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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006

(9) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (The Hague 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$132,490.90

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (The Hague 2006)

Career Winnings:

US$137,103.51

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	29	33	41	57	Money
CEV	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	US$26,393.51
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$2,452.20
FIVB	63	0	0	1	1	2	2	5	9	11	0	0	13	0	10	8	1	US$219,400.00
FIVB C&S	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$3,200.00
Overall	76	2	1	2	1	3	2	5	10	11	4	1	14	1	10	8	1	US$251,445.71

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/9-13/2006	Poland Open	20	9th	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/2-6/2006	Austria Grand Slam	Q3	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2006	Paris Grand Slam	25, Q1	25th	80	US$3,400.00
FIVB	7/19-23/2006	St. Petersburg Open	27	3rd	480	US$16,000.00
FIVB	7/12-16/2006	Canada Open	23	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2006	France Open	24, Q1	17th	120	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/2/2006	Norway Grand Slam	27, Q4	17th	160	US$4,900.00
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

European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 1	Andrea Tomatis / Matteo Varnier, Italy (24)	Won 21-12, 21-15	0:37
Thu, 8/24/2006	Winner 2	Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (8)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:35
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 3	Emiel Boersma / Mathijs Mast, Netherlands (16)	Won 21-16, 21-17	0:40
Fri, 8/25/2006	Winner 4	Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (4)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:47
Fri, 8/25/2006	Contender 5	Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (22)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:49
Sat, 8/26/2006	Semi-Finals	Nikolas Berger / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (19)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:41
Sat, 8/26/2006	Gold Medal	Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2)	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 15-16 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Gold Medal	Brink/Dieckmann	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	21-13, 21-13	0:43
7/21/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 3	Brink/Dieckmann	3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27	21-14, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 2-0
7/20/06	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27	Klemperer/Schneider	6	21-18, 21-16	0:43
6/30/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool F	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27, Q4	Klemperer/Schneider	11	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-6
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 4	Heuscher/Kobel	4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	21-15, 21-16	0:47
7/27/06	FIVB	Paris Grand Slam	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	8	De Gruijter/Ronnes	25, Q1	21-17, 19-21, 24-22	1:03
10/26/05	FIVB	Acapulco Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	6	De Gruijter/Ronnes	22	23-25, 21-17, 15-11	0:56
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Heuscher/Kobel	5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	19	21-15, 19-21, 15-7	0:55
7/7/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Winner 2	Heuscher/Kobel	4	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-17, 21-13	0:37
7/29/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	32, Q19	Heuscher/Kobel	1	19-21, 23-21, 15-12	1:04
6/18/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Heuscher/Kobel	2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	31, Q25	21-13, 21-15	0:38
Series tied with # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/6/06	FIVB	France Open	Contender 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	24, Q1	Herrera/Mesa	25	21-12, 21-18	0:48
7/21/05	FIVB	Poland Open	Winner 1	Herrera/Mesa	20	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Series tied with # 6 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-1
8/10/06	FIVB	Poland Open	Contender 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	Koreng/Matysik	29	21-12, 21-13	0:37
8/2/06	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Koreng/Matysik	31, Q19	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q3	21-14, 21-17	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
6/29/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Pool F	Kais/Vesik	6	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27, Q4	21-13, 21-12	0:33
7/29/05	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	19	Kais/Vesik	13	By Forfeit
5/19/05	FIVB	China Open	Winner 1	Kais/Vesik	13	De Gruijter/Ronnes	20	21-18, 19-21, 19-17	0:59
6/25/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 3	Kais/Vesik	30, Q21	De Gruijter/Ronnes	Q28	21-13, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 2	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	Babich/Nikolaev	8	21-13, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-2
7/1/06	FIVB	Norway Grand Slam	Winner 1	Horrem/Pettersen	9	De Gruijter/Ronnes	27, Q4	21-16, 21-16	0:44
6/22/05	FIVB	Berlin World Championships	Winner 2	Horrem/Pettersen	18	De Gruijter/Ronnes	15	21-10, 21-16	0:37
6/16/05	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	17	Horrem/Pettersen	16	21-13, 19-21, 15-12	1:00
Lead the series against # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/06	FIVB	France Open	Qualifier 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	24, Q1	Biza/Kubala	Q16	21-17, 28-30, 18-16	1:11
Lead the series against # 16 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	Boersma/Mast	16	21-16, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Berger/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
8/26/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Semi-Finals	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	Berger/Gartmayer	19	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/04	CEV C&S	Slavkov Challenger	Pool C	De Gruijter/Ronnes		Benes/Benes		21-14, 21-9	0:27
Series tied with # 22 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
8/25/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Contender 5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	Laciga/Laciga	22	21-18, 21-18	0:49
7/23/04	FIVB	Mazury Open	Winner 1	Laciga/Laciga	5	De Gruijter/Ronnes	28, Q9	27-25, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/8/05	FIVB	St. Petersburg Open	Contender 3	De Gruijter/Ronnes	13	Kjemperud/Skarlund	12	21-18, 21-19	0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Tomatis/Varnier, Italy 1-0
8/24/06	CEV	European Championship Final	Winner 1	De Gruijter/Ronnes	9	Tomatis/Varnier	24	21-12, 21-15	0:37