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CEV Under Age
CEV U18 European Championships
September 16 - 20, 2026

(8) Jara Both/Matilda de Groot, Netherlands

Jara Both
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 2009 (17 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (CEV Under Age Izmir 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$550.69

Matilda de Groot
Netherlands

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 2009 (17 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (CEV Under Age Izmir 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$550.69

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV Under Age	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$0.00
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$869.18
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	5	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	US$869.18

Previous Izmir Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/27-30/2026	Futures Brno	9	5th	240	€ 450.00
FIVB Age Group WC	7/8-12/2026	U18 World Championships	1	3rd	256	US$0.00
FIVB	5/21-24/2026	BPT Futures Apeldoorn	13	9th	180	€ 300.00

CEV U18 European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/17/2026	Pool H	Porbjorg Emilsdottir / Anika Gautadottir, Iceland (25)	Won 21-13, 21-11	0:27
Thu, 9/17/2026	Pool H	Tonka Biuk / Lana Drvis, Croatia (24)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:27
Fri, 9/18/2026	Pool H	Mariia Shkurat / Marharyta Vapniar, Ukraine (9)	Won 21-11, 21-16	0:29
Sat, 9/19/2026	Winner 2	Zuzanna Legien / Hanna Lesniewicz, Poland (11)	Won 21-7, 21-15	0:27
Sat, 9/19/2026	Winner 3	Agata Michalkeviciute / Beatrice Michalkeviciute, Lithuania (16)	Won 21-13, 21-12	0:28
Sun, 9/20/2026	Semi-Finals	Sandra Otte / Anna-Chiara Reformat, Germany (2)	Won 21-14, 14-21, 15-10	0:38
Sun, 9/20/2026	Gold Medal	Mariia Shkurat / Marharyta Vapniar, Ukraine (9)	Won 21-19, 21-14	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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jara Both												Matilda de Groot
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$375.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$375.00
2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$375.00	Total	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$375.00

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
2025	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	3	4	42.9 %
2026	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	2	75.0 %
2026	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	7	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	2	75.0 %
Total	CEV Under Age	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	9	3	75.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jara Both													Matilda de Groot
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00	2025	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$375.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$375.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	$375.00	Total	Total	5	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$375.00

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	8	80.0%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	9-1	90.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-2	80.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	9-3	75.0%
2025-2026	8	80.0%	1	10.0%	1	10.0%	9-1	90.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	8-2	80.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	9-3	75.0%
Against the Field	6	85.7%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	0		0		0		0-0		12-0	100.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	7-0	100.0%

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	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	2
Total	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	9	6

Head to Head Results
Both/de Groot lead the series against the field 10-0 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Otte/Reformat, Germany 1-0
9/20/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Semi-Finals	Both/de Groot	8	Otte/Reformat	2	21-14, 14-21, 15-10	0:38
Lead the series against # 3 Charissaki/Fragkioudaki, Greece 1-0
7/11/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 1	Both/de Groot	1	Charissaki/Fragkioudaki	22	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 5 Vervloet/Waegeneers, Belgium 1-0
7/11/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 3	Both/de Groot	1	Vervloet/Waegeneers	3	21-16, 21-18	0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Shkurat/Vapniar, Ukraine 2-0
9/20/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Gold Medal	Both/de Groot	8	Shkurat/Vapniar	9	21-19, 21-14	0:32
9/18/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Pool H	Both/de Groot	8	Shkurat/Vapniar	9	21-11, 21-16	0:29
Lead the series against # 10 Krieva/Zakite, Latvia 1-0
7/11/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 2	Both/de Groot	1	Krieva/Zakite	26, Q6	21-15, 22-20	0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Legien/Lesniewicz, Poland 1-0
9/19/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Winner 2	Both/de Groot	8	Legien/Lesniewicz	11	21-7, 21-15	0:27
Lead the series against # 16 Michalkeviciute/Michalkeviciute, Lithuania 1-0
9/19/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Winner 3	Both/de Groot	8	Michalkeviciute/Michalkeviciute	16	21-13, 21-12	0:28
Lead the series against # 24 Biuk/Drvis, Croatia 1-0
9/17/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Pool H	Both/de Groot	8	Biuk/Drvis	24	21-12, 21-15	0:27
Lead the series against # 25 Emilsdottir/Gautadottir, Iceland 1-0
9/17/26	CEV Under Age	CEV U18 European Championships	Pool H	Both/de Groot	8	Emilsdottir/Gautadottir	25	21-13, 21-11	0:27