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 (37 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 (38 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$4,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool F Robin Seidl / Tobias Winter, Austria (22) Won 19-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:44
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool F Toms Smedins / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (27) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool F Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:34
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 1 Markus Bockermann / Yannick Harms, Germany (20) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 2 Oleg Stoyanovskiy / Artem Yarzutkin, Russia (8) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 3 Adrian Carambula / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (17) Won 18-21, 21-15, 17-15 0:52
Sat, 8/19/2017 Semi-Finals Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4) Lost 14-21, 21-15, 12-15 0:44
Sun, 8/20/2017 Bronze Medal Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (6) Lost 17-21, 21-17, 11-15 0:46
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000010000 $14,400.00
World Tour Finals100000000010 $4,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1400001010330 $52,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open3000002070940 $58,175.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star1010111030210 $23,400.00
Confederation Championship700011020210 $15,750.00
Total6410125014016100 $167,725.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dries Koekelkoren Tom van Walle
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000001000 $7,200.00 World Championships2000001000 $7,200.00
1000000010 $2,000.00 World Tour Finals1000000010 $2,000.00
14000011330 $26,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam17000011330 $26,000.00
30000027940 $29,087.50 Challenge/Four Star/Open34000027940 $29,087.50
11101123210 $11,850.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star11101114210 $11,750.00
7000112210 $7,875.00 Confederation Championship9000112230 $8,375.00
65101261416100 $84,012.50 Total74101251516120 $84,412.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010FIVB100000000001 $0.00 2166.7 %
2010CEV C&S100000000100 $0.00 010.0 %
2015FIVB300000000102 $1,200.00 4450.0 %
2015CEV200001010000 $2,125.00 5455.6 %
2015CEV C&S200110000000 $2,390.00 7370.0 %
2016FIVB1400001040333 $32,175.00 233142.6 %
2016CEV200010000010 $2,500.00 5455.6 %
2016CEV C&S101000000000 $1,200.00 4180.0 %
2017FIVB900002020212 $32,800.00 131448.1 %
2017CEV210010000000 $13,500.00 9469.2 %
TotalFIVB2700003060648 $66,175.00 425045.7 %
TotalCEV610021010010 $18,125.00 191261.3 %
TotalCEV C&S401110000100 $3,590.00 11568.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dries Koekelkoren  Tom van Walle
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2010FIVB1000000001 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 2010CEV C&S1000000100 $0.00
           2011FIVB4000000004 $0.00
           2011CEV3001000020 $2,875.00
           2011CEV C&S1000001000 $300.00
           2012FIVB3000000003 $0.00
           2012CEV1000000010 $250.00
1000000100 $0.00 2014CEV C&S          
3000000102 $600.00 2015FIVB3000000102 $600.00
2000011000 $1,062.50 2015CEV2000011000 $1,062.50
2001100000 $1,195.00 2015CEV C&S2001100000 $1,195.00
14000014333 $16,087.50 2016FIVB14000014333 $16,087.50
2000100010 $1,250.00 2016CEV2000100010 $1,250.00
1010000000 $600.00 2016CEV C&S1010000000 $600.00
9000022212 $16,400.00 2017FIVB9000022212 $16,400.00
2100100000 $6,750.00 2017CEV2100100000 $6,750.00
38111347858 $43,945.00 TotalTotal491123487815 $47,370.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall15 68.2% 6 27.3% 1 4.5% 21-1 95.5% 6 23.1% 5 19.2% 15 57.7% 6-20 23.1% 15-15 50.0% 12-6 66.7% 10 28-21 57.1%
2016-20176 66.7% 3 33.3% 0 0.0% 9-0 100.0% 5 38.5% 3 23.1% 5 38.5% 5-8 38.5% 6-5 54.5% 8-3 72.7% 00 14-8 63.6%
Against the Field6 75.0% 2 25.0% 0 0.0% 8-0 100.0% 4 26.7% 4 26.7% 7 46.7% 4-11 26.7% 12-14 46.2% 12-8 60.0% 00 12-11 52.2%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000024001100000035
World Tour Finals002002000000000022
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0010681200250000002023
Challenge/Four Star/Open00782529009170000004154
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000010400961211102213
Confederation Championship000011700450101001514
Total0019145658002534131210103111
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