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€ 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 (34 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 (36 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

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$3,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$6,250.00
Confederation Championship	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
Total	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	$13,250.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Rimke Braakman												Michelle Stiekema
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$8,300.00
27	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	6	0	$30,575.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	$13,075.00
20	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	2	0	$13,575.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	2	0	$17,475.00
											Satellite	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$2,750.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	$3,250.00
57	0	1	1	0	2	10	11	8	0	$48,600.00	Total	39	1	2	0	0	3	6	5	7	0	$42,425.00

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
2010	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	0	2	0.0 %
2010	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$650.00	4	2	66.7 %
2011	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2	2	50.0 %
2011	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$4,500.00	7	4	63.6 %
2011	CEV C&S	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$1,950.00	8	2	80.0 %
2011	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	9	1	90.0 %
2012	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$3,500.00	4	6	40.0 %
2012	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,000.00	4	7	36.4 %
2012	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$975.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	$3,500.00	6	10	37.5 %
Total	CEV	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	$7,500.00	11	11	50.0 %
Total	CEV C&S	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,575.00	16	6	72.7 %
Total	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	9	1	90.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Rimke Braakman													Michelle Stiekema
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2007	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2007	FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	$8,950.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2008	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00
											2009	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$7,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2009	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00	2009	CEV C&S
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2009	CEV Under Age
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2010	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	$4,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$325.00	2010	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$325.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2010	CEV Under Age
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2011	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00	2011	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,250.00
2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$975.00	2011	CEV C&S	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$975.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2011	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,750.00	2012	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	$1,750.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00	2012	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,500.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$487.50	2012	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$487.50
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2012	CEV Under Age
27	2	1	3	1	4	6	2	1	7	$7,362.50	Total	Total	40	4	2	2	1	7	4	4	4	12	$30,362.50

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	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	6	37.5%	1	6.3%	9	56.3%	6-10	37.5%	5-9	35.7%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	11-11	50.0%
2011-2012	5	83.3%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5-1	83.3%	6	37.5%	1	6.3%	9	56.3%	6-10	37.5%	5-9	35.7%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	11-11	50.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		4	40.0%	0	0.0%	6	60.0%	4-6	40.0%	0-12	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	4	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
Total	1	0	6	7	3	6	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	19

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