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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
August 12 - 16, 2026

(9) Yorick de Groot/Steven van de Velde, Netherlands

Yorick de Groot
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sliedrecht

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$245,677.96

Steven van de Velde
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 8, 1994 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

The Hague

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Chiang Mai 2023)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$242,461.68

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,400.00
FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$25,200.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	US$29,600.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2024	Stefan Boermans - 3rd	Matthew Immers - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/5-9/2026	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	10	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	7	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	9	5th	760	US$9,000.00

CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/12/2026	Pool H	Jonas Sagstetter / Sven Winter, Germany (24)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:33
Thu, 8/13/2026	Pool H	Tim Berger / Timo Hammarberg, Austria (8)	Lost 17-21, 12-21	0:32
Thu, 8/13/2026	Winner 1	Leo Dillier / Luc Fluckiger, Switzerland (26)	Won 21-17, 21-10	0:32
Fri, 8/14/2026	Winner 2	Stefan Boermans / Alexander Brouwer, Netherlands (6)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:30
Sat, 8/15/2026	Winner 3	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (3)	Lost 19-21, 20-22	0:40

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,200.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
Total	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$29,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Yorick de Groot												Steven van de Velde
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	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$17,500.00	World Tour Finals	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$34,750.00
24	2	1	7	2	4	8	0	0	0	$150,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	0	1	1	5	11	3	6	4	5	$107,100.00
13	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	$32,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	1	0	2	0	7	8	5	2	5	$52,650.00
9	0	0	1	0	2	3	3	0	0	$775.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	$5,150.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
5	0	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$21,750.00	Confederation Championship	9	0	0	2	0	2	4	1	0	0	$19,500.00
57	3	5	9	5	11	14	5	1	4	$235,125.00	Total	90	1	1	7	5	24	19	15	7	11	$231,650.00

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
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,200.00	9	6	60.0 %
2026	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,200.00	9	6	60.0 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	3	2	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Yorick de Groot													Steven van de Velde
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	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$3,900.00
											2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$250.00
											2013	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$56.25
											2014	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$4,500.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
											2014	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$500.00
											2014	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$3,500.00
											2015	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2017	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$260.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	CEV Under Age
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	3	2	$7,150.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
											2018	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
											2018	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	CEV Under Age
7	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$2,225.00	2019	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	4	$21,000.00
											2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	CEV Under Age
											2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,500.00
											2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
8	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	$19,050.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	$42,500.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$7,250.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	$16,375.00
											2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
8	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	$37,500.00	2023	FIVB	11	1	0	0	1	2	2	5	0	0	$21,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
10	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	$66,500.00	2024	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	0	$44,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
8	1	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	$68,250.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	$31,250.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2025	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$12,600.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$12,600.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2026	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
63	4	5	9	6	12	17	5	1	4	$235,125.00	Total	Total	100	1	1	8	5	24	23	18	9	11	$232,791.25

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	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
2025-2026	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%
Against the Field	3	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-0	0	0	3-2	60.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	6
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	0	0	8	3	0	0	4	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	12	8

Head to Head Results
de Groot/van de Velde lead the series against the field 7-6 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 1-0
5/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool D	de Groot/van de Velde	9	Andersson/Nilsson	4	21-13, 21-17	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 2	Ahman/Hellvig	1	de Groot/van de Velde	9	13-21, 21-19, 15-6	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
8/15/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	3	de Groot/van de Velde	9	21-19, 22-20	0:40
8/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	3	de Groot/van de Velde	10	16-21, 24-22, 19-17	0:58
Trail the series against # 4 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 0-1
8/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Bronze Medal	Fokerots/Plavins	5	de Groot/van de Velde	10	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 6 Boermans/Brouwer, Netherlands 2-0
8/14/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Winner 2	de Groot/van de Velde	9	Boermans/Brouwer	6	21-12, 21-14	0:30
8/7/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Pool B	de Groot/van de Velde	10	Boermans/Brouwer	2	21-11, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 8 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 0-1
8/13/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Pool H	Berger/Hammarberg	8	de Groot/van de Velde	9	21-17, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 12 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 0-1
7/3/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 1	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	4	de Groot/van de Velde	7	25-23, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 14 Chouikh/Gardoque, France 2-0
8/8/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	de Groot/van de Velde	10	Chouikh/Gardoque	6	21-13, 21-18	0:32
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	de Groot/van de Velde	9	Chouikh/Gardoque	11	22-20, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 24 Sagstetter/Winter, Germany 1-0
8/12/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Pool H	de Groot/van de Velde	9	Sagstetter/Winter	24	21-14, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 26 Dillier/Fluckiger, Switzerland 1-0
8/13/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Winner 1	de Groot/van de Velde	9	Dillier/Fluckiger	26	21-17, 21-10	0:32