European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
June 1 - 5, 2016
(15) Youssef Krou/Edouard Rowlandson, France
 
Youssef Krou
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: Montpellier
Resides: Montpellier
Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 96
Career Wins: 4
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$162,579.00
Edouard Rowlandson
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 20, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Mauguio
Resides: Montpellier
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 89 kg (196 lb)
Seasons: 7
Tournaments: 65
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$101,470.02
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
CEV602002001100 US$16,658.84
CEV C&S200000001010 US$498.76
FIVB3410324050955 US$158,475.00
Overall42123260521065 US$175,632.60
Previous Biel Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2014 Edouard Rowlandson - 5th Youssef Krou - 5th
2015 Romain Di Giantommaso - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 22, Q1 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/10-15/2016 Antalya Open 11 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 13 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 4/19-23/2016 Fuzhou Open 12 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/12-16/2016 Xiamen Open 12 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 4/4-8/2016 Qatar Open 13 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 16 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 24 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 2/23-28/2016 Maceió Open 14 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 2/15-19/2016 Kish Island Open 4 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 11/8-13/2015 Qatar Open 6 4 350 US$4,500.00
FIVB 10/6-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 7 25 120 US$800.00
CEV 9/18-20/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Milan Masters 5 13 144 € 500.00
FIVB 8/25-30/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 14 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/5/2015 Netherlands World Championships 32 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/16-20/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 11 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2015 Stavanger Major Series 18 5 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2015 Porec Major Series 19 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 18 25 160 US$4,000.00
CEV 5/20-24/2015 2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters 4 2 144 € 3,750.00
FIVB 4/21-25/2015 Fuzhou Open 9 3 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 12/9-14/2014 Mangaung Open 3 3 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 11/4-8/2014 Doha Open 5 3 400 US$6,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2014 Xiamen Open 5 1 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 24, Q3 17 240 US$7,000.00
CEV 9/11-14/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters 9 2 288 € 4,000.00
CEV C&S 8/28-31/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Jurmala 8 13 126 € 300.00
FIVB 8/20-24/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam Q10 33 80 US$0.00
CEV 8/7-10/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters 13, Q5 5 192 € 3,000.00
FIVB 7/30-8/3/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 31, Q21 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam Q18 33 80 US$0.00
CEV 7/1-5/2014 2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters 17, Q6 5 192 € 1,187.50
FIVB 6/11-15/2014 Moscow Grand Slam Q21 33 80 US$0.00
CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/1/2016 Pool B Martins Plavins / Haralds Regza, Latvia (18) Won 21-17, 16-21, 16-14 0:47
Thu, 6/2/2016 Pool B Georgios Kotsilianos / Nikos Zoupani, Greece (31) Won 21-18, 17-21, 15-4 0:45
Fri, 6/3/2016 Pool B Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen, Netherlands (2) Lost 21-19, 14-21, 11-15 0:47
Fri, 6/3/2016 Winner 1 Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Konstantin Semenov, Russia (10) Lost 13-7 Retired 0:07
Head to Head Results
Krou/Rowlandson trail the series against the field 27-29
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Nummerdor/Varenhorst, Netherlands 1-2
8/28/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 14 Nummerdor/Varenhorst 3 By Forfeit  
12/13/14FIVBMangaung Open Semi-Finals Nummerdor/Varenhorst 1 Krou/Rowlandson 3 21-15, 21-14 0:34
9/14/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Gold Medal Nummerdor/Varenhorst 2 Krou/Rowlandson 9 21-19, 21-18 0:39
Trail the series against # 2 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-4
6/3/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Krou/Rowlandson 15 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:47
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Brouwer/Meeuwsen 6 Krou/Rowlandson 22, Q1 21-17, 21-15 0:34
9/26/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Winner 1 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 11 Krou/Rowlandson 24, Q3 21-16, 19-21, 18-16 0:54
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 18 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 21-16, 21-13 0:32
Series tied with # 3 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Krou/Rowlandson 24 Doppler/Horst 9 16-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:48
8/8/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Pool D Doppler/Horst 5 Krou/Rowlandson 13, Q5 21-18, 21-14 0:31
Trail the series against # 4 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 0-1
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool D Samoilovs/Smedins 4 Krou/Rowlandson 13 24-22, 17-21, 15-13 0:52
Trail the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
4/21/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Gavira/Herrera 5 Krou/Rowlandson 12 21-11, 21-14 0:29
Series tied with # 6 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 1-1
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 12 Krou/Rowlandson 11 21-15, 21-15 0:40
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 18 Lupo/Nicolai 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-11 0:50
Trail the series against # 9 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 0-2
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Kantor/Losiak 17 Krou/Rowlandson 22, Q1 21-18, 21-13 0:33
