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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(23) Bennet Poniewaz/Alexander Walkenhorst, Germany

Bennet Poniewaz
Germany

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ostercappeln

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

7th (Milan 2015)

Career Winnings:

US$23,748.75

Alexander Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

206 cm (6'9")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$180,555.88

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$557.60
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	US$7,100.00
Overall	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	US$7,657.60

Previous Biel Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	David Poniewaz - 13th	Clemens Wickler - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-21/2016	Cincinnati Open	12	9th	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	19	25th	120	US$800.00

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool G	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (10)	Won 21-11, 13-21, 17-15	0:43
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool G	Marco Caminati / Enrico Rossi, Italy (7)	Lost 21-17, 19-21, 11-15	0:48
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool G	Adrian Heidrich / Gabriel Kissling, Switzerland (26)	Lost 27-29, 23-21, 13-15	0:57

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	$4,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,800.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$300.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	$7,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Bennet Poniewaz												Alexander Walkenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$7,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	25	0	0	0	1	2	9	6	5	0	$105,200.00
17	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7	0	$9,775.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	1	0	1	0	1	3	2	0	$18,000.00
11	0	1	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	$1,700.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	0	2	1	0	3	3	2	0	$11,300.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	Confederation Championship	10	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	3	0	$10,500.00
37	0	1	2	2	6	6	1	10	0	$19,225.00	Total	62	0	1	2	4	5	15	15	12	0	$148,500.00

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
2016	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,800.00	3	4	42.9 %
2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,800.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Bennet Poniewaz													Alexander Walkenhorst
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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2009	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2010	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$750.00
											2010	CEV Under Age	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2011	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
											2011	CEV	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$6,000.00
											2011	CEV C&S	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,300.00
											2012	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	$4,000.00
											2012	CEV	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
											2012	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$112.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	CEV Under Age
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2013	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$16,700.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
											2013	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$3,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2013	CEV C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,175.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2013	CEV Under Age
4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	$4,175.00	2014	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	1	0	$49,000.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2014	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$1,256.25	2014	CEV C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	CEV Under Age
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$400.00	2015	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	$33,500.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$875.00	2015	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$345.00	2015	CEV C&S
7	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	3	2	$5,200.00	2016	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
32	0	1	1	2	4	7	3	8	6	$12,501.25	Total	Total	51	6	4	0	2	5	13	9	4	8	$130,912.50

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	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	1-2	33.3%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
2015-2016	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	1-2	33.3%	0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	0-0	2-4	33.3%	0	0	1-2	33.3%

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	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	0	0	4	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10

Head to Head Results
Poniewaz/Walkenhorst trail the series against the field 1-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 7 Caminati/Rossi, Italy 0-1
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Caminati/Rossi	7	Poniewaz/Walkenhorst	23	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Poniewaz/Walkenhorst	23	Krasilnikov/Semenov	10	21-11, 13-21, 17-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool C	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Poniewaz/Walkenhorst	19	19-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:45
Trail the series against # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
5/19/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Poniewaz/Walkenhorst	12	21-17, 22-20	0:34
Trail the series against # 26 Heidrich/Kissling, Switzerland 0-1
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool G	Heidrich/Kissling	26	Poniewaz/Walkenhorst	23	29-27, 21-23, 15-13	0:57