Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Espinho Challenge
July 14 - 17, 2022
(1) 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 Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Dirk Boehle - 33rd Did not play
2019 Christiaan Varenhorst - 9th Steven van de Velde - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-9/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 20 3rd 1000 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 47 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 5 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 Q11 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 6 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/14-17/2022 Itapema Challenge 7 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/6-10/2021 World Tour Finals - Italy 8 3rd 0 US$50,000.00
Espinho Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 7/15/2022 Pool A Jonathan Jordan / Immanuel Zurcher, Switzerland (24, Q14) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:28
Fri, 7/15/2022 Pool A Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (13) Won 23-21, 21-18 0:39
Sat, 7/16/2022 Winner 1 Stefan Boermans / Matthew Immers, Netherlands (5) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:29
Sat, 7/16/2022 Winner 2 Piotr Kantor / Maciej Rudol, Poland (9) Lost 21-18, 17-21, 17-19 0:55
Head to Head Results
Varenhorst/van de Velde lead the series against the field 13-5 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-0
6/10/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool B Varenhorst/van de Velde 47 Bryl/Losiak 2 23-21, 21-13 0:40
Series tied with # 4 Bourne/Crabb, United States 1-1
5/29/21FIVBSochi 4 Star Winner 3 Varenhorst/van de Velde 14 Bourne/Crabb 16 21-19, 21-12 0:32
11/15/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Pool E Bourne/Crabb 5 Varenhorst/van de Velde 12 21-19, 26-24 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Boermans/Immers, Netherlands 1-0
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 1 Boermans/Immers 5 21-12, 21-19 0:29
Lead the series against # 6 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/19/19FIVBEspinho Four Star Pool H Varenhorst/van de Velde 24 Campos/Pedrosa 8 21-8, 21-17 0:26
Series tied with # 7 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-1
3/11/20FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 Ermacora/Pristauz 19 27-25, 21-13 0:39
11/15/19FIVBChetumal Four Star Winner 1 Ermacora/Pristauz 16 Varenhorst/van de Velde 12 21-19, 28-26 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Kantor/Rudol, Poland 0-1
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 2 Kantor/Rudol 9 Varenhorst/van de Velde 1 18-21, 21-17, 19-17 0:55
Lead the series against # 10 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 2-0
4/29/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Pool F Varenhorst/van de Velde 11 Breer/Krattiger 22, Q1 21-17, 21-14 0:41
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 16 Breer/Krattiger 26, Q9 22-24, 21-19, 15-12 1:03
Trail the series against # 11 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 0-1
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Lucky Loser Luini/Penninga 12, Q1 Varenhorst/van de Velde 6 10-21, 21-17, 17-15 0:46
Lead the series against # 13 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-1
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool A Varenhorst/van de Velde 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 23-21, 21-18 0:39
6/3/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool D Varenhorst/van de Velde 5 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 21-17, 21-16 0:33
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool B Samoilovs/Smedins 15 Varenhorst/van de Velde 18 22-20, 21-11 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Varenhorst/van de Velde 6 Sarabia/Virgen 18 19-21, 21-10, 15-8 0:42
Lead the series against # 24, Q14 Jordan/Zurcher, Switzerland 1-0
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool A Varenhorst/van de Velde 1 Jordan/Zurcher 24, Q14 21-17, 21-12 0:28