Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 18 - 23, 2013
(20) Daan Spijkers/Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands
 
Daan Spijkers
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 6, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Den Haag
Height: 187 cm (6'2")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 12
Tournaments: 60
Career Best: 4th (FIVB The Hague 2010)
Career Winnings: US$93,625.00
Christiaan Varenhorst
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1990 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Valthermond
Height: 212 cm (6'11")
Weight: 106 kg (233 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$430,237.50
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2012
  • Best Hitter 2015
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB50000001040 US$23,600.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Niels van de Sande - 33rd Did not play
2011 Emiel Boersma - 37th Did not play
2012 Emiel Boersma - 17th Jon Stiekema - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 15 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 11 9th 400 US$5,500.00
Rome Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/19/2013 Pool D Sebastian Dollinger / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (13) Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-8 0:54
Thu, 6/20/2013 Pool D Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (4) Lost 21-17, 13-21, 11-15 0:56
Fri, 6/21/2013 Pool D Christian Garcia / Francisco Alfredo Marco, Spain (29, Q17) Won 21-18, 19-21, 15-6 0:52
Fri, 6/21/2013 Winner 1 Toms Smedins / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (25, Q5) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 10-15 0:48
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000100 $7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam400000010300 $16,600.00
Total500000010400 $23,600.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Daan Spijkers Christiaan Varenhorst
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000010000 $0.00
3000000100 $7,600.00 World Championships4010100200 $43,500.00
           World Tour Finals3001020000 $36,000.00
250000311040 $54,775.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5121129131640 $270,650.00
24000114720 $30,675.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open531031119860 $79,237.50
           Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3010000010 $850.00
2000000000 $0.00 Challenger          
3000020100 $575.00 Satellite          
1000000010 $0.00 U21 World Championships3010011000 $0.00
2000010010 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships2000011000 $0.00
600001751980 $93,625.00 Total1203454252426110 $430,237.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB300000010200 $12,900.00 7653.8 %
TotalFIVB300000010200 $12,900.00 7653.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Daan Spijkers  Christiaan Varenhorst
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000010000 $0.00 2004FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000010 $0.00 2005FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000010 $0.00 2006FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2007FIVB          
2000010001 $325.00 2007FIVB C&S          
           2007FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
1000000100 $1,250.00 2008FIVB          
3000010101 $250.00 2008FIVB C&S          
           2008FIVB Age Group WC2010010000 $0.00
7000000016 $1,000.00 2009FIVB3000000012 $1,000.00
           2009FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
7000101104 $10,000.00 2010FIVB4000000004 $0.00
           2010FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
12000011532 $23,325.00 2011FIVB5000000005 $0.00
9000031500 $33,250.00 2012FIVB9000013131 $22,850.00
5000001310 $8,975.00 2013FIVB4000001210 $7,200.00
5000017416715 $78,375.00 TotalTotal300100363512 $31,050.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall4 36.4% 4 36.4% 3 27.3% 8-3 72.7% 2 18.2% 3 27.3% 6 54.5% 2-9 18.2% 4-6 40.0% 6-6 50.0% 00 10-12 45.5%
2012-20134 36.4% 4 36.4% 3 27.3% 8-3 72.7% 2 18.2% 3 27.3% 6 54.5% 2-9 18.2% 4-6 40.0% 6-6 50.0% 00 10-12 45.5%
Against the Field4 40.0% 3 30.0% 3 30.0% 7-3 70.0% 2 18.2% 3 27.3% 6 54.5% 2-9 18.2% 8-12 40.0% 10-12 45.5% 00 9-12 42.9%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000012000100000013
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001075001400000099
Total00108700150000001012
Head to Head Results
Spijkers/Varenhorst lead the series against the field 7-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 0-1
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Gibb/Patterson 4 Spijkers/Varenhorst 20 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:56
Trail the series against # 5 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-1
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool F Fijalek/Prudel 6 Spijkers/Varenhorst 11 27-25, 21-17 0:46
Lead the series against # 7 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 1-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Spijkers/Varenhorst 15 Cerutti/Rego 2 21-12, 21-14 0:29
Trail the series against # 9 Filho/Santos, Brazil 0-1
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 1 Filho/Santos 9 Spijkers/Varenhorst 15 21-18, 21-15 0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Doppler/Horst 18 Spijkers/Varenhorst 15 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Spijkers/Varenhorst 20 Dollinger/Windscheif 13 20-22, 21-19, 15-8 0:54
Lead the series against # 16 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 1 Spijkers/Varenhorst 11 Huber/Seidl 20, Q4 21-16, 21-18 0:41
Series tied with # 25, Q5 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-1
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Winner 1 Smedins/Sorokins 25, Q5 Spijkers/Varenhorst 20 21-17, 15-21, 15-10 0:48
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool F Spijkers/Varenhorst 11 Smedins/Sorokins 22 23-21, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 29, Q17 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
6/21/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool D Spijkers/Varenhorst 20 Garcia/Marco 29, Q17 21-18, 19-21, 15-6 0:52
Trail the series against # Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
5/25/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Felipe/Goncalves 28, Q11 Spijkers/Varenhorst 11 16-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:50
Lead the series against # Q12 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool F Spijkers/Varenhorst 11 Kuleshov/Yakovlev 27 21-15, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # Q16 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Spijkers/Varenhorst 15 Hatch/Redmann 31, Q14 21-11, 19-21, 15-8 0:49