Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 World Tour Finals - Italy
October 6 - 10, 2021
(8) 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: 10
Tournaments: 70
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Chiang Mai 2023)
Career Winnings: US$164,550.00
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: 120
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$430,237.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131721253341Money
FIVB260040607041031 US$166,750.00
Previous Cagliari Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/5-10/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 6 17th 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/2-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 13 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 5/25-30/2021 Sochi 4 Star 14 3rd 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 11 9th 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 16 5th 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 18 5th 480 US$6,000.00
World Tour Finals - Italy Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 10/6/2021 Pool A Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (1) Won 10-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:41
Wed, 10/6/2021 Pool A Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (5) Lost 25-27, 29-27, 10-15 1:00
Thu, 10/7/2021 Pool A Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb, United States (4) Won 26-24, 21-10 0:32
Fri, 10/8/2021 Pool A Martins Plavins / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (10) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:27
Sat, 10/9/2021 Winner 1 Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (2) Won 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
Sat, 10/9/2021 Semi-Finals Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (3) Lost 21-16, 18-21, 13-15 0:48
Sun, 10/10/2021 Bronze Medal Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (1) Won 23-21, 21-17 0:40
Head to Head Results
Varenhorst/van de Velde lead the series against the field 14-8 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-1
10/10/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Bronze Medal Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 Lupo/Nicolai 1 23-21, 21-17 0:40
10/6/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool A Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 Lupo/Nicolai 1 10-21, 21-14, 17-15 0:41
7/20/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Winner 2 Lupo/Nicolai 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 24 21-17, 15-21, 15-9 0:38
Trail the series against # 2 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 1-2
10/9/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 Tijan/Younousse 2 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 0:51
5/30/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Semi-Finals Tijan/Younousse 4 Varenhorst/van de Velde 14 12-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:45
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 2 Tijan/Younousse 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 11 21-17, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-2
10/9/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Semi-Finals Mol/Sorum 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 16-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:48
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 13 Mol/Sorum 2 21-17, 21-18 0:38
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 16 21-18, 21-16 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Crabb/Gibb, United States 1-0
10/7/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool A Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 Crabb/Gibb 4 26-24, 21-10 0:32
Series tied with # 5 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 2-2
10/6/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool A Perusic/Schweiner 5 Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 27-25, 27-29, 15-10 1:00
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 # 6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 3-1
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 22 Varenhorst/van de Velde 13 21-19, 21-18 0:39
3/10/21FIVBDoha 4-star Winner 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 23-21, 26-28, 15-12 0:57
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Varenhorst/van de Velde 25 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 7 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 0:45
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 # 7 Leshukov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
4/23/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Pool A Varenhorst/van de Velde 16 Leshukov/Semenov 17 21-14, 21-13 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Carambula/Rossi, Italy 1-0
5/30/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Bronze Medal Varenhorst/van de Velde 14 Carambula/Rossi 11 21-16, 26-28, 15-9 0:51
Lead the series against # 10 Plavins/Tocs, Latvia 2-0
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool A Varenhorst/van de Velde 8 Plavins/Tocs 10 21-16, 21-14 0:27
5/16/19FIVBItapema Four Star Pool G Varenhorst/van de Velde 26 Plavins/Tocs 7 21-19, 21-18 0:36