Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$175,000 Prague Open
May 6 - 11, 2008
(24, Q2) 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 Prague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/28-5/3/2008 China Shanghai Open 11 17th 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open Q1 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 9/26-30/2007 Brazil Open 25 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/5-9/2007 Stare Jablonki Open 22 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 8/29-9/2/2007 St. Petersburg Open 16 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/15-19/2007 Aland Open 14 13th 180 US$4,500.00
FIVB 8/8-12/2007 Kristiansand Open 16 7th 250 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/1-5/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 19 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/24-29/2007 Gstaad World Championships 23 33rd 50 US$4,800.00
FIVB 7/10-15/2007 Berlin Grand Slam 18, Q2 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2007 Montréal Open 13 4th 420 US$12,000.00
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2007 Stavanger Grand Slam 21, Q3 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2007 Paris Grand Slam Q3 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2007 Espinho Open 25, Q2 9th 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Zagreb Open Q2 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/23-27/2007 Italian Open 16 17th 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/8-12/2007 Bahrain Open 20 13th 180 US$4,500.00
Prague Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/7/2008 Qualifier 2 Tomasz Sinczak / Rafal Szternel, Poland (Q34) Won 21-15, 21-19 0:34
Wed, 5/7/2008 Qualifier 3 Francisco Alvarez / Oney Ramirez Bernal, Cuba (Q15) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:46
Thu, 5/8/2008 Winner 1 Premysl Kubala / Jaroslav Pavlas, Czech Republic (9) Won 21-15, 22-20 0:39
Thu, 5/8/2008 Winner 2 Jonas Reckermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (8) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:37
Fri, 5/9/2008 Contender 2 Petr Benes / Martin Tichy, Czech Republic (10) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 5/9/2008 Contender 3 Martin Laciga / Jan Schnider, Switzerland (15) Lost 15-21, 18-21 0:54
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 25-38 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 13 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Marques/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/8/07FIVBMontréal Open Bronze Medal Marques/Solberg 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Rego/Santos, Brazil 2-6
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 25-23, 21-11 0:43
8/9/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 Rego/Santos 1 23-21, 21-18 0:47
7/6/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 23-25, 21-13, 15-8 0:58
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 21-16, 21-17 0:47
7/23/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Bronze Medal De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Rego/Santos 1 21-19, 21-19 0:39
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 # 3 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 0-3
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Semi-Finals Araujo/Magalhaes 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-15, 21-11 0:42
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 # 5 Wu/Xu, China 0-2
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 5 Wu/Xu 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 31-29, 21-12 0:48
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-17, 21-12 0:40
Trail the series against # 6, Q1 Cunha/Neto, Brazil 1-3
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Cunha/Neto 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-17, 24-22 0:44
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool O Cunha/Neto 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 21-18, 21-13 0:37
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Cunha/Neto 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 21-16, 22-20 0:49
7/22/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Cunha/Neto 4 By Forfeit  
Lead the series against # 7 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-0
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 21-13, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Reckermann/Urbatzka, Germany 0-3
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 21-15, 21-18 0:37
8/10/07FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 3 Reckermann/Urbatzka 8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-13, 21-17 0:38
6/15/07FIVBEspinho Open Contender 4 Reckermann/Urbatzka 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 21-19, 21-18 0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Kubala/Pavlas, Czech Republic 1-0
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 Kubala/Pavlas 9 21-15, 22-20 0:39
Lead the series against # 10 Benes/Tichy, Czech Republic 1-0
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 Benes/Tichy 10 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Series tied with # 11 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 1-1
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 Brink/Dieckmann 8 21-15, 24-22 0:43
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 0-2
7/14/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 19 De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 25-23, 21-12 0:45
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 3 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-8, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 15 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 0-2
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 3 Laciga/Schnider 15 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 21-15, 21-18 0:54
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 Laciga/Schnider 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-18, 19-21, 15-7 1:00
Trail the series against # 16 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
9/28/07FIVBBrazil Open Contender 4 Boersma/Ronnes 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 21-19, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Deulofeu/Salvetti, France 0-2
9/7/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 2 Deulofeu/Salvetti 12 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 24-22, 17-21, 15-10 1:12
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool C Deulofeu/Salvetti 30, Q8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-18, 21-19 0:45
Series tied with # 18 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 2-2
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 20-22, 21-18, 15-12 1:03
8/11/07FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 14 18-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:52
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 2 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-15, 21-12 0:40
8/11/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 19, Q4 21-16, 15-21, 15-12 0:58
Trail the series against # 19 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/17/07FIVBAland Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 11 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 11-21, 21-15, 15-8 0:49
6/30/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Gosch/Horst 24, Q7 De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 21-14, 21-19 0:43
Series tied with # 20 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 3-3
7/5/07FIVBMontréal Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kais/Vesik 4 21-19, 16-21, 15-12 0:57
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E De Gruijter/Ronnes 21, Q3 Kais/Vesik 12 28-26, 15-21, 15-10 0:57
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
Series tied with # 21 Horrem/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/14/07FIVBEspinho Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 Horrem/Maaseide 24, Q3 23-21, 21-14 0:47
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Horrem/Maaseide 17 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 15-21, 21-15, 15-9 0:54
Lead the series against # 22 Cadieux/Heese, Canada 2-0
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 11 Cadieux/Heese 22 21-17, 11-21, 15-12 0:54
10/27/05FIVBAcapulco Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Cadieux/Heese 28, Q3 22-20, 21-18 0:49
Trail the series against # 23, Q10 Fuerbringer/Jennings, United States 0-1
3/26/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 3 Fuerbringer/Jennings 27, Q17 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q1 21-10, 25-27, 21-19 1:12
Lead the series against # 25, Q5 Dugrip/Gagliano, France 1-0
9/27/07FIVBBrazil Open Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25 Dugrip/Gagliano 24 21-17, 21-8 0:35
Lead the series against # 30, Q8 Ces/Ces, France 2-0
9/6/07FIVBStare Jablonki Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 Ces/Ces 27, Q3 22-20, 13-21, 16-14 0:54
7/13/07FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B De Gruijter/Ronnes 18, Q2 Ces/Ces 31, Q10 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # Q4 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 # Q6 Goranson/Hoidalen, Norway 1-0
8/16/07FIVBAland Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 14 Goranson/Hoidalen 19 21-11, 21-15 0:46
Series tied with # Q9 Henriquez/Hernandez, Venezuela 1-1
6/13/07FIVBEspinho Open Qualifier 3 Henriquez/Hernandez 27, Q15 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q2 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:58
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Henriquez/Hernandez 30, Q22 21-19, 21-16 0:41
Series tied with # Q15 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal, Cuba 1-1
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal Q15 21-18, 21-17 0:46
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Alvarez/Ramirez Bernal 14 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-17, 21-15 0:49
Trail the series against # Q19 Dyachenko/Kulinich, Kazakhstan 0-1
8/30/07FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 1 Dyachenko/Kulinich 32, Q34 De Gruijter/Ronnes 16 21-16, 18-21, 15-11 1:00
Lead the series against # Q25 Ivkovic/Krizanovic, Croatia 1-0
6/9/05FIVBCroatia Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 23 Ivkovic/Krizanovic 10 21-14, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # Q27 Indra/Wachter, Liechtenstein 1-0
6/16/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Qualifier 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 Indra/Wachter Q40 21-12, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # Q34 Sinczak/Szternel, Poland 1-0
5/7/08FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q2 Sinczak/Szternel Q34 21-15, 21-19 0:34