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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016

(21) Christoph Dressler/Thomas Kunert, Austria

Christoph Dressler
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 2, 1993 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Feldbach

Resides:

Gosdorf

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

96 kg (211 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

122

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (Jurmala 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$74,255.59

Thomas Kunert
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 11, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Korneuburg

Resides:

Vienna

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

85 kg (187 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

116

Career Best:

4th (5 times)

Career CEV Best:

5th (Jurmala 2016)

Career Winnings:

US$45,759.26

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	CQ	Money
CEV	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	US$5,400.08
CEV C&S	10	0	0	0	3	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	US$5,514.79
FIVB	40	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	14	4	8	6	1	US$55,475.00
Overall	57	0	0	0	3	5	1	10	0	17	4	8	6	3	US$66,389.86

Previous Biel Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/17-21/2016	Cincinnati Open	16	25	120	US$800.00
FIVB	5/10-15/2016	Antalya Open	20	25	120	US$800.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2016	Fortaleza Open	12	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	4/19-23/2016	Fuzhou Open	22, Q1	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	4/12-16/2016	Xiamen Open	24, Q2	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	3/15-20/2016	Vitória Open	Q10	41	30	US$0.00
FIVB	2/23-28/2016	Maceió Open	24, Q1	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	2/15-19/2016	Kish Island Open	16	9	240	US$2,000.00
FIVB	11/8-13/2015	Qatar Open	19	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/21-25/2015	Antalya Open	20, Q2	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/6-11/2015	Puerto Vallarta Open	25, Q8	5	300	US$3,375.00
FIVB	9/22-26/2015	Xiamen Open	21, Q1	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	9/2-6/2015	Rio Open	13, Q4	9	240	US$2,000.00
CEV C&S	7/9-12/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Vaduz Satellite	Q12	17	112	€ 0.00
FIVB	6/16-20/2015	St. Petersburg Grand Slam	Q13	33	80	US$0.00
FIVB	6/2-7/2015	Porec Major Series		CQ	0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/25-31/2015	Moscow Grand Slam	Q21	41	40	US$0.00
CEV	5/20-24/2015	2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters		CQ	0	€ 0.00
FIVB	5/12-17/2015	Lucerne Open	Q11	41	30	US$0.00
FIVB	4/21-25/2015	Fuzhou Open	Q8	41	30	US$0.00
FIVB	12/9-14/2014	Mangaung Open	17	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	11/4-8/2014	Doha Open	15	17	180	US$1,200.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2014	Xiamen Open	15	17	180	US$1,200.00
CEV C&S	9/11-14/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Stuttgart	7, Q2	5	168	€ 600.00
CEV C&S	8/28-31/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala	6, Q1	7	154	€ 600.00
CEV C&S	8/6-10/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	8	9	140	€ 450.00
FIVB	7/30-8/3/2014	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Q19	41	40	US$0.00
CEV	7/1-5/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters		CQ	0	€ 0.00
CEV C&S	6/26-29/2014	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Lausanne	7, Q1	9	140	€ 300.00

CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/1/2016	Pool E	Grzegorz Fijalek / Mariusz Prudel, Poland (12)	Lost 21-17, 15-21, 8-15	0:48
Thu, 6/2/2016	Pool E	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (5)	Lost 22-20, 18-21, 13-15	0:49
Fri, 6/3/2016	Pool E	Nico Beeler / Alexei Strasser, Switzerland (28)	Won 17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
Fri, 6/3/2016	Winner 1	Reinder Nummerdor / Christiaan Varenhorst, Netherlands (1)	Lost 18-21, 21-18, 9-15	0:44

Head to Head Results
Dressler/Kunert trail the series against the field 5-19

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 0-2
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Dressler/Kunert	21	21-18, 18-21, 15-9	0:44
12/10/14	FIVB	Mangaung Open	Pool A	Nummerdor/Varenhorst	1	Dressler/Kunert	17	23-21, 21-19	0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
10/10/15	FIVB	Puerto Vallarta Open	Winner 3	Brouwer/Meeuwsen	3	Dressler/Kunert	25, Q8	21-16, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-2
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Samoilovs/Smedins	4	Dressler/Kunert	20	21-10, 18-21, 15-9	0:47
9/5/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Winner 1	Samoilovs/Smedins	3	Dressler/Kunert	13, Q4	21-16, 21-12	0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-2
6/2/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Gavira/Herrera	5	Dressler/Kunert	21	20-22, 21-18, 15-13	0:49
4/22/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Winner 2	Gavira/Herrera	5	Dressler/Kunert	22, Q1	21-17, 21-15	0:33
Trail the series against # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 0-2
4/20/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool F	Krasilnikov/Semenov	6	Dressler/Kunert	22, Q1	21-18, 16-21, 15-13	0:44
1/18/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Anapa	Winner 3	Krasilnikov/Semenov	1	Dressler/Kunert	5	21-16, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 0-1
2/17/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool A	Bockermann/Fluggen	1	Dressler/Kunert	16	21-16, 18-21, 19-17	0:56
Trail the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 0-2
6/1/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Fijalek/Prudel	12	Dressler/Kunert	21	17-21, 21-15, 15-8	0:48
2/24/16	FIVB	Maceió Open	Pool H	Fijalek/Prudel	8	Dressler/Kunert	24, Q1	21-15, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 0-2
5/12/16	FIVB	Antalya Open	Pool D	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	13	Dressler/Kunert	20	21-17, 16-21, 15-10	0:48
5/26/15	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Ingrosso/Ingrosso	26, Q12	Dressler/Kunert	Q21	14-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:54
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 0-1
9/25/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Kadziola/Szalankiewicz	4	Dressler/Kunert	21, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 0-1
10/9/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool B	Giginoglu/Gogtepe	2	Dressler/Kunert	15	21-17, 23-21	0:45
Trail the series against # 22 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 0-1
9/3/15	FIVB	Rio Open	Pool A	Fuchs/Windscheif	12	Dressler/Kunert	13, Q4	21-15, 23-25, 15-10	0:58
Lead the series against # 24 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-0
2/16/16	FIVB	Kish Island Open	Pool A	Dressler/Kunert	16	Kosiak/Rudol	17	21-17, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 27 Kissling/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
10/21/15	FIVB	Antalya Open	Qualifier 2	Dressler/Kunert	20, Q2	Kissling/Krattiger	Q15	21-19, 21-13	0:39
Lead the series against # 28 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 2-0
6/3/16	CEV	CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool E	Dressler/Kunert	21	Beeler/Strasser	28	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:48
4/15/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Dressler/Kunert	24, Q2	Beeler/Strasser	20	17-21, 23-21, 15-11	0:49
Lead the series against # 30 Koekelkoren/van Walle, Belgium 1-0
9/23/15	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool E	Dressler/Kunert	21, Q1	Koekelkoren/van Walle	12	21-15, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 31 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 0-1
8/9/14	CEV C&S	2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Vaduz	Contender 2	Kotsilianos/Zoupani	3	Dressler/Kunert	8	21-18, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 32 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 0-1
10/10/14	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Winner 1	Barsuk/Liamin	20	Dressler/Kunert	15	18-21, 21-18, 16-14	0:50