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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 Sanya Open Presented by Olympic Bay
October 26 - 31, 2009

(19) Jason Lochhead/Kirk Pitman, New Zealand

Jason Lochhead
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 12, 1984 (40 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tauranga

Resides:

Los Angeles, CA

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

117

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$167,875.00

Kirk Pitman
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Whangarei

Resides:

Tauranga

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

123

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Kristiansand 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$166,125.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	114	0	0	1	1	1	0	8	14	28	24	23	13	1	US$332,250.00

Previous Sanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/25-30/2009	The Hague Open	21	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/18-23/2009	Aland Open	27	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/11-16/2009	Kristiansand Open	21	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/4-9/2009	Stare Jablonki Open	22	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	7/28-8/2/2009	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	24	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2009	Marseille Grand Slam	25	17	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	7/14-19/2009	Moscow Grand Slam	16	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2009	Gstaad Grand Slam	15	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2009	Stavanger World Championships	26	9	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/26-31/2009	Myslowice Open	19	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2009	Rome Open	13	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/26-31/2008	Kristiansand Open	10	3	480	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/29-8/3/2008	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	19	4	560	US$18,400.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2008	Gstaad Grand Slam	17	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2008	Marseille Open	12	17	120	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/1-6/2008	Moscow Grand Slam	22	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/24-29/2008	Stavanger Grand Slam	Q6	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/17-22/2008	Paris Grand Slam	Q5	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-15/2008	Berlin Grand Slam	22, Q7	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/3-8/2008	Stare Jablonki Open	13	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/27-6/1/2008	Barcelona Open	16, Q2	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/20-25/2008	Zagreb Open	23, Q5	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	5/13-18/2008	Italian Open	Q7	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/6-11/2008	Prague Open	Q4	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/28-5/3/2008	China Shanghai Open	23	13	180	US$3,900.00
FIVB	3/25-30/2008	Adelaide Australia Open	24, Q5	17	120	US$2,500.00

Sanya Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/28/2009	Winner 1	Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (14, Q7)	Lost 13-21, 20-22	0:47
Wed, 10/28/2009	Contender 1	Yoshiumi Hasegawa / Shinya Inoue, Japan (30, Q12)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:35
Thu, 10/29/2009	Contender 2	Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13)	Lost 17-21, 21-12, 13-15	1:04

Head to Head Results
Lochhead/Pitman trail the series against the field 9-13

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 0-2
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Lochhead/Pitman	24	21-18, 21-14	0:39
3/27/08	FIVB	Adelaide Australia Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Lochhead/Pitman	24, Q5	23-21, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-3
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 4	Gavira/Herrera	2	Lochhead/Pitman	27	21-17, 21-14	0:36
7/3/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	15	Lochhead/Pitman	26	21-11, 21-12	0:36
5/29/09	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Gavira/Herrera	13	Lochhead/Pitman	19	17-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Ces/Ces, France 1-3
8/13/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	12	Lochhead/Pitman	21	22-20, 21-17	0:45
7/17/09	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	12	Lochhead/Pitman	16	21-19, 21-19	0:43
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Winner 1	Ces/Ces	21	Lochhead/Pitman	12	21-16, 21-11	0:41
7/5/07	FIVB	Montréal Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q1	Ces/Ces	26, Q2	26-24, 17-21, 24-22	1:08
Trail the series against # 7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 0-1
5/15/09	FIVB	Rome Open	Contender 2	Lario/Mesa	19	Lochhead/Pitman	13	21-17, 21-19	0:46
Trail the series against # 9 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
6/21/06	FIVB	Switzerland Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Wu/Xu	21, Q9	Lochhead/Pitman	Q8	22-20, 21-18	0:44
10/25/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Qualifier 2	Wu/Xu	23, Q13	Lochhead/Pitman	19, Q4	24-22, 21-10	0:43
Lead the series against # 11 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 3-0
6/11/08	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	22, Q7	Asahi/Shiratori	Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:40
9/6/07	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 1	Lochhead/Pitman	20, Q2	Asahi/Shiratori	13	18-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:48
7/26/07	FIVB	Gstaad World Championships	Pool P	Lochhead/Pitman	46	Asahi/Shiratori	27	17-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
10/29/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-17, 12-21, 15-13	1:04
Trail the series against # 14, Q7 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-1
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	14, Q7	Lochhead/Pitman	19	21-13, 22-20	0:47
Lead the series against # 16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
8/20/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	27	Bogatov/Prokopiev	22, Q12	21-18, 21-12	0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
7/17/08	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	12	Hupfer/Schroffenegger	28, Q6	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 29 Abreu/Silva, Angola 1-0
6/29/09	FIVB	Stavanger World Championships	Pool B	Lochhead/Pitman	26	Abreu/Silva	47	21-14, 21-14	0:37
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Hasegawa/Inoue, Japan 1-0
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 1	Lochhead/Pitman	19	Hasegawa/Inoue	30, Q12	21-14, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # Q11 Lelliott/Saxton, Canada 1-0
5/21/08	FIVB	Zagreb Open	Qualifier 2	Lochhead/Pitman	23, Q5	Lelliott/Saxton	Q28	21-14, 21-18	0:35