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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 5, 2015

(20) 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 The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Christiaan Varenhorst - 25th	Did not play
2010	Did not play	Jan-Joost van den Bogert - Country Quota
2011	Robert Meeuwsen - 17th	Alexander Brouwer - 17th
2013	Robert Meeuwsen - 9th	Alexander Brouwer - 9th
2014	Robert Meeuwsen - 9th	Alexander Brouwer - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	4	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	11	1st	800	US$57,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	14	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2015	Lucerne Open	8	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	6	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/23-28/2014	São Paulo Grand Slam	11	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/20-24/2014	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	11	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	18	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	14	5th	480	US$21,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	10	9th	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	14	17th	240	US$7,000.00

Netherlands World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 6/27/2015	Pool E	Alexander Huber / Robin Seidl, Austria (29)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:38
Sun, 6/28/2015	Pool E	Rodrigo Salinas / Matias Tobar, Chile (44)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:32
Mon, 6/29/2015	Pool E	Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (5)	Won 22-20, 21-18	0:44
Wed, 7/1/2015	Winner 1	Vitor Felipe / Alvaro Filho, Brazil (11)	Lost 19-21, 23-25	0:49

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	World Championships	Stare Jablonki	Robert Meeuwsen - 1st	Alexander Brouwer - 1st
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Robert Meeuwsen - 17th	Alexander Brouwer - 17th
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Robert Meeuwsen - 17th	Alexander Brouwer - 17th
2022	World Championships	Rome	Robert Meeuwsen - 5th	Alexander Brouwer - 5th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Robert Meeuwsen - 9th	Alexander Brouwer - 9th

World Championships 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	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	20	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/6/2017	Vienna World Championships	10	17th	320	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/7/2019	World Championships Hamburg	19	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	5th	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	10	9th	800	US$11,000.00

Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series against the field 43-35 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-1
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-17, 21-23, 15-13	0:51
8/21/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	22	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-3
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-14, 21-14	0:33
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Cerutti/Schmidt	3	21-17, 22-20	0:41
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	12, Q1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	21-16, 21-13	0:35
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Cerutti/Schmidt	13, Q1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-13, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 4 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-3
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Fijalek/Prudel	3	19-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:52
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	21-16, 16-21, 15-11	0:52
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
Trail the series against # 5 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 3-4
6/29/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	20	Lupo/Nicolai	5	22-20, 21-18	0:44
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Lupo/Nicolai	7	21-13, 16-21, 15-13	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 7 Rego/Santos, Brazil 0-2
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Rego/Santos	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	25-23, 21-16	0:40
9/25/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool F	Rego/Santos	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-19, 20-22, 15-12	0:55
Series tied with # 8 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 2-2
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool G	Erdmann/Matysik	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	21-14, 21-15	0:34
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Erdmann/Matysik	1	21-15, 19-21, 15-9	0:50
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
Lead the series against # 9 Bourne/Hyden, United States 2-1
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool F	Bourne/Hyden	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	13-21, 21-18, 22-20	0:54
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Bourne/Hyden	11	21-17, 21-17	0:39
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Bourne/Hyden	29, Q9	19-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:56
Lead the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 2-1
5/16/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Krasilnikov/Semenov	3	21-17, 18-21, 18-16	0:57
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Krasilnikov/Semenov	6	21-17, 21-15	0:31
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Krasilnikov/Semenov	25	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:50
Series tied with # 11 Felipe/Filho, Brazil 1-1
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Felipe/Filho	11	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	20	21-19, 25-23	0:49
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Felipe/Filho	20, Q1	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 13 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Series tied with # 14 Gibb/Patterson, United States 2-2
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Gibb/Patterson	12	21-12, 24-22	0:39
8/22/14	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Patterson	12, Q1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-16, 21-18	0:39
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 # 15 Brunner/Lucena, United States 1-0
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Brunner/Lucena	3	21-9, 21-18	0:32
Trail the series against # 16 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-2
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Gabathuler/Gerson	22	21-13, 21-16	0:37
8/1/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gabathuler/Gerson	20, Q3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	34-36, 21-19, 15-10	1:06
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gabathuler/Gerson	29, Q10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	15-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:58
Trail the series against # 17 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 0-3
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	13-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:45
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 2	Saxton/Schalk	15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	21-16, 23-21	0:34
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool C	Saxton/Schalk	19	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 18 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-4
6/12/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	13	32-30, 21-17	0:44
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	30-28, 21-18	0:49
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
Lead the series against # 19 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-0
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	24-22, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 21 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
6/7/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Binstock/Schachter	17	21-15, 21-13	0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-0
6/6/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Doppler/Horst	15	21-13, 21-15	0:32
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
Lead the series against # 23 Kapa/McHugh, Australia 3-1
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Kapa/McHugh	27	21-17, 21-19	0:37
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Kapa/McHugh	21	23-21, 21-15	0:38
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Kapa/McHugh	19	21-18, 21-13	0:37
6/19/13	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool C	Kapa/McHugh	19	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-12, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 24 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	15	21-15, 21-15	0:33
7/4/13	FIVB	Stare Jablonki World Championships	Pool L	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	21-19, 21-18	0:39
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	26, Q9	19-21, 25-23, 15-9	0:58
Lead the series against # 26 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 # 29 Huber/Seidl, Austria 3-2
6/27/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	20	Huber/Seidl	29	21-16, 21-16	0:38
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool F	Huber/Seidl	27, Q5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	23-21, 15-21, 15-9	0:50
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 # 31 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	32	21-18, 21-14	0:33
Lead the series against # 32 Krou/Rowlandson, France 2-0
9/26/14	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Krou/Rowlandson	24, Q3	21-16, 19-21, 18-16	0:54
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	18	Krou/Rowlandson	31, Q21	21-16, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 35 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
8/9/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Garcia/Marco	28, Q12	21-12, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 36 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
4/23/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Ontiveros/Virgen	11	16-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 44 Salinas/Tobar, Chile 1-0
6/28/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	20	Salinas/Tobar	44	21-12, 21-14	0:32