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FISU World University Championship
July 9 - 13, 2018

(6) Ruben Penninga/Tom van Steenis, Netherlands

Ruben Penninga
Netherlands

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 11, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Arnhem (Gelderland)

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Apeldoorn 2021)

Career Other Best:

5th (Munich 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$43,975.98

Tom van Steenis
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 1, 1996 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Utrecht

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2014)

Career Other Best:

5th (Munich 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$3,287.40

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	US$3,332.14
Other	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	US$3,332.14

Previous Munich Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/2-6/2018	Mersin Three Star	Q14	41st	30	US$0.00
FIVB	3/15-18/2018	Aalsmeer One Star	11	9th	100	US$200.00
FIVB	1/3-7/2018	The Hague Four Star	Q18	33rd	160	US$0.00
FIVB	10/25-29/2017	Aalsmeer One Star	4	5th	80	US$300.00
FIVB	10/11-15/2017	Qinzhou Three Star	23, Q4	9th	180	US$2,100.00
FIVB	9/7-9/2017	Montpellier One Star	9, Q7	9th	60	US$300.00

FISU World University Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Mon, 7/9/2018	Pool F	Ryoya Kitagawa / Dylan Kurokawa, Japan (27)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:41
Mon, 7/9/2018	Pool F	Filip Stastny / Jakub Vala, Czech Republic (22)	Won 21-13, 23-25, 15-9	0:52
Tue, 7/10/2018	Pool F	Thomas Hartles / Alani Nicklin, New Zealand (11)	Won 21-14, 21-17	0:34
Wed, 7/11/2018	Winner 2	Alejandro Huerta / Javier Huerta, Spain (8)	Won 19-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:49
Thu, 7/12/2018	Winner 3	Dan John / Eric Stadie, Germany (14)	Lost 21-16, 16-21, 14-16	0:47
Thu, 7/12/2018		Oscar Jimenez / Hugo Rojas, Spain (16)	Won 21-18, 21-15	0:28
Fri, 7/13/2018		Olivier Barthelemy / Romain Di Giantommaso, France (5)	Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:47

Head to Head Results
Penninga/van Steenis lead the series against the field 7-1 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 5 Barthelemy/Di Giantommaso, France 2-0
7/13/18	Other	FISU World University Championship		Penninga/van Steenis	6	Barthelemy/Di Giantommaso	5	21-18, 19-21, 15-13	0:47
3/16/18	FIVB	Aalsmeer One Star	Pool C	Penninga/van Steenis	11	Barthelemy/Di Giantommaso	6	18-21, 21-18, 19-17	0:51
Lead the series against # 8 Huerta/Huerta, Spain 1-0
7/11/18	Other	FISU World University Championship	Winner 2	Penninga/van Steenis	6	Huerta/Huerta	8	19-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Hartles/Nicklin, New Zealand 1-0
7/10/18	Other	FISU World University Championship	Pool F	Penninga/van Steenis	6	Hartles/Nicklin	11	21-14, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 John/Stadie, Germany 0-1
7/12/18	Other	FISU World University Championship	Winner 3	John/Stadie	14	Penninga/van Steenis	6	16-21, 21-16, 16-14	0:47
Lead the series against # 16 Jimenez/Rojas, Spain 1-0
7/12/18	Other	FISU World University Championship		Penninga/van Steenis	6	Jimenez/Rojas	16	21-18, 21-15	0:28
Lead the series against # 22 Stastny/Vala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/9/18	Other	FISU World University Championship	Pool F	Penninga/van Steenis	6	Stastny/Vala	22	21-13, 23-25, 15-9	0:52
Lead the series against # 27 Kitagawa/Kurokawa, Japan 1-0
7/9/18	Other	FISU World University Championship	Pool F	Penninga/van Steenis	6	Kitagawa/Kurokawa	27	21-18, 21-13	0:41