16	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17, Q1	22-24, 21-18, 15-12	1:01
Series tied with # 12 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-1
6/29/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Reckermann/Urbatzka	12	Brink/Dieckmann	2	21-18, 15-21, 15-11	1:02
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 2	Brink/Dieckmann	3	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	22-20, 17-21, 15-13	1:08
Trail the series against # 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-1
4/19/08	CEV	Spanish Masters	Winner 3	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	8	Reckermann/Urbatzka	13	21-18, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 19 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 4-1
6/26/08	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Doppler/Gartmayer	21	Reckermann/Urbatzka	12	21-18, 21-14	0:39
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Reckermann/Urbatzka	14	Doppler/Gartmayer	19	21-12, 21-13	0:39
5/10/08	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 5	Reckermann/Urbatzka	8	Doppler/Gartmayer	12	21-11, 12-21, 15-9	1:00
8/18/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 6	Reckermann/Urbatzka	3	Doppler/Gartmayer	8	21-17, 18-21, 15-9	1:00
6/14/07	FIVB	Espinho Open	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	Doppler/Gartmayer	14	30-28, 22-20	0:49
Trail the series against # 21 Gavira/Lario, Spain 0-1
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Lario	20, Q11	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	21-19, 21-19	0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Litva/Varga, Slovakia 1-0
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	9	Litva/Varga	24	21-18, 21-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 29 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 3-0
6/12/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Reckermann/Urbatzka	14	Deulofeu/Salvetti	30, Q8	21-18, 25-23	0:48
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	4	Deulofeu/Salvetti	29	21-19, 21-12	0:39
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	19	Deulofeu/Salvetti	14	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 31 Blauel/Huber, Austria 1-0
8/3/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Reckermann/Urbatzka	17	Blauel/Huber	32	21-19, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 32 Berg/Brinkborg, Sweden 2-0
8/9/07	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Reckermann/Urbatzka	8	Berg/Brinkborg	24	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:59
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Winner 1	Reckermann/Urbatzka	5	Berg/Brinkborg	28, Q4	19-21, 21-19, 16-14	1:08