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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 10,000 2022 VW Beach Pro Tour Futures - The Hague
December 28 - 30, 2022

(10) Simon Kulzer/Bennet Poniewaz, Germany

Simon Kulzer
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 17, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Munich

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Visakhapatnam 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$6,618.50

Bennet Poniewaz
Germany

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ostercappeln

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Cervia 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$19,209.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	US$1,618.84

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

The Hague Futures Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 12/29/2022	Pool B	Quinten Groenewold / Sam van Der Loo, Netherlands (7)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:40
Thu, 12/29/2022	Pool B	Denys Denysenko / Vladyslav Iemelianchyk, Ukraine (2)	Won 23-21, 21-19	0:58
Thu, 12/29/2022	Winner 1	Dirk Boehle / Mees Sengers, Netherlands (4)	Lost 15-21, 12-21	0:31

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	$1,600.00
Total	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	$1,600.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Simon Kulzer												Bennet Poniewaz
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$2,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$7,500.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7	0	$9,775.00
23	1	0	1	2	3	11	1	0	0	$3,150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	0	1	1	1	3	4	0	0	0	$1,700.00
											U23 World Championships	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
32	1	0	1	2	3	12	2	3	0	$6,150.00	Total	36	0	1	2	2	6	6	1	9	0	$18,975.00

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
2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2	2	50.0 %
2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$200.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$300.00	3	4	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Simon Kulzer													Bennet Poniewaz
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	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2014	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	$4,175.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$400.00
											2016	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	3	$10,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
											2017	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	$2,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	2	$1,550.00	2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
6	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	$700.00	2019	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$100.00	2020	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00	2021	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	$2,850.00	2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
24	1	0	0	1	1	10	1	2	8	$5,300.00	Total	Total	28	0	0	1	1	4	5	1	8	8	$17,825.00

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	12	70.6%	1	5.9%	4	23.5%	13-4	76.5%	2	22.2%	2	22.2%	5	55.6%	2-7	22.2%	12-5	70.6%	3-6	33.3%	0	0	15-11	57.7%
2021-2022	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	0-0		0	0	1-2	33.3%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-0		0	0	1-2	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	0	7	5	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	14	10
Total	0	0	5	1	7	5	0	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	15	11

Head to Head Results
Kulzer/Poniewaz trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Denysenko/Iemelianchyk, Ukraine 1-0
12/29/22	FIVB	The Hague Futures	Pool B	Kulzer/Poniewaz	10	Denysenko/Iemelianchyk	2	23-21, 21-19	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Boehle/Sengers, Netherlands 0-1
12/29/22	FIVB	The Hague Futures	Winner 1	Boehle/Sengers	4	Kulzer/Poniewaz	10	21-15, 21-12	0:31
Trail the series against # 7 Groenewold/van Der Loo, Netherlands 0-1
12/29/22	FIVB	The Hague Futures	Pool B	Groenewold/van Der Loo	7	Kulzer/Poniewaz	10	21-19, 21-18	0:40