Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(24) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 14 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 2/15-19/2016 Kish Island Open 4 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/8-13/2015 Qatar Open 6 4th 350 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 7 25th 120 US$800.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 14 17th 240 US$7,000.00
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
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool H Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (9) Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:48
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool H Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (8) Lost 17-21, 25-23, 13-15 0:52
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool H Theo Brunner / Sean Rosenthal, United States (25) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
Fri, 3/11/2016 Winner 2 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (22) Won 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:45
Sat, 3/12/2016 Winner 3 Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (15) Lost 17-21, 13-21 0:39
Head to Head Results
Krou/Rowlandson trail the series against the field 20-26 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 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
Series tied with # 2 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 # 3 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 # 4 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
Trail the series against # 5 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 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
11/13/15FIVBQatar Open Semi-Finals Dalhausser/Lucena 1 Krou/Rowlandson 6 15-21, 21-16, 15-7 0:44
Trail the series against # 8 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-2
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Saxton/Schalk 8 Krou/Rowlandson 24 21-17, 23-25, 15-13 0:52
2/25/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 14 Saxton/Schalk 3 21-16, 21-16 0:35
6/28/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Saxton/Schalk 17 Krou/Rowlandson 32 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Krou/Rowlandson 24 Doppler/Horst 9 16-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:48
Trail the series against # 10 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
Lead the series against # 11 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
Series tied with # 13 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-1
10/8/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool G Krou/Rowlandson 7 Bockermann/Fluggen 10 By Forfeit  
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 13 Krou/Rowlandson 9 29-27, 21-18 0:47
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-3
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 15 Krou/Rowlandson 24 21-17, 21-13 0:39
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
Series tied with # 16 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 # 19 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
Lead the series against # 20 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-0
11/12/15FIVBQatar Open Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
Trail the series against # 22 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-2
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 24 Grimalt/Grimalt 22 13-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:45
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
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 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 # 25 Brunner/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Krou/Rowlandson 24 Brunner/Rosenthal 25 20-22, 21-19, 15-12 0:56
Series tied with # 28, Q9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-1
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Pool F Giginoglu/Gogtepe 11 Krou/Rowlandson 6 24-22, 29-27 0:50
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Krou/Rowlandson 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 2 21-12, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # 31, Q21 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-0
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Krou/Rowlandson 5 Barsuk/Liamin 20 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00
Lead the series against # Q5 Doherty/Mayer, United States 1-0
6/17/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Krou/Rowlandson 11 Doherty/Mayer 22, Q1 17-21, 23-21, 15-10 0:58
Trail the series against # Q8 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 0-2
2/24/16FIVBMaceió Open Pool C O'Gorman/Pedlow 19 Krou/Rowlandson 14 19-21, 28-26, 15-8 0:54
10/7/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool G O'Gorman/Pedlow 23, Q5 Krou/Rowlandson 7 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # Q10 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool D Krou/Rowlandson 4 Fuchs/Windscheif 13 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Lead the series against # Q23 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 # Q25 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 # Q28 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q12 21-14, 17-21, 15-7 0:43