Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Gstaad