European Championship Tour
€ 50,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters
August 22 - 26, 2012
(1) 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: 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 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Valthermond
Resides: The Hague
Height: 212 cm (6'11")
Weight: 106 kg (233 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 145
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 1 (Baku 2014)
Career Winnings: US$472,115.63
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 Varna Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
CEV C&S 2011 Christiaan Varenhorst - 4th Jon Stiekema - 4th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
CEV C&S 8/8-12/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz 2 2 90 € 1,200.00
FIVB 7/17-22/2012 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 18 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2012 Berlin Grand Slam 22 9 320 US$8,000.00
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
CEV 5/30-6/3/2012 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final 6 5 480 € 4,000.00
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
CEV 8/10-14/2011 CEV European Championship Final 16 9 320 € 2,500.00
CEV C&S 8/3-7/2011 CEV Satellite Vaduz 1 3 80 € 975.00
CEV C&S 7/28-31/2011 CEV Varna Challenger 4, Q2 4 140 € 1,800.00
CEV 7/19-24/2011 CEV Polish Masters 8, Q2 3 480 € 5,250.00
CEV 7/13-17/2011 CEV Serbian Masters 9 13 180 € 1,000.00
CEV C&S 6/16-19/2011 CEV Satellite Lausanne 11, Q9 2 90 € 1,600.00
CEV C&S 6/1-5/2011 CEV Satellite Baden 7, Q1 7 50 € 300.00
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
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 1 Miroslav Gradinarov / Konstantin Mitev, Bulgaria (16) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Fri, 8/24/2012 Winner 2 Jonas Kissling / Mats Kovatsch, Switzerland (8) Won 21-13, 21-14 0:31
Sat, 8/25/2012 Winner 3 Valentin Dimov / Neven Neshev, Bulgaria (5) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Sun, 8/26/2012 Semi-Finals Jan Hadrava / Robert Kufa, Czech Republic (4) Lost By Forfeit  
Sun, 8/26/2012 Bronze Medal Valentin Dimov / Neven Neshev, Bulgaria (5) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-3
8/12/12CEV C&S2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Gold Medal Brouwer/Meeuwsen 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 2 21-16, 21-16 0:37
7/5/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool K Brouwer/Meeuwsen 31 Stiekema/Varenhorst 18 21-15, 21-15 0:34
6/13/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 Brouwer/Meeuwsen Q9 19-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:48
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
Trail the series against # 3 Samoilovs/Sorokins, Latvia 0-3
7/11/12FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool O Samoilovs/Sorokins 6 Stiekema/Varenhorst 22 17-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:50
6/16/12FIVBGrand Slam Rome Winner 2 Samoilovs/Sorokins 11 Stiekema/Varenhorst 28, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:38
4/26/12FIVBSilesia Open Contender 1 Samoilovs/Sorokins 18 Stiekema/Varenhorst 31, Q15 26-24, 22-20 0:44
Series tied with # 4 Hadrava/Kufa, Czech Republic 1-1
8/26/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Semi-Finals Hadrava/Kufa 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 By Forfeit  
8/11/12CEV C&S2012 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz Winner 3 Stiekema/Varenhorst 2 Hadrava/Kufa 3 22-20, 23-25, 16-14 0:58
Series tied with # 5 Dimov/Neshev, Bulgaria 1-1
8/26/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Bronze Medal Dimov/Neshev 5 Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 By Forfeit  
8/25/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 3 Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 Dimov/Neshev 5 21-13, 21-16 0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Garcia/Marco, Spain 3-1
8/7/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Vaduz Bronze Medal Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 Garcia/Marco 9, Q2 21-17, 21-10 0:33
8/5/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Vaduz Winner 2 Garcia/Marco 9, Q2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 21-16, 21-18 0:40
7/29/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 4, Q2 Garcia/Marco 13, Q11 21-18, 21-15 0:38
6/2/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Baden Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 7, Q1 Garcia/Marco Q16 20-22, 21-19, 16-14 0:57
Lead the series against # 8 Kissling/Kovatsch, Switzerland 1-0
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 Kissling/Kovatsch 8 21-13, 21-14 0:31
Lead the series against # 14, Q9 Beyeler/Bissig, Switzerland 1-0
7/28/11CEV C&SCEV Varna Challenger Qualifier 2 Stiekema/Varenhorst 4, Q2 Beyeler/Bissig Q15 21-19, 21-11 0:32
Lead the series against # 16 Gradinarov/Mitev, Bulgaria 1-0
8/24/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Varna Masters Winner 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 Gradinarov/Mitev 16 21-14, 21-17 0:37
Series tied with # Q2 Babich/Ioisher, Ukraine 1-1
8/6/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Vaduz Contender 4 Stiekema/Varenhorst 1 Babich/Ioisher 2 21-16, 21-15 0:35
6/4/11CEV C&SCEV Satellite Baden Contender 3 Babich/Ioisher 1 Stiekema/Varenhorst 7, Q1 31-33, 21-18, 15-8 0:56