European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2018 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship - The Netherlands
July 16 - 22, 2018
(18) 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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2010 Tom van Walle - 33rd Dries Koekelkoren - 33rd
FIVB 2011 Did not play Ward Coucke - 57th
2012 Did not play Ward Coucke - 25th
FIVB 2017 Tom van Walle - 17th Dries Koekelkoren - 17th
FIVB 2018 Tom van Walle - 9th Dries Koekelkoren - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 26, Q14 5th 720 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star Q8 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star Q3 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 17 25th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/9-13/2018 Lucerne Three Star 4 9th 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2018 Mersin Three Star 2 9th 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 21 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 17 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 15 17th 480 US$6,000.00
CEV 1/11-14/2018 CEV Masters Pelhrimov 6 5th 240 € 1,250.00
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
CEV 8/16-20/2017 European Championship Final 11 4th 300 € 7,000.00
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$6,000.00
CEV European Championship Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Mon, 7/16/2018 Pool B Kacper Kujawiak / Maciej Rudol, Poland (15) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Wed, 7/18/2018 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:36
Thu, 7/19/2018 Pool B Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (31) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Fri, 7/20/2018 Winner 1 Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (22) Won 14-21, 26-24, 17-15 0:54
Sat, 7/21/2018 Winner 2 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (12) Lost 18-21, 21-19, 11-15 0:51
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2018FIVB1100011030312 $37,600.00 181652.9 %
2018CEV200001010000 $3,750.00 5362.5 %
TotalFIVB38000140909510 $103,775.00 606647.6 %
TotalCEV810022020010 $21,875.00 241561.5 %
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
11000113312 $18,800.00 2018FIVB11000113312 $18,800.00
2000011000 $1,875.00 2018CEV2000011000 $1,875.00
51111461111610 $64,620.00 TotalTotal62112461210917 $68,045.00
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%
2017-20188 88.9% 0 0.0% 1 11.1% 8-1 88.9% 6 50.0% 3 25.0% 3 25.0% 6-6 50.0% 8-3 72.7% 6-4 60.0% 00 14-7 66.7%
Against the Field5 71.4% 1 14.3% 1 14.3% 6-1 85.7% 3 21.4% 3 21.4% 8 57.1% 3-11 21.4% 10-16 38.5% 8-8 50.0% 00 9-12 42.9%
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 trail the series against the field 19-23 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 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
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-3
7/18/18CEVCEV European Championship Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 18 21-16, 21-12 0:36
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 # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 2-3
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Doppler/Horst 7 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:45
1/13/18CEVCEV Masters Pelhrimov Winner 2 Doppler/Horst 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 19-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:45
6/25/17CEVAustrian Masters Gold Medal Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 Doppler/Horst 3 17-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:44
6/24/17CEVAustrian Masters Pool C Doppler/Horst 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 21-18, 21-16 0:33
6/1/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool C Doppler/Horst 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30 28-26, 21-11 0:41
Trail the series against # 4 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
Series tied with # 5 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 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-4
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-19, 21-17 0:37
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-14, 21-19 0:37
1/12/18CEVCEV Masters Pelhrimov Pool C Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 21-16, 21-19 0:43
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 # 8 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 # 12 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-3
7/21/18CEVCEV European Championship Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 18 21-18, 19-21, 15-11 0:51
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 15 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 21-18, 21-15 0:32
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 # 15 Kujawiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
7/16/18CEVCEV European Championship Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 18 Kujawiak/Rudol 15 21-14, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 17 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
Trail the series against # 20 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 0-1
7/12/15CEV C&S2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Vaduz Satellite Semi-Finals Caminati/Rossi 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 13 16-21, 24-22, 15-8 0:56
Lead the series against # 22 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
7/20/18CEVCEV European Championship Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 18 Berntsen/Mol 22 14-21, 26-24, 17-15 0:54
Lead the series against # 24 Aye/Krou, France 2-1
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 Aye/Krou 28, Q8 11-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:46
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Aye/Krou 26, Q8 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 21-19, 21-16 0:36
1/12/18CEVCEV Masters Pelhrimov Pool C Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 Aye/Krou 11 25-23, 21-16 0:47
Lead the series against # 29 Boehle/van de Velde, Netherlands 2-0
5/11/18FIVBLucerne Three Star Pool D Koekelkoren/van Walle 4 Boehle/van de Velde 20 21-12, 21-17 0:31
10/14/17FIVBQinzhou Three Star Winner 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 1 Boehle/van de Velde 24, Q8 21-15, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
7/19/18CEVCEV European Championship Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 18 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 21-19, 21-18 0:39
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # 32 Basta/Kolaric, Serbia 1-0
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 Basta/Kolaric 27, Q11 21-14, 21-14 0:28