Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Silesia Open
April 24 - 29, 2012
(19) 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 Myslowice Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2010 Martin Spinnangr - 25th Tarjei Skarlund - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 19 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 17 13 180 US$4,250.00
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
Silesia Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 1 Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (14) Won 21-18, 2-0 Retired 0:20
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 2 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (3) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:38
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 2 Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (20) Won 21-16, 21-12 0:36
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 3 Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (12) Lost 11-21, 15-21 0:30
Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 23-35
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 21-17 0:38
6/10/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 10 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 21-18, 21-19 0:35
8/5/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool Q Gavira/Herrera 8 Skarlund/Spinnangr 24 24-22, 21-16 0:38
7/4/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Semi-Finals Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Gavira/Herrera 3 16-21, 24-22, 15-10 1:00
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 22-20, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 0-1
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Contender 1 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 19-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:53
Trail the series against # 7 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
Trail the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 0-4
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool N Klemperer/Koreng 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 0:59
7/4/10FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Gold Medal Klemperer/Koreng 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 21-16, 21-14 0:41
5/22/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 7 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 27-25, 21-15 0:46
10/8/08FIVBDubai Open Winner 2 Klemperer/Koreng 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-16, 21-15 0:44
Series tied with # 10 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
Trail the series against # 12 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 3 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-11, 21-15 0:30
Series tied with # 13 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
10/6/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 14 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 21-18, 18-21, 15-9 0:50
5/21/10FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Gibb/Rosenthal 16 21-13, 21-15 0:36
Series tied with # 14 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 1-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 Koshkarev/Semenov 14 21-18, 2-0 Retired 0:20
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool N Koshkarev/Semenov 12 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:46
Trail the series against # 15 Wu/Xu, China 1-2
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Wu/Xu 8 24-22, 15-21, 15-10 0:52
6/15/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool F Wu/Xu 6 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:48
10/29/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 4 Wu/Xu 9 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 16 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 # 17 Chevallier/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool Q Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 Chevallier/Heyer 24 22-20, 27-25 0:50
Trail the series against # 18 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
Lead the series against # 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-0
4/27/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 19 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 20 21-16, 21-12 0:36
8/20/09FIVBAland Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 18, Q6 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 15 21-13, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 21 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
Trail the series against # 22 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
Series tied with # 23, 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
Trail the series against # 24, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 25 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
Trail the series against Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
7/29/10FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool O Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 27 19-21, 21-12, 16-14 0:58
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 2 Insfran/Schmidt 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 21-11, 28-26 0:44
6/18/10FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11 Skarlund/Spinnangr 21 25-23, 22-20 0:53
Lead the series against # 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
Series tied with # Q2 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-1
10/28/09FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 4 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 21-13, 17-21, 15-10 0:47
11/12/08FIVBSanya Open Winner 2 Dollinger/Windscheif 3, Q1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-17, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q8 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q14 21-16, 21-19 0:32
Lead the series against # Q10 Jaani/Vesik, Estonia 1-0
7/22/10FIVBMarseille Open Winner 1 Skarlund/Spinnangr 20 Jaani/Vesik 13 21-12, 21-10 0:32
Lead the series against # Q11 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
Trail the series against # Q25 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
Trail the series against # Q40 Henriquez/Mussa, Venezuela 0-1
11/13/08FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Henriquez/Mussa 28, Q7 Skarlund/Spinnangr 14 21-16, 21-18 0:39