European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012
(6) 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: 61
Career Wins: 1 (CEV C&S Aalsmeer 2011)
Career CEV Best: 3rd (Niechorze 2011)
Career Winnings: US$116,244.35
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: 151
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baku 2014)
Career Winnings: US$478,802.63
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
CEV8001120310000 US$29,787.28
CEV C&S6021101100000 US$8,427.24
FIVB29001141604435 US$184,800.00
Overall430233621014435 US$223,014.51
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008 Did not play Johan van der Poel - 5th
FIVB 2009 Tim Oude Elferink - 25th Alexander Brouwer - 25th
FIVB 2010 Christiaan Varenhorst - 41st Jon Stiekema - 41st
FIVB 2011 Christiaan Varenhorst - 33rd Jon Stiekema - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
CEV 8/10-14/2011 CEV European Championship Final 16 9th 320 € 2,500.00
CEV C&S 8/3-7/2011 CEV Satellite Vaduz 1 3rd 80 € 975.00
CEV C&S 7/28-31/2011 CEV Varna Challenger 4, Q2 4th 140 € 1,800.00
CEV 7/19-24/2011 CEV Polish Masters 8, Q2 3rd 480 € 5,250.00
CEV 7/13-17/2011 CEV Serbian Masters 9 13th 180 € 1,000.00
CEV C&S 6/16-19/2011 CEV Satellite Lausanne 11, Q9 2nd 90 € 1,600.00
CEV C&S 6/1-5/2011 CEV Satellite Baden 7, Q1 7th 50 € 300.00
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 5/30/2012 Pool O Philip Gabathuler / Mirco Gerson, Switzerland (27) Won 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool O Ward Coucke / Tom van Walle, Belgium (22) Lost 17-21, 14-21 0:32
Thu, 5/31/2012 Pool O Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (11) Lost 19-21, 11-21 0:31
Fri, 6/1/2012 Winner 1 Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (13) Won 21-10, 21-19 0:31
Fri, 6/1/2012 Winner 2 Martin Laciga / Jonas Weingart, Switzerland (28) Won 21-12, 21-19 0:35
Sat, 6/2/2012 Winner 3 Tarjei Skarlund / Martin Spinnangr, Norway (17) Lost 17-21, 18-21 0:36
Head to Head Results
Stiekema/Varenhorst trail the series against the field 13-16 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brink/Reckermann, Germany 0-1
8/11/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool J Brink/Reckermann 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 16 21-16, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Boersma/Spijkers, Netherlands 2-1
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
7/23/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Winner 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 8, Q2 Boersma/Spijkers 5 21-10, 21-15 0:30
Trail the series against # 4 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
8/13/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Winner 2 Erdmann/Matysik 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 16 23-25, 21-15, 17-15 0:56
Lead the series against # 7 Plavins/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
5/25/12FIVBPrague Open Contender 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 30, Q9 Plavins/Smedins 17 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-1
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 26-24, 22-20 0:44
Lead the series against # 10 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 # 11 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool O Doppler/Horst 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst 6 21-19, 21-11 0:31
Trail the series against # 12 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/18/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Lausanne Winner 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10, Q7 Stiekema/Varenhorst 11, Q9 19-21, 21-19, 21-19 1:03
Lead the series against # 13 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 6 Gavira/Herrera 13 21-10, 21-19 0:31
Trail the series against # 15 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-4
4/25/12FIVBSilesia Open Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst Q18 21-15, 21-11 0:33
7/31/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Semi-Finals Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst 2, Q1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 4, Q2 21-18, 21-13 0:29
7/24/11CEVCEV Polish Masters Semi-Finals Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst 10 Stiekema/Varenhorst 8, Q2 21-14, 21-12 0:31
7/16/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Contender 2 Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst 16 Stiekema/Varenhorst 9 21-16, 21-12 0:33
6/19/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Lausanne Gold Medal Kaczmarek/Walkenhorst 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 11, Q9 21-19, 21-19 0:48
Trail the series against # 17 Skarlund/Spinnangr, Norway 0-2
6/2/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Skarlund/Spinnangr 17 Stiekema/Varenhorst 6 21-17, 21-18 0:36
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 # 18 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-2
8/24/11FIVBThe Hague Open Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst Q18 Huber/Seidl Q15 21-14, 21-15 0:31
7/31/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Bronze Medal Huber/Seidl 3 Stiekema/Varenhorst 4, Q2 21-15, 21-14 0:31
7/15/11CEVCEV Serbian Masters Winner 2 Huber/Seidl 8 Stiekema/Varenhorst 9 21-16, 21-16 0:34
6/19/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Lausanne Semi-Finals Stiekema/Varenhorst 11, Q9 Huber/Seidl 8, Q3 21-18, 11-21, 15-11 0:45
Trail the series against # 22 Coucke/van Walle, Belgium 0-1
5/31/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool O Coucke/van Walle 22 Stiekema/Varenhorst 6 21-17, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 27 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool O Stiekema/Varenhorst 6 Gabathuler/Gerson 27 21-17, 21-16 0:31
Lead the series against # 28 Laciga/Weingart, Switzerland 1-0
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 6 Laciga/Weingart 28 21-12, 21-19 0:35
Lead the series against # 29 Gogtepe/Sekerci, Türkiye 2-1
8/10/11CEVCEV European Championship Final Pool J Gogtepe/Sekerci 17 Stiekema/Varenhorst 16 21-14, 21-19 0:33
7/30/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Winner 3 Stiekema/Varenhorst 4, Q2 Gogtepe/Sekerci 1 21-18, 21-18 0:39
6/18/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Lausanne Contender 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 11, Q9 Gogtepe/Sekerci 1 21-17, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 30 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