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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Berlin smart Grand Slam
June 18 - 22, 2014

(18) Jon Stiekema/Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands

Jon Stiekema
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 8, 1988 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Groningen

Height:

200 cm (6'7")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Fuzhou 2014)

Career Winnings:

US$109,553.50

Christiaan Varenhorst
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 6, 1990 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Valthermond

Height:

212 cm (6'11")

Weight:

106 kg (233 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

139

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$473,007.56

Awards

Top Rookie 2012
Best Hitter 2015

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
CEV	8	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	US$29,787.28
FIVB	29	0	0	1	1	4	1	6	0	4	4	3	5	US$184,800.00
Overall	37	0	0	2	2	6	1	9	1	4	4	3	5	US$214,587.28

Previous Berlin Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
CEV 2009	Tim Oude Elferink - 29th	Did not play
2012	Christiaan Varenhorst - 9th	Jon Stiekema - 9th
2013	Christiaan Varenhorst - 41st	Jon Stiekema - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	19	9th	360	US$11,000.00
CEV	6/3-8/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	11	5th	300	€ 4,000.00
CEV	5/28-31/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	7	9th	160	€ 750.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2014	Shanghai Grand Slam	22, Q2	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2014	Fuzhou Open	12	3rd	400	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2013	Xiamen Grand Slam	20	4th	560	US$12,900.00
FIVB	10/8-13/2013	São Paulo Grand Slam	23	17th	320	US$3,700.00
FIVB	8/21-25/2013	Moscow Grand Slam	25, Q5	5th	480	US$10,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2013	Berlin Grand Slam	Q11	41st	80	US$0.00
CEV	7/31-8/4/2013	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	27	9th	250	€ 2,500.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 6/19/2014	Pool B	Ben Saxton / Chaim Schalk, Canada (15)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:31
Thu, 6/19/2014	Pool B	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (2)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:34
Fri, 6/20/2014	Pool B	Jan Hadrava / Premysl Kubala, Czechia (31, Q13)	Won 21-13, 17-21, 15-6	0:41
Sat, 6/21/2014	Winner 2	Alexander Walkenhorst / Stefan Windscheif, Germany (20)	Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
Sat, 6/21/2014	Winner 3	Ryan Doherty / Nick Lucena, United States (24, Q3)	Lost 25-27, 19-21	0:40

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	19	0	0	0	1	4	0	6	0	4	2	2	$167,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	$17,100.00
Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$13,000.00
Total	33	0	0	1	1	6	1	8	0	4	4	8	$197,800.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Jon Stiekema												Christiaan Varenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	$43,500.00
											World Tour Finals	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$36,000.00
19	0	0	0	1	4	6	4	2	2	$83,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	51	2	1	1	2	9	13	16	4	3	$270,650.00
18	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	13	$9,550.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	53	1	0	3	1	11	9	8	6	14	$79,237.50
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$850.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	$6,500.00	Confederation Championship	12	0	0	1	0	5	5	1	0	0	$21,250.00
42	0	0	1	1	7	9	4	5	15	$99,900.00	Total	132	3	4	6	4	30	29	27	11	18	$451,487.50

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2010	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	1	1	50.0 %
2011	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	7	5	58.3 %
2011	CEV	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$8,750.00	10	6	62.5 %
2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	1	3	1	$45,700.00	26	20	56.5 %
2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	6	5	54.5 %
2013	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	$28,100.00	11	11	50.0 %
2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	3	40.0 %
2014	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	$41,000.00	16	7	69.6 %
2014	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$4,750.00	5	3	62.5 %
Total	FIVB	24	0	0	1	1	2	1	4	0	3	4	8	$114,800.00	61	44	58.1 %
Total	CEV	8	0	0	1	1	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	$22,000.00	23	17	57.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Jon Stiekema													Christiaan Varenhorst
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2007	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	$1,000.00	2009	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	$1,000.00
											2009	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2009	CEV
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2010	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	$0.00
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00	2011	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	$0.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,375.00	2011	CEV	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,375.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	3	1	$22,850.00	2012	FIVB	9	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	3	1	$22,850.00
2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2012	CEV	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00
5	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	$14,050.00	2013	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	1	1	$25,850.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
4	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$20,500.00	2014	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	$20,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,375.00	2014	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,375.00
44	0	0	2	2	5	9	5	5	16	$69,400.00	Total	Total	48	0	1	2	2	7	11	7	5	13	$81,200.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	46	68.7%	13	19.4%	8	11.9%	59-8	88.1%	16	27.1%	4	6.8%	39	66.1%	16-43	27.1%	46-39	54.1%	29-12	70.7%	0	2	75-53	58.6%
2013-2014	26	65.0%	9	22.5%	5	12.5%	35-5	87.5%	6	23.1%	2	7.7%	18	69.2%	6-20	23.1%	26-18	59.1%	15-7	68.2%	0	2	41-27	60.3%
Against the Field	23	65.7%	8	22.9%	4	11.4%	31-4	88.6%	5	19.2%	2	7.7%	19	73.1%	5-21	19.2%	46-36	56.1%	26-12	68.4%	0	1	36-25	59.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	9	2	31	20	0	0	11	14	0	1	0	1	0	0	51	38
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	13	6	2	4	0	0	5	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	24	15
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	10
Total	2	0	22	8	39	30	0	0	21	20	0	2	1	1	0	0	86	63

