European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2019 European Championships
August 6 - 11, 2019
(18) Steven van de Velde/Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands
 
Steven van de Velde
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 8, 1994 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: The Hague
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Chiang Mai 2023)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (The Hague 2024)
Career Winnings: US$184,582.18
Christiaan Varenhorst
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Valthermond
Height: 212 cm (6'11")
Weight: 106 kg (233 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 151
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baku 2014)
Career Winnings: US$478,802.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253341Money
CEV30000003000000 US$8,808.00
FIVB260040607041031 US$166,750.00
Overall2900406010041031 US$175,558.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2012 Did not play Jon Stiekema - 33rd
FIVB 2013 Did not play Jon Stiekema - 5th
FIVB 2014 Did not play Jon Stiekema - 9th
FIVB 2015 Michiel van Dorsten - 41st Did not play
FIVB 2016 Did not play Reinder Nummerdor - 1st
FIVB 2017 Did not play Maarten Van Garderen - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/30-8/4/2019 Vienna Major Five Star 31, Q12 9th 600 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2019 Espinho Four Star 24 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2019 Gstaad Major Series Q10 41st 60 US$0.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2019 Warsaw Four Star Q6 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/29-6/2/2019 Ostrava Four Star Q4 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/15-19/2019 Itapema Four Star 26 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star Q9 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 3/11-16/2019 Doha Four Star 27, Q7 9th 400 US$4,000.00
European Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 8/6/2019 Pool B Mirco Gerson / Adrian Heidrich, Switzerland (15) Lost 21-16, 19-21, 11-15 0:43
Wed, 8/7/2019 Pool B Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Oleg Stoyanovskiy, Russia (2) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:33
Thu, 8/8/2019 Pool B Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (31) Won 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:39
Fri, 8/9/2019 Winner 1 Nico Beeler / Marco Krattiger, Switzerland (27) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:28
Fri, 8/9/2019 Winner 2 Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (3) Lost 21-14, 13-21, 12-15 0:37
Head to Head Results
Varenhorst/van de Velde lead the series against the field 11-9 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy, Russia 0-2
8/7/19CEVEuropean Championships Pool B Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 21-18, 21-18 0:33
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool B Krasilnikov/Stoyanovskiy 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 31, Q12 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 3 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 0-1
8/9/19CEVEuropean Championships Winner 2 Leshukov/Semenov 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 14-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Bryl/Fijalek, Poland 0-1
5/18/19FIVBItapema Four Star Semi-Finals Bryl/Fijalek 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 26 21-18, 21-15 0:34
Trail the series against # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 24 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:38
Series tied with # 7 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-1
5/19/19FIVBItapema Four Star Bronze Medal Varenhorst/van de Velde 26 Kantor/Losiak 4 By Forfeit  
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool F Kantor/Losiak 6 Varenhorst/van de Velde 27, Q7 18-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:46
Lead the series against # 10 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 2-1
8/1/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool B Varenhorst/van de Velde 31, Q12 Perusic/Schweiner 15 21-16, 18-21, 17-15 0:48
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool H Perusic/Schweiner 9 Varenhorst/van de Velde 24 21-18, 21-14 0:32
3/13/19FIVBDoha Four Star Pool F Varenhorst/van de Velde 27, Q7 Perusic/Schweiner 22 21-18, 21-18 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
3/14/19FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 27, Q7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 17-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # 13 Liamin/Myskiv, Russia 1-0
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 31, Q12 Liamin/Myskiv 16 21-16, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 14 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Qualifier 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 31, Q12 Samoilovs/Smedins Q5 21-19, 16-21, 16-14 0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Gerson/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-2
8/6/19CEVEuropean Championships Pool B Gerson/Heidrich 15 Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 16-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:43
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Gerson/Heidrich 25 Varenhorst/van de Velde 31, Q12 21-18, 21-18 0:32
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 24 Gerson/Heidrich 17 18-21, 25-23, 15-10 0:44
Lead the series against # 16 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Varenhorst/van de Velde 26 Plavins/Tocs 7 21-19, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 25 Gordieiev/Popov, Ukraine 1-0
5/17/19FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 26 Gordieiev/Popov 28, Q7 21-16, 21-18 0:31
Lead the series against # 27 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/19CEVEuropean Championships Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 Beeler/Krattiger 27 21-15, 21-13 0:28
Lead the series against # 31 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
8/8/19CEVEuropean Championships Pool B Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 Bergmann/Harms 31 21-12, 18-21, 15-12 0:39