Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships
June 13 - 19, 2011
(4) 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
2010 Jonas Reckermann - 4th Julius Brink - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 4 2 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 3 3 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 4/18-23/2011 Brasilia Open 2 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/17-22/2010 Aland Open 2 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 2 2 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 3 3 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 3 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 2 3 480 US$15,000.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 2 4 560 US$18,400.00
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
Rome World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 6/14/2011 Pool D Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Pastukhov, Russia (28) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:35
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal221310.54501043
 112800.6670411
 210510.4000632
Jonas ReckermannTotal15940.3334333
 12201.0002031
 213740.2312302
Wed, 6/15/2011 Pool D Jefferson Bellaguarda / Patrick Heuscher, Switzerland (21) Won 21-17, 21-13 0:39
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal191310.6320912
 113910.6150111
 26400.6670801
Jonas ReckermannTotal171300.7654103
 18500.6252001
 29800.8892102
Thu, 6/16/2011 Pool D Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (45) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal191000.52601126
 16400.6670213
 213600.4620913
Jonas ReckermannTotal301830.5002312
 1171130.4710311
 213700.5382001
Fri, 6/17/2011 Winner 1 Karl Jaani / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (34) Won 21-17, 21-19 0:42
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal161110.6250814
 17610.7140414
 29500.5560400
Jonas ReckermannTotal351930.4577513
 1181020.4442202
 217910.4715311
Fri, 6/17/2011 Winner 2 Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (1) Won 17-21, 21-19, 18-16 1:01
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal5026110.3000638
 1191150.3160203
 215830.3330324
 316730.2500111
Jonas ReckermannTotal161320.6884315
 12201.0001003
 27510.5712012
 37610.7141300
Sat, 6/18/2011 Winner 3 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (30) Won 21-15, 21-16 0:41
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal312040.51601104
 1201240.4000602
 211800.7270502
Jonas ReckermannTotal151220.6674011
 15501.0001011
 210720.5003000
Sat, 6/18/2011 Semi-Finals Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (2) Lost 15-21, 15-21 0:36
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal10420.2000402
 13110.0000101
 27310.2860301
Jonas ReckermannTotal311170.1292012
 115440.0001001
 216730.2501011
Sun, 6/19/2011 Bronze Medal Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (15) Won 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius BrinkTotal402360.42501316
 18420.2500512
 216730.2500403
 3161210.6880401
Jonas ReckermannTotal221350.3642200
 115840.2672000
 25310.4000100
 32201.0000100
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Julius Brink207120260.4540721235
Jonas Reckermann181108260.4532917819
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001Klagenfurt Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 9th
2003Rio de Janeiro Did not play Markus Dieckmann - 17th
2005Berlin Kjell Schneider - 3rd Markus Dieckmann - 9th
2007Gstaad Christoph Dieckmann - 17th Mischa Urbatzka - 17th
2009Stavanger Jonas Reckermann - 1st Julius Brink - 1st
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 Stavanger World Championships 3 1 1000 US$60,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 4 3 800 US$35,000.00
Head to Head Results
Brink/Reckermann lead the series against the field 56-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 3-7
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 17-21, 21-19, 18-16 1:01
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Dalhausser/Rogers 1 By Forfeit  
8/8/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Gold Medal Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-19, 21-19 0:49
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-14 0:46
6/14/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-15, 21-15 0:44
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Rogers 1 Brink/Reckermann 2 15-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:53
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
Trail the series against # 2 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 3-4
6/18/11FIVBRome World Championships Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-15, 21-15 0:36
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Gold Medal Cerutti/Rego 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 15-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:50
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 6 Cerutti/Rego 5 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-11, 21-13 0:36
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 3 Cerutti/Rego 2 21-17, 21-19 0:47
5/29/10FIVBMyslowice Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 2 Cerutti/Rego 5 21-18, 21-14 0:44
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
Lead the series against # 3 Araujo/Santos, Brazil 1-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Araujo/Santos 3 15-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 5 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 3-1
8/8/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 2 Klemperer/Koreng 19 22-20, 21-19 0:51
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Klemperer/Koreng 7 21-15, 21-18 0:59
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
Series tied with # 6 Wu/Xu, China 1-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 3 Wu/Xu 10 Brink/Reckermann 2 26-24, 21-18 0:49
6/19/10FIVBPrague Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Wu/Xu 5 25-27, 21-9, 15-10 1:06
Lead the series against # 7 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-0
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 29-27, 21-14 0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 2-1
4/22/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 5 Brink/Reckermann 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 22-24, 21-17, 15-11 1:04
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Insfran/Schmidt 7 21-17, 21-16 0:49
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 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 3-1
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 3 Gavira/Herrera 7 14-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:52
6/13/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Gavira/Herrera 4 21-17, 21-18 0:42
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
Trail the series against # 10 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 3-4
5/7/11FIVBShanghai Open Semi-Finals Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-17, 21-11 0:36
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 3 Gibb/Rosenthal 11 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-17, 21-9 0:34
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 # 11 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Benes/Kubala 23 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 12 Ferramenta/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
8/20/10FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Ferramenta/Solberg 16 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:08
Lead the series against # 13 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 # 15 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
6/19/11FIVBRome World Championships Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 4 Plavins/Smedins 15 22-20, 18-21, 15-11 0:59
Lead the series against # 17 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 4-1
4/21/11FIVBBrasilia Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 13 25-23, 25-27, 15-12 1:12
5/28/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 3 23-21, 21-18 0:53
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
Lead the series against # 19 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 # 20 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-0
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Brink/Reckermann 3 Erdmann/Matysik 20 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 21 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 2-0
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool D Brink/Reckermann 4 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 21 21-17, 21-13 0:39
5/5/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 16 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Lead the series against # 22 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-0
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Brink/Reckermann 4 Boersma/Spijkers 20 21-12, 21-18 0:39
Series tied with # 25 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
8/19/10FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Ces/Ces 18 Brink/Reckermann 2 21-18, 21-16 0:42
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Ces/Ces 31, Q4 21-14, 21-12 0:44
Lead the series against # 26 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 5-0
4/20/11FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Lochhead/Pitman 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:53
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 # 27 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 # 28 Likholetov/Pastukhov, Russia 1-0
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool D Brink/Reckermann 4 Likholetov/Pastukhov 28 21-11, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 30 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-0
6/18/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Fijalek/Prudel 30 21-15, 21-16 0:41
6/11/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 4 Fijalek/Prudel 24 21-16, 20-22, 15-12 0:59
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Fijalek/Prudel 21, Q3 21-19, 21-13 0:42
Lead the series against # 31 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 5-0
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 17-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:56
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 27 19-21, 21-18, 15-9 1:08
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 # 34 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
6/17/11FIVBRome World Championships Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 4 Jaani/Vesik 34 21-17, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 38 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-0
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 21-18, 22-20 0:54
8/6/09FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Lead the series against # 39 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 # 42 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Brink/Reckermann 4 Boehm/Kapa 29, Q18 21-18, 21-12 0:39
Lead the series against # 45 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-0
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool D Brink/Reckermann 4 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 45 21-18, 21-14 0:44
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 21-18, 21-15 0:42