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US$500,000 SWATCH FIVB World Tour Finals
September 14 - 18, 2016

(7) 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:

150

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$648,800.00

Robert Meeuwsen
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 21, 1988 (37 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

Awards

Best Hitter 2017, 2018

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 Toronto Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/6-18/2016	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	2	3rd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-31/2016	A1 Major Klagenfurt	2	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2016	Gstaad Major	3	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/3/2016	Porec Major	2	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2016	Major Hamburg	4	2nd	720	US$43,000.00
FIVB	5/24-29/2016	Moscow Grand Slam	6	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	2	5th	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	4	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/8-13/2016	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	5	3rd	640	US$32,000.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	3	2nd	450	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/29-10/4/2015	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	4	4th	0	US$15,000.00

2016 World Tour Finals Toronto Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/15/2016	Pool B	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (10)	Lost 14-21, 24-26	0:40
Fri, 9/16/2016	Pool B	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (2)	Lost 19-21, 14-21	0:34
Sat, 9/17/2016	Winner 1	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (4)	Lost 19-21, 19-21	0:36

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	0	$746,450.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	41	3	4	3	2	9	0	7	0	9	2	0	$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
Total	128	7	10	8	7	25	1	34	1	20	7	0	$1,218,725.00

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
81	1	6	4	5	17	24	9	5	0	$409,975.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	69	1	6	4	3	13	23	8	5	0	$373,225.00
47	3	4	3	2	10	7	9	3	0	$126,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	43	3	4	3	2	9	7	9	2	0	$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	0	$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
150	7	11	8	9	32	38	21	8	0	$648,800.00	Total	134	7	10	8	7	27	36	20	8	0	$609,837.50

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
2011	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6	$8,400.00	10	12	45.5 %
2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	2	$32,100.00	20	17	54.1 %
2013	FIVB	11	1	1	0	1	2	0	4	0	1	1	0	$139,850.00	40	19	67.8 %
2014	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	3	1	0	$93,000.00	20	21	48.8 %
2015	FIVB	11	1	2	1	2	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$190,000.00	46	19	70.8 %
2016	FIVB	11	0	2	3	0	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	$155,875.00	45	18	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	60	2	5	4	3	7	0	14	0	10	7	8	$619,225.00	181	106	63.1 %

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
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
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
11	1	1	0	1	2	4	1	1	0	$69,925.00	2013	FIVB	11	1	1	0	1	2	4	1	1	0	$69,925.00
11	0	0	0	0	2	5	3	1	0	$53,687.50	2014	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	1	0	$46,500.00
11	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	$95,000.00	2015	FIVB	11	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	0	$95,000.00
11	0	2	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	$77,937.50	2016	FIVB	11	0	2	3	0	3	3	0	0	0	$77,937.50
75	2	6	4	3	9	17	10	8	16	$317,800.00	Total	Total	66	2	5	4	3	8	15	10	8	11	$310,087.50

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%
2015-2016	60	75.9%	12	15.2%	7	8.9%	72-7	91.1%	16	37.2%	9	20.9%	18	41.9%	16-27	37.2%	60-18	76.9%	28-16	63.6%	3	3	91-37	71.1%
Against the Field	24	58.5%	7	17.1%	10	24.4%	31-10	75.6%	11	26.8%	7	17.1%	23	56.1%	11-30	26.8%	48-38	55.8%	36-34	51.4%	4	0	46-36	56.1%

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
Total	0	0	23	10	210	90	0	0	108	79	17	15	8	7	7	10	380	216

Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen trail the series against the field 26-27 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 2-6
8/16/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-17, 21-23, 16-14	0:56
7/2/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Winner 2	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 24-22	0:41
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	27-25, 21-19	0:45
8/22/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Cerutti/Schmidt	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	21-18, 21-17	0:39
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 # 2 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-4
9/16/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool B	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-19, 21-14	0:34
7/30/16	FIVB	A1 Major Klagenfurt	Winner 3	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	17-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:48
7/9/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-18, 21-19	0:36
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Samoilovs/Smedins	13	21-19, 32-30	0:42
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Semi-Finals	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 1-3
6/12/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Lucena	3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	29-27, 21-12	0:45
10/11/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Gold Medal	Dalhausser/Lucena	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-12, 21-18	0:34
10/3/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Semi-Finals	Dalhausser/Lucena	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-18, 19-21, 15-12	0:58
8/27/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Dalhausser/Lucena	20, Q2	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
Trail the series against # 4 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 1-4
9/17/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Winner 1	Saxton/Schalk	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-19, 21-19	0:36
8/13/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Saxton/Schalk	16	21-12, 21-15	0:33
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 # 5 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 0-3
3/12/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Solberg	4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	21-12, 19-21, 15-6	0:50
10/4/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Bronze Medal	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-19, 21-14	0:46
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Goncalves/Solberg	5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	19-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:54
Lead the series against # 6 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 3-1
8/10/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Kantor/Losiak	11	21-19, 21-19	0:39
5/15/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Kantor/Losiak	9	21-19, 21-17	0:36
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 # 8 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 2-0
8/20/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Ontiveros/Virgen	21	21-15, 21-16	0:38
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 # 9 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 5-0
6/10/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Carambula/Ranghieri	17	23-21, 21-15	0:36
5/27/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Carambula/Ranghieri	14	2-1 Retired	0:02
3/20/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Bronze Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Carambula/Ranghieri	9	21-18, 21-15	0:38
7/12/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Bronze Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Carambula/Ranghieri	29, Q9	18-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:52
6/7/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Carambula/Ranghieri	31, Q28	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:57
Series tied with # 10 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 5-5
9/15/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Pool B	Fijalek/Prudel	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-14, 26-24	0:40
5/14/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Winner 3	Fijalek/Prudel	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	22-20, 21-17	0:40
3/13/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Fijalek/Prudel	15	19-21, 21-19, 20-18	1:02
8/21/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Fijalek/Prudel	13	24-22, 21-15	0:42
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Fijalek/Prudel	14	23-21, 14-21, 22-20	1:06
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
Lead the series against # 11 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 2-0
6/9/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Binstock/Schachter	20	21-17, 21-12	0:32
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 # 12 Bourne/Hyden, United States 4-1
7/8/16	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Bourne/Hyden	14	21-23, 21-16, 15-13	0:53
5/26/16	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Bourne/Hyden	11	21-18, 17-21, 15-10	0:46
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