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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$440,000 Xiamen Grand Slam
October 22 - 26, 2013

(9) Alexander Brouwer/Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands

Alexander Brouwer
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leiden

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

143

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$617,550.00

Robert Meeuwsen
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 21, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Nieuwegein

Height:

207 cm (6'9")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

134

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$609,837.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	41	57	Money
FIVB	128	7	10	8	7	25	1	34	1	18	2	7	4	3	1	US$1,218,725.00

Previous Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	6	25th	240	US$2,750.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	6	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	7	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2013	Gstaad Grand Slam	11	4th	560	US$12,900.00
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
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

Xiamen Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/23/2013	Pool H	Finn Dittelbach / Eric Koreng, Germany (24, Q3)	Won By Forfeit
Wed, 10/23/2013	Pool H	Andy Ces / Edouard Rowlandson, France (25, Q4)	Won 21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Thu, 10/24/2013	Pool H	Cheng Chen / Cong Yang, China (8)	Won 21-9, 21-18	0:34
Fri, 10/25/2013	Winner 2	Markus Bockermann / Mischa Urbatzka, Germany (16)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 10/25/2013	Winner 3	Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (28, Q6)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:32
Sat, 10/26/2013	Semi-Finals	Jon Stiekema / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (20)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:39
Sat, 10/26/2013	Gold Medal	Alison Cerutti / Vitor Felipe, Brazil (10)	Lost 21-18, 15-21, 13-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series against the field 21-17 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 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
Trail the series against # 3 Filho/Santos, Brazil 2-3
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Filho/Santos	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	21-18, 21-11	0:37
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 # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-3
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
5/24/12	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
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
Lead the series against # 8 Chen/Yang, China 1-0
10/24/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Chen/Yang	8	21-9, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 10 Cerutti/Felipe, Brazil 0-1
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Gold Medal	Cerutti/Felipe	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	18-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	18-21, 21-15, 20-18	0:57
8/8/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool G	Lupo/Nicolai	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	13-21, 21-9, 15-9	0:41
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
Lead the series against # 13 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
Lead the series against # 16 Bockermann/Urbatzka, Germany 2-1
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Bockermann/Urbatzka	16	21-12, 21-17	0:36
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 # 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, Q1 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 2-0
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q4	21-14, 21-19	0:37
8/22/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Ranghieri/Tomatis	27, Q8	19-21, 28-26, 15-11	0:54
Lead the series against # 20 Stiekema/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-1
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	21-18, 21-19	0:39
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	21-15, 21-15	0:34
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	28, Q8	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q9	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:48
Series tied with # 21 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Eithun/Horrem	22	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	21-19, 22-20	0:43
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 # 24, Q3 Dittelbach/Koreng, Germany 1-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Dittelbach/Koreng	24, Q3	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 25, Q4 Ces/Rowlandson, France 1-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Ces/Rowlandson	25, Q4	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Series tied with # 28, Q6 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-1
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	28, Q6	21-12, 21-17	0:32
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	Q15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q18	21-12, 21-13	0:29