Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(Q12) Dries Koekelkoren/Tom van Walle, Belgium
 
Dries Koekelkoren
Belgium
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 25, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Herk-de-Stad
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 58
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Leuven 2021)
Career Winnings: US$76,442.03
Tom van Walle
Belgium
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Ekeren
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 65
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Leuven 2021)
Career Winnings: US$76,295.18
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB5710114012013191014 US$152,155.70
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/15-19/2016 Kish Island Open 15 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/8-13/2015 Qatar Open 13 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/21-25/2015 Antalya Open 14 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 17 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/22-26/2015 Xiamen Open 12 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Q15 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam Q15 33rd 80 US$0.00
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/8/2016 Qualifier 1 Dmitri Barsuk / Nikita Liamin, Russia (31, Q21) Lost 22-20, 15-21, 10-15 0:49
Head to Head Results
Koekelkoren/van Walle trail the series against the field 4-11 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-1
10/7/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool A Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 21-11, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 20, Q2 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q15 21-13, 21-16 0:30
Trail the series against # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-2
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 2 Bockermann/Fluggen 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-19, 21-19 0:39
10/23/15FIVBAntalya Open Pool C Bockermann/Fluggen 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 14 27-25, 21-15 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
10/9/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 17 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-2
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool B Ontiveros/Virgen 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 22-20, 21-15 0:37
6/16/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ontiveros/Virgen 24, Q2 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q15 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Series tied with # 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-1
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 3 21-12, 22-20 0:38
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Pool D Ingrosso/Ingrosso 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 13 21-12, 16-21, 15-13 0:49
Trail the series against # 22 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-1
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle 14 21-11, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 25 Brunner/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Koekelkoren/van Walle 12 Brunner/Rosenthal 5 21-18, 26-24 0:43
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 11 27-25, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 27, Q7 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
2/16/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool B Santos Pereira/Younousse 18 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 31, Q21 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 0-1
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Barsuk/Liamin 31, Q21 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q12 20-22, 21-15, 15-10 0:49
Lead the series against # Q25 Eglseer/Mullner, Austria 1-0
11/10/15FIVBQatar Open Pool D Koekelkoren/van Walle 13 Eglseer/Mullner 29, Q10 22-24, 21-19, 15-13 0:52