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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 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Agadir, Morocco

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$154,118.60

Edouard Rowlandson
France

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 20, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Mauguio

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

89 kg (196 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$90,245.18

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	34	1	0	3	2	4	0	5	0	9	5	5	US$158,475.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
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

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	4	2	0	$92,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	18	1	0	3	1	1	0	3	0	4	3	0	$52,475.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00
Total	34	1	0	3	2	4	0	5	0	9	5	0	$158,475.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Youssef Krou												Edouard Rowlandson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$8,700.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
28	1	0	0	0	3	7	8	2	0	$79,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	20	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	4	0	$52,450.00
42	1	2	3	1	3	11	7	7	0	$55,737.50	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	1	0	3	1	1	4	4	5	0	$29,987.50
12	1	2	2	1	2	0	3	0	0	$10,400.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$4,050.00
86	3	4	5	2	8	18	21	9	1	$153,837.50	Total	49	2	0	3	2	4	7	11	9	0	$89,987.50

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
2014	FIVB	8	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	$34,000.00	25	10	71.4 %
2015	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	1	0	$59,000.00	17	16	51.5 %
2016	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	$25,500.00	12	12	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	20	1	0	3	1	2	0	2	0	5	3	3	$118,500.00	54	38	58.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Youssef Krou													Edouard Rowlandson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2012	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	$9,200.00
8	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	$17,000.00	2014	FIVB	8	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	3	$17,000.00
7	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	$29,500.00	2015	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	1	1	3	1	0	$29,500.00
5	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	$12,750.00	2016	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	$12,750.00
20	1	0	3	1	2	2	5	3	3	$59,250.00	Total	Total	29	1	0	3	1	2	3	7	6	6	$68,450.00

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	50	66.7%	11	14.7%	14	18.7%	61-14	81.3%	19	25.7%	11	14.9%	44	59.5%	19-55	25.7%	50-44	53.2%	30-25	54.5%	2	2	82-71	53.6%
2015-2016	24	60.0%	5	12.5%	11	27.5%	29-11	72.5%	14	26.4%	7	13.2%	32	60.4%	14-39	26.4%	24-32	42.9%	19-18	51.4%	2	0	45-50	47.4%
Against the Field	13	46.4%	6	21.4%	9	32.1%	19-9	67.9%	11	23.4%	5	10.6%	31	66.0%	11-36	23.4%	26-56	31.7%	34-28	54.8%	2	1	32-43	42.7%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	5	3	15	15	0	0	4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	26
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	2	24	22	0	0	16	8	1	4	3	1	1	0	48	37
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	5
Total	0	0	10	6	43	40	0	0	24	18	1	5	3	2	1	0	82	71

Head to Head Results
Krou/Rowlandson trail the series against the field 20-26 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 12 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 0-3
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	Krou/Rowlandson	32	21-17, 21-14	0:40
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool F	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	Krou/Rowlandson	11	21-12, 21-16	0:43
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow 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
8/28/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	14	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	3	By Forfeit
12/13/14	FIVB	Mangaung 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
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Patterson	6	Krou/Rowlandson	14	21-17, 21-16	0:32
9/24/14	FIVB	São 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
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec 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
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Krou/Rowlandson	24, Q3	21-16, 19-21, 18-16	0:54
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
11/13/15	FIVB	Qatar 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
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool H	Saxton/Schalk	8	Krou/Rowlandson	24	21-17, 23-25, 15-13	0:52
2/25/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	14	Saxton/Schalk	3	21-16, 21-16	0:35
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands 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
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio 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
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands 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
9/25/14	FIVB	São 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
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool G	Krou/Rowlandson	7	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	By Forfeit
4/25/15	FIVB	Fuzhou 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
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow 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
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	15	Krou/Rowlandson	24	21-17, 21-13	0:39
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Krou/Rowlandson	18	21-18, 21-19	0:42
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	19	Fijalek/Prudel	3	19-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:50
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt 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
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Krou/Rowlandson	11	21-15, 21-15	0:40
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger 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
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool B	Binstock/Schachter	15	Krou/Rowlandson	18	21-18, 22-20	0:39
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou 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
11/12/15	FIVB	Qatar 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
3/11/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 2	Krou/Rowlandson	24	Grimalt/Grimalt	22	13-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:45
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Grimalt/Grimalt	19	Krou/Rowlandson	14	21-19, 21-16	0:35
6/11/14	FIVB	Moscow 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
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger 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
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio 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
11/11/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool F	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	11	Krou/Rowlandson	6	24-22, 29-27	0:50
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen 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
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen 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
6/17/15	FIVB	St. 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
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool C	O'Gorman/Pedlow	19	Krou/Rowlandson	14	19-21, 28-26, 15-8	0:54
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto 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
2/17/16	FIVB	Kish 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
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	3	Daguerre/Salvetti	19, Q1	21-12, 21-12	0:40
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen 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
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	14	Eglseer/Mullner	30, Q19	21-12, 21-17	0:32
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung 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
7/30/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Krou/Rowlandson	31, Q21	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	Q12	21-14, 17-21, 15-7	0:43