Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$580,000 ConocoPhillips Grand Slam
June 28 - July 2, 2006
(27, Q4) Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands
 
Jochem De Gruijter
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 18, 1978 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Leidschendam
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 68
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)
Career Winnings: US$115,750.00
Gijs Ronnes
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1977 (47 yrs old)
Home Town: Boxmeer
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S Le Lavandou 2004)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (St. Petersburg 2006)
Career Winnings: US$118,270.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB630011225911131081 US$219,400.00
FIVB C&S21010000000000 US$3,200.00
Overall651021225911131081 US$222,600.00
Previous Stavanger Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2001 Did not play Max Backer - 57th
2002 Did not play Max Backer - 57th
2003 Gijs Ronnes - 57th Jochem De Gruijter - 57th
2004 Gijs Ronnes - 41st Jochem De Gruijter - 41st
2005 Gijs Ronnes - 5th Jochem De Gruijter - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 16 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 22 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 23 13th 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 10/12-16/2005 Argentina Satellite 3 3rd 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 14 25th 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 6 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 16 25th 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 19 13th 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 13 17th 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 13 9th 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 20 5th 336 US$13,750.00
Norway Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/28/2006 Qualifier 2 Kim Hellum / Jarle Huseby, Norway (Q29) Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:51
Wed, 6/28/2006 Qualifier 3 Daniel Krug / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (Q20) Won 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:54
Thu, 6/29/2006 Pool F Kristjan Kais / Rivo Vesik, Estonia (6) Lost 13-21, 12-21 0:33
Fri, 6/30/2006 Pool F David Klemperer / Kjell Schneider, Germany (11) Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:02
Fri, 6/30/2006 Pool F Vegard Hoidalen / Terje Oevergaard, Norway (22) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:38
Sat, 7/1/2006 Winner 1 Iver Horrem / Bard-Inge Pettersen, Norway (9) Lost 16-21, 16-21 0:44
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 13-27 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 16 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-3
11/25/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 21-13 0:28
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-15, 21-13 0:40
7/31/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 6 Rego/Santos 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # 2 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-2
6/23/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 21-14, 21-13 0:49
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 2 Araujo/Magalhaes 7, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-18, 21-14 0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Marques, Brazil 0-1
7/2/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 6 Insfran/Marques 3, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-15, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Schacht/Slack, Australia 0-1
8/4/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Schacht/Slack 17, Q1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 24-22, 17-21, 15-11 1:06
Trail the series against # 6 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-13, 21-12 0:33
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 Kais/Vesik 13 By Forfeit  
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-18, 19-21, 19-17 0:59
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Trail the series against # 7 Egger/Laciga, Switzerland 0-1
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 3 Egger/Laciga 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 21-9, 21-17 0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-4
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 23-25, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-15, 19-21, 15-7 0:55
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-17, 21-13 0:37
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Heuscher/Kobel 1 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:04
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Trail the series against # 9 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-2
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Horrem/Pettersen 18 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 21-10, 21-16 0:37
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Horrem/Pettersen 16 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Klemperer/Schneider 11 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 13 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 0-1
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 18 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-16, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # 19 Arkaev/Barsuk, Russia 0-2
9/23/04FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Arkaev/Barsuk 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21 21-16, 21-14 0:34
5/27/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Qualifier 2 Arkaev/Barsuk Q12 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q21 21-19, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 20 Heyer/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Heyer/Laciga 6 21-18, 22-20 0:40
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 3 Heyer/Laciga 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 21-16, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Hoidalen/Oevergaard, Norway 1-0
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Hoidalen/Oevergaard 22 21-11, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 23 Amore/Fenili, Italy 0-1
8/25/05FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Amore/Fenili 27, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 6 25-23, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 0-1
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Trail the series against # 30, Q10 Berg/Svensson, Sweden 0-1
11/24/05FIVBSouth Africa Open Pool A Berg/Svensson 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 13-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:56
Lead the series against Gscheidle/Schnider, Switzerland 2-0
10/16/05FIVB C&SArgentina Satellite Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 3 Gscheidle/Schnider 4 21-19, 22-20 0:43
6/17/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Gscheidle/Schnider 31 21-18, 22-20 0:39
Trail the series against # Q6 Gosch/Strauss, Austria 0-1
8/5/05FIVBAustria Grand Slam Contender 1 Gosch/Strauss 32 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-18, 21-6 0:36
Lead the series against # Q7 Lochhead/Pitman, New Zealand 1-0
7/28/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Lochhead/Pitman Q14 21-17, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # Q8 Asahi/Watanabe, Japan 1-0
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 Asahi/Watanabe 24, Q5 27-25, 14-21, 17-15 0:58
Lead the series against # Q20 Krug/Urbatzka, Germany 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Krug/Urbatzka Q20 19-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # Q26 Correa/Ruiz Nunez, Spain 0-1
9/1/05FIVBGreece Open Contender 1 Correa/Ruiz Nunez 30, Q16 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 22-20, 16-21, 15-13 0:56
Trail the series against # Q28 Goranson/Goranson, Norway 0-1
7/24/03FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 2 Goranson/Goranson 30, Q16 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q17 21-15, 20-22, 16-14 0:55
Lead the series against # Q29 Hellum/Huseby, Norway 1-0
6/28/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Hellum/Huseby Q29 21-15, 16-21, 15-12 0:51