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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Puerto Vallarta Open
October 6 - 11, 2015

(20, Q3) Bennet Poniewaz/David Poniewaz, Germany

Bennet Poniewaz
Germany

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1993 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ostercappeln

Resides:

Kiel

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (Other Munich 2018)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,695.28

David Poniewaz
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 1993 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ostercappeln

Resides:

Kiel

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (Other Munich 2018)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Puerto Vallarta 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$12,625.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	18	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	7	1	US$21,250.00
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Other	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	22	0	1	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	6	7	1	US$21,250.00

Previous Puerto Vallarta Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/9-14/2015	Stavanger Major Series	Q14	41	40	US$0.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	19	25	120	US$800.00
FIVB	12/9-14/2014	Mangaung Open	12	25	120	US$800.00
FIVB	11/4-8/2014	Doha Open	9	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/29-11/2/2014	Paraná Open	12	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2014	Xiamen Open	12	25	120	US$800.00
FIVB Age Group WC	6/10-15/2014	Under 23 World Championships	5	4	196	US$0.00
FIVB	12/11-14/2013	Durban Open	Q12	33	100	US$0.00

Puerto Vallarta Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Tue, 10/6/2015	Qualifier 2	Felipe Humana-Paredes / Christian Redmann, Canada (Q14)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:47
Wed, 10/7/2015	Pool D	Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (13)	Lost 15-21, 21-18, 11-15	0:56
Wed, 10/7/2015	Pool D	Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena, United States (4)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:35
Thu, 10/8/2015	Pool D	Helmut Moser / Florian Schnetzer, Austria (29, Q16)	Won 21-6 Retired	0:08
Fri, 10/9/2015	Winner 1	Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (9)	Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
Fri, 10/9/2015	Winner 2	Nico Beeler / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (15)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:34
Sat, 10/10/2015	Winner 3	Tri Bourne / John Hyden, United States (6)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
Sat, 10/10/2015	Semi-Finals	Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (3)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:37
Sun, 10/11/2015	Bronze Medal	Markus Bockermann / Lars Fluggen, Germany (10)	Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:06

Head to Head Results
Poniewaz/Poniewaz lead the series against the field 10-9

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Semi-Finals	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	21-16, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 4 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-1
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Dalhausser/Lucena	4	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	21-14, 21-16	0:35
Lead the series against # 6 Bourne/Hyden, United States 1-0
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 3	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	Bourne/Hyden	6	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:58
Trail the series against # 7 Krou/Rowlandson, France 0-2
11/7/14	FIVB	Doha Open	Winner 3	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	9	21-17, 21-16	0:33
10/9/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool E	Krou/Rowlandson	5	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	18-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:56
Trail the series against # 9 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-2
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 1	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	Grimalt/Grimalt	9	15-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:59
12/11/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool E	Grimalt/Grimalt	5	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	By Forfeit
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 3	Grimalt/Grimalt	4	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	21-17, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 10 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-0
10/11/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Bronze Medal	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	Bockermann/Fluggen	10	16-21, 21-18, 15-12	1:06
Trail the series against # 13 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 0-1
10/7/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Plavins/Regza	13	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	21-15, 18-21, 15-11	0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 1-0
10/9/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 2	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	Beeler/Strasser	15	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # 21 Daguerre/Salvetti, France 0-1
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool E	Daguerre/Salvetti	21, Q4	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	21-18, 14-21, 15-13	0:53
Trail the series against # 22 Menendez/Tomas, Spain 0-1
10/8/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool E	Menendez/Tomas	28	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	21-19, 13-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 O'Gorman/Pedlow, Canada 1-0
11/1/14	FIVB	Paraná Open	Winner 2	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	12	O'Gorman/Pedlow	8	21-19, 21-16	0:44
Lead the series against # 29, Q16 Moser/Schnetzer, Austria 1-0
10/8/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Pool D	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	Moser/Schnetzer	29, Q16	21-6 Retired	0:08
Lead the series against # 32 Galindo/Revuelta, Mexico 1-0
6/12/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool E	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	5	Galindo/Revuelta	17	26-24, 22-20	0:47
Lead the series against # Q9 Ohana/Sendrovich, Israel 2-0
6/12/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 23 World Championships	Pool E	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	5	Ohana/Sendrovich	20	21-15, 21-15	0:33
12/11/13	FIVB	Durban Open	Qualifier 1	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	Q12	Ohana/Sendrovich	Q21	21-15, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q14 Humana-Paredes/Redmann, Canada 1-0
10/6/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Qualifier 2	Poniewaz/Poniewaz	20, Q3	Humana-Paredes/Redmann	Q14	22-20, 21-15	0:47