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US$440,000 Gstaad Grand Slam
July 10 - 14, 2013

(11) Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands

Alexander Brouwer
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leiden

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

175

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$738,648.25

Robert Meeuwsen
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 21, 1988 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nieuwegein

Height:

207 cm (6'9")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

156

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$667,476.13

Awards

Best Hitter 2017, 2018

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	57	CQ	Money
CEV	22	1	1	2	3	5	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$93,647.80
FIVB	128	7	10	8	7	25	1	34	1	18	2	7	4	3	1	0	US$1,218,725.00
Overall	150	8	11	10	10	30	1	41	2	19	2	7	4	3	1	1	US$1,312,372.80

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Emiel Boersma - 33rd	Did not play
2011	Robert Meeuwsen - 41st	Alexander Brouwer - 41st
2012	Robert Meeuwsen - 9th	Alexander Brouwer - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-7/2013	Stare Jablonki World Championships	13	1st	1000	US$60,000.00
FIVB	6/18-23/2013	Rome Grand Slam	14	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	6/11-16/2013	The Hague Grand Slam	8	9th	400	US$5,500.00
CEV	5/29-6/2/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	2	5th	192	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2013	Corrientes Grand Slam	14	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/30-5/4/2013	Shanghai Grand Slam	16	9th	400	US$5,500.00
FIVB	4/23-27/2013	Fuzhou Open	16	5th	300	US$6,500.00
CEV	8/22-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	2	2nd	540	€ 4,000.00
FIVB	7/17-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	26, Q4	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	30, Q6	17th	160	US$5,100.00

Gstaad Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/11/2013	Pool F	Janis Peda / Martins Plavins, Latvia (22)	Won 21-13, 21-17	0:34
Thu, 7/11/2013	Pool F	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (27, Q6)	Lost 21-16, 15-21, 13-15	0:47
Fri, 7/12/2013	Pool F	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6)	Won 21-23, 21-19, 16-14	0:55
Fri, 7/12/2013	Winner 1	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10)	Won 21-11, 15-21, 15-8	0:46
Sat, 7/13/2013	Winner 2	Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (12)	Won 21-17, 21-17	0:36
Sat, 7/13/2013	Winner 3	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (4)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:37
Sat, 7/13/2013	Semi-Finals	Alvaro Filho / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (7)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:42
Sun, 7/14/2013	Bronze Medal	Jake Gibb / Casey Patterson, United States (6)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:38

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$)
Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	$110,000.00
World Tour Finals	6	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	$100,500.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	69	1	6	4	3	13	0	22	1	8	5	6	$746,450.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	41	3	4	3	2	9	0	7	0	9	2	2	$247,775.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$14,000.00
Confederation Championship	15	1	0	1	3	4	0	5	0	1	0	0	$66,500.00
Total	143	8	10	9	10	29	1	39	1	21	7	8	$1,285,225.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Alexander Brouwer												Robert Meeuwsen
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	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
6	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	$55,000.00	World Championships	6	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	$55,000.00
6	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	$50,250.00	World Tour Finals	6	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	$50,250.00
83	2	6	4	5	18	24	9	5	10	$434,475.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	69	1	6	4	3	13	23	8	5	6	$373,225.00
47	3	4	3	2	10	7	9	3	6	$126,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	43	3	4	3	2	9	7	9	2	4	$123,887.50
4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$7,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$7,000.00
											Challenger	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											Satellite	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$475.00
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
16	1	0	2	3	4	5	1	0	0	$38,250.00	Confederation Championship	15	1	0	1	3	4	5	1	0	0	$33,250.00
168	9	11	10	12	37	43	22	8	16	$711,550.00	Total	149	8	10	9	10	31	41	21	8	11	$643,087.50

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
2008	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2011	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	$8,400.00	10	12	45.5 %
2011	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	6	5	54.5 %
2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	2	$32,100.00	20	17	54.1 %
2012	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$8,000.00	8	3	72.7 %
2013	FIVB	7	1	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	$101,400.00	27	12	69.2 %
2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	3	2	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	25	1	0	0	1	1	0	6	0	4	4	8	$141,900.00	57	41	58.2 %
Total	CEV	7	0	1	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	$16,500.00	17	11	60.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Alexander Brouwer													Robert Meeuwsen
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	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2006	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB C&S	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$475.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00	2009	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	$0.00	2010	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	$4,200.00	2011	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	$4,200.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2011	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	$3,500.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	2	$16,050.00	2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	2	$16,050.00
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	2012	CEV	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00
7	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	$50,700.00	2013	FIVB	7	1	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	$50,700.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00	2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$750.00
45	1	2	0	1	5	10	4	5	17	$80,200.00	Total	Total	38	1	1	0	1	5	9	4	5	12	$79,675.00

