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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Gstaad Major Series
July 7 - 12, 2015

(15) Alexander Walkenhorst/Stefan Windscheif, Germany

Alexander Walkenhorst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 30, 1988 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Essen

Height:

206 cm (6'9")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Anapa 2013)

Career Winnings:

US$138,655.90

Stefan Windscheif
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 10, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Iserlohn

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

79 kg (174 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Manama 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$235,212.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	15	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	0	5	1	US$165,000.00

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Did not play	Stefan Uhmann - 33rd
2010	Did not play	Sebastian Dollinger - 25th
2011	Did not play	Sebastian Dollinger - Country Quota
2012	Did not play	Sebastian Dollinger - 9th
2013	Did not play	Sebastian Dollinger - 9th
2014	Stefan Windscheif - 25th	Alexander Walkenhorst - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-7/5/2015	Netherlands World Championships	13	17th	400	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	15	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series	14	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	16	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	17	9th	360	US$11,000.00
FIVB	7/22-27/2014	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	16	4th	560	US$30,000.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	16	17th	240	US$9,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	18	25th	160	US$4,000.00

Gstaad Major Series Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/9/2015	Pool B	Josh Binstock / Sam Schachter, Canada (18)	Lost 21-17, 18-21, 5-15	0:47
Thu, 7/9/2015	Pool B	Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (31)	Won 21-18, 23-21	0:42
Fri, 7/10/2015	Pool B	Evandro Goncalves / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (2)	Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:49
Sat, 7/11/2015	Winner 1	Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (13)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:33

Head to Head Results
Walkenhorst/Windscheif lead the series against the field 23-18 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 5 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Goncalves/Solberg, Brazil 3-1
7/10/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool B	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	Goncalves/Solberg	2	18-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:49
6/30/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Pool L	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	13	Goncalves/Solberg	12	10-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
6/18/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	Goncalves/Solberg	2	21-14, 21-16	0:38
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 2	Goncalves/Solberg	7	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Series tied with # 3 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-1
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Cerutti/Schmidt	1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	21-8, 24-22	0:33
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:55
Series tied with # 4 Gibb/Patterson, United States 1-1
7/31/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	Gibb/Patterson	16	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:53
7/18/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gibb/Patterson	13	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	21-19, 21-14	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool C	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	19, Q2	19-21, 22-20, 15-9	0:52
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	21-17, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	14	21-18, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 2-0
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Gabathuler/Gerson	21	16-21, 32-30, 15-12	1:07
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	Gabathuler/Gerson	28, Q7	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Series tied with # 9 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
5/27/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Doppler/Horst	17	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	21-19, 24-22	0:36
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Doppler/Horst	13	21-16, 21-14	0:41
Trail the series against # 10 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-2
5/30/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Erdmann/Matysik	9	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	21-16, 21-16	0:37
8/2/14	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	21-18, 18-21, 15-12	1:03
Trail the series against # 12 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-6
6/19/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	12	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	21-19, 14-21, 15-12	0:52
6/11/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Pool A	Lupo/Nicolai	16	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	22-20, 22-20	0:35
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Lupo/Nicolai	4	21-12, 21-19	0:35
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	18	21-13, 23-21	0:45
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Lupo/Nicolai	4	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	15-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:46
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Lupo/Nicolai	5	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	21-16, 21-13	0:34
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 2	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	28-26, 21-18	0:44
Series tied with # 13 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-1
7/11/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Winner 1	Bourne/Hyden	13	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	21-14, 21-17	0:33
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	21	Bourne/Hyden	29, Q9	21-14, 21-16	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-0
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	Fijalek/Prudel	3	21-17, 18-21, 15-7	0:48
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool D	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Fijalek/Prudel	13	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against # 16 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 3-0
6/13/15	FIVB	Stavanger Major Series	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	17	Saxton/Schalk	11	23-21, 17-21, 15-12	0:46
5/29/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Saxton/Schalk	19	21-13, 21-11	0:30
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Saxton/Schalk	17	21-19, 21-13	0:38
Trail the series against # 17, Q1 Brunner/Lucena, United States 0-1
7/1/15	FIVB	Netherlands World Championships	Winner 1	Brunner/Lucena	15	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	13	21-18, 21-15	0:45
Trail the series against # 18 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-2
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool B	Binstock/Schachter	18	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	17-21, 21-18, 15-5	0:47
6/5/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Winner 1	Binstock/Schachter	17	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	21-18, 32-30	0:53
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Binstock/Schachter	32, Q11	21-17, 19-21, 15-13	1:01
Lead the series against # 21 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
6/17/15	FIVB	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Pool B	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	18	21-19, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 26, Q5 Garcia/Marco, Spain 1-0
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	Garcia/Marco	30, Q12	21-18, 21-9	0:37
Lead the series against # 30 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
6/4/15	FIVB	Porec Major Series	Pool C	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	14	Eithun/Horrem	30, Q13	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Lead the series against # 31 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 2-0
7/9/15	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool B	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	15	Kissling/Kovatsch	31	21-18, 23-21	0:42
6/25/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	19, Q2	Kissling/Kovatsch	Q18	21-14, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q13 Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin, Russia 1-0
5/28/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool A	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	16	Stoyanovskiy/Yarzutkin	32	23-21, 21-13	0:36