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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014

(17) Markus Bockermann/Mischa Urbatzka, Germany

Markus Böckermann
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 14, 1986 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hamburg

Resides:

Kiel

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$185,950.00

Mischa Urbatzka
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 29, 1983 (41 yrs old)

Home Town:

Elmshorn

Resides:

Hamburg

Height:

189 cm (6'3")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$238,675.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	40	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	1	4	8	7	3	7	US$140,150.00

Previous Long Beach Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Mischa Urbatzka - 9th	Markus Bockermann - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	22	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	21	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	20	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	19	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	16	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	17	17	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	19	17	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2013	Long Beach Grand Slam	13	9	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	21	25	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	18	9	500	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	27, Q7	25	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	30, Q17	5	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/14-19/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q8	33	40	US$0.00

ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/23/2014	Pool A	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (16)	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 12-15	0:52
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool A	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (1)	Lost 16-21, 21-18, 12-15	0:53
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool A	Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (32, Q11)	Lost 18-21, 21-17, 8-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Bockermann/Urbatzka trail the series against the field 13-23

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 0-2
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	17	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:53
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool D	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	4	Bockermann/Urbatzka	13	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Bockermann/Urbatzka	22	20-22, 21-13, 15-12	0:52
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Bockermann/Urbatzka	20	22-20, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Cerutti/Schmidt	13, Q1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	20	22-20, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	16-21, 21-10, 15-13	0:46
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	23-25, 21-16, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Bockermann/Urbatzka	21	Rego/Solberg	5	17-21, 21-15, 17-15	0:48
Lead the series against # 7 Doherty/Lucena, United States 1-0
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	Doherty/Lucena	25, Q4	22-20, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Bockermann/Urbatzka	21	21-16, 21-18	0:36
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	2	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-1
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool A	Filho/Santos	1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	17	21-11, 21-14	0:39
Trail the series against # 11 Bourne/Hyden, United States 0-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Bourne/Hyden	29, Q9	Bockermann/Urbatzka	20	19-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:48
Trail the series against # 12 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gibb/Patterson	1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	13	21-12, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-3
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool F	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	11	Bockermann/Urbatzka	27, Q7	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:50
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 3	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	13	Bockermann/Urbatzka	30, Q17	21-13, 21-17	0:35
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	31, Q11	Bockermann/Urbatzka	Q27	21-13, 7-2 Retired	0:35
Series tied with # 14 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 2-2
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Bockermann/Urbatzka	20	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-14, 21-17	0:34
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Bockermann/Urbatzka	16	21-12, 21-17	0:36
7/18/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	26, Q4	Bockermann/Urbatzka	Q13	21-14, 21-17	0:33
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	25, Q18	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	30, Q6	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Series tied with # 15, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 1-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Bockermann/Urbatzka	22	Felipe/Goncalves	11	16-21, 21-12, 15-9	0:47
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Felipe/Goncalves	13, Q1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	21-16, 14-21, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Bockermann/Urbatzka	17	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	16	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	13	21-18, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	18	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	14	29-27, 35-33	0:55
Lead the series against # 21 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
8/7/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool C	Bockermann/Urbatzka	19	Kapa/McHugh	14	21-15, 16-21, 20-18	0:55
Lead the series against # 22 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
4/30/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	30, Q17	Kantor/Losiak	Q16	21-15, 21-11	0:37
Lead the series against # 23 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	20	Ranghieri/Tomatis	17	21-18, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 26 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool A	Dollinger/Fluggen	16	Bockermann/Urbatzka	17	21-19, 20-22, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 27, Q5 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q7	Bockermann/Urbatzka	21	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
7/25/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	13	Hatch/Redmann	22	21-13, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 29 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 0-1
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool E	Plavins/Solovejs	28, Q9	Bockermann/Urbatzka	21	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:48
Trail the series against # 32, Q11 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Binstock/Schachter	32, Q11	Bockermann/Urbatzka	17	21-18, 17-21, 15-8	0:49
Lead the series against # Q14 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 2-0
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bockermann/Urbatzka	27, Q7	Mullner/Wutzl	Q10	21-19, 10-21, 15-12	0:49
5/23/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Bockermann/Urbatzka	Q18	Mullner/Wutzl	Q15	21-18, 21-18	0:33