Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Mersin Three Star
May 2 - 6, 2018
(2) Dries Koekelkoren/Tom van Walle, Belgium
 
Dries Koekelkoren
Belgium
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 25, 1988 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Herk-de-Stad
Resides: Vilvoorde
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 85 kg (187 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 59
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Leuven 2021)
Career Winnings: US$76,442.03
Tom van Walle
Belgium
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 7, 1987 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Ekeren
Resides: TEMSE
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 87 kg (191 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 66
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Leuven 2021)
Career Winnings: US$76,295.18
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB5710114012013191014 US$152,155.70
Other100000000000000 US$0.00
Overall5810114012013191014 US$152,155.70
Previous Mersin Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/18-22/2018 Xiamen Four Star 21 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 3/6-10/2018 Doha Four Star 17 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 2/27-3/4/2018 Fort Lauderdale Major 15 17 480 US$6,000.00
FIVB 1/3-7/2018 The Hague Four Star 6 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/11-15/2017 Qinzhou Three Star 1 4 300 US$3,600.00
FIVB 7/28-8/6/2017 Vienna World Championships 19 9 480 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/19-23/2017 Olsztyn Four Star 17 5 320 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/3-9/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 26, Q8 9 360 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/2/2017 Porec Major Five Star Q5 33 120 US$0.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 16 17 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 21 25 90 US$1,000.00
FIVB 4/20-23/2017 Xiamen Three Star 7 17 120 US$1,500.00
FIVB 2/15-18/2017 Kish Island Three Star 5 5 240 US$3,800.00
FIVB 2/7-11/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star Q2 33 120 US$0.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2016 Long Beach Grand Slam 22 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 7/26-31/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt 23 17 240 US$7,000.00
Other 7/6-10/2016 World Continental Cup Olympic Qualification 2016 11   0 US$0.00
FIVB 6/7-12/2016 Major Hamburg 30, Q10 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/10-15/2016 Antalya Open Q1 33 60 US$0.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2016 Sochi Open 22 25 120 US$800.00
Mersin Three Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 5/3/2018 Pool B Murat Giginoglu / Volkan Gogtepe, Türkiye (31) Won 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:54
Thu, 5/3/2018 Pool B Haralds Regza / Kristaps Smits, Latvia (15) Won 26-24, 21-13 0:39
Sat, 5/5/2018 Winner 2 Rihards Finsters / Aleksandrs Solovejs, Latvia (16) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 11-15 0:47
Head to Head Results
Koekelkoren/van Walle lead the series against the field 9-3
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Diaz/Gonzalez, Cuba 0-1
10/15/17FIVBQinzhou Three Star Bronze Medal Diaz/Gonzalez 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 1 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 4 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-0
3/1/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 Perusic/Schweiner 31, Q14 21-14, 15-21, 15-9 0:44
Lead the series against # 5 Beeler/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
7/29/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 Beeler/Krattiger 26, Q9 22-20, 21-19 0:43
Lead the series against # 6 Ermacora/Pristauz, Austria 1-0
7/21/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 Ermacora/Pristauz 28, Q6 30-28, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 12 Boehle/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
10/14/17FIVBQinzhou Three Star Winner 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 1 Boehle/van de Velde 24, Q8 21-15, 21-16 0:30
Lead the series against # 15 Regza/Smits, Latvia 1-0
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 2 Regza/Smits 15 26-24, 21-13 0:39
Trail the series against # 16 Finsters/Solovejs, Latvia 0-1
5/5/18FIVBMersin Three Star Winner 2 Finsters/Solovejs 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 2 21-18, 16-21, 15-11 0:47
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Dziadkou/Kavalenka, Belarus 0-1
6/2/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool E Dziadkou/Kavalenka 28, Q15 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 28, Q10 Nolvak/Tiisaar, Estonia 1-0
2/16/17FIVBKish Island Three Star Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 5 Nolvak/Tiisaar 28 21-15, 21-11 0:29
Lead the series against # 30, Q25 Basta/Kolaric, Serbia 1-0
4/6/16FIVBQatar Open Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 Basta/Kolaric 27, Q11 21-14, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 31 Giginoglu/Gogtepe, Türkiye 1-0
5/3/18FIVBMersin Three Star Pool B Koekelkoren/van Walle 2 Giginoglu/Gogtepe 31 15-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:54
Lead the series against # Q21 Breer/Haussener, Switzerland 1-0
10/9/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 Breer/Haussener 31 21-18, 24-22 0:42