Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Fort Lauderdale Major
February 27 - March 4, 2018
(15) 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 Fort Lauderdale Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2017 Tom van Walle - 33rd Dries Koekelkoren - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 6 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/11-15/2017 Qinzhou Three Star 1 4th 300 US$3,600.00
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
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
Fort Lauderdale Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 2/28/2018 Pool B Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (18) Lost 21-19, 11-21, 11-15 0:48
Thu, 3/1/2018 Pool B Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (31, Q14) Won 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:44
Fri, 3/2/2018 Winner 1 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (12) Lost 14-21, 19-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Koekelkoren/van Walle trail the series against the field 11-24 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 3 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
Series tied with # 4 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 # 5 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
Lead the series against # 11 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 # 12 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-14, 21-19 0:37
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 13 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
Trail the series against # 14 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-6
10/14/17FIVBQinzhou Three Star Semi-Finals Ontiveros/Virgen 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 1 21-13, 21-19 0:36
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 # 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
Lead the series against # 17 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 22-20, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 18 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-1
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool B Crabb/Gibb 18 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 19 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 9 Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 21-13, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 26, Q7 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 # 27, Q8 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 # 29, Q12 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
Trail the series against # 30, Q13 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
Lead the series against # 31, Q14 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-0
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 Perusic/Schweiner 31, Q14 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:44
Trail the series against # Q4 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 # Q22 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
2/16/17FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 Nolvak/Tiisaar 28 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # Q31 Breer/Haussener, Switzerland 1-0
10/9/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 Breer/Haussener 31 21-18, 24-22 0:42