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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024
August 14 - 18, 2024

(30) Thijmen Heemskerk/Ruben Penninga, Netherlands

Thijmen Heemskerk
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 24, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (2 times)

Career CEV Best:

17th (The Hague 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$1,468.50

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 Best:

9th (Düsseldorf 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$67,238.66

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$1,170.20
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$544.86
Overall	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	US$1,715.06

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2017	Did not play	Mees Blom - 25th
FIVB 2018	Did not play	Tom van Steenis - 33rd
FIVB 2019	Did not play	Jasper Bouter - 9th
FIVB 2022	Mick Toet - 13th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/1-4/2024	Futures Brussels	16, Q6	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	7/18-21/2024	Futures Leuven	13, Q6	9th	180	€ 200.00

CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/14/2024	Pool C	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (3)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:38
Thu, 8/15/2024	Pool C	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (14)	Won 21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:48
Thu, 8/15/2024	Pool C	Jan Dumek / Tomas Semerad, Czech Republic (19)	Lost 21-16, 19-21, 13-15	0:52
Fri, 8/16/2024	Winner 1	Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (5)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:34

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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Thijmen Heemskerk												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
											Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	1	1	0	3	5	4	3	0	$26,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	0	0	$500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	21	0	1	1	1	4	9	1	1	0	$6,250.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$2,250.00
10	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	0	0	$1,000.00	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
2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00	7	4	63.6 %
2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00	7	4	63.6 %
Total	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Thijmen Heemskerk													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
											2014	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	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
											2016	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$500.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2017	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	3	$1,650.00
											2018	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$125.00
											2019	FIVB	10	0	0	1	1	1	3	1	1	2	$5,000.00
											2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00	2021	FIVB	5	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	$2,850.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$50.00	2022	FIVB	12	0	0	1	0	2	5	4	0	0	$23,875.00
											2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	$1,250.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00	2024	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
8	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	$950.00	Total	Total	59	0	1	2	2	8	18	15	3	10	$38,500.00

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	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%
2023-2024	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Total	0	0	4	0	3	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7

Head to Head Results
Heemskerk/Penninga trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-1
8/14/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Pool C	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Heemskerk/Penninga	30	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-1
8/16/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Winner 1	Boermans/de Groot	5	Heemskerk/Penninga	30	21-14, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
8/15/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Pool C	Heemskerk/Penninga	30	Berntsen/Mol	14	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 19 Dumek/Semerad, Czech Republic 0-1
8/15/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Pool C	Dumek/Semerad	19	Heemskerk/Penninga	30	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52