Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Olympic Bay Sanya Open
April 26 - May 1, 2011
(Q10) Rieke Brink-Abeler/Angelina Grun, Germany
 
Rieke Brink-Abeler
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 11, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Emsdetten
Resides: Münster
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 82
Career Best: 4th (FIVB Phuket 2007)
Career Winnings: US$166,960.00
Angelina Grün
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 2, 1979 (44 yrs old)
Home Town: Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Resides: Duschanbe
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 2
Tournaments: 18
Career Best: 5th (FIVB Kristiansand 2010)
Career Winnings: US$15,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
FIVB180000100032318 US$30,100.00
Previous Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Claudia Lubetz - 17th Did not play
2010 Angelina Grun - 17th Rieke Brink-Abeler - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/2-7/2010 Phuket Thailand Open 21 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2010 Sanya Open 17 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/16-21/2010 Aland Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/9-14/2010 Kristiansand Open 24, Q6 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/19-25/2010 Marseille Open 30, Q24 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam Q26 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 29, Q31 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2010 Moscow Grand Slam Q31 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Seoul Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 5/4-9/2010 Shanghai Open CQ 0 US$0.00
FIVB 4/19-24/2010 Brasilia Open CQ 0 US$0.00
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 4/26/2011 Country Quota Geeske Banck / Anja Gunther, Germany Won 21-9, 15-21, 15-7 0:45
Tue, 4/26/2011 Country Quota Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany Won 22-20, 21-16 0:39
Wed, 4/27/2011 Qualifier 2 Nadia Campisi / Cristina Hopf, Spain (Q23) Won 21-15, 26-24 0:41
Wed, 4/27/2011 Qualifier 3 Roos Van der Hoeven / Jantine van der Vlist, Netherlands (27, Q7) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Brink-Abeler/Grun lead the series against the field 14-13
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 30, Q24 21-15, 21-9 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-1
6/30/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool D Ludwig/Niedrig 4 Brink-Abeler/Grun 29, Q31 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 6 Kessy/Ross 5 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 9 Huang/Yue, China 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Huang/Yue 21 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 11 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/13/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Kolocova/Slukova 6 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
Trail the series against # 12 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 8 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 21-11, 21-16 0:35
Series tied with # 14 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-1
7/21/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 1 Brink-Abeler/Grun 30, Q24 Baquerizo/Fernandez 19, Q1 21-19, 21-17 0:35
7/6/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 26, Q7 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q26 18-21, 23-21, 15-8 0:52
Lead the series against # 15 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-0
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Cicolari/Menegatti 17 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-0
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q31 Martins/Santanna Q2 22-20, 24-22 0:40
Trail the series against # 27, Q7 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist, Netherlands 0-1
4/27/11FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 3 Van der Hoeven/van der Vlist 27, Q7 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q10 21-16, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 28 Kohler/Sude, Germany 1-3
8/2/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Country Quota Kohler/Sude 30, Q21 Brink-Abeler/Grun 23-25, 21-19, 15-12 1:01
7/26/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Country Quota Kohler/Sude Q18 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/7/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Grun Q31 Kohler/Sude 22-20, 21-17 0:40
5/25/10FIVBSeoul Open Country Quota Kohler/Sude Q12 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21-12, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against Banck/Gunther, Germany 3-1
4/26/11FIVBSanya Open Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Grun Q10 Banck/Gunther 21-9, 15-21, 15-7 0:45
7/5/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Grun Q26 Banck/Gunther 24-22, 21-18 0:40
6/28/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Grun 29, Q31 Banck/Gunther 21-19, 21-19 0:38
5/4/10FIVBShanghai Open Country Quota Banck/Gunther 23, Q3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Series tied with Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-1
4/26/11FIVBSanya Open Country Quota Brink-Abeler/Grun Q10 Borger/Buthe 22-20, 21-16 0:39
11/4/10FIVBPhuket Thailand Open Contender 1 Borger/Buthe 28, Q20 Brink-Abeler/Grun 21 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q3 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 0-1
10/29/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Gioria/Momoli 15 Brink-Abeler/Grun 17 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # Q8 Boulton/Johns, England 1-1
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Boulton/Johns 26 21-14, 21-13 0:30
6/8/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Boulton/Johns 31, Q18 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q31 17-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # Q15 Mizoe/Tanaka, Japan 1-0
7/20/10FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Brink-Abeler/Grun 30, Q24 Mizoe/Tanaka Q8 21-17, 21-15  
Lead the series against # Q23 Campisi/Hopf, Spain 1-0
4/27/11FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Brink-Abeler/Grun Q10 Campisi/Hopf Q23 21-15, 26-24 0:41
Lead the series against # Q31 Jakob/Vodeb, Slovenia 1-0
8/10/10FIVBKristiansand Open Qualifier 2 Brink-Abeler/Grun 24, Q6 Jakob/Vodeb Q27 21-18, 21-10 0:32