European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
August 16 - 20, 2017
(21) Christoph Dressler/Thomas Kunert, Austria
 
Christoph Dressler
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 2, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Feldbach
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 129
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Best: 5th (Jurmala 2016)
Career Winnings: US$76,444.36
Thomas Kunert
Austria
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 11, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Korneuburg
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 117
Career Best: 4th (5 times)
Career CEV Best: 5th (Jurmala 2016)
Career Winnings: US$45,759.26
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341CQMoney
CEV70000102020002 US$5,400.08
CEV C&S100003213010000 US$5,514.79
FIVB4000002050144861 US$55,475.00
Overall57000351100174863 US$66,389.86
Previous Jurmala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2014 Thomas Kunert - 7th Christoph Dressler - 7th
2015 Thomas Kunert - Country Quota Christoph Dressler - Country Quota
2016 Thomas Kunert - 5th Christoph Dressler - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV C&S 8/10-13/2017 CEV-EEVZA Beach Volleyball Satellite Yantarny 4 4th 100 € 360.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 25 33rd 160 US$4,800.00
CEV 7/20-22/2017 Ljubljana Masters 6 9th 96 € 750.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star Q14 33rd 120 US$0.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star Q14 41st 48 US$0.00
CEV 6/21-25/2017 Austrian Masters 7 9th 96 € 750.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 18 9th 180 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star Q5 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 4/20-23/2017 Xiamen Three Star 12 5th 240 US$2,900.00
FIVB 2/15-18/2017 Kish Island Three Star 6 17th 120 US$2,000.00
FIVB 2/7-11/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 25, Q3 25th 180 US$4,000.00
CEV 9/1-4/2016 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters 4 5th 192 € 1,250.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool E Maciej Rudol / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (12) Lost 21-14, 16-21, 13-15 0:44
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool E Jyrki Nurminen / Pekka Piippo, Finland (28) Won 23-21, 16-21, 15-10 0:48
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool E Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland (5) Lost 15-21, 11-21 0:31
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 1 Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (1) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Dressler/Kunert trail the series against the field 12-22 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 14 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-2
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Kantor/Losiak 1 Dressler/Kunert 21 21-17, 21-15 0:36
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool G Kantor/Losiak 7 Dressler/Kunert 23 21-16, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 3 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 0-2
6/24/17CEVAustrian Masters Pool B Krasilnikov/Liamin 2 Dressler/Kunert 7 21-15, 21-14 0:31
6/17/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 2 Krasilnikov/Liamin 7 Dressler/Kunert 18 21-18, 21-16 0:33
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Dressler/Kunert 20 21-10, 18-21, 15-9 0:47
9/5/15FIVBRio Open Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 3 Dressler/Kunert 13, Q4 21-16, 21-12 0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 0-1
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Bryl/Fijalek 5 Dressler/Kunert 21 21-15, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
10/10/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 3 Dressler/Kunert 25, Q8 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Dressler/Kunert 21 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 0:49
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Gavira/Herrera 5 Dressler/Kunert 22, Q1 21-17, 21-15 0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
4/22/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 2 Dressler/Kunert 12 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin 5 21-13, 21-19 0:30
Trail the series against # 10 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
7/4/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Mol/Sorum 21, Q3 Dressler/Kunert Q14 21-13, 21-16 0:30
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool E Mol/Sorum 28, Q12 Dressler/Kunert 21 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 11 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 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
Trail the series against # 12 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Rudol/Szalankiewicz 12 Dressler/Kunert 21 14-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 14 Schumann/Thole, Germany 0-1
6/23/17CEVAustrian Masters Pool B Schumann/Thole 11, Q8 Dressler/Kunert 7 23-21, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 0-1
6/15/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Pool B Plavins/Regza 15 Dressler/Kunert 18 21-18, 21-15 0:32
Trail the series against # 17 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Carambula/Ranghieri 3 Dressler/Kunert 24, Q2 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 19 Gregory/Sheaf, England 4-0
6/10/16CEV C&SCEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden Contender 1 Dressler/Kunert 3 Gregory/Sheaf 11, Q3 13-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:45
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 1 Dressler/Kunert 16 Gregory/Sheaf 23, Q3 21-16, 21-16 0:32
12/10/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool A Dressler/Kunert 17 Gregory/Sheaf 16 21-13, 21-16 0:28
9/12/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Stuttgart Winner 1 Dressler/Kunert 7, Q2 Gregory/Sheaf 10, Q4 3-0 0:44
Trail the series against # 22 Seidl/Winter, Austria 0-2
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Lucky Loser Seidl/Winter 32 Dressler/Kunert 25 25-23, 22-20 0:51
6/27/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Qualifier 1 Seidl/Winter 30, Q19 Dressler/Kunert Q14 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 23 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
4/21/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 1 Dressler/Kunert 12 Ermacora/Pristauz 21, Q7 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Di Giantommaso/Thiercy, France 1-0
7/4/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Qualifier 1 Dressler/Kunert Q14 Di Giantommaso/Thiercy Q19 16-21, 25-23, 15-9 0:47
Lead the series against # 26 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
9/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Jurmala Masters Pool D Dressler/Kunert 4 Finsters/Tocs 12 21-17, 21-17 0:33
8/30/14CEV C&S2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala Contender 2 Dressler/Kunert 6, Q1 Finsters/Tocs 16 3-1 0:45
Lead the series against # 28 Nurminen/Piippo, Finland 1-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool E Dressler/Kunert 21 Nurminen/Piippo 28 23-21, 16-21, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 30 Dollinger/Erdmann, Germany 0-1
4/22/17FIVBXiamen Three Star Winner 3 Dollinger/Erdmann 13 Dressler/Kunert 12 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Trail the series against # 31 Pokersnik/Zemljak, Slovenia 0-1
7/21/17CEVLjubljana Masters Pool C Pokersnik/Zemljak 3 Dressler/Kunert 6 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 32 Babich/Gordieiev, Ukraine 1-1
7/22/16CEV C&SCEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Winner 2 Dressler/Kunert 1 Babich/Gordieiev 8 25-23, 21-19 0:44
6/10/16CEV C&SCEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Baden Winner 1 Babich/Gordieiev 14, Q6 Dressler/Kunert 3 21-19, 18-21, 18-16 0:54