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European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012

(10) Rimke Braakman/Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands

Rimke Braakman
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 22, 1991 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Den Haag

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$57,359.37

Michelle Stiekema
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 21, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

The Hague

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$51,868.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	US$10,180.15
CEV C&S	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$4,847.19
CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	US$9,750.00
Overall	20	2	0	2	0	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	4	US$24,777.34

Previous Varna Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/13-18/2012	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	30, Q12	25th	80	US$3,500.00
CEV C&S	8/8-11/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	4	3rd	80	€ 975.00
FIVB	7/11-15/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	Q10	33rd	40	US$0.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	Q16	41st	24	US$0.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	Q15	33rd	40	US$0.00
CEV	5/30-6/3/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	18	17th	160	€ 1,000.00
CEV	5/23-26/2012	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	5	13th	180	€ 500.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	Q14	41st	18	US$0.00

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 8/24/2012	Winner 1	Tanja Goricanec / Muriel Graessli, Switzerland (7)	Won 13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:53
Fri, 8/24/2012	Winner 2	Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (2, Q1)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:37
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 2	Barbora Hermannova / Martina Williams, Czech Republic (4)	Won 20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:54
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 3	Romana Kayser / Joana Mader, Switzerland (11, Q2)	Won 20-22, 22-20, 15-13	0:54
Sat, 8/25/2012	Contender 4	Monika Brzostek / Kinga Wojtasik, Poland (9)	Lost 15-21, 19-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Braakman/Stiekema trail the series against the field 10-12 (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 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Forrer/Verge-Depre	30, Q7	Braakman/Stiekema	Q10	21-13, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 2, Q1 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-2
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	2, Q1	Braakman/Stiekema	10	21-18, 21-18	0:37
8/16/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Pool C	Baquerizo/Fernandez	19	Braakman/Stiekema	30, Q12	21-13, 20-22, 16-14	0:51
Trail the series against # 3 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-3
5/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Baden Masters	Winner 1	Nestarcova/Pridalova	12, Q2	Braakman/Stiekema	5	21-15, 21-18	0:37
7/21/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Winner 2	Nestarcova/Pridalova	8	Braakman/Stiekema	9	21-16, 22-20	0:31
6/4/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Baden	Contender 3	Nestarcova/Pridalova	9, Q2	Braakman/Stiekema	10, Q4	22-20, 16-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 4 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 3-0
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 2	Braakman/Stiekema	10	Hermannova/Williams	4	20-22, 21-19, 15-13	0:54
8/14/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Braakman/Stiekema	30, Q12	Hermannova/Williams	Q5	21-18, 21-15	0:31
8/6/11	CEV Under Age	2011 CEV U23 European Championship	Contender 3	Braakman/Stiekema	13	Hermannova/Williams	2	23-21, 21-17	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Angelova/Dinova, Bulgaria 1-0
6/2/11	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Baden	Qualifier 2	Braakman/Stiekema	10, Q4	Angelova/Dinova	Q13	21-13, 21-14	0:30
Series tied with # 7 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 2-2
8/24/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Winner 1	Braakman/Stiekema	10	Goricanec/Graessli	7	13-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:53
7/22/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Contender 3	Braakman/Stiekema	9	Goricanec/Graessli	3	17-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:44
8/6/10	CEV C&S	CEV Satellite Vaduz	Semi-Finals	Goricanec/Graessli	1	Braakman/Stiekema	6, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:38
7/20/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Qualifier 2	Goricanec/Graessli	32, Q19	Braakman/Stiekema	Q14	21-19, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 0-1
6/12/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 1	Sinnema/Wesselink	Q17	Braakman/Stiekema	Q16	16-21, 24-22, 15-7	0:50
Trail the series against # 9 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-3
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 4	Brzostek/Wojtasik	9	Braakman/Stiekema	10	21-15, 21-19	0:34
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool B	Brzostek/Wojtasik	15	Braakman/Stiekema	18	29-27, 25-23	0:49
8/7/11	CEV Under Age	2011 CEV U23 European Championship	Gold Medal	Braakman/Stiekema	13	Brzostek/Wojtasik	5	13-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
7/22/11	CEV	CEV Polish Masters	Contender 4	Brzostek/Wojtasik	12	Braakman/Stiekema	9	21-17, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 11, Q2 Kayser/Mader, Switzerland 1-0
8/25/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters	Contender 3	Braakman/Stiekema	10	Kayser/Mader	11, Q2	20-22, 22-20, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # Q5 Rehackova/Vorlova, Czech Republic 1-0
8/9/12	CEV C&S	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	Winner 1	Braakman/Stiekema	4	Rehackova/Vorlova	13, Q11	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q8 Baburina/Makhno, Ukraine 1-0
8/14/12	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Braakman/Stiekema	30, Q12	Baburina/Makhno	Q21	15-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:43