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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Transavia The Hague Grand Slam
June 11 - 16, 2013

(31, Q19) Laura Bloem/Rimke Braakman, Netherlands

Laura Bloem
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 7, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Doehnchem

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$24,500.00

Rimke Braakman
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 22, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Den Haag

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships The Hague 2008)

Career FIVB WT Best:

5th (Phuket 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$45,850.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$2,750.00

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008	Did not play	Sophie van Gestel - 2nd
2010	Danielle Remmers - 17th	Michelle Stiekema - 41st
2011	Esther Hullegie - Country Quota	Michelle Stiekema - 41st

Recent Results 1st Tournament

The Hague Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 6/11/2013	Qualifier 1	Barbara Hansel / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (Q14)	Won 22-20, 21-18	0:40
Tue, 6/11/2013	Qualifier 2	Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (Q3)	Won 22-24, 21-12, 15-13	0:49
Wed, 6/12/2013	Pool B	Jennifer Kessy / April Ross, United States (2)	Lost 21-14, 17-21, 10-15	0:43
Wed, 6/12/2013	Pool B	Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (15)	Lost 14-21, 21-19, 11-15	0:39
Thu, 6/13/2013	Pool B	Isabelle Forrer / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (18, Q2)	Lost 30-32, 24-26	0:50

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Laura Bloem												Rimke Braakman
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$4,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	27	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	0	$30,575.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	$11,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	2	0	$13,575.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	$4,750.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Challenger
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
46	0	0	0	0	2	3	8	6	0	$24,500.00	Total	53	0	1	1	0	2	9	8	8	0	$45,850.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2013	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00	2	3	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Laura Bloem													Rimke Braakman
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00	2010	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2011	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	2011	FIVB C&S
											2011	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,750.00	2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	$4,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,375.00	2013	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,375.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	$4,775.00	Total	Total	16	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	3	7	$6,250.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2012-2013	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	2-2	50.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Total	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3

Head to Head Results
Bloem/Braakman trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Kessy/Ross, United States 0-1
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Kessy/Ross	2	Bloem/Braakman	31, Q19	14-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:43
Trail the series against # 15 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-1
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Borger/Buthe	15	Bloem/Braakman	31, Q19	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:39
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool B	Forrer/Verge-Depre	18, Q2	Bloem/Braakman	31, Q19	32-30, 26-24	0:50
Lead the series against # Q3 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Bloem/Braakman	31, Q19	Mashkova/Tsimbalova	Q3	22-24, 21-12, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # Q14 Hansel/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
6/11/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bloem/Braakman	31, Q19	Hansel/Schutzenhofer	Q14	22-20, 21-18	0:40