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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(15) 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:

Tournaments:

104

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$170,329.00

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$101,470.02

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
CEV	6	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	US$16,658.84
CEV C&S	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	US$498.76
FIVB	34	1	0	3	2	4	0	5	0	9	5	5	US$158,475.00
Overall	42	1	2	3	2	6	0	5	2	10	6	5	US$175,632.60

Previous Biel Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Edouard Rowlandson - 5th	Youssef Krou - 5th
2015	Romain Di Giantommaso - 9th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	22, Q1	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	11	17th	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2016	Sochi Open	13	5th	300	US$3,375.00
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
CEV	9/18-20/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters	5	13th	144	€ 500.00
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

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool B	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (18)	Won 21-17, 16-21, 16-14	0:47
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool B	Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (31)	Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-4	0:45
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool B	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2)	Lost 21-19, 14-21, 11-15	0:47
Fri, 6/3/2016	Winner 1	Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (10)	Lost 13-7 Retired	0:07

Head to Head Results
Krou/Rowlandson trail the series against the field 27-29 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
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
9/14/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Gold Medal	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	2	Krou/Rowlandson	9	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-4
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Krou/Rowlandson	15	19-21, 21-14, 15-11	0:47
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Krou/Rowlandson	22, Q1	21-17, 21-15	0:34
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
Series tied with # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
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
8/8/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Pool D	Doppler/Horst	5	Krou/Rowlandson	13, Q5	21-18, 21-14	0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
5/5/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Krou/Rowlandson	13	24-22, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Krou/Rowlandson	12	21-11, 21-14	0:29
Series tied with # 6 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
Trail the series against # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-2
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kantor/Losiak	17	Krou/Rowlandson	22, Q1	21-18, 21-13	0:33
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 3	Kantor/Losiak	25, Q3	Krou/Rowlandson	18	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:48
Series tied with # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Krasilnikov/Semenov	10	Krou/Rowlandson	15	13-7 Retired	0:07
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 # 11 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 # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-4
5/13/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool F	Krou/Rowlandson	11	Fijalek/Prudel	6	16-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
4/6/16	FIVB	Qatar Open	Pool D	Fijalek/Prudel	4	Krou/Rowlandson	13	21-17, 21-15	0:37
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
5/24/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Semi-Finals	Krou/Rowlandson	4	Fijalek/Prudel	1	21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Krou/Rowlandson	31, Q21	21-13, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 4-1
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Krou/Rowlandson	12	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	21-15, 17-21, 15-7	0:52
3/16/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool A	Krou/Rowlandson	16	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	17	18-21, 27-25, 15-9	1:09
11/12/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 2	Krou/Rowlandson	6	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	4	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:52
5/24/15	CEV	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters	Gold Medal	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	11	Krou/Rowlandson	4	21-15, 21-17	0:39
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Winner 1	Krou/Rowlandson	13, Q5	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	8	21-18, 18-21, 19-17	0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-3
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	14	Krou/Rowlandson	11	21-19, 21-18	0:36
5/6/16	FIVB	Sochi Open	Winner 2	Krou/Rowlandson	13	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:48
8/9/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters	Winner 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	2	Krou/Rowlandson	13, Q5	21-10, 21-19	0:15
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	Krou/Rowlandson	31, Q21	21-17, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 16 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 # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
11/11/15	FIVB	Qatar Open	Winner 1	Krou/Rowlandson	6	Huber/Seidl	17	21-12, 21-17	0:31
7/3/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters	Pool A	Krou/Rowlandson	17, Q6	Huber/Seidl	1	21-17, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Krou/Rowlandson	15	Plavins/Regza	18	21-17, 16-21, 16-14	0:47
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Krou/Rowlandson	22, Q1	Plavins/Regza	27, Q9	21-15, 23-21	0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-1
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
9/14/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters	Semi-Finals	Krou/Rowlandson	9	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	12, Q1	14-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:59
Lead the series against # 22 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
Trail the series against # 24 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-2
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool E	Kosiak/Rudol	21	Krou/Rowlandson	12	21-18, 21-8	0:30
2/18/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Winner 2	Kosiak/Rudol	17	Krou/Rowlandson	4	21-17, 36-34	0:51
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool H	Krou/Rowlandson	24, Q3	Kosiak/Rudol	25, Q4	21-18, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Kvamsdal/Sorum, Norway 1-0
4/13/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool E	Krou/Rowlandson	12	Kvamsdal/Sorum	28, Q7	23-21, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 28 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 2-0
5/24/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Krou/Rowlandson	22, Q1	Beeler/Strasser	Q16	21-19, 21-18	0:31
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Krou/Rowlandson	12	Beeler/Strasser	21	21-19, 21-19	0:37
Series tied with # 29 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool F	Eithun/Horrem	22, Q3	Krou/Rowlandson	11	21-15, 21-14	0:35
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Krou/Rowlandson	19	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	21-19, 21-11	0:35
Lead the series against # 31 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Krou/Rowlandson	15	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	31	21-18, 17-21, 15-4	0:45
Trail the series against # 32 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-2
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Barsuk/Liamin	24, Q5	Krou/Rowlandson	12	21-17, 21-18	0:34
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool A	Barsuk/Liamin	32, Q13	Krou/Rowlandson	16	21-18, 21-18	0:35
10/11/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Semi-Finals	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Barsuk/Liamin	20	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	1:00