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European Championship Tour
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
August 12 - 16, 2026

Yorick de Groot/Steven van de Velde, Netherlands

Yorick de Groot
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 2000 (25 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$234,640.96

Steven van de Velde
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 8, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

The Hague

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Chiang Mai 2023)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$231,424.68

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$9,000.00

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			0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad			0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	9	5th	760	US$9,000.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00

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
22	2	1	7	1	4	7	0	0	0	$142,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	34	0	1	1	4	11	2	6	4	0	$99,000.00
13	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	$32,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	1	0	2	0	7	8	5	2	0	$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	0	$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	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$19,750.00	Confederation Championship	8	0	0	2	0	1	4	1	0	0	$17,500.00
54	3	5	9	4	10	13	5	1	0	$225,025.00	Total	87	1	1	7	4	23	18	15	7	0	$221,550.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	4	1	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	4	1	80.0 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00
60	4	5	9	5	11	16	5	1	4	$225,025.00	Total	Total	97	1	1	8	4	23	22	18	9	11	$222,691.25

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

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	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Total	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

Head to Head Results
de Groot/van de Velde lead the series against the field 2-1 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Chouikh/Gardoque, France 1-0
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	de Groot/van de Velde	9	Chouikh/Gardoque	11	22-20, 21-18	0:35