Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Foro Italico Beach Volley Grand Slam
May 18 - 23, 2010
(2) Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany
 
Julius Brink
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 6, 1982 (41 yrs old)
Home Town: Düsseldorf
Resides: Koeln
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 109
Career Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$671,335.00
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: 11
Tournaments: 104
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$691,427.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB335793313020 US$657,500.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Jonas Reckermann - 1st Julius Brink - 1st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 4 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 4/20-25/2010 Brasilia Open 2 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2009 Aland Open 1 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/4-9/2009 Stare Jablonki Open 1 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2009 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 1 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2009 Marseille Grand Slam 1 3 640 US$21,000.00
FIVB 7/14-19/2009 Moscow Grand Slam 1 1 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 7/7-12/2009 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 1 800 US$43,500.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 3 1 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 3 4 420 US$11,200.00
FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 4 1 600 US$30,000.00
FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 3 3 480 US$15,000.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool K Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (31, Q11) Won 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Thu, 5/20/2010 Pool K Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (18) Won 21-16, 25-23 0:46
Fri, 5/21/2010 Pool K Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (15) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:42
Sat, 5/22/2010 Winner 2 Matteo Ingrosso / Paolo Ingrosso, Italy (9) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:47
Sat, 5/22/2010 Winner 3 Thiago Barbosa / Pedro Cunha, Brazil (17, Q9) Won 16-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:58
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal271440.3700936
 1934-0.1110312
 212800.6670413
 36300.5000211
Jonas ReckermannTotal231410.5657043
 110510.4001011
 27500.7142021
 36400.6674011
Sun, 5/23/2010 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (4) Lost 21-18, 19-21, 19-21 1:24
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal261160.1920905
 14210.2500103
 21134-0.0910502
 311610.4550300
Jonas ReckermannTotal422140.4059120
 1191010.4742120
 211610.4554000
 312520.2503000
Sun, 5/23/2010 Bronze Medal Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:47
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal281460.2860223
 114540.0710021
 214920.5000202
Jonas ReckermannTotal14620.2863213
 16300.5002210
 28320.1251003
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius Brink8139160.284020514
Jonas Reckermann794170.43019376
Head to Head Results
Brink/Reckermann lead the series against the field 40-12
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-3
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-18, 21-12 0:47
4/24/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Dalhausser/Rogers 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-12, 21-18 0:44
7/25/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 21-18, 21-15 0:48
7/5/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 3 Dalhausser/Rogers 2 21-17, 16-21, 15-10 1:07
Series tied with # 3 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 1-1
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Gold Medal Marques/Solberg 5 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-15, 13-21, 17-15 1:02
5/6/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Marques/Solberg 5 21-17, 27-25 1:01
Series tied with # 4 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-1
5/23/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 4 Brink/Reckermann 2 18-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:24
5/8/10FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4 Cerutti/Rego 3 21-14, 18-21, 16-14 1:00
Series tied with # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/23/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Bronze Medal Gavira/Herrera 5 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-17, 21-17 0:47
5/7/10FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 4 Gavira/Herrera 2 23-21, 21-16 0:50
Lead the series against # 6 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-1
8/23/09FIVBAland Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 10 Brink/Reckermann 1 21-23, 21-15, 15-11 1:09
7/26/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-13, 23-21 0:45
7/12/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 12 26-24, 21-11 0:56
Series tied with # 7 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-1
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Winner 3 Klemperer/Koreng 8 Brink/Reckermann 1 16-21, 21-17, 15-10 1:00
5/15/09FIVBRome Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-23, 21-9, 15-8 1:04
Trail the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7, Q1 Brink/Reckermann 2 15-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 9 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 9 21-16, 21-14 0:47
Lead the series against # 10 Nicolai/Varnier, Italy 1-0
7/16/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Nicolai/Varnier 17 21-18, 21-16 0:46
Lead the series against # 11 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 3-1
8/1/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 13 Brink/Reckermann 1 14-21, 21-12, 24-22 1:19
7/11/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 14 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:58
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 21-12, 21-12 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Bellaguarda/Laciga, Switzerland 1-0
7/19/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 1 Bellaguarda/Laciga 19, Q7 21-18, 15-21, 16-14 1:08
Lead the series against # 14 Gosch/Horst, Austria 2-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gosch/Horst 16 19-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:59
7/9/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Gosch/Horst 18 21-17, 21-16 0:45
Lead the series against # 15 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 2-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-17, 21-13 0:42
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-14, 21-8 0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-2
7/31/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 20-22, 21-17, 15-9 1:07
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 23-21, 21-13 0:46
7/3/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 23 21-18, 21-16 0:47
5/31/09FIVBMyslowice Open Bronze Medal Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-19 0:50
5/29/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Gibb/Rosenthal 15 Brink/Reckermann 3 13-21, 24-22, 15-9 1:00
Lead the series against # 17, Q9 Barbosa/Cunha, Brazil 1-0
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Barbosa/Cunha 17, Q9 16-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 18 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Heuscher/Heyer 18 21-16, 25-23 0:46
Lead the series against # 19 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 21 Jennings/Keenan, United States 1-0
4/23/10FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 2 Jennings/Keenan 12 19-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # 22 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 24, Q4 Redmann/VanHuizen, Canada 1-0
7/18/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Redmann/VanHuizen 22, Q8 25-27, 22-20, 15-12 1:21
Lead the series against # 25, Q10 Boersma/Paulides, Netherlands 1-0
6/28/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool C Brink/Reckermann 3 Boersma/Paulides 27 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 31, Q11 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 21-18, 21-15 0:42
Lead the series against # Q1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 3-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 17, Q2 21-19, 21-17 0:49
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 24 13-21, 21-16, 20-18 1:14
5/16/09FIVBRome Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 4 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 23 21-18, 21-18 0:52
Lead the series against # Q2 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 4-0
7/17/09FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Lochhead/Pitman 16 21-17, 21-17 0:39
7/10/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Reckermann 2 Lochhead/Pitman 15 21-19, 21-15 0:43
5/28/09FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 22-20, 18-21, 15-13 0:59
5/14/09FIVBRome Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Lochhead/Pitman 13 21-19, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # Q6 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Bogatov/Prokopiev 18 21-9, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 1-0
7/30/09FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool A Brink/Reckermann 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 32, Q6 21-11, 25-23 0:47
Lead the series against # Q13 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-0
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 32, Q7 21-12, 26-24 0:48
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 19 21-17, 21-18 0:52
Lead the series against # Q14 Hupfer/Schroffenegger, Austria 1-0
5/1/09FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 Hupfer/Schroffenegger 30 21-12, 21-16 0:43