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	250	68.1%	60	16.3%	57	15.5%	310-57	84.5%	56	26.7%	50	23.8%	104	49.5%	56-154	26.7%	250-104	70.6%	116-107	52.0%	14	5	380-216	63.8%
2012-2013	44	65.7%	8	11.9%	15	22.4%	52-15	77.6%	7	25.0%	2	7.1%	19	67.9%	7-21	25.0%	44-19	69.8%	15-17	46.9%	1	0	60-36	62.5%
Against the Field	52	59.8%	13	14.9%	22	25.3%	65-22	74.7%	9	15.0%	10	16.7%	41	68.3%	9-51	15.0%	104-74	58.4%	44-64	40.7%	3	1	77-70	52.4%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	8	3
World Championships	0	0	0	0	14	4	0	0	6	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	9
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	11	9	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	2	0	0	14	16
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	16	8	116	61	0	0	52	40	7	7	4	3	1	6	196	125
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	2	59	14	0	0	39	28	7	5	3	2	3	4	125	60
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	6	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	15	3
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	34	6	0	0	17	10	1	4	1	3	1	0	54	23
Total	0	0	23	10	244	96	0	0	125	89	18	19	9	10	8	10	434	239

Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series against the field 30-25 (Lead 12 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Schmidt/Solberg, Brazil 1-0
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Schmidt/Solberg	5	21-17, 19-21, 21-19	0:58
Series tied with # 4 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	4	21-17, 21-15	0:37
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-14, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 5 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-2
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Cerutti/Rego	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31	21-19, 21-17	0:34
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool K	Cerutti/Rego	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31, Q11	21-16, 21-14	0:36
Series tied with # 6 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-1
7/14/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Gibb/Patterson	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-18, 21-18	0:38
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Gibb/Patterson	6	21-23, 21-19, 16-14	0:55
Series tied with # 7 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-2
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Filho/Santos	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-19, 21-17	0:42
7/7/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Filho/Santos	10	21-18, 21-16	0:44
6/22/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 2	Filho/Santos	9	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	17-21, 25-23, 15-12	0:59
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Filho/Santos	9	24-22, 21-18	0:45
Trail the series against # 9 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 1-2
7/7/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Erdmann/Matysik	8	21-13, 21-17	0:41
10/7/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:53
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	21	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Series tied with # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-2
7/12/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-11, 15-21, 15-8	0:46
6/14/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	19-21, 21-12, 20-18	0:58
5/25/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 2	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	18-21, 21-16, 15-7	0:50
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool N	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	12	Fijalek/Prudel	5	21-14, 29-31, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 12 Doppler/Horst, Austria 5-0
7/13/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Doppler/Horst	12	21-17, 21-17	0:36
7/6/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Doppler/Horst	15	21-19, 24-22	0:45
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool P	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	26, Q4	Doppler/Horst	10	21-17, 21-19	0:37
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31	Doppler/Horst	29	21-18, 21-14	0:36
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31, Q11	Doppler/Horst	Q6	21-13, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-2
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-16, 21-17	0:34
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31, Q11	17-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:47
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Contender 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-19, 14-21, 21-19	0:53
Trail the series against # 14 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 1-3
7/5/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	21-19, 21-18	0:39
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Schuil	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	26, Q9	22-20, 21-14	0:34
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	8	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	10-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:43
4/21/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 2	Nummerdor/Schuil	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	30, Q31	21-16, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 15, Q1 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-1
5/3/13	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felipe/Goncalves	24	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	16	21-18, 21-16	0:36
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-1
6/21/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Huber/Seidl	16	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:50
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Huber/Seidl	32, Q9	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	16	18-21, 21-10, 15-11	0:43
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	16	Huber/Seidl	32, Q9	21-19, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 2-0
4/26/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	16	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	13	21-10, 22-20	0:36
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool L	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	30, Q6	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	19	21-19, 21-19	0:41
Trail the series against # 21 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 1-2
6/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Contender 4	Bockermann/Urbatzka	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
7/18/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	26, Q4	Bockermann/Urbatzka	Q13	21-14, 21-17	0:33
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bockermann/Urbatzka	25, Q18	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	30, Q6	21-17, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 22 Peda/Plavins, Latvia 1-0
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Peda/Plavins	22	21-13, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 24 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 2-1
6/1/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Contender 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Kantor/Losiak	11, Q1	21-16, 21-16	0:32
5/23/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Kantor/Losiak	30	21-14, 21-14	0:31
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 1	Kantor/Losiak	Q40	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q25	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Smedins/Sorokins, Latvia 1-0
6/12/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Smedins/Sorokins	25, Q6	21-18, 24-22	0:42
Trail the series against # 27, Q6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-4
7/11/13	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool F	Gavira/Herrera	27, Q6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	16-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
6/20/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Gavira/Herrera	30, Q20	21-14, 21-18	0:35
5/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	15, Q4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-16, 17-21, 18-16	0:56
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	29	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:51
10/6/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	28, Q7	21-11, 21-23, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 30 Azaad/Mehamed, Argentina 1-0
5/24/13	FIVB	Corrientes Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Azaad/Mehamed	1	22-20, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 32, Q13 Mullner/Wutzl, Austria 1-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool N	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	12	Mullner/Wutzl	21	21-11, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q9 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/13/13	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Eithun/Horrem	24, Q4	21-14, 21-23, 20-18	1:02
Lead the series against # Q10 Colina/Henriquez, Venezuela 1-0
7/2/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool L	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	Colina/Henriquez	36	21-16, 21-15	0:29
Trail the series against # Q14 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 0-1
6/7/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	27, Q14	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q30	21-17, 18-21, 17-15	0:53
Lead the series against # Q18 Giginoglu/Sekerci, Türkiye 1-0
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Giginoglu/Sekerci	11, Q4	21-15, 21-13	0:37