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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball
July 22 - 27, 2014

(10) 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 Long Beach Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/15-20/2014	The Hague Grand Slam	9	9th	360	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/9-13/2014	Gstaad Grand Slam	15	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2014	Stavanger Grand Slam	15	17th	240	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/18-22/2014	Berlin Grand Slam	18	5th	480	US$17,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2014	Moscow Grand Slam	19	9th	360	US$11,000.00
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

ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/23/2014	Pool G	Alex Ranghieri / Andrea Tomatis, Italy (23)	Lost 19-21, 15-21	0:34
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool G	Sebastian Dollinger / Lars Fluggen, Germany (26)	Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
Thu, 7/24/2014	Pool G	Ryan Doherty / Nick Lucena, United States (7)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:36
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 2	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (8)	Won 22-20, 23-21	0:40
Fri, 7/25/2014	Winner 3	Phil Dalhausser / Sean Rosenthal, United States (1)	Lost 22-20, 17-21, 13-15	0:54

Head to Head Results
Stiekema/Varenhorst lead the series against the field 27-20 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 7 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 Dalhausser/Rosenthal, United States 1-1
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 3	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	10	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:54
6/19/14	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool B	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	Dalhausser/Rosenthal	2	21-14, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 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
Trail the series against # 4 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 2-4
7/11/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	Lupo/Nicolai	2	21-13, 17-21, 15-12	0:44
6/27/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Lupo/Nicolai	2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	10-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:43
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
Lead the series against # 5 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 2-1
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
Trail the series against # 6 Rego/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
7/17/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Rego/Solberg	8	Stiekema/Varenhorst	9	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Doherty/Lucena, United States 1-2
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool G	Stiekema/Varenhorst	10	Doherty/Lucena	7	21-18, 21-18	0:36
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 # 8 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
7/25/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	10	Gavira/Herrera	8	22-20, 23-21	0:40
Series tied with # 9 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 # 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
5/2/14	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	16	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22, Q2	34-32, 22-20	0:49
Trail the series against # 14 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
Trail the series against # 15, Q1 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
Lead the series against # 16 Walkenhorst/Windscheif, Germany 2-1
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	18	21-15, 13-21, 15-12	0:52
6/28/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Walkenhorst/Windscheif	19, Q2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	19-21, 21-13, 15-10	0:46
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 # 18 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
Lead the series against # 19 Saxton/Schalk, Canada 3-0
7/12/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Winner 2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	Saxton/Schalk	21	21-16, 21-19	0:33
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
Lead the series against # 22 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-0
7/16/14	FIVB	The Hague Grand Slam	Pool H	Stiekema/Varenhorst	9	Kantor/Losiak	24	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # 23 Ranghieri/Tomatis, Italy 1-3
7/23/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool G	Ranghieri/Tomatis	23	Stiekema/Varenhorst	10	21-19, 21-15	0:34
6/26/14	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool B	Ranghieri/Tomatis	18	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	21-16, 21-17	0:30
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
Lead the series against # 26 Dollinger/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
7/24/14	FIVB	ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball	Pool G	Stiekema/Varenhorst	10	Dollinger/Fluggen	26	22-20, 19-21, 15-11	0:55
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Hatch/Redmann, Canada 2-0
7/10/14	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool B	Stiekema/Varenhorst	15	Hatch/Redmann	31, Q12	21-17, 21-18	0:39
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 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 # 30, Q9 Hadrava/Kubala, Czech Republic 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, Q11 Binstock/Schachter, Canada 1-0
4/23/14	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool E	Stiekema/Varenhorst	12	Binstock/Schachter	28, Q12	21-19, 18-21, 15-10	0:53
Lead the series against # 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