Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam
August 25 - 30, 2015
(14) Youssef Krou/Edouard Rowlandson, France
 
Youssef Krou
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Agadir, Morocco
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$154,118.60
Edouard Rowlandson
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 20, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Mauguio
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 49
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$90,245.18
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB3410324050955 US$158,475.00
Previous Olsztyn Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 32 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 11 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 18 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 19 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 18 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/21-25/2015 Fuzhou Open 9 3rd 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 3 3rd 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/4-8/2014 Doha Open 5 3rd 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2014 Xiamen Open 5 1st 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 24, Q3 17th 240 US$7,000.00
Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/27/2015 Pool C Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (19) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:35
Thu, 8/27/2015 Pool C Peter Eglseer / Daniel Mullner, Austria (30, Q19) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:32
Fri, 8/28/2015 Pool C Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (3) Won By Forfeit  
Sat, 8/29/2015 Winner 1 Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Krou/Rowlandson trail the series against the field 19-24 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 13 Series, 5 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Cerutti/Schmidt 3 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-17, 21-14 0:40
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Cerutti/Schmidt 6 Krou/Rowlandson 11 21-12, 21-16 0:43
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Cerutti/Schmidt 2 Krou/Rowlandson 18 21-18, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Goncalves/Solberg 9 Krou/Rowlandson 19 13-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Series tied with # 3 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 14 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 By Forfeit  
12/13/14FIVBMangaung Open Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Krou/Rowlandson 3 21-15, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-2
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Krou/Rowlandson 24, Q3 21-16, 19-21, 18-16 0:54
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 18 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Trail the series against # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-2
8/29/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Winner 1 Gibb/Patterson 6 Krou/Rowlandson 14 21-17, 21-16 0:32
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Gibb/Patterson 9 Krou/Rowlandson 24, Q3 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-2
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 2 Krou/Rowlandson 18 21-18, 21-19 0:42
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 19 Fijalek/Prudel 3 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 2 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-1
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Saxton/Schalk 17 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 12 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Krou/Rowlandson 24, Q3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:51
Trail the series against # 13 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Erdmann/Matysik 8 Krou/Rowlandson 32 24-26, 21-15, 16-14 1:09
Series tied with # 15 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Krou/Rowlandson 11 21-15, 21-15 0:40
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 18 Lupo/Nicolai 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # 16 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-1
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Binstock/Schachter 15 Krou/Rowlandson 18 21-18, 22-20 0:39
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Krou/Rowlandson 9 Binstock/Schachter 4 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Series tied with # 17 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-1
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool B Krou/Rowlandson 18 Bourne/Hyden 15 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 0:48
7/15/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bourne/Hyden 15, Q2 Krou/Rowlandson Q18 21-16, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 18 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
5/28/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Carambula/Ranghieri 31, Q27 Krou/Rowlandson 18 19-21, 24-22, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-2
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Grimalt/Grimalt 19 Krou/Rowlandson 14 21-19, 21-16 0:35
6/11/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Grimalt/Grimalt 26, Q5 Krou/Rowlandson Q21 12-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q4 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Krou/Rowlandson 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 2 21-12, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 24, Q5 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 1-0
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Krou/Rowlandson 18 Kapa/McHugh 28, Q7 17-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 26 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 27 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-1
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 3 Kantor/Losiak 25, Q3 Krou/Rowlandson 18 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 29, Q16 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 2-0
12/10/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 3 Daguerre/Salvetti 19, Q1 21-12, 21-12 0:40
10/8/14FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Krou/Rowlandson 5 Daguerre/Salvetti 21, Q4 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 30, Q19 Eglseer/Mullner, Austria 2-0
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 14 Eglseer/Mullner 30, Q19 21-12, 21-17 0:32
12/11/14FIVBMangaung Open Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 3 Eglseer/Mullner 14 19-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:48
Lead the series against # 32, Q25 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 1-0
7/15/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Krou/Rowlandson Q18 Petutschnig/Winter Q15 21-15, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # Q6 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 13 Krou/Rowlandson 9 29-27, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # Q9 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Krou/Rowlandson 24, Q3 Kosiak/Rudol 25, Q4 21-18, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q10 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
11/7/14FIVBDoha Open Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 5 Garcia/Marco 10 21-10, 21-17 0:32
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Gold Medal Krou/Rowlandson 5 Garcia/Marco 16 22-20, 19-21, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # Q11 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 19 Eithun/Horrem 30, Q13 21-19, 21-11 0:35
Trail the series against # Q14 Holler/Schroder, Germany 0-1
11/8/14FIVBDoha Open Semi-Finals Holler/Schroder 14 Krou/Rowlandson 5 21-17, 21-13 0:34
Lead the series against # Q17 Retterholt/Usken, Norway 1-0
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool B Krou/Rowlandson 18 Retterholt/Usken 31 21-14, 21-10 0:32
Series tied with # Q26 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-1
4/22/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool H Kissling/Kovatsch 24, Q10 Krou/Rowlandson 9 21-13, 21-15 0:35
11/5/14FIVBDoha Open Pool E Krou/Rowlandson 5 Kissling/Kovatsch 28 21-14, 21-23, 15-13 0:53