European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 Nestea European Championship Final
August 25 - 28, 2006
(9) Jochem De Gruijter/Gijs Ronnes, Netherlands
 
Jochem De Gruijter
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 18, 1978 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Leidschendam
Resides: Nieuwegein
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 79
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (The Hague 2006)
Career Winnings: US$132,490.90
Gijs Ronnes
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 10, 1977 (46 yrs old)
Home Town: Boxmeer
Resides: Utrecht
Height: 186 cm (6'1")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 96
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (The Hague 2006)
Career Winnings: US$137,103.51
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212529334157Money
CEV100100100104111000 US$26,393.51
CEV C&S11000000000000000 US$2,452.20
FIVB630011225911001301081 US$219,400.00
FIVB C&S21010000000000000 US$3,200.00
Overall7621213251011411411081 US$251,445.71
Previous The Hague Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/9-13/2006 Poland Open 20 9 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 8/2-6/2006 Austria Grand Slam Q3 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2006 Paris Grand Slam 25, Q1 25 80 US$3,400.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2006 St. Petersburg Open 27 3 480 US$16,000.00
FIVB 7/12-16/2006 Canada Open 23 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2006 France Open 24, Q1 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2006 Norway Grand Slam 27, Q4 17 160 US$4,900.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2005 South Africa Open 16 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2005 Acapulco Open 22 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/19-23/2005 Brazil Open 23 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB C&S 10/12-16/2005 Argentina Satellite 3 3 16 US$1,200.00
FIVB 8/31-9/4/2005 Greece Open 14 25 40 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/24-28/2005 Canada Open 6 17 80 US$3,000.00
CEV 8/7-9/2005 Swiss Open 19 16 € 0.00
FIVB 8/3-7/2005 Austria Grand Slam 16 25 56 US$3,250.00
FIVB 7/27-31/2005 France Grand Slam 19 13 168 US$6,300.00
FIVB 7/20-24/2005 Poland Open 13 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2005 St. Petersburg Open 13 9 160 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/29-7/3/2005 Norway Grand Slam 20 5 336 US$13,750.00
FIVB 6/22-26/2005 Berlin World Championships 15 25 100 US$5,500.00
FIVB 6/15-19/2005 Switzerland Open 17 13 120 US$4,500.00
FIVB 6/8-12/2005 Croatia Open 23 17 80 US$3,000.00
FIVB 5/18-22/2005 China Open 20 17 80 US$3,000.00
CEV 5/12-15/2005 Turkish Open 19 16 € 0.00
FIVB 9/21-26/2004 Brazil Open 21 13 108 US$4,000.00
CEV 9/9-12/2004 Spanish Open 5 52 € 2,250.00
FIVB C&S 8/27-29/2004 France Satellite 2 1 20 US$2,000.00
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 8/24/2006 Winner 1 Andrea Tomatis / Matteo Varnier, Italy (24) Won 21-12, 21-15 0:37
Thu, 8/24/2006 Winner 2 Mykola Babich / Oleg Nikolaev, Ukraine (8) Won 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Fri, 8/25/2006 Winner 3 Emiel Boersma / Mathijs Mast, Netherlands (16) Won 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Fri, 8/25/2006 Winner 4 Patrick Heuscher / Stefan Kobel, Switzerland (4) Lost 15-21, 16-21 0:47
Fri, 8/25/2006 Contender 5 Martin Laciga / Paul Laciga, Switzerland (22) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:49
Sat, 8/26/2006 Semi-Finals Nikolas Berger / Peter Gartmayer, Austria (19) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Sat, 8/26/2006 Gold Medal Julius Brink / Christoph Dieckmann, Germany (2) Lost 13-21, 13-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
De Gruijter/Ronnes trail the series against the field 15-16
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-2
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Gold Medal Brink/Dieckmann 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 21-13, 21-13 0:43
7/21/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 3 Brink/Dieckmann 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 21-14, 21-17 0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Klemperer/Schneider, Germany 2-0
7/20/06FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27 Klemperer/Schneider 6 21-18, 21-16 0:43
6/30/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 Klemperer/Schneider 11 17-21, 21-18, 15-13 1:02
Trail the series against # 4 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 1-6
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 4 Heuscher/Kobel 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 21-15, 21-16 0:47
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 8 De Gruijter/Ronnes 25, Q1 21-17, 19-21, 24-22 1:03
10/26/05FIVBAcapulco Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 22 23-25, 21-17, 15-11 0:56
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 3 Heuscher/Kobel 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 21-15, 19-21, 15-7 0:55
7/7/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Winner 2 Heuscher/Kobel 4 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-17, 21-13 0:37
7/29/04FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 32, Q19 Heuscher/Kobel 1 19-21, 23-21, 15-12 1:04
6/18/04FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 31, Q25 21-13, 21-15 0:38
Series tied with # 5 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 1-1
7/6/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Herrera/Mesa 25 21-12, 21-18 0:48
7/21/05FIVBPoland Open Winner 1 Herrera/Mesa 20 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 21-15, 21-17 0:36
Series tied with # 6 Koreng/Matysik, Germany 1-1
8/10/06FIVBPoland Open Contender 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 Koreng/Matysik 29 21-12, 21-13 0:37
8/2/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Koreng/Matysik 31, Q19 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q3 21-14, 21-17 0:44
Trail the series against # 7 Kais/Vesik, Estonia 1-3
6/29/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Pool F Kais/Vesik 6 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-13, 21-12 0:33
7/29/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 19 Kais/Vesik 13 By Forfeit  
5/19/05FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 De Gruijter/Ronnes 20 21-18, 19-21, 19-17 0:59
6/25/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Qualifier 3 Kais/Vesik 30, Q21 De Gruijter/Ronnes Q28 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Babich/Nikolaev, Ukraine 1-0
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 Babich/Nikolaev 8 21-13, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 14 Horrem/Pettersen, Norway 1-2
7/1/06FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 1 Horrem/Pettersen 9 De Gruijter/Ronnes 27, Q4 21-16, 21-16 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Horrem/Pettersen 18 De Gruijter/Ronnes 15 21-10, 21-16 0:37
6/16/05FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 17 Horrem/Pettersen 16 21-13, 19-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 15 Biza/Kubala, Czech Republic 1-0
7/5/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 24, Q1 Biza/Kubala Q16 21-17, 28-30, 18-16 1:11
Lead the series against # 16 Boersma/Mast, Netherlands 1-0
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 Boersma/Mast 16 21-16, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Berger/Gartmayer, Austria 1-0
8/26/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Semi-Finals De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 Berger/Gartmayer 19 21-19, 21-19 0:41
Lead the series against # 21 Benes/Benes, Czech Republic 1-0
8/7/04CEV C&SSlavkov Challenger Pool C De Gruijter/Ronnes Benes/Benes 21-14, 21-9 0:27
Series tied with # 22 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 1-1
8/25/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Contender 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 Laciga/Laciga 22 21-18, 21-18 0:49
7/23/04FIVBMazury Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 5 De Gruijter/Ronnes 28, Q9 27-25, 21-15 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 1-0
7/8/05FIVBSt. Petersburg Open Contender 3 De Gruijter/Ronnes 13 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 24 Tomatis/Varnier, Italy 1-0
8/24/06CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 De Gruijter/Ronnes 9 Tomatis/Varnier 24 21-12, 21-15 0:37