Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012
(22) 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 Berlin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/3-8/2012 Gstaad Grand Slam 18 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/13-17/2012 Grand Slam Rome 28, Q8 9th 320 US$8,000.00
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
Berlin Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool O Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (11) Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
Wed, 7/11/2012 Pool O Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (6) Lost 21-17, 17-21, 11-15 0:50
Thu, 7/12/2012 Pool O Mirco Gerson / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (27) Won 21-10, 21-14 0:31
Thu, 7/12/2012 Winner 1 Christian Redmann / Ben Saxton, Canada (26, Q8) Won 25-23, 23-25, 15-12 1:02
Fri, 7/13/2012 Winner 2 Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Stiekema/Varenhorst trail the series against the field 17-18 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-5
7/13/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Cerutti/Rego 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 21-15, 21-16 0:36
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Cerutti/Rego 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 21-13, 21-15 0:33
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
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 4 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 # 6 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-3
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
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 # 7 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
Trail the series against # 10 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Araujo/Solberg 6 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 21-14, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # 11 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-1
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool O Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 Boersma/Spijkers 11 22-20, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
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 # 12 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 # 13 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 3 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 Dollinger/Windscheif Q2 21-19, 21-13 0:31
Trail the series against # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Benes/Kubala 15 Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 21-17, 15-21, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20 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
Series tied with # 26, Q8 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-1
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 Redmann/Saxton 26, Q8 25-23, 23-25, 15-12 1:02
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Redmann/Saxton 28, Q8 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q9 21-19, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 27 Gerson/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool O Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 Gerson/Heyer 27 21-10, 21-14 0:31
Series tied with # 30, Q6 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31 Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q9 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
Lead the series against # Q2 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
Series tied with # Q7 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 # Q9 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q18 Huber/Seidl Q15 21-14, 21-15 0:31
Lead the series against # Q12 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst Q18 21-15, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q17 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/3/11FIVBShanghai Open Qualifier 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q30 Kuleshov/Yakovlev Q35 21-15, 23-21 0:34
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