6/13/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 3 Kantor/Losiak 25, Q3 Krou/Rowlandson 18 16-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
Series tied with # 10 Krasilnikov/Semenov, Russia 1-1
6/3/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Krasilnikov/Semenov 10 Krou/Rowlandson 15 13-7 Retired 0:07
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Krou/Rowlandson 24, Q3 Krasilnikov/Semenov 8 21-19, 14-21, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 11 Bockermann/Fluggen, Germany 1-1
10/8/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool G Krou/Rowlandson 7 Bockermann/Fluggen 10 By Forfeit  
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Bockermann/Fluggen 13 Krou/Rowlandson 9 29-27, 21-18 0:47
Trail the series against # 12 Fijalek/Prudel, Poland 3-4
5/13/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool F Krou/Rowlandson 11 Fijalek/Prudel 6 16-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:51
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool D Fijalek/Prudel 4 Krou/Rowlandson 13 21-17, 21-15 0:37
3/12/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 3 Fijalek/Prudel 15 Krou/Rowlandson 24 21-17, 21-13 0:39
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 2 Krou/Rowlandson 18 21-18, 21-19 0:42
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 19 Fijalek/Prudel 3 19-21, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
5/24/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Semi-Finals Krou/Rowlandson 4 Fijalek/Prudel 1 21-13, 17-21, 15-12 0:51
7/31/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Fijalek/Prudel 2 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 21-13, 21-17 0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Ingrosso/Ingrosso, Italy 4-1
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 1 Krou/Rowlandson 12 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 13 21-15, 17-21, 15-7 0:52
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool A Krou/Rowlandson 16 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 17 18-21, 27-25, 15-9 1:09
11/12/15FIVBQatar Open Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 6 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 4 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
5/24/15CEV2015 CEV Beach Volleyball European Jurmala Masters Gold Medal Ingrosso/Ingrosso 11 Krou/Rowlandson 4 21-15, 21-17 0:39
8/9/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Winner 1 Krou/Rowlandson 13, Q5 Ingrosso/Ingrosso 8 21-18, 18-21, 19-17 0:58
Trail the series against # 14 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz, Poland 1-3
5/14/16FIVBAntalya Open Winner 1 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 14 Krou/Rowlandson 11 21-19, 21-18 0:36
5/6/16FIVBSochi Open Winner 2 Krou/Rowlandson 13 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 16 21-15, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
8/9/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Biel/Bienne Masters Winner 2 Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 2 Krou/Rowlandson 13, Q5 21-10, 21-19 0:15
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Kadziola/Szalankiewicz 15 Krou/Rowlandson 31, Q21 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Erdmann/Matysik, Germany 0-1
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool H Erdmann/Matysik 8 Krou/Rowlandson 32 24-26, 21-15, 16-14 1:09
Lead the series against # 17 Huber/Seidl, Austria 2-0
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Winner 1 Krou/Rowlandson 6 Huber/Seidl 17 21-12, 21-17 0:31
7/3/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Novi Sad Masters Pool A Krou/Rowlandson 17, Q6 Huber/Seidl 1 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 18 Plavins/Regza, Latvia 2-0
6/1/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Krou/Rowlandson 15 Plavins/Regza 18 21-17, 16-21, 16-14 0:47
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool F Krou/Rowlandson 22, Q1 Plavins/Regza 27, Q9 21-15, 23-21 0:36
Lead the series against # 20 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 2-1
11/11/15FIVBQatar Open Pool F Giginoglu/Gogtepe 11 Krou/Rowlandson 6 24-22, 29-27 0:50
10/10/14FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Krou/Rowlandson 5 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 2 21-12, 21-16 0:36
9/14/14CEV2014 CEV Beach Volleyball European Baku Masters Semi-Finals Krou/Rowlandson 9 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 12, Q1 14-21, 22-20, 15-13 0:59
Lead the series against # 22 Fuchs/Windscheif, Germany 1-0
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool D Krou/Rowlandson 4 Fuchs/Windscheif 13 19-21, 21-17, 15-13 0:55
Trail the series against # 24 Kosiak/Rudol, Poland 1-2
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Kosiak/Rudol 21 Krou/Rowlandson 12 21-18, 21-8 0:30
2/18/16FIVBKish Island Open Winner 2 Kosiak/Rudol 17 Krou/Rowlandson 4 21-17, 36-34 0:51
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool H Krou/Rowlandson 24, Q3 Kosiak/Rudol 25, Q4 21-18, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Kvamsdal/Sorum, Norway 1-0
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Krou/Rowlandson 12 Kvamsdal/Sorum 28, Q7 23-21, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 28 Beeler/Strasser, Switzerland 2-0
5/24/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Krou/Rowlandson 22, Q1 Beeler/Strasser Q16 21-19, 21-18 0:31
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool E Krou/Rowlandson 12 Beeler/Strasser 21 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Series tied with # 29 Eithun/Horrem, Norway 1-1
5/12/16FIVBAntalya Open Pool F Eithun/Horrem 22, Q3 Krou/Rowlandson 11 21-15, 21-14 0:35
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool C Krou/Rowlandson 19 Eithun/Horrem 30, Q13 21-19, 21-11 0:35
Lead the series against # 31 Kotsilianos/Zoupani, Greece 1-0
6/2/16CEVCEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Krou/Rowlandson 15 Kotsilianos/Zoupani 31 21-18, 17-21, 15-4 0:45
Trail the series against # 32 Barsuk/Liamin, Russia 1-2
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Barsuk/Liamin 24, Q5 Krou/Rowlandson 12 21-17, 21-18 0:34
3/17/16FIVBVitória Open Pool A Barsuk/Liamin 32, Q13 Krou/Rowlandson 16 21-18, 21-18 0:35
10/11/14FIVBXiamen Open Semi-Finals Krou/Rowlandson 5 Barsuk/Liamin 20 15-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:00