Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Sochi Open
May 3 - 8, 2016
(13) 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 Sochi Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open 12 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open 12 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open 13 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 16 17th 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 24 5th 480 US$17,000.00
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
Sochi Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/4/2016 Pool D Grant O'Gorman / Sam Pedlow, Canada (20) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:38
Thu, 5/5/2016 Pool D Aliaksandr Dziadkou / Aliaksandr Kavalenka, Belarus (29, Q8) Won 21-18, 28-26 0:44
Thu, 5/5/2016 Pool D Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (4) Lost 22-24, 21-17, 13-15 0:52
Fri, 5/6/2016 Winner 1 Rihards Finsters / Edgars Tocs, Latvia (26, Q5) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Fri, 5/6/2016 Winner 2 Michal Kadziola / Jakub Szalankiewicz, Poland (16) Won 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
Sat, 5/7/2016 Winner 3 Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (3) Lost 22-20, 14-21, 13-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 21-21 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 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 # 2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Krou/Rowlandson 12 21-11, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 3 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-4
5/7/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 3 Bourne/Hyden 3 Krou/Rowlandson 13 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
4/14/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Bourne/Hyden 5 Krou/Rowlandson 12 21-16, 21-19 0:35
11/13/15FIVBQatar Open Bronze Medal Bourne/Hyden 3 Krou/Rowlandson 6 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:50
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 # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Krou/Rowlandson 13 24-22, 17-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 6 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
Trail the series against # 7 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-4
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool D Fijalek/Prudel 4 Krou/Rowlandson 13 21-17, 21-15 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 9 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
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
Series tied with # 11 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 # 14 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
Lead the series against # 15 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 3-0
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Krou/Rowlandson 12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 13 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 0:52
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool A Krou/Rowlandson 16 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 17 18-21, 27-25, 15-9 1:09
11/12/15FIVBQatar Open Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
Series tied with # 16 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-1
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 19 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Winner 1 Krou/Rowlandson 6 Huber/Seidl 17 21-12, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 20 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 0-3
5/4/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D O'Gorman/Pedlow 20 Krou/Rowlandson 13 21-19, 21-18 0:38
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 # 21 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Krou/Rowlandson 12 Beeler/Strasser 21 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 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 # 26, Q5 Finsters/Tocs, Latvia 1-0
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 1 Krou/Rowlandson 13 Finsters/Tocs 26, Q5 21-12, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 1-0
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D Krou/Rowlandson 13 Dziadkou/Kavalenka 29, Q8 21-18, 28-26 0:44
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Basta/Kolaric, Serbia 1-0
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Krou/Rowlandson 12 Basta/Kolaric 28, Q13 21-16, 21-11 0:32
Trail the series against # Q1 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-2
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Kosiak/Rudol 21 Krou/Rowlandson 12 21-18, 21-8 0:30
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 2 Kosiak/Rudol 17 Krou/Rowlandson 4 21-17, 36-34 0:51
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 # Q9 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