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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 smart Grand Slam Berlin 2012
July 10 - 14, 2012

(22) Jon Stiekema/Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands

Jon Stiekema
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 8, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Groningen

Resides:

Den Haag

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 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Valthermond

Resides:

The Hague

Height:

212 cm (6'11")

Weight:

106 kg (233 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

115

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$426,487.50

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 Berlin Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-8/2012	Gstaad Grand Slam	18	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/13-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	28, Q8	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/7-12/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	Q9	33	40	US$0.00
FIVB	5/22-27/2012	Prague Open	30, Q9	7	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	5/8-13/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	31, Q23	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/1-6/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	31, Q21	25	80	US$3,500.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Silesia Open	31, Q15	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	10/4-9/2011	Agadir Open	Q14	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	Q18	33	30	US$0.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Prague Open	Q42	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	5/2-7/2011	Shanghai Open	Q30	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	4/18-23/2011	Brasilia Open	Q32	41	18	US$0.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	Q18	41	18	US$0.00

Berlin Grand Slam Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/11/2012	Pool O	Emiel Boersma / Daan Spijkers, Netherlands (11)	Won 22-20, 19-21, 15-13	0:53
Wed, 7/11/2012	Pool O	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Ruslans Sorokins, Latvia (6)	Lost 21-17, 17-21, 11-15	0:50
Thu, 7/12/2012	Pool O	Mirco Gerson / Sascha Heyer, Switzerland (27)	Won 21-10, 21-14	0:31
Thu, 7/12/2012	Winner 1	Christian Redmann / Ben Saxton, Canada (26, Q8)	Won 25-23, 23-25, 15-12	1:02
Fri, 7/13/2012	Winner 2	Alison Cerutti / Emanuel Rego, Brazil (1)	Lost 15-21, 16-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Stiekema/Varenhorst trail the series against the field 17-18

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Cerutti/Rego, Brazil 0-5
7/13/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Winner 2	Cerutti/Rego	1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22	21-15, 21-16	0:36
7/6/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Cerutti/Rego	2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	21-13, 21-15	0:33
5/26/12	FIVB	Prague Open	Contender 5	Cerutti/Rego	5	Stiekema/Varenhorst	30, Q9	21-15, 21-17	0:37
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 1	Cerutti/Rego	5	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q23	21-14, 21-17	0:43
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool K	Cerutti/Rego	2	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q21	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 3 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 # 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 # 6 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 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
Trail the series against # 10 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 # 11 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 # 12 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 # 13 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 # 14 Benes/Kubala, Czech Republic 0-1
7/5/12	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool K	Benes/Kubala	15	Stiekema/Varenhorst	18	21-17, 15-21, 15-11	0:48
Lead the series against # 18 Bellaguarda/Heuscher, Switzerland 1-0
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool K	Stiekema/Varenhorst	31, Q23	Bellaguarda/Heuscher	15	16-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:51
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 # 26, 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
Lead the series against # 27 Gerson/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
7/12/12	FIVB	Berlin Grand Slam	Pool O	Stiekema/Varenhorst	22	Gerson/Heyer	27	21-10, 21-14	0:31
Series tied with # 30, Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q2 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 # 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 # Q9 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
Lead the series against # Q12 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 # Q17 Kuleshov/Yakovlev, Kazakhstan 1-0
5/3/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Qualifier 1	Stiekema/Varenhorst	Q30	Kuleshov/Yakovlev	Q35	21-15, 23-21	0:34
Lead the series against # Q25 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