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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Gstaad Elite 16
July 6 - 9, 2022

(3) 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 Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Emiel Boersma - 33rd	Did not play
2011	Robert Meeuwsen - 41st	Alexander Brouwer - 41st
2012	Robert Meeuwsen - 9th	Alexander Brouwer - 9th
2013	Robert Meeuwsen - 4th	Alexander Brouwer - 4th
2014	Robert Meeuwsen - 17th	Alexander Brouwer - 17th
2015	Robert Meeuwsen - 3rd	Alexander Brouwer - 3rd
2016	Robert Meeuwsen - 9th	Alexander Brouwer - 9th
2018	Robert Meeuwsen - 5th	Alexander Brouwer - 5th
2019	Robert Meeuwsen - 2nd	Alexander Brouwer - 2nd
2021	Robert Meeuwsen - 17th	Alexander Brouwer - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	5th	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	2	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	3	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	7	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	2	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	10/6-10/2021	World Tour Finals - Italy	6	5th	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/24-8/7/2021	Tokyo Olympic Games	9	9th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/5-10/2021	Gstaad 4 Star	10	17th	320	US$3,000.00

Gstaad Elite 16 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/6/2022	Pool C	Nicolas Capogrosso / Tomas Capogrosso, Argentina (30)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:35
Wed, 7/6/2022	Pool C	Saymon Barbosa / Bruno Schmidt, Brazil (19)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 7/8/2022	Winner 2	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (13)	Lost 19-21, 21-13, 13-15	0:52

Head to Head Results
Brouwer/Meeuwsen lead the series against the field 47-35 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 3 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 4-3
3/27/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Gold Medal	Tijan/Younousse	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-17, 21-15	0:41
10/8/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Tijan/Younousse	2	21-16, 21-18	0:34
4/24/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Winner 1	Tijan/Younousse	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	21-17, 21-16	0:38
8/5/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Bronze Medal	Tijan/Younousse	24, Q5	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	25-23, 17-21, 15-12	0:57
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Tijan/Younousse	22	22-20, 21-16	0:34
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
Series tied with # 2 Mol/Sorum, Norway 7-7
5/28/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-18, 21-17	0:39
5/26/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	19-21, 21-15, 18-16	0:53
3/26/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Mol/Sorum	2	17-21, 21-13, 15-12	0:48
3/24/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Mol/Sorum	2	21-17, 21-16	0:38
10/7/21	FIVB	World Tour Finals - Italy	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Mol/Sorum	3	21-19, 23-25, 24-22	1:04
8/1/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	21-17, 21-19	0:39
7/27/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	21-17, 21-17	0:35
7/13/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Gold Medal	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	21	21-17, 21-15	0:34
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	17	21-14, 21-23, 28-26	0:58
8/17/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Mol/Sorum	2	17-21, 25-23, 15-13	0:53
8/5/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Semi-Finals	Mol/Sorum	3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	21-18, 21-18	0:42
6/22/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Mol/Sorum	14	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:48
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 # 4 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 3-0
6/6/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Gold Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	22	Perusic/Schweiner	1	13-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
7/12/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	21	Perusic/Schweiner	17	21-14, 23-25, 22-20	0:54
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 # 5 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 3-1
6/6/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	22	Loyola/Wanderley	19	22-20, 24-26, 16-14	1:02
4/23/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool D	Loyola/Wanderley	20	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	13	27-25, 21-11	0:46
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	21	Loyola/Wanderley	11	25-23, 21-19	0:41
4/27/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Loyola/Wanderley	22, Q1	21-15, 21-11	0:31
Series tied with # 6 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
3/24/22	FIVB	Rosarito Elite 16	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Cottafava/Nicolai	15, Q7	16-21, 21-11, 16-14	0:50
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool B	Cottafava/Nicolai	14	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	21-19, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 0-1
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool H	Breer/Krattiger	25, Q8	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	21-17, 22-24, 15-11	0:54
Series tied with # 11 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-1
6/13/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Nolvak/Tiisaar	22	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-16, 12-21, 15-12	0:46
4/17/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool H	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Nolvak/Tiisaar	24, Q6	21-15, 21-17	0:32
Series tied with # 13 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-2
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:52
5/31/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 1	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	17	21-16, 21-13	0:32
8/2/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool E	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	5	Grimalt/Grimalt	28, Q8	21-16, 21-14	0:32
4/24/15	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	Grimalt/Grimalt	7	24-22, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 1-0
6/2/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Burnett/McHugh	10	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 15 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 8-11
5/29/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Gavira/Herrera	16, Q10	25-23, 21-19	0:45
7/7/21	FIVB	Gstaad 4 Star	Pool G	Gavira/Herrera	23	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
8/15/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Gavira/Herrera	6	22-20, 23-21	0:36
7/13/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	6	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	19-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:48
6/30/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	Gavira/Herrera	6	21-17, 31-29	0:47
6/23/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 3	Gavira/Herrera	12	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	20-22, 22-20, 20-18	0:56
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
Lead the series against # 16 Seidl/Waller, Austria 4-0
5/27/22	FIVB	Ostrava Elite 16	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Seidl/Waller	14, Q4	21-17, 21-15	0:35
11/16/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Seidl/Waller	17	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:48
11/15/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Pool A	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Seidl/Waller	17	21-16, 21-17	0:35
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Pool D	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4, Q1	Seidl/Waller	29	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 18 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool G	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Ermacora/Pristauz	26, Q8	21-13, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # 19 Barbosa/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Barbosa/Schmidt	19	21-12, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 20 van de Velde/Varenhorst, Netherlands 2-3
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Varenhorst/van de Velde	47	21-17, 21-14	0:34
6/5/21	FIVB	Ostrava 4 Star	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	22	Varenhorst/van de Velde	13	21-19, 21-18	0:39
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 2	Varenhorst/van de Velde	18	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	6	23-21, 26-28, 15-12	0:57
9/6/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Winner 2	Varenhorst/van de Velde	25	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	0:45
3/14/19	FIVB	Doha Four Star	Winner 1	Varenhorst/van de Velde	27, Q7	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:49
Series tied with # 21 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 5-5
1/5/19	FIVB	The Hague Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	By Forfeit
7/1/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Bronze Medal	Samoilovs/Smedins	10	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	4	21-18, 18-21, 17-15	0:47
6/23/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Samoilovs/Smedins	11	21-15, 21-12	0:33
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
Lead the series against # 22 Lupo/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
6/16/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Lupo/Ranghieri	23	21-18, 21-13	0:37
Lead the series against # 24 Luini/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
3/17/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Pool B	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	2	Luini/Penninga	23, Q19	16-21, 24-22, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 29 Dressler/Huber, Austria 1-0
4/29/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Pool G	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	7	Dressler/Huber	26, Q4	22-20, 21-19	0:48
Lead the series against # 30 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool C	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	30	21-17, 21-16	0:35