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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Rio de Janeiro Four Star
May 17 - 21, 2017

(4) 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 Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2016	Robert Meeuwsen - 3rd	Alexander Brouwer - 3rd
2016	Robert Meeuwsen - 3rd	Alexander Brouwer - 3rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/20-23/2017	Xiamen Three Star	2	1st	600	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/14-18/2016	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	7	9th	0	US$7,500.00
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

Rio de Janeiro Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/18/2017	Pool D	Oscar Brandao / Hevaldo Moreira, Brazil (29, Q16)	Won 21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:44
Thu, 5/18/2017	Pool D	Theo Brunner / Casey Patterson, United States (13)	Won 21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:43
Fri, 5/19/2017	Winner 2	Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen, Mexico (15)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:32
Sat, 5/20/2017	Winner 3	Theo Brunner / Casey Patterson, United States (13)	Lost 21-18, 26-28, 13-15	0:48

Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series against the field 44-27 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 3 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 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
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
Trail the series against # 7 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-7
6/11/16	FIVB	Major Hamburg	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	9	18-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:51
3/10/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Gavira/Herrera	12	21-16, 21-17	0:36
9/30/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	8	19-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:04
8/29/15	FIVB	Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gavira/Herrera	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-17, 21-12	0:30
8/23/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Gavira/Herrera	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	9-21, 21-17, 15-12	1:04
7/23/15	FIVB	Yokohama Grand Slam	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	15-21, 22-20, 15-10	0:51
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
Trail the series against # 8 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
Series tied with # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 6-6
4/23/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Lupo/Nicolai	1	21-14, 21-17	0:29
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-18, 15-21, 15-13	0:52
3/17/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	13-21, 22-20, 19-17	0:50
10/1/15	FIVB	2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Lupo/Nicolai	9	21-19, 21-16	0:38
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Lupo/Nicolai	12	21-15, 21-19	0:32
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
Series tied with # 13 Brunner/Patterson, United States 1-1
5/20/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 3	Brunner/Patterson	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	18-21, 28-26, 15-13	0:48
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Brunner/Patterson	13	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:43
Lead the series against # 15 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 3-0
5/19/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Ontiveros/Virgen	15	21-14, 21-18	0:32
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 # 17 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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 Doppler/Horst, Austria 6-1
7/1/16	FIVB	Porec Major	Pool B	Doppler/Horst	15	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 27-25	0:41
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 # 22 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 4-1
8/8/16	FIVB	2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Bockermann/Fluggen	14	21-19, 17-21, 16-14	0:58
3/19/16	FIVB	Vitória Open	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Bockermann/Fluggen	11	21-12, 18-21, 15-13	0:47
8/19/15	FIVB	Long Beach Grand Slam	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Bockermann/Fluggen	28, Q6	21-18, 21-16	0:41
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Bockermann/Fluggen	26, Q6	18-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
4/25/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Gold Medal	Bockermann/Fluggen	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	21-19, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 24, Q2 Rudol/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-0
4/23/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Rudol/Szalankiewicz	11	20-22, 21-15, 15-8	0:45
Lead the series against # 25, Q3 Berntsen/Sorum, Norway 1-0
4/22/17	FIVB	Xiamen Three Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Berntsen/Sorum	15	21-14, 21-17	0:31
Lead the series against # 26, Q4 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 # 29, Q16 Brandao/Moreira, Brazil 1-0
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Brandao/Moreira	29, Q16	21-13, 19-21, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Faiga/Hilman, Israel 1-0
4/22/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Faiga/Hilman	22, Q2	21-17, 21-15	0:38
Lead the series against # Q5 Dressler/Kunert, Austria 1-0
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Dressler/Kunert	25, Q8	21-16, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # Q15 Poniewaz/Poniewaz, Germany 1-0
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:37