Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 6, 2017
(19) 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 Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 17 5th 320 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 26, Q8 9th 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star Q5 33rd 120 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 16 17th 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 21 25th 90 US$1,000.00
FIVB 4/20-23/2017 Xiamen Three Star 7 17th 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 2/15-18/2017 Kish Island Three Star 5 5th 240 US$3,800.00
FIVB 2/7-11/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star Q2 33rd 120 US$0.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 22 25th 160 US$4,000.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/28/2017 Pool F Rihards Finsters / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (30) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool F Mohamed Abicha / Zouheir Elgraoui, Morocco (43) Won 21-13, 24-22 0:33
Tue, 8/1/2017 Pool F Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Nikita Liamin, Russia (6) Lost 16-21, 15-21 0:33
Thu, 8/3/2017 Winner 1 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (10) Won 17-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:48
Fri, 8/4/2017 Winner 2 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (7) Lost 19-21, 21-19, 7-15 0:52
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Tom van Walle - 37th Dries Koekelkoren - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 19 9th 480 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 21 37th 160 US$3,400.00
Head to Head Results
Koekelkoren/van Walle trail the series against the field 12-27 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 13 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool C Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 24-22, 21-13 0:35
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 20, Q2 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q15 21-13, 21-16 0:30
Series tied with # 6 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-1
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Krasilnikov/Liamin 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 21-16, 21-15 0:33
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 Krasilnikov/Liamin 7 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-3
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Kantor/Losiak 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 21-19, 19-21, 15-7 0:52
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Kantor/Losiak 10 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 21-13, 21-17 0:31
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-17, 21-17 0:31
4/5/16FIVBQatar Open Pool F Kantor/Losiak 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-14, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 9 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/25/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Koekelkoren/van Walle 16 21-19, 23-21 0:36
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:47
Series tied with # 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-1
2/17/17FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 3 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 21-17, 18-21, 15-8 0:40
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 11 27-25, 21-19 0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 2 Pedlow/Schachter 15 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 36-34, 14-21, 20-18 1:06
Trail the series against # 17 Brunner/Patterson, United States 0-1
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool E Brunner/Patterson 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 13-21, 29-27, 18-16 0:56
Trail the series against # 20 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-2
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Grimalt/Grimalt 11 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-16, 21-16 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle 14 21-11, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # 21 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-5
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 21-12, 21-18 0:33
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool A Ontiveros/Virgen 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 21-18, 10-21, 15-9 0:47
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Ontiveros/Virgen 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 21-17, 21-11 0:30
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
Trail the series against # 23 Santos Pereira/Younousse, Qatar 0-2
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool A Santos Pereira/Younousse 17 Koekelkoren/van Walle 16 21-14, 21-15 0:31
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 # 25 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 0-1
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Dressler/Kunert 21, Q1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 12 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 26 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-2
7/28/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 Bockermann/Fluggen 7 21-18, 25-23 0:41
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
Lead the series against # 29 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-0
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 Plavins/Regza 23, Q5 21-12, 21-13 0:26
Lead the series against # 30 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 Finsters/Tocs 30 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 Finsters/Tocs 26, Q10 21-14, 21-8 0:30
Trail the series against # 34 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-2
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 Carambula/Ranghieri 28, Q11 21-18, 21-13 0:36
4/7/16FIVBQatar Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 16-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:45
10/9/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 17-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 35 McHugh/Schumann, Australia 1-0
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 McHugh/Schumann 22, Q2 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 40 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 Ermacora/Pristauz 28, Q6 30-28, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 43 Abicha/Elgraoui, Morocco 1-0
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 Abicha/Elgraoui 43 21-13, 24-22 0:33