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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Itapema Four Star
May 16 - 20, 2018

(2) 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 Itapema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/1-6/2018	Huntington Beach Four Star	7	1st	800	US$20,000.00
FIVB	4/18-22/2018	Xiamen Four Star	2	9th	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	3/15-18/2018	Aalsmeer One Star	1	1st	200	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/6-10/2018	Doha Four Star	9	1st	800	US$20,000.00
FIVB	2/27-3/4/2018	Fort Lauderdale Major	11	5th	720	US$12,000.00
FIVB	1/3-7/2018	The Hague Four Star	1	3rd	640	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/28-8/6/2017	Vienna World Championships	10	17th	320	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/26-7/2/2017	Porec Major Five Star	11	9th	360	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/14-18/2017	The Hague Three Star	1	5th	240	US$3,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2017	Moscow Three Star	7	9th	180	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/17-21/2017	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	4	5th	320	US$6,000.00

Itapema Four Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/17/2018	Pool B	Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (31)	Won 16-21, 21-14, 15-7	0:39
Thu, 5/17/2018	Pool B	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (15)	Won 21-13, 21-15	0:30
Fri, 5/18/2018	Winner 2	Philipp Bergmann / Yannick Harms, Germany (28, Q5)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:35
Sat, 5/19/2018	Winner 3	Guto Carvalhaes / Vitor Felipe, Brazil (6)	Lost 18-21, 21-18, 13-15	0:50

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 %
2017	FIVB	6	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$34,000.00	18	7	72.0 %
2018	FIVB	7	3	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	$73,000.00	32	8	80.0 %
Total	FIVB	73	6	5	5	3	11	0	17	0	11	7	8	$726,225.00	231	121	65.6 %

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
6	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	$17,000.00	2017	FIVB	6	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	$17,000.00
7	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$36,500.00	2018	FIVB	7	3	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$36,500.00
88	6	6	5	3	13	20	11	8	16	$371,300.00	Total	Total	79	6	5	5	3	12	18	11	8	11	$363,587.50

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%
2017-2018	47	71.2%	10	15.2%	9	13.6%	57-9	86.4%	10	40.0%	6	24.0%	9	36.0%	10-15	40.0%	47-9	83.9%	20-15	57.1%	1	1	68-25	73.1%
Against the Field	44	58.7%	16	21.3%	15	20.0%	60-15	80.0%	14	25.9%	9	16.7%	31	57.4%	14-40	25.9%	88-54	62.0%	60-48	55.6%	4	0	78-51	60.5%

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 lead the series against the field 39-18 (Lead 16 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Goncalves/Loyola, Brazil 1-0
5/6/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Goncalves/Loyola	2	21-16, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 4-3
5/5/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Contender 5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Kantor/Losiak	4	21-16, 16-21, 15-9	0:44
1/7/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Semi-Finals	Kantor/Losiak	2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	21-14, 24-22	0:39
6/30/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Pool F	Kantor/Losiak	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:47
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 # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 3-4
5/6/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Samoilovs/Smedins	9	17-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:55
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	18-21, 21-17, 15-9	0:49
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 # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 5-8
6/1/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-16, 23-21	0:38
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 # 6 Carvalhaes/Felipe, Brazil 0-1
5/19/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 3	Carvalhaes/Felipe	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 8 Barbosa/Filho, Brazil 1-0
3/8/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Barbosa/Filho	22	19-21, 21-19, 22-20	1:05
Lead the series against # 9 Mol/Sorum, Norway 2-0
5/4/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Contender 4	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Mol/Sorum	18	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:46
1/6/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Mol/Sorum	9	21-17, 21-13	0:32
Lead the series against # 10 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
4/20/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	O'Gorman/Saxton	15	21-19, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 4-0
3/2/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	11	Ontiveros/Virgen	14	21-16, 21-10	0:33
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 # 12 Bouter/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-0
3/18/18	FIVB	Aalsmeer One Star	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Bouter/Varenhorst	2	21-15, 21-19	0:34
1/7/18	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Bronze Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Bouter/Varenhorst	23	21-18, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-0
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Perusic/Schweiner	28, Q16	21-13, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 14 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 1-0
6/2/17	FIVB	Moscow Three Star	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Diaz/Gonzalez	19	21-15, 21-15	0:29
Lead the series against # 15 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 2-0
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Tijan/Younousse	15	21-13, 21-15	0:30
3/9/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Tijan/Younousse	8	22-20, 21-18	0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 5-1
5/4/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Contender 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Bockermann/Fluggen	24	21-16, 17-21, 25-23	0:59
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
Trail the series against # 17 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
8/3/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Winner 1	Koekelkoren/van Walle	19	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	17-21, 22-20, 15-8	0:48
Lead the series against # 18 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 # 19 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
3/7/18	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Beeler/Krattiger	24, Q3	21-19, 23-25, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 28, Q5 Bergmann/Harms, Germany 1-0
5/18/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Bergmann/Harms	28, Q5	21-19, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Cairus/Vieyto, Uruguay 1-0
7/28/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Pool J	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	Cairus/Vieyto	39	21-15, 22-20	0:31
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 3-0
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	31	16-21, 21-14, 15-7	0:39
3/9/16	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	28, Q9	21-19, 21-17	0:40
5/17/15	FIVB	Lucerne Open	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	8	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	10	21-16, 21-18	0:38