European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
August 16 - 20, 2017
(11) 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: 10
Tournaments: 74
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baden 2017)
Career Winnings: US$98,443.83
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: 85
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baden 2017)
Career Winnings: US$103,326.59
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
CEV1110022030201000 US$30,018.75
CEV C&S401110000100000 US$3,991.95
FIVB5710114012013191014 US$152,155.70
Overall72212460150161101014 US$186,166.40
Previous Jurmala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2014 Robin Adriaensen - 17th Did not play
2015 Tom van Walle - 9th Dries Koekelkoren - 9th
2016 Tom van Walle - 4th Dries Koekelkoren - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 19 9th 480 US$11,000.00
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
CEV 6/21-25/2017 Austrian Masters 6 1st 320 € 6,500.00
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
CEV 9/1-4/2016 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters 5 4th 224 € 2,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 22 25th 160 US$4,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool F Robin Seidl / Tobias Winter, Austria (22) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:44
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool F Toms Smedins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (27) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool F Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:34
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 1 Markus Bockermann / Yannick Harms, Germany (20) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 2 Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Artem Yarzutkin, Russia (8) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 3 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (17) Won 18-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:52
Sat, 8/19/2017 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4) Lost 14-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:44
Sun, 8/20/2017 Bronze Medal Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Koekelkoren/van Walle lead the series against the field 23-20 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-3
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
6/24/17CEVAustrian Masters Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 Kantor/Losiak 4 17-21, 21-11, 16-14 0:48
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 # 2 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-3
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
9/20/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters Winner 3 Lupo/Nicolai 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 8 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 3 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 # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-3
8/19/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 21-14, 15-21, 15-12 0:44
9/4/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Semi-Finals Samoilovs/Smedins 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 21-17, 21-14 1:33
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
8/20/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Bronze Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 21-17, 17-21, 15-11 0:46
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 21-17, 21-16 0:34
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 # 7 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
Series tied with # 8 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 2-2
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 8 21-18, 21-18 0:34
2/17/17FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 3 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 21-17, 18-21, 15-8 0:40
6/3/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool C Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 19 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 0:43
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 14 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 11 27-25, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 13 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 Beeler/Krattiger 26, Q9 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 14 Schumann/Thole, Germany 2-1
7/4/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 Schumann/Thole Q9 19-21, 21-19, 16-14 0:52
6/27/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Schumann/Thole 26, Q12 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q5 22-20, 23-21 0:44
6/25/17CEVAustrian Masters Semi-Finals Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 Schumann/Thole 11, Q8 21-15, 21-18 0:31
Series tied with # 16 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 1-1
7/7/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 Plavins/Regza 23, Q5 21-12, 21-13 0:26
9/4/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Bronze Medal Plavins/Regza 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 22-20, 21-12 0:32
Series tied with # 17 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 2-2
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 Carambula/Ranghieri 17 18-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:52
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 # 20 Bockermann/Harms, Germany 1-0
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 Bockermann/Harms 20 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Series tied with # 21 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-1
9/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Pool D Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 Dressler/Kunert 4 21-17, 21-15 0:28
9/23/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Dressler/Kunert 21, Q1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 12 21-15, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Seidl/Winter, Austria 1-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 Seidl/Winter 22 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:44
Lead the series against # 23 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 # 26 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 4-0
7/28/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 Finsters/Tocs 30 21-14, 19-21, 15-13 0:52
9/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Pool D Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 Finsters/Tocs 12 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:39
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 Finsters/Tocs 26, Q10 21-14, 21-8 0:30
8/22/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Skopje Satellite Winner 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 8 Finsters/Tocs 12, Q4 17-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:44
Lead the series against # 27 Smedins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 11 Smedins/Solovejs 27 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 30 Dollinger/Erdmann, Germany 2-0
6/23/17CEVAustrian Masters Pool C Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 Dollinger/Erdmann 10, Q6 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:52
2/17/17FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 Dollinger/Erdmann 12 21-17, 21-12 0:32