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€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 31 - August 4, 2013

(25) Hannes Brinkborg/Stefan Gunnarsson, Sweden

Hannes Brinkborg
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 9, 1978 (45 yrs old)

Home Town:

A Engelbrekt

Resides:

Stockholm

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

120

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB C&S Casablanca 2006)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Novi Sad 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$84,041.11

Stefan Gunnarsson
Sweden

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1982 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Urshult

Resides:

Stockholm

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Brno 2006)

Career CEV Best:

9th (Novi Sad 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$59,206.86

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	37	41	57	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	US$3,723.65
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$242.29
FIVB	52	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	7	0	11	16	2	9	1	US$99,500.00
Overall	58	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	4	8	1	12	16	2	9	1	US$103,465.94

Previous Klagenfurt Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2003	Mattias Magnusson - 33rd	Did not play
FIVB 2004	Mattias Magnusson - 41st	Did not play
FIVB 2006	Did not play	Simon Dahl - 33rd
FIVB 2007	Bjorn Berg - 33rd	Did not play
FIVB 2008	Bjorn Berg - 25th	Did not play
FIVB 2009	Stefan Gunnarsson - 33rd	Hannes Brinkborg - 33rd
FIVB 2010	Stefan Gunnarsson - 41st	Hannes Brinkborg - 41st
FIVB 2011	Stefan Gunnarsson - 41st	Hannes Brinkborg - 41st
FIVB 2012	Stefan Gunnarsson - 25th	Hannes Brinkborg - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	20	17	320	US$3,700.00
CEV	7/16-20/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	9	9	160	€ 750.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q14	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	42	37	40	US$3,400.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	Q15	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	Q13	41	80	US$0.00
CEV	5/29-6/2/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	12, Q2	13	144	€ 500.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	29, Q12	25	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q15	33	160	US$0.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	Q14	33	100	US$0.00
CEV C&S	4/2-6/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	17	9	140	€ 187.50
FIVB	8/14-19/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	27, Q2	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	27, Q7	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	Q7	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-8/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	20, Q3	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	20, Q12	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	Q3	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	Q9	41	24	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	Q5	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	23, Q3	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2012	Brasília Open	15	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	21, Q2	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	Q3	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2011	Åland Open	9	9	240	US$6,000.00
CEV	8/10-14/2011	CEV European Championship Final	24	17	160	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	8/2-7/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q11	41	24	US$0.00

2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/31/2013	Pool Q	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (8)	Won 21-19, 26-24	0:52
Thu, 8/1/2013	Pool Q	Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (9)	Lost 9-21, 15-21	0:32
Fri, 8/2/2013	Pool Q	Mirco Gerson / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (24)	Lost 15-21, 17-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Brinkborg/Gunnarsson trail the series against the field 19-32

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q14	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q30	21-17, 18-21, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool O	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q7	10-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:46
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:37
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-16, 21-18	0:34
8/19/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 4	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	21-16, 26-28, 15-9	1:02
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Lupo/Nicolai	28, Q11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	23-21, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 4 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-3
7/19/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Winner 3	Doppler/Horst	1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	21-14, 21-19	0:39
4/30/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Doppler/Horst	15, Q2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q15	21-14, 21-18	0:39
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool M	Doppler/Horst	29	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20, Q3	21-18, 21-15	0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-3
4/4/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	17	21-13, 21-13	0:40
7/22/11	FIVB	Québec Open	Contender 4	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21	Erdmann/Matysik	2	21-19, 21-17	0:36
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 3	Erdmann/Matysik	20	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	21-19, 21-19	0:44
9/10/09	CEV	English Masters	Qualifier 2	Erdmann/Matysik	11, Q1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q17	19-21, 21-14, 15-12	1:00
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-5
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	21, Q2	21-17, 21-14	0:36
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool O	Gavira/Herrera	6	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27	21-18, 21-16	0:37
5/19/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	7	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	26, Q10	21-19, 21-11	0:33
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool L	Gavira/Herrera	3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	30	21-17, 21-12	0:35
7/9/09	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	11	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q24	21-12, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 8 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-2
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool Q	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	25	Huber/Seidl	8	21-19, 26-24	0:52
5/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Huber/Seidl	5	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	12, Q2	21-17, 21-14	0:36
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool D	Huber/Seidl	20, Q4	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	29, Q12	16-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:52
Series tied with # 9 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 2-2
8/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool Q	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	25	21-9, 21-15	0:32
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20, Q12	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	Q5	21-19, 19-21, 15-12	0:59
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	23, Q3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	21-13, 21-14	0:36
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	28, Q14	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q3	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:51
Trail the series against # 10 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 0-2
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool D	Dollinger/Windscheif	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	29, Q12	21-16, 21-13	0:35
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Dollinger/Windscheif	17, Q5	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q12	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 12 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-4
7/23/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Bockermann/Urbatzka	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	20	21-12, 21-17	0:35
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Bockermann/Urbatzka	18	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	42	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:58
7/27/11	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	31, Q25	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q8	21-11, 18-21, 21-19	0:58
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q9	Bockermann/Urbatzka	Q8	21-17, 22-20	0:42
8/19/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Contender 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	25	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 13 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
4/5/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Contender 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	17	Kantor/Losiak	18	21-16, 21-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Gabathuler/Weingart, Switzerland 0-1
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Gabathuler/Weingart	31	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	42	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:49
Series tied with # 15 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-1
5/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Contender 1	Hadrava/Kufa	13	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	12, Q2	21-17, 22-20	0:38
7/18/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q7	Hadrava/Kufa	Q23	17-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:50
Trail the series against # 20 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-2
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool G	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	42	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	21-18, 25-27, 15-11	0:58
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	23, Q3	22-20, 21-8	0:39
8/12/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	6	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	24	13-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 2-0
6/18/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q15	Mullner/Wutzl	Q18	21-17, 21-18	0:38
4/4/13	CEV C&S	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya	Winner 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	17	Mullner/Wutzl	16	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Series tied with # 24 Gerson/Strasser, Switzerland 1-1
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool Q	Gerson/Strasser	24	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	25	21-15, 21-17	0:39
5/30/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Qualifier 3	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	12, Q2	Gerson/Strasser	Q10	16-21, 21-18, 15-6	0:45
Series tied with # 26 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-1
7/18/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Winner 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	9	Garcia/Marco	8	21-16, 17-21, 15-13	0:55
5/23/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Garcia/Marco	31, Q30	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q3	21-17, 23-21	0:42
Series tied with # 27 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q5	22-20, 21-18	0:40
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	26, Q10	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q42	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 30 Kollo/Vesik, Estonia 2-0
4/23/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Qualifier 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q14	Kollo/Vesik	Q19	21-17, 23-21	0:36
8/15/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q2	Kollo/Vesik	Q15	21-18, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
4/30/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q15	Giginoglu/Sekerci	Q18	21-16, 17-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 32 Kunert/Petutschnig, Austria 1-0
7/10/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q7	Kunert/Petutschnig	Q26	24-26, 21-15, 15-12	0:49