Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$380,000 HP Beach Open
August 23 - 28, 2011
(17) Tarjei Skarlund/Martin Spinnangr, Norway
 
Tarjei Viken Skarlund
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 6, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Alesund
Resides: Stavanger
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 148
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Porto Santo 2005)
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (Stavanger 2010)
Career Winnings: US$286,217.50
Martin Spinnangr
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 5, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Farsund
Resides: Randaberg
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 86 kg (189 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 50
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Stavanger 2010)
Career Winnings: US$122,875.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333741Money
FIVB4501012294138212 US$241,050.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Martin Spinnangr - 9th Tarjei Skarlund - 9th
2010 Martin Spinnangr - 7th Tarjei Skarlund - 7th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-21/2011 Åland Open 16 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 21 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 21 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 4 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 15 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 9 4 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 19 37 40 US$3,400.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam 17 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Prague Open 14 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 5/2-7/2011 Shanghai Open 15 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-29/2010 The Hague Open 13 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/10-15/2010 Kristiansand Open 9 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/3-8/2010 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 24 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/27-8/1/2010 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 27 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/20-25/2010 Marseille Open 20 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2010 Gstaad Grand Slam 21 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/29-7/4/2010 Stavanger Grand Slam 9 2 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 6/15-21/2010 Prague Open 21 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2010 Moscow Grand Slam 16 25 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2010 Myslowice Open 15 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/18-23/2010 Rome Grand Slam 15 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2010 Shanghai Open 13 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 10/26-31/2009 Sanya Open 4 5 360 US$9,100.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2009 The Hague Open 15 9 240 US$6,000.00
The Hague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 1 Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (16) Won 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
Thu, 8/25/2011 Winner 2 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (1) Lost 12-21, 18-21 0:34
Fri, 8/26/2011 Contender 2 Alexandr Dyachenko / Alexey Sidorenko, Kazakhstan (15) Won 21-18, 21-16 0:38
Fri, 8/26/2011 Contender 3 Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (26) Lost 21-14, 19-21, 12-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 27-30
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-5
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 2 Fijalek/Prudel 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-12, 21-18 0:34
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Fijalek/Prudel 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 21-14 0:37
6/16/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 30 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 21-16 0:37
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Fijalek/Prudel 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 17-21, 21-12, 15-12 0:58
7/23/10FIVBMarseille Open Contender 2 Fijalek/Prudel 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 11-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:47
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Fijalek/Prudel 8 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 3 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 1-1
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Araujo/Insfran 5 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-15, 23-21 0:40
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Araujo/Insfran 5 21-18, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/28/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 5 Fuerbringer/Lucena 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-15, 21-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 0-1
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Koshkarev/Semenov 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 6 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Benes/Kubala 12 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:58
Trail the series against # 8 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 19-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
6/8/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool A Nummerdor/Schuil 16 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-15, 21-17 0:38
8/27/10FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Nummerdor/Schuil 9 24-22, 22-20 0:43
10/30/09FIVBSanya Open Contender 6 Nummerdor/Schuil 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 17-9 Retired 0:31
Lead the series against # 10 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-5
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-18, 21-15 0:38
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:50
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-18, 13-21, 15-12 0:51
7/1/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Samoilovs/Sorokins 25 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-14, 24-22 0:44
5/27/10FIVBMyslowice Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-15, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
8/21/09FIVBAland Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Samoilovs/Sorokins 17 21-17, 21-16 0:37
8/15/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-18, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Laciga/Weingart 25, Q7 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-16, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 15 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-1
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 15 21-18, 21-16 0:38
8/12/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Dyachenko/Sidorenko 24, Q7 21-17, 21-17 0:43
6/10/10FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool J Dyachenko/Sidorenko 32, Q31 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 14-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # 16 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-0
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Plavins/Smedins 16 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:48
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-15, 15-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 18, Q6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22 21-17, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 21-13, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 21 Gabathuler/Schnider, Switzerland 2-2
8/5/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Gabathuler/Schnider 28, Q10 13-21, 21-10, 15-12 0:48
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 13 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-15, 21-19 0:37
8/26/10FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Gabathuler/Schnider 20 21-19, 21-18 0:39
7/24/09FIVBMarseille Grand Slam Winner 1 Gabathuler/Schnider 42 Skarlund/Spinnangr 23 20-22, 21-18, 19-17 1:02
Lead the series against # 23, Q12 Boehm/Kapa, Australia 1-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Boehm/Kapa 28, Q18 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q8 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
8/6/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 Lochhead/Pitman 25 21-18, 28-26 0:46
Lead the series against # 25 Eithun/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Eithun/Hoidalen 10 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:58
Trail the series against # 26 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 0-1
8/26/11FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Boersma/Spijkers 26 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 14-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 27, Q10 Ces/Ces, France 0-2
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Ces/Ces 18, Q3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-14, 21-23, 15-13 0:55
7/9/10FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool N Ces/Ces 28, Q2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-15, 21-18 0:44
Series tied with # 28, Q14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 21-12, 16-21, 15-12 0:55
5/20/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 31, Q11 16-21, 27-25, 15-13 0:57
Lead the series against # 29, Q4 Doppler/Mellitzer, Austria 2-1
7/30/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Mellitzer 32 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 1:00
6/17/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Doppler/Mellitzer 28, Q10 21-18, 13-21, 15-9 0:52
8/19/09FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 Doppler/Mellitzer Q11 25-23, 21-18 0:45
Lead the series against # 30, Q1 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 2-0
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 Hoyer/Soderberg 28 21-15, 21-17 0:36
8/13/09FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Hoyer/Soderberg 25 21-17, 21-19 0:50
Trail the series against Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-1
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Filho/Santos 29 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-15, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against Maciel/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
7/1/09FIVBStavanger World Championships Pool L Maciel/Schmidt 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Series tied with # Q3 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 24, Q7 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:56
7/8/09FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 27, Q24 Skarlund/Spinnangr Q9 21-17, 22-20 0:40
Lead the series against # Q7 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
5/19/11FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 Lario/Mesa 19 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
8/28/09FIVBThe Hague Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Lario/Mesa 17 21-16, 20-22, 15-8 0:58
Trail the series against # Q9 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 0-1
8/19/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Gogtepe/Sekerci 31, Q16 Skarlund/Spinnangr 16 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q16 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
5/5/10FIVBShanghai Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 13 Bogatov/Prokopiev 20 21-16, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # Q24 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski, England 0-1
5/4/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 1 Garcia-Thompson/Grotowski 31, Q32 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-17, 21-19 0:39