Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Five Star
July 8 - 13, 2019
(28) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2012 Did not play Ward Coucke - 41st
2017 Tom van Walle - 9th Dries Koekelkoren - 9th
2018 Tom van Walle - 5th Dries Koekelkoren - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/7/2019 World Championships Hamburg 21 37th 160 US$3,400.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star 16 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/9-14/2018 Yangzhou Four Star 12 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 9/30-10/4/2018 Qinzhou Three Star 3 3rd 480 US$5,000.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2018 Moscow Four Star 19 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/31-8/5/2018 Vienna Major 26, Q6 25th 360 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/9-14/2018 Gstaad Major 26, Q14 5th 720 US$12,000.00
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/10/2019 Pool E Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (5) Lost 13-21, 9-21 0:32
Thu, 7/11/2019 Pool E Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (21) Lost 22-20, 13-21, 11-15 0:51
Head to Head Results
Koekelkoren/van Walle trail the series against the field 15-36 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
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
Trail the series against # 3 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool E Leshukov/Semenov 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle 12 21-14, 9-6 Retired 0:27
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Winner 1 Leshukov/Semenov 10 Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 5 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 0-2
7/10/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Bryl/Fijalek 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle 28 21-13, 21-9 0:32
6/1/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 2 Bryl/Fijalek 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 16 21-18, 21-12 0:37
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
Trail the series against # 9 Bourne/Crabb, United States 0-1
10/3/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Semi-Finals Bourne/Crabb 9 Koekelkoren/van Walle 3 21-17, 25-23 0:39
Trail the series against # 10 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 0-1
6/29/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Carambula/Rossi 45 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 12 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
Trail the series against # 13 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-3
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Crabb/Gibb 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 21-18, 21-12 0:35
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool A Crabb/Gibb 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 24-22, 21-15 0:40
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool B Crabb/Gibb 18 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:48
Series tied with # 14 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-1
7/1/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 21-15, 21-15 0:31
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Tijan/Younousse 23, Q5 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:49
Series tied with # 17 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-1
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool D Perusic/Schweiner 28 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 21-18, 21-11 0:36
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 # 18 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 # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-2
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Grimalt/Grimalt Q3 13-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:44
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 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
7/11/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool E Brouwer/Meeuwsen 21 Koekelkoren/van Walle 28 20-22, 21-13, 15-11 0:51
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool A Brouwer/Meeuwsen 17 Koekelkoren/van Walle 16 21-12, 21-18 0:35
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 # 22, Q3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-3
8/2/18FIVBVienna Major Pool G Samoilovs/Smedins 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q6 19-21, 21-13, 15-9 0:48
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
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 23 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 # 24 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Doppler/Horst 7 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:45
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q7 Gao/Li, China 1-0
5/31/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 16 Gao/Li 26 29-27, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 31 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 # 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
Lead the series against # Q15 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
Trail the series against # Q18 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
Lead the series against # Q19 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-0
8/1/18FIVBVienna Major Qualifier 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q6 Giginoglu/Gogtepe Q11 13-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:48
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # Q23 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Winner 1 Rudol/Szalankiewicz 26, Q4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 12 21-19, 21-12 0:32
Lead the series against # Q27 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 Azaad/Capogrosso 27 21-11, 21-16 0:30