Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(3) 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
2011 Jonas Reckermann - 3rd Julius Brink - 3rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 4 4 560 US$18,400.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open 1 2 540 US$21,000.00
FIVB 8/2-7/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 3 2 720 US$29,500.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 3 5 480 US$13,200.00
FIVB 7/12-17/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 2 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/5-10/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam 2 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/3/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam 4 3 640 US$23,000.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 4 3 800 US$35,000.00
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
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool L Yaroslav Koshkarev / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (30) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:55
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool L Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (19) Won 21-15, 21-15 0:36
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool L Martins Plavins / Janis Smedins, Latvia (14) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:40
Fri, 6/15/2012 Winner 1 Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (12) Lost 15-21, 21-19, 9-15 0:56
Head to Head Results
Brink/Reckermann lead the series against the field 73-22
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 3-5
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Cerutti/Rego 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 15-21, 21-14, 18-16 0:57
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 # 2 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 5-2
10/8/11FIVBAgadir Open Gold Medal Nummerdor/Schuil 15 Brink/Reckermann 1 22-20, 16-21, 15-11 0:58
7/9/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 17 22-24, 21-18, 15-12 0:58
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
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-2
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Bronze Medal Cunha/Santos 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-19, 21-14 0:41
8/7/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Cunha/Santos 4 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-19, 18-21, 15-9 1:05
Series tied with # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 4-4
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 18 21-17, 21-7 0:34
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 # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 4-1
7/10/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 2 Fijalek/Prudel 5 22-20, 21-17 0:44
7/1/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Fijalek/Prudel 13 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-15, 21-16 0:42
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 # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-0
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 4 Erdmann/Matysik 12 21-15, 21-15 0:38
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 5 Brink/Reckermann 3 Erdmann/Matysik 20 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Lead the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Lupo/Nicolai 14 21-14, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-1
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Samoilovs/Sorokins 13 Brink/Reckermann 4 21-19, 21-19 0:44
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 # 12 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 3-1
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-15, 19-21, 15-9 0:56
10/8/11FIVBAgadir Open Semi-Finals Brink/Reckermann 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 11 21-18, 21-23, 15-12 1:06
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 15 21-17, 21-19 0:44
5/6/11FIVBShanghai Open Contender 6 Brink/Reckermann 3 Fuerbringer/Lucena 4 29-27, 21-14 0:51
Lead the series against # 13 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-0
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Boersma/Spijkers 31 21-15, 21-14 0:36
6/9/11FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool D Brink/Reckermann 4 Boersma/Spijkers 20 21-12, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool L Plavins/Smedins 14 Brink/Reckermann 3 21-16, 21-17 0:40
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Brink/Reckermann 4 Plavins/Smedins 20 21-17, 21-13 0:39
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 # 16 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 5-0
10/7/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 1 Benes/Kubala 8 21-10, 21-16 0:36
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Benes/Kubala 19 21-15, 21-16 0:38
7/15/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Benes/Kubala 15 21-17, 21-15 0:46
6/30/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool M Brink/Reckermann 4 Benes/Kubala 20 21-14, 22-20 0:37
8/7/10FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 3 Brink/Reckermann 2 Benes/Kubala 23 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 4-1
10/8/11FIVBAgadir Open Winner 4 Brink/Reckermann 1 Gavira/Herrera 5 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 1:01
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
Series tied with # 18 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 # 19 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 6-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Lochhead/Pitman 19 21-15, 21-15 0:36
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 # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 4-0
7/8/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Skarlund/Spinnangr 15 21-19, 18-21, 15-12 1:01
7/3/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Bronze Medal Brink/Reckermann 4 Skarlund/Spinnangr 9 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:54
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 # 23, Q13 Bogatov/Prokopiev, Russia 2-0
6/11/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Bogatov/Prokopiev 9 14-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:57
4/22/10FIVBBrasilia Open Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 2 Bogatov/Prokopiev 18 21-9, 21-10 0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 3-0
8/6/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 3 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 7 21-16, 21-19 0:44
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 # 30 Koshkarev/Semenov, Russia 2-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool L Brink/Reckermann 3 Koshkarev/Semenov 30 19-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:55
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 2 Brink/Reckermann 4 Koshkarev/Semenov 14 21-17, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 3-1
7/2/11FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Brink/Reckermann 4 Insfran/Schmidt 7 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:55
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 # Q1 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
Lead the series against # Q4 "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 # Q5 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
Lead the series against # Q7 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-0
7/7/11FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brink/Reckermann 2 Redmann/Saxton 31, Q14 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Series tied with # Q10 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 # Q15 Lario/Mesa, Spain 1-0
6/9/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool M Brink/Reckermann 4 Lario/Mesa 29, Q13 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # Q16 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