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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Fortaleza Open
April 26 - May 1, 2016

(14) Geir Eithun/Iver Horrem, Norway

Geir Eithun
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1979 (44 yrs old)

Home Town:

Førde

Resides:

Førde

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

91 kg (200 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Long Beach 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$70,275.00

Iver Andreas Horrem
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 1, 1977 (47 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aukra

Resides:

Oslo

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

183

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB C&S Jona 1999)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (7 times)

Career Winnings:

US$256,065.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	43	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	9	12	9	1	5	US$115,550.00

Previous Fortaleza Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2002	Did not play	Bjorn Maaseide - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/4-8/2016	Qatar Open	Q1	33	60	US$0.00
FIVB	2/15-19/2016	Kish Island Open	21	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/25-30/2015	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Q11	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-26/2015	Yokohama Grand Slam	Q7	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/7-12/2015	Gstaad Major Series	30	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	28, Q5	9	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	8	17	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	30, Q13	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	27, Q13	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	18	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	12/9-14/2014	Mangaung Open	11	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2014	Xiamen Open	17, Q2	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Q15	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q17	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Q12	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	Q6	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	Q6	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	9	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	26	25	160	US$4,000.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	26, Q6	17	240	US$7,000.00

Fortaleza Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 4/27/2016	Pool C	Bennet Poniewaz / David Poniewaz, Germany (19)	Won 19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Wed, 4/27/2016	Pool C	Joalisson Laurindo / George Wanderley, Brazil (30)	Lost 16-21, 12-21	0:33
Thu, 4/28/2016	Pool C	Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (3)	Lost 16-21, 9-21	0:33
Thu, 4/28/2016	Winner 1	Grant O'Gorman / Sam Pedlow, Canada (8)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Eithun/Horrem trail the series against the field 6-14

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-5
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Gibb/Patterson	11	Eithun/Horrem	27, Q13	By Forfeit
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool H	Gibb/Patterson	8	Eithun/Horrem	9	21-17, 23-21	0:41
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Gibb/Patterson	10	Eithun/Horrem	26	21-16, 13-21, 15-13	0:48
7/26/13	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 3	Gibb/Patterson	1	Eithun/Horrem	18	21-13, 21-17	0:36
7/3/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool D	Gibb/Patterson	4	Eithun/Horrem	28	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-2
4/28/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool C	Ontiveros/Virgen	3	Eithun/Horrem	14	21-16, 21-9	0:33
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Ontiveros/Virgen	11	Eithun/Horrem	18	21-16, 21-18	0:42
Lead the series against # 4 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-0
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Eithun/Horrem	28, Q5	Binstock/Schachter	9	17-21, 25-23, 15-10	1:06
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool H	Eithun/Horrem	8	Binstock/Schachter	9	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-3
7/22/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	27, Q5	Eithun/Horrem	Q12	21-19, 21-15	0:41
7/15/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q11	Eithun/Horrem	Q6	21-14, 21-17	0:36
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	25, Q2	Eithun/Horrem	22	22-24, 21-17, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 8 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 0-1
4/28/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Winner 1	O'Gorman/Pedlow	8	Eithun/Horrem	14	21-16, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Henriquez/Villafane, Venezuela 1-0
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool E	Eithun/Horrem	21	Henriquez/Villafane	12	16-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:51
Trail the series against # 18 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool E	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	28, Q6	Eithun/Horrem	21	21-15, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 19 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 1-0
4/27/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool C	Eithun/Horrem	14	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	19	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 22, Q2 Brandao/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
4/4/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Qualifier 2	Brandao/Loyola	29, Q16	Eithun/Horrem	Q1	21-14, 21-11	0:30
Lead the series against # 24, Q3 Ohana/Sendrovich, Israel 1-0
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool F	Eithun/Horrem	11	Ohana/Sendrovich	22, Q3	22-20, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 Horl/Hupfer, Austria 1-0
2/17/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool E	Eithun/Horrem	21	Horl/Hupfer	28, Q8	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 30 Laurindo/Wanderley, Brazil 0-1
4/27/16	FIVB	Fortaleza Open	Pool C	Laurindo/Wanderley	30	Eithun/Horrem	14	21-16, 21-12	0:33