Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No............................. Country 2 Julius Brink 1 Jonas Reckermann 2 ................................. Germany 12 Reinder Nummerdor 1 Richard Schuil 2 .............................Netherlands This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams · Brink and Reckermann are competing together for the first-time in 2009. The pair has won two SWATCH gold medals this season with five-straight “final four”finishes to their credit. · Brink and Reckermann became the first European team to win the 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships last week in Stavanger, Norway, by defeating top-seeded Alison Cerutti and Harley Marques of Brazil in the finals. · Brink and Reckermann won a European tour event this season in Berlin after placing second in the first two stops in Gran Canaria, Spain, and Baden, Austria. The Germans have a 15-2 European tour match mark with a pair of semi-final wins over compatriots David Klemperer and Eric Koreng in Baden and Berlin. · Brink and Christoph Dieckmann placed 19th at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. · Brink won a gold medal with Christoph Dieckmann at the 2006 European continental Championships in The Hague, Netherlands. · Brink and Christoph Dieckmann captured three SWATCH FIVB World Tour and five European Tour gold medals. · Brink and Kjell Schneider captured a SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal at a 2005 stop in Espinho, Portugal. · Brink and Schneider also placed third at the 2005 SWATCH FIVB World Championships in Berlin and the Paris Grand Slam stop. · Reckermann placed ninth at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games with Markus Dieckmann. · Brink and Markus Dieckmann captured two SWATCH FIVB World Tour and two European Tour gold medals. · Reckermann won a gold medal with Markus Dieckmann at the 2004 European continental Championships at Timmendorfer Strand, Germany. · Only Christoph Dieckmann (US$447,060, 21st) has earned more money for FIVB events than Reckermann (US$429,978, 23rd) and Brink (US$399,810, 27th). · Reckermann has earned the most podium placements among Germany players all-time on the SWATCH FIVB World Tour with 18, including four gold, 11 silver and three bronze medals. · Reckermann has the most German semi-final appearances at 25 with Brink second at 24. 1to1energy Grand Slam Results Pool B def. Grzegorz Klimek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (31, Q19) 21-17, 24-22 50 minutes Pool B def. Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (18) 21-17, 21-16 45 Pool B def. Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (15) 21-19, 21-15 43 Winner 2 def. Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13) 21-19, 21-18 45 Winner 3 def. Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (14) 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 60 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (12) Medal Match vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) over Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) 2009 Matches Won-Lost:....................................................28-6 2009 Best Finish:...........................1st (Rome, WC Stavanger) 2009 Sets Won-Lost: ........................................................54-20 2009 Winnings:........................................................... $134,600 2009 Tournaments Played: ..................................................... 5 Brink/Reckermann SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 1, Lost 0) 1. def. Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, Italy - Rome (5/17/2009), 28-26, 20-22, 15-13 (83 minutes), No. 232 2. vs. Alison Cerutti / Harley Marques, BRAZIL, Nowary - Stavanger, 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Championships (7/5/2009), No. 234 Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands Team Uniform Uniform Seed Player No. Player No............................. Country 2 Julius Brink 1 Jonas Reckermann 2 ................................. Germany 12 Reinder Nummerdor 1 Richard Schuil 2 .............................Netherlands This is the first SWATCH FIVB World Tour meeting between the two teams · Nummerdor and Schull placed fifth at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. · Schuil was a three-time Dutch Volleyball Olympian with a 1996 gold medal in Atlanta. · Nummerdor was a two-time Dutch Volleyball Olympian and played with Schuil on the 2000 and 2004 teams that placed fifth in Sydney and Athens. · Nummerdor and Schull were the first Dutch men’s team and players to win SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medals at the 2007 Bahrain, and 2008 Croatia and Dubai stops. · Nummerdor and Schull were gold medal winners at the 2007 European Championships in Hamburg, Germany. · Overall, Nummerdor and Schull have won five European tour gold medals with 11 podium placements and 12 “final four” finishes in 14 events. · In addition to the Hamburg title, Nummerdor and Schull won other European tour titles in Gran Canaria, Blackpool and Sochi. · Nummerdor and Schuil have posted a 26-2 record for five events on the 2008 European tour with a 17-match winning streak. · Nummerdor and Schuil have not competed on the European tour this season as the pair has compiled a 62-15 record the past three season on the continental circuit. 