Head to Head Results
Stiekema/Varenhorst lead the series against the field 31-24 (Lead 17 Series, Trail 7 Series, 5 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-4
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Erdmann/Matysik	11	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22, Q2	25-23, 21-18	0:42
7/31/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool O	Erdmann/Matysik	6	Stiekema/Varenhorst	27	21-18, 21-19	0:39
4/25/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Erdmann/Matysik	5	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	By Forfeit
8/13/11	CEV	CEV European Championship Final	Winner 2	Erdmann/Matysik	4	Stiekema/Varenhorst	16	23-25, 21-15, 17-15	0:56
Lead the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Series tied with # 3 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-2
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Bronze Medal	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	17-21, 26-24, 16-14	0:56
4/24/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Samoilovs/Smedins	5	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	21-17, 21-16	0:37
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	21-15, 19-21, 15-12	0:49
8/3/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Samoilovs/Smedins	1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	27	28-26, 21-14	0:42
Trail the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-4
6/7/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Lupo/Nicolai	3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	11	21-9, 21-16	0:33
4/26/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Semi-Finals	Lupo/Nicolai	7	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	21-19, 21-15	0:35
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Bronze Medal	Lupo/Nicolai	11	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	22-20, 21-19	0:39
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	25, Q5	Lupo/Nicolai	10	25-27, 21-17, 15-13	0:50
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Lupo/Nicolai	15	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Series tied with # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	7	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	6	Gavira/Herrera	13	21-10, 21-19	0:31
Lead the series against # 6 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-0
6/5/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Stiekema/Varenhorst	11	Krasilnikov/Semenov	6	21-12, 21-19	0:30
Series tied with # 7 Filho/Santos, Brazil 1-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Stiekema/Varenhorst	19	Filho/Santos	3	23-21, 23-21	0:44
8/24/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Filho/Santos	4	Stiekema/Varenhorst	25, Q5	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:55
Trail the series against # 8 Felipe/Goncalves, Brazil 0-2
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Felipe/Goncalves	12	Stiekema/Varenhorst	19	21-16, 13-21, 15-9	0:46
4/24/13	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Felipe/Goncalves	21	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	21-15, 14-21, 15-12	0:57
Trail the series against # 9 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-2
10/26/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	9	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	21-18, 21-19	0:39
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
Lead the series against # 12, Q1 Cerutti/Schmidt, Brazil 1-0
4/30/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool F	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22, Q2	Cerutti/Schmidt	6	21-18, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 13 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 2-1
6/13/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Fijalek/Prudel	14	Stiekema/Varenhorst	19	23-21, 21-17	0:42
10/9/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Stiekema/Varenhorst	23	Fijalek/Prudel	10	21-18, 21-19	0:38
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 # 15 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 2-0
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Saxton/Schalk	15	21-15, 21-12	0:31
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	Saxton/Schalk	12	16-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Doppler/Horst, Austria 0-1
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool O	Doppler/Horst	11	Stiekema/Varenhorst	6	21-19, 21-11	0:31
Series tied with # 17 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-1
10/25/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Winner 3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:34
8/6/13	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ranghieri/Tomatis	31, Q22	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q11	24-22, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-2
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Contender 2	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	5	Stiekema/Varenhorst	7	28-26, 21-17	0:44
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22, Q2	34-32, 22-20	0:49
8/2/13	CEV	2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	27	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	9	18-21, 27-25, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 20 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	20	21-19, 17-21, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 22 Dyachenko/Sidorenko, Kazakhstan 1-0
10/23/13	FIVB	Xiamen Grand Slam	Pool D	Stiekema/Varenhorst	20	Dyachenko/Sidorenko	13	18-21, 21-9, 15-7	0:45
Trail the series against # 24, Q3 Doherty/Lucena, United States 0-2
6/21/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 3	Doherty/Lucena	24, Q3	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	27-25, 21-19	0:40
10/11/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Winner 1	Doherty/Lucena	20	Stiekema/Varenhorst	23	21-17, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # 26 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 2-0
5/30/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baden Masters	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	7	Eithun/Horrem	10	19-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:56
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 # 28, Q8 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 1-0
10/10/13	FIVB	São Paulo Grand Slam	Pool G	Stiekema/Varenhorst	23	Hatch/Redmann	26, Q3	21-18, 21-16	0:30
Lead the series against # 29, Q11 Petutschnig/Winter, Austria 2-0
6/6/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	11	Petutschnig/Winter	24	21-13, 21-11	0:29
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	Petutschnig/Winter	22, Q2	21-15, 21-13	0:28
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 Garcia/Marco, Spain 2-0
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	Garcia/Marco	21	21-19, 21-17	0:39
8/23/13	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool H	Stiekema/Varenhorst	25, Q5	Garcia/Marco	24, Q3	21-15, 19-21, 15-10	0:54
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Hadrava/Kubala, Czechia 1-0
6/20/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Hadrava/Kubala	31, Q13	21-13, 17-21, 15-6	0:41
Lead the series against # 32, Q15 Gabathuler/Gerson, Switzerland 1-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool O	Stiekema/Varenhorst	6	Gabathuler/Gerson	27	21-17, 21-16	0:31
Series tied with # Q2 Huber/Seidl, Austria 1-1
8/24/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Qualifier 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q18	Huber/Seidl	Q15	21-14, 21-15	0:31
7/15/11	CEV	CEV Serbian Masters	Winner 2	Huber/Seidl	8	Stiekema/Varenhorst	9	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q4 Plavins/Solovejs, Latvia 1-0
4/25/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	Plavins/Solovejs	18	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q9 Chevallier/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
6/3/14	CEV	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool F	Stiekema/Varenhorst	11	Chevallier/Strasser	22	21-17, 21-18	0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Spijkers/van Dorsten, Netherlands 1-0
6/12/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Stiekema/Varenhorst	19	Spijkers/van Dorsten	30, Q11	21-16, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # Q17 Goncharov/Prokopiev, Russia 1-0
6/14/14	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	19	Goncharov/Prokopiev	10, Q15	21-18, 21-18	0:38