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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 A1 Grand Slam presented by ERGO
July 17 - 22, 2012

(18) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

120

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$430,237.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	29	0	0	1	1	4	1	6	0	4	4	3	5	US$184,800.00

Previous Klagenfurt Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/10-14/2012	Berlin Grand Slam	22	9th	320	US$8,000.00
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

Klagenfurt Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/19/2012	Pool K	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (15)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:36
Thu, 7/19/2012	Pool K	Phil Dalhausser / Todd Rogers, United States (2)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 6-15	0:52
Fri, 7/20/2012	Pool K	Renato "Geor" Gomes / Gia Terceiro, Georgia (31, Q3)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:40
Fri, 7/20/2012	Winner 1	Geir Eithun / Iver Horrem, Norway (29, Q12)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:37
Sat, 7/21/2012	Winner 2	Pedro Cunha / Ricardo Santos, Brazil (3)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
Stiekema/Varenhorst lead the series against the field 18-17 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 8 Series, 4 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool N	Stiekema/Varenhorst	28, Q8	Gibb/Rosenthal	5	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-1
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool K	Dalhausser/Rogers	2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	19-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:52
Trail the series against # 3 Cunha/Santos, Brazil 0-2
7/21/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cunha/Santos	3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	21-18, 21-18	0:43
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool K	Cunha/Santos	2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q23	30-28, 21-18	0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Insfran/Schmidt, Brazil 0-1
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Qualifier 2	Insfran/Schmidt	11, Q1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q32	21-17, 21-16	0:36
Trail the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-3
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool O	Samoilovs/Sorokins	6	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
6/16/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Sorokins	11	Stiekema/Varenhorst	28, Q8	21-17, 21-12	0:38
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Contender 1	Samoilovs/Sorokins	18	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q15	26-24, 22-20	0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Araujo/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 3	Araujo/Solberg	6	Stiekema/Varenhorst	30, Q9	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-0
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q18	Huber/Seidl	Q15	21-14, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # 13 Fuerbringer/Lucena, United States 1-2
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool N	Fuerbringer/Lucena	12	Stiekema/Varenhorst	28, Q8	21-16, 21-19	0:40
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	30, Q9	Fuerbringer/Lucena	3	21-16, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
4/26/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Winner 1	Fuerbringer/Lucena	2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q15	21-12, 21-14	0:30
Lead the series against # 14 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-1
7/11/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool O	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22	Boersma/Spijkers	11	22-20, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
5/24/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	30, Q9	Boersma/Spijkers	14	13-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:50
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool K	Boersma/Spijkers	18	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q23	25-23, 21-18	0:46
Lead the series against # 15 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 1-0
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool K	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Fijalek/Prudel	15	21-13, 21-13	0:36
Lead the series against # 16 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
5/25/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 4	Stiekema/Varenhorst	30, Q9	Plavins/Smedins	17	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Dollinger/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
4/25/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Qualifier 3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q15	Dollinger/Windscheif	Q2	21-19, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 20 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-1
5/4/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Skarlund/Spinnangr	18	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	21-16, 13-21, 15-6	0:43
Series tied with # 25, Q8 Redmann/Saxton, Canada 1-1
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22	Redmann/Saxton	26, Q8	25-23, 23-25, 15-12	1:02
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Redmann/Saxton	28, Q8	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q9	21-19, 24-22	0:39
Series tied with # 26, Q4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-1
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	31	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	21-15, 21-15	0:34
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	28, Q8	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	Q9	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:48
Series tied with # 27, Q7 Brinkborg/Gunnarsson, Sweden 1-1
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	Q5	22-20, 21-18	0:40
5/18/11	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 2	Brinkborg/Gunnarsson	26, Q10	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q42	21-17, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 29, Q12 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-0
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Eithun/Horrem	29, Q12	21-16, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 31, Q3 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-0
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool K	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	"Geor" Gomes/Terceiro	31, Q3	21-19, 21-15	0:40
Lead the series against Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
4/25/12	FIVB	Silesia Open	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q15	Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst	Q18	21-15, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against # Q5 Barbosa/Ferramenta, Brazil 1-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool N	Stiekema/Varenhorst	28, Q8	Barbosa/Ferramenta	21, Q3	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
Series tied with # Q10 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 1-1
5/2/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	Q12	24-22, 24-22	0:49
10/5/11	FIVB	Agadir Open	Qualifier 3	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	22, Q3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q14	21-12, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q24 Likholetov/Yutvalin, Russia 2-0
6/13/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Qualifier 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	28, Q8	Likholetov/Yutvalin	Q25	20-22, 21-16, 15-9	0:51
5/23/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Qualifier 3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	30, Q9	Likholetov/Yutvalin	Q25	21-14, 21-17	0:31