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

(32) Bjorn Berg/Hannes Brinkborg, Sweden

Bjorn Berg
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 24, 1972 (52 yrs old)

Home Town:

Umea

Resides:

Umea

Height:

195 cm (6'5")

Weight:

100 kg (220 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

147

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB C&S Cagliari 2006)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Timmendorfer Strand 2004)

Career Winnings:

US$172,673.32

Hannes Brinkborg
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 9, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

A Engelbrekt

Resides:

Stockholm

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

120

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2006)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Novi Sad 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$84,041.11

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	29	33	41	Money
CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	US$1,591.40
FIVB	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	6	5	0	6	5	US$52,500.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,000.00
Overall	29	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	7	5	1	6	5	US$57,091.40

Previous Hamburg Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	Q9	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q8	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q10	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	Q12	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	16	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	12	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	20	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q9	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	18	9	240	US$5,500.00
CEV	4/17-20/2008	Spanish Masters	Q29	29	30	€ 0.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	19, Q7	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/26-30/2007	Brazil Open	19	13	180	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/29-9/2/2007	St. Petersburg Open	24	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/15-19/2007	Aland Open	22	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/8-12/2007	Kristiansand Open	24	17	100	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/1-5/2007	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q12	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/18-22/2007	Marseille Open	29, Q8	5	360	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/10-15/2007	Berlin Grand Slam	Q20	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2007	Montréal Open	28, Q4	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/27-7/1/2007	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q16	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/20-24/2007	Paris Grand Slam	Q20	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-10/2007	Zagreb Open	28, Q15	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/23-27/2007	Italian Open	Q6	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/8-12/2007	Bahrain Open	29, Q12	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB C&S	9/1-3/2006	Cagliari Challenger	5	3	64	US$3,000.00

European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/11/2008	Winner 1	Kay Matysik / Stefan Uhmann, Germany (1)	Lost 19-21, 16-21	0:47
Fri, 7/11/2008	Contender 1	Nikolas Berger / Robert Nowotny, Austria (17)	Won 21-17, 21-23, 15-12	0:58
Fri, 7/11/2008	Contender 2	Dmitri Barsuk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (15)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:30

Head to Head Results
Berg/Brinkborg trail the series against the field 7-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Matysik/Uhmann, Germany 0-1
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Winner 1	Matysik/Uhmann	1	Berg/Brinkborg	32	21-19, 21-16	0:47
Trail the series against # 3 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-1
9/28/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 3	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Berg/Brinkborg	19	23-21, 21-14	0:44
Series tied with # 4 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-2
8/31/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 2	Berg/Brinkborg	24	Gosch/Horst	10	21-15, 21-18	0:39
8/16/07	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Gosch/Horst	11	Berg/Brinkborg	22	21-17, 21-13	0:49
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 1	Gosch/Horst	12	Berg/Brinkborg	28, Q4	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	1:04
5/8/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Qualifier 3	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q12	Gosch/Horst	25, Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	1:05
Trail the series against # 5 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 1-2
9/27/07	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Boersma/Ronnes	14	Berg/Brinkborg	19	21-23, 21-15, 15-9	1:00
8/1/07	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Boersma/Ronnes	20, Q5	Berg/Brinkborg	Q12	21-16, 21-23, 15-13	1:04
7/19/07	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 2	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q8	Boersma/Ronnes	20	21-14, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 11 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/9/07	FIVB	Bahrain Open	Contender 1	Herrera/Mesa	13	Berg/Brinkborg	29, Q12	21-13, 21-18	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-1
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 1	Brink/Dieckmann	14	Berg/Brinkborg	19, Q7	21-19, 21-16	0:48
Lead the series against # 13 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 1-0
6/5/08	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	16	Sinczak/Szternel	32	21-12, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 15 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 0-2
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 2	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	15	Berg/Brinkborg	32	21-16, 21-13	0:30
6/7/07	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Kolodinsky	5	Berg/Brinkborg	28, Q15	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 16 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
3/26/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Qualifier 3	Berg/Brinkborg	19, Q7	Hoyer/Soderberg	Q10	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	1:03
8/30/07	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	24	Hoyer/Soderberg	25, Q6	21-15, 18-21, 15-13	1:01
Lead the series against # 17 Berger/Nowotny, Austria 1-0
7/11/08	CEV	European Championship	Contender 1	Berg/Brinkborg	32	Berger/Nowotny	17	21-17, 21-23, 15-12	0:58
Trail the series against # 25 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
5/30/08	FIVB	Barcelona Open	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	22	Berg/Brinkborg	12	18-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:57