1to1energy Grand Slam Results Pool E def. Penggen Wu / Rui Yin, China (21) 21-17, 21-19 39 minutes Pool E lost to Fabien Dugrip / Yannick Salvetti, France (28, Q15) 24-22, 16-21, 13-15 57 Pool E def. David Klemperer / Eric Koreng, Germany (5) 24-26, 21-15, 16-14 65 Winner 1 def. Mykola Babich / Sergiy Mykhaylov, Ukraine (32, Q17) 18-21, 21-15, 15-13 54 Winner 2 def. Petr Benes / Premysl Kubala, Czech Republic (30, Q22) 21-17, 21-8 32 Winner 3 def. Patrick Heuscher / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (9) 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 60 Semi-Finals vs. Julius Brink / Jonas Reckermann, Germany (2) Medal Match vs. Emanuel Rego / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3) over Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (11) 2008 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost:..................................13-7 Since 2006 SWATCH Matches Won-Lost: ...................124-51 2008 SWATCH Sets Won-Lost:.......................................29-20 Since 2006 SWATCH Tournaments Played:.......................32 2008 SWATCH Tournaments Played: ...................................4 Since 2006 Best Finish: ..... 1st (Bahrain 2007, Zagreb 2008) 2008 SWATCH Best Finish: ................ 4th or better (Gstaad) Since 2006 SWATCH Winnings:...............................$380,200 2008 SWATCH Winnings:............................................$39,000 Nummerdor/Schuil SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal matches (Won 3, Lost 3) 1. def. Pedro Cunha/Franco Neto, BRAZIL, Bahrain - Manama (5/12/2007), 17-21, 21-19, 15-13 (68), FIVB Event No. 193 2. lost to Marcio Araujo/Fabio Magalhaes, BRAZIL, Norway, Stavanger (7/1/2007), 21-14, 27-25 (55), No. 198 3. def. Penggen Wu/Linyin Xu, CHINA, Croatia - Zagreb (5/25/2008), 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 (50), No. 213 4. lost to Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, UNITED STATES, France, Paris (6/22/2008), 15-21, 17-21 (47), No. 217 5. lost to Harley Marques/Pedro Salgado, BRAZIL, Switzerland - Gstaad (7/27/2008), 16-21, 24-22, 13-15 (71), No. 221 6. def. Jonas Reckermann/Mischa Urbatzka, GERMANY, United Arab Emirates - Dubai (10/11/2008), 12-21, 21-16, 15-10 (58), No. 227 Match Preview Page 1 of 2 SWATCH-FIVB World Tour US$600,000 1 to 1 Energy Grand Slam Sunday, July 12, 2009 Match #69: Semi-Finals (2) Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany vs. (12) Reinder Nummerdor/Richard Schuil, Netherlands Julius Brink Jonas Reckermann Germany Germany Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: Jul 6, 1982 (27 yrs old) Birth Date: May 26, 1979 (30 yrs old) Home Town: Muenster Home Town: Rheine Resides: Kiel Resides: Köln Height: 186 cm (6'1") Height: 200 cm (6'7") Weight: 85 kg (187 lb) Weight: 97 kg (213 lb) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 8 Tournaments: 77 Tournaments: 76 Career Wins: 6 Career Wins: 4 Photo: FIVB Photo: FIVB Career Winnings: US$399,810.00 Career Winnings: US$429,977.50 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 5 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 US$134,600.00 Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2001 Rudiger Strosik - 41st Markus Dieckmann - 57th 2002 Kjell Schneider - 17th Markus Dieckmann - 17th 2003 Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Markus Dieckmann - 2nd 2004 Kjell Schneider - Country Quota Markus Dieckmann - 2nd 2005 Kjell Schneider - 9th Mischa Urbatzka - 13th 2006 Christoph Dieckmann - 3rd Did not play 2007 Christoph Dieckmann - 17th Mischa Urbatzka - 17th 2008 Christoph Dieckmann - 5th Mischa Urbatzka - 5th Recent Results Tour Date Tournament Seed Finish Points Money FIVB 6/26-7/5/2009 World Championships 3 1 1000 US$60,000.00 FIVB 5/26-31/2009 Myslowice Open 3 4 420 US$11,200.00 FIVB 5/12-17/2009 Rome Open 4 1 600 US$30,000.00 FIVB 4/29-5/3/2009 Shanghai Open 3 3 480 US$15,000.00 Gstaad Grand Slam Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool B Grzegorz Klimek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (31, Q19) Won 21-17, 24-22 0:50 Thu, 7/9/2009 Pool B Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (18) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:45 Fri, 7/10/2009 Pool B Jason Lochhead / Kirk Pitman, New Zealand (15) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:43 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 2 Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (13) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:45 Sat, 7/11/2009 Winner 3 Dmitri Barsouk / Igor Kolodinsky, Russia (14) Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-13 1:00 Sun, 7/12/2009 Semi-Finals Reinder Nummerdor / Richard Schuil, Netherlands (12) Grand Slam Results Year Event Partner - Result Partner - Result 2001 France Grand Slam Rudiger Strosik - 41st Markus Dieckmann - 13th 2002 France Grand Slam Did not play Markus Dieckmann