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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Mazuri Orlen Grand Slam
August 14 - 19, 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:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Stavanger 2010)

Career Winnings:

US$122,875.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	45	0	1	0	1	2	2	9	4	13	8	2	1	2	US$241,050.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2004	Kjell Goranson - 9th	Did not play
2005	Jorre Kjemperud - 17th	Did not play
2006	Jorre Kjemperud - 17th	Did not play
2007	Jorre Kjemperud - 13th	Did not play
2008	Jorre Kjemperud - 13th	Did not play
2009	Martin Spinnangr - 33rd	Tarjei Skarlund - 33rd
2010	Martin Spinnangr - 9th	Tarjei Skarlund - 9th
2011	Martin Spinnangr - 17th	Tarjei Skarlund - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-8/9/2012	London 2012 Olympic Games	18	9	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	20	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	20	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	22	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	22	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	18	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	25	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	18	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	19	13	180	US$4,250.00
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

Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/16/2012	Pool L	Marcio Araujo / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (3)	Won By Forfeit
Thu, 8/16/2012	Pool L	Gianluca Casadei / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (30)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:43
Fri, 8/17/2012	Pool L	Thiago Barbosa / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (14, Q1)	Lost 26-28, 10-21	0:43
Fri, 8/17/2012	Winner 1	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (24, Q5)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:38
Sat, 8/18/2012	Winner 2	Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (4)	Lost 22-24, 21-16, 13-15	1:00

Head to Head Results
Skarlund/Spinnangr trail the series against the field 23-33

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-1
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Cerutti/Rego	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	21-18, 21-12	0:34
7/2/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Cerutti/Rego	1	14-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-2
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	18-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:55
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Gibb/Rosenthal	14	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
5/21/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Gibb/Rosenthal	16	21-13, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 2-1
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	Araujo/Solberg	3	By Forfeit
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool O	Skarlund/Spinnangr	22	Araujo/Solberg	6	19-21, 21-12, 15-8	0:45
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool O	Araujo/Solberg	6	Skarlund/Spinnangr	22	21-23, 21-13, 15-9	0:52
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 1-6
8/18/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	4	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	24-22, 16-21, 15-13	1:00
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	By Forfeit
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 2	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	21-16, 21-16	0:38
8/6/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	26-24, 21-11	0:42
6/9/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool A	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	14-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:52
8/13/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-16, 21-14	0:41
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool J	Dalhausser/Rogers	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	21-18, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 2-6
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool O	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	Skarlund/Spinnangr	22	21-15, 30-28	0:46
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-18, 21-15	0:38
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	14-21, 21-15, 15-12	0:50
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	20	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	21-18, 13-21, 15-12	0:51
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Samoilovs/Sorokins	25	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-14, 24-22	0:44
5/27/10	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	21-15, 18-21, 15-8	0:49
8/21/09	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18, Q6	Samoilovs/Sorokins	17	21-17, 21-16	0:37
8/15/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 5	Samoilovs/Sorokins	14	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-18, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 6 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 0-2
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool M	Fuerbringer/Lucena	13	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	21-11, 21-19	0:39
8/28/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 5	Fuerbringer/Lucena	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	13	21-15, 21-12	0:37
Series tied with # 7 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 2-2
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool M	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:55
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Dollinger/Windscheif	15	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	21-18, 21-19	0:37
10/28/09	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	4	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	21-13, 17-21, 15-10	0:47
11/12/08	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Dollinger/Windscheif	3, Q1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	21-17, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 8 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
6/10/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Benes/Kubala	12	21-19, 18-21, 18-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 9 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-5
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	21-12, 21-18	0:34
7/3/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Fijalek/Prudel	13	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	21-14, 21-14	0:37
6/16/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	30	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/29/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Skarlund/Spinnangr	27	17-21, 21-12, 15-12	0:58
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Fijalek/Prudel	3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	11-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:47
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool Q	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Fijalek/Prudel	8	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Series tied with # 10 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
8/5/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool Q	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	Skarlund/Spinnangr	24	21-12, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool K	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	31, Q11	16-21, 27-25, 15-13	0:57
Series tied with # 12 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 2-2
8/3/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Winner 1	Plavins/Smedins	17	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	21-18, 21-16	0:40
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 2	Plavins/Smedins	17	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	21-18, 34-32	0:49
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Plavins/Smedins	16	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:48
8/6/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	21	Plavins/Smedins	20	21-15, 15-21, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 13 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-2
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool Q	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	24	Skarlund/Spinnangr	25	21-19, 21-15	0:39
8/26/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	17	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	15	21-18, 21-16	0:38
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	9	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	24, Q7	21-17, 21-17	0:43
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool J	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	32, Q31	Skarlund/Spinnangr	16	14-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 Barbosa/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Barbosa/Schmidt	14, Q1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	28-26, 21-10	0:43
Lead the series against # 18 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
7/30/10	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Skarlund/Spinnangr	27	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22	21-17, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 23, Q4 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 0-1
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool M	Eithun/Horrem	29, Q12	Skarlund/Spinnangr	20	21-18, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/17/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	Huber/Seidl	24, Q5	21-14, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # 26, Q9 Lario/Mesa, Spain 2-0
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	14	Lario/Mesa	19	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:52
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 2	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Lario/Mesa	17	21-16, 20-22, 15-8	0:58
Series tied with # 27, Q2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
8/28/09	FIVB	The Hague Open	Contender 3	Skarlund/Spinnangr	15	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	24, Q7	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:56
7/8/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q24	Skarlund/Spinnangr	Q9	21-17, 22-20	0:40
Lead the series against # 30 Casadei/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool L	Skarlund/Spinnangr	19	Casadei/Tomatis	30	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Lead the series against # Q11 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 1	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	Garcia/Marco	31, Q30	21-17, 21-19	0:36