Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Espinho Four Star
July 17 - 21, 2019
(23) 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: 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 (38 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 Espinho Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series 28 25th 360 US$4,000.00
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$4,000.00
Espinho Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/19/2019 Pool G Alison Cerutti / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (10) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 8-15 1:11
Fri, 7/19/2019 Pool G Jasper Bouter / Ruben Penninga, Netherlands (26, Q5) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:28
Sat, 7/20/2019 Winner 1 Saymon Barbosa / Guto Carvalhaes, Brazil (14, Q1) Lost 17-21, 21-16, 9-15 0:50
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
Total571011401201490 $151,975.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dries Koekelkoren Tom van Walle
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
5810115121490 $76,137.50 Total6510114131490 $76,037.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2010FIVB100000000001 $0.00 2166.7 %
2015FIVB300000000102 $1,200.00 4450.0 %
2016FIVB1400001040333 $32,175.00 233142.6 %
2017FIVB900002020212 $32,800.00 131448.1 %
2018FIVB1300011030422 $44,600.00 212051.2 %
2019FIVB600100010211 $22,400.00 91242.9 %
TotalFIVB4600114010012711 $133,175.00 728246.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dries Koekelkoren  Tom van Walle
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000001 $0.00 2010FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2011FIVB4000000004 $0.00
           2012FIVB3000000003 $0.00
3000000102 $600.00 2015FIVB3000000102 $600.00
14000014333 $16,087.50 2016FIVB14000014333 $16,087.50
9000022212 $16,400.00 2017FIVB9000022212 $16,400.00
13000113422 $22,300.00 2018FIVB13000113422 $22,300.00
6001001211 $11,200.00 2019FIVB6001001211 $11,200.00
46001141012711 $66,587.50 TotalTotal53001141012718 $66,587.50
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
Overall59 71.1% 9 10.8% 15 18.1% 68-15 81.9% 19 19.0% 21 21.0% 60 60.0% 19-81 19.0% 59-60 49.6% 28-36 43.8% 11 88-97 47.6%
2018-201921 60.0% 6 17.1% 8 22.9% 27-8 77.1% 11 26.2% 7 16.7% 24 57.1% 11-31 26.2% 21-24 46.7% 17-15 53.1% 01 38-40 48.7%
Against the Field8 44.4% 4 22.2% 6 33.3% 12-6 66.7% 3 11.1% 6 22.2% 18 66.7% 3-24 11.1% 16-34 32.0% 14-24 36.8% 01 15-30 33.3%
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
Total00191445510021291211108897
Head to Head Results
Koekelkoren/van Walle trail the series against the field 11-22 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 11 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 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 # 3 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 # 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 Thole/Wickler, Germany 0-2
8/3/18FIVBVienna Major Pool G Thole/Wickler 23 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q6 21-12, 17-21, 15-12 0:52
6/20/18FIVBOstrava Four Star Qualifier 2 Thole/Wickler 30, Q19 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q3 16-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:05
Series tied with # 6 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 # 9 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 # 10 Cerutti/Filho, Brazil 0-1
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Cerutti/Filho 10 Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 17-21, 21-18, 15-8 1:11
Trail the series against # 11 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 # 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
Trail the series against # 14, Q1 Barbosa/Carvalhaes, Brazil 0-1
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Barbosa/Carvalhaes 14, Q1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 21-17, 16-21, 15-9 0:50
Trail the series against # 15 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
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 21 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 # 22, Q2 Durant/Schumann, Australia 3-0
10/11/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool E Koekelkoren/van Walle 12 Durant/Schumann 21, Q1 27-29, 21-19, 15-12 0:58
10/4/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Bronze Medal Koekelkoren/van Walle 3 Durant/Schumann 14 21-13, 21-13 0:30
10/1/18FIVBQinzhou Three Star Pool C Koekelkoren/van Walle 3 Durant/Schumann 14 21-14, 21-23, 15-9 0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Bouter/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 Bouter/Penninga 26, Q5 21-13, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # 29, Q9 Sivolap/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
8/10/18FIVBMoscow Four Star Pool C Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 Sivolap/Yarzutkin 30 21-14, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # Q6 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