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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Jurmala
June 15 - 18, 2023

(23, Q20) Lukas Pfretzschner/Robin Sowa, Germany

Lukas Pfretzschner
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 2000 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dachau

Resides:

Karlsfeld

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$23,076.38

Robin Sowa
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 15, 1999 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Muldestausee

Resides:

Berlin

Height:

204 cm (6'8")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB El-Alamein 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$12,055.90

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	28	0	1	1	0	3	0	2	2	4	4	2	3	4	1	1	US$21,427.27
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	29	0	1	1	0	4	0	2	2	4	4	2	3	4	1	1	US$21,427.27

Previous Jurmala Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Dirk Westphal - 17th	Did not play
2022	Robin Sowa - 17th	Lukas Pfretzschner - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	Q24	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	Q22	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	Q9	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	7	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	4	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	Q9	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/6-9/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	28	5	760	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	Q10	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	Q13	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/14-17/2022	Itapema Challenge	Q5	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	Q15	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	Q6	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	11/10-14/2021	Itapema Four Star	10	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	8/19-22/2021	Prague 2 Star	7, Q1	5	240	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	7/14-18/2021	Rubavu 2 Star	7	19	150	US$500.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2021	Gstaad 4 Star		CQ	0	US$0.00

Challenge Jurmala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/15/2023	Qualifier 1	Florian Breer / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (Q13)	Won 22-20, 13-21, 15-10	0:50
Thu, 6/15/2023	Qualifier 2	Calvin Aye / Quincy Aye, France (Q4)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-11	0:47
Fri, 6/16/2023	Pool B	Sergiy Popov / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (2)	Lost 20-22, 19-21	0:40
Fri, 6/16/2023	Pool B	Julian Horl / Alexander Horst, Austria (14)	Lost 16-21, 13-21	0:31

Head to Head Results
Pfretzschner/Sowa trail the series against the field 8-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 1-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool E	Pfretzschner/Sowa	28	Loyola/Wanderley	5	18-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:53
Trail the series against # 2 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 0-1
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool B	Popov/Reznik	2	Pfretzschner/Sowa	23, Q20	22-20, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
3/23/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	Pfretzschner/Sowa	Q15	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Series tied with # 6 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-1
4/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Qualifier 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	16, Q9	Pfretzschner/Sowa	Q24	23-21, 21-18	0:39
4/6/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Qualifier 1	Pfretzschner/Sowa	Q22	Samoilovs/Smedins	Q11	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool E	Pfretzschner/Sowa	28	Felipe/Lima	12	13-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:47
Trail the series against # 12 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 0-1
11/12/21	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Nolvak/Tiisaar	9	Pfretzschner/Sowa	10	22-24, 21-19, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 1-0
8/10/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Pfretzschner/Sowa	Q9	Aravena/Droguett	Q8	25-23, 21-16	0:48
Trail the series against # 14 Horl/Horst, Austria 0-1
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool B	Horl/Horst	14	Pfretzschner/Sowa	23, Q20	21-16, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 22 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 0-1
10/28/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Pool F	Campos/Pedrosa	18	Pfretzschner/Sowa	7	21-19, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 24, Q22 Dillier/Heidrich, Switzerland 0-2
10/29/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Winner 1	Dillier/Heidrich	22, Q7	Pfretzschner/Sowa	7	17-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool D	Dillier/Heidrich	16, Q1	Pfretzschner/Sowa	4	21-14, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q2 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Pfretzschner/Sowa	Q10	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	Q7	21-17, 19-21, 16-14	0:51
Lead the series against # Q4 Aye/Aye, France 1-0
6/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Qualifier 2	Pfretzschner/Sowa	23, Q20	Aye/Aye	Q4	21-13, 17-21, 15-11	0:47
Trail the series against # Q5 Semerad/Sepka, Czech Republic 0-1
4/14/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Qualifier 2	Semerad/Sepka	24, Q21	Pfretzschner/Sowa	Q5	15-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # Q6 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 1-0
3/23/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Pfretzschner/Sowa	Q15	Burnett/McHugh	Q2	24-22, 21-18	0:40
Lead the series against # Q13 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
6/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Qualifier 1	Pfretzschner/Sowa	23, Q20	Breer/Krattiger	Q13	22-20, 13-21, 15-10	0:50