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CEV Under Age
CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship
June 16 - 19, 2016

(10) Mees Blom/Ruben Penninga, Netherlands

Mees Blom
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 5, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tuitjenhorn (Noord-Holland)

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Weight:

84 kg (185 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Ljubljana 2019)

Career CEV Under Age Best:

4th (Vulcano 2017)

Career Winnings:

US$3,238.09

Ruben Penninga
Netherlands

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 11, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Arnhem (Gelderland)

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career CEV Under Age Best:

4th (Kristiansand 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$67,238.66

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	1	US$1,313.18
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	US$1,313.18

Previous Antalya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2016	Did not play	Sven Vismans - 41st

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/16/2016	Pool G	Harry Jones / Ryan Poole, England (23)	Won 21-15, 23-21	0:42
Fri, 6/17/2016	Pool G	Petr Bakhnar / Dmitrii Odintsov, Russia (26)	Won 17-21, 26-24, 15-11	0:51
Fri, 6/17/2016	Pool G	Audrius Knasas / Aurimas Mazuras, Lithuania (7)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:33
Sat, 6/18/2016	Winner 2	Janis Gysin / Yves Roth, Switzerland (28)	Won 21-13, 21-11	0:27
Sat, 6/18/2016	Winner 3	Anders Mol / Aleksander Sorum, Norway (2)	Lost 21-16, 17-21, 9-15	0:51
Sun, 6/19/2016	Contender 1	Javier Huerta / Oscar Jimenez, Spain (15)	Lost 14-21, 25-23, 10-15	0:49
Sun, 6/19/2016		Maciej Kaszewiak / Mateusz Paszkowski, Poland (16)	Won 21-19, 21-13	0:32

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$1,300.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	$1,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mees Blom												Ruben Penninga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$5,900.00
											Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	15	0	0	0	0	1	6	5	2	0	$24,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	1	1	0	3	5	4	3	0	$26,500.00
14	0	0	1	0	2	4	4	1	0	$1,375.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	21	0	1	1	1	4	9	1	1	0	$6,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U17 World Championships
											Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,250.00
19	0	0	1	0	3	5	5	2	0	$2,875.00	Total	65	0	2	2	1	8	22	13	6	0	$64,900.00

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
2016	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mees Blom													Ruben Penninga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
											2014	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2015	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$0.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	$0.00

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	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-0	100.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
2015-2016	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	4-0	100.0%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	8-0	100.0%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	2	3	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	9

Head to Head Results
Blom/Penninga lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-1
6/18/16	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	2	Blom/Penninga	10	16-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:51
Lead the series against # 7 Knasas/Mazuras, Lithuania 1-0
6/17/16	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Pool G	Blom/Penninga	10	Knasas/Mazuras	7	22-20, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 15 Huerta/Jimenez, Spain 0-1
6/19/16	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Contender 1	Huerta/Jimenez	15	Blom/Penninga	10	21-14, 23-25, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # 16 Kaszewiak/Paszkowski, Poland 1-0
6/19/16	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship		Blom/Penninga	10	Kaszewiak/Paszkowski	16	21-19, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 23 Jones/Poole, England 1-0
6/16/16	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Pool G	Blom/Penninga	10	Jones/Poole	23	21-15, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # 26 Bakhnar/Odintsov, Russia 1-0
6/17/16	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Pool G	Blom/Penninga	10	Bakhnar/Odintsov	26	17-21, 26-24, 15-11	0:51
Lead the series against # 28 Gysin/Roth, Switzerland 1-0
6/18/16	CEV Under Age	CEV U20 Beach Volleyball European Championship	Winner 2	Blom/Penninga	10	Gysin/Roth	28	21-13, 21-11	0:27