Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Rome
June 13 - 17, 2012
(28, Q8) Jon Stiekema/Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands
 
Jon Stiekema
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 8, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Groningen
Height: 200 cm (6'7")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 38
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Fuzhou 2014)
Career Winnings: US$93,400.00
Christiaan Varenhorst
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 6, 1990 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Valthermond
Height: 212 cm (6'11")
Weight: 106 kg (233 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 120
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$430,237.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB29001141604435 US$184,800.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Tim Oude Elferink - Country Quota Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/7-12/2012 Moscow Grand Slam Q9 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/22-27/2012 Prague Open 30, Q9 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 5/8-13/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 31, Q23 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 5/1-6/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 31, Q21 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Silesia Open 31, Q15 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/4-9/2011 Agadir Open Q14 33rd 30 US$0.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open Q18 33rd 30 US$0.00
Grand Slam Rome Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/13/2012 Qualifier 1 Alexander Likholetov / Alexey Yutvalin, Russia (Q25) Won 20-22, 21-16, 15-9 0:51
Wed, 6/13/2012 Qualifier 2 Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (Q9) Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool N Jake Gibb / Sean Rosenthal, United States (5) Won 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Thu, 6/14/2012 Pool N Thiago Barbosa / Rhooney Ferramenta, Brazil (21, Q3) Won 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
Fri, 6/15/2012 Pool N Matt Fuerbringer / Nick Lucena, United States (12) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:40
Sat, 6/16/2012 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (11) Lost 17-21, 12-21 0:38
Head to Head Results
Stiekema/Varenhorst trail the series against the field 14-17 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 9 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-3
5/26/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 5 Cerutti/Rego 5 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 21-15, 21-17 0:37
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 1 Cerutti/Rego 5 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 21-14, 21-17 0:43
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Trail the series against # 4 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Cunha/Santos 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 30-28, 21-18 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool N Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 Gibb/Rosenthal 5 21-17, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Araujo/Solberg 6 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 9 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
5/3/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Lupo/Nicolai 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Series tied with # 10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-1
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 Ingrosso/Ingrosso Q12 24-22, 24-22 0:49
10/5/11FIVBAgadir Open Qualifier 3 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 22, Q3 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q14 21-12, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-2
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:38
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 26-24, 22-20 0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
6/15/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool N Fuerbringer/Lucena 12 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 21-16, 21-19 0:40
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Fuerbringer/Lucena 3 21-16, 14-21, 15-10 0:48
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Winner 1 Fuerbringer/Lucena 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 21-12, 21-14 0:30
Series tied with # 13 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 1-1
5/24/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Boersma/Spijkers 14 13-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:50
5/10/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Boersma/Spijkers 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 25-23, 21-18 0:46
Lead the series against # 14 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Plavins/Smedins 17 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 15 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 3 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 Dollinger/Windscheif Q2 21-19, 21-13 0:31
Series tied with # 20, Q12 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
5/2/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson Q5 22-20, 21-18 0:40
5/18/11FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 2 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson 26, Q10 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q42 21-17, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 21, Q3 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 1-0
6/14/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Pool N Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 Barbosa/Ferramenta 21, Q3 14-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 22 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
5/4/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool K Skarlund/Spinnangr 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q21 21-16, 13-21, 15-6 0:43
Lead the series against # 24 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool K Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 Bellaguarda/Heuscher 15 16-21, 21-18, 15-8 0:51
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Hoyer/Soderberg, Denmark 1-0
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 Hoyer/Soderberg Q7 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:53
Trail the series against Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
4/19/11FIVBBrasilia Open Qualifier 2 Insfran/Schmidt 11, Q1 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q32 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # Q7 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 0-1
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q8 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q9 21-19, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # Q9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q9 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Series tied with # Q10 Ces/Ces, France 1-1
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q23 Ces/Ces Q10 19-21, 21-19, 19-17 0:55
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 2 Ces/Ces 18, Q3 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q30 21-16, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # Q25 Likholetov/Yutvalin, Russia 2-0
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 Likholetov/Yutvalin Q25 20-22, 21-16, 15-9 0:51
5/23/12FIVBPrague Open Qualifier 3 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Likholetov/Yutvalin Q25 21-14, 21-17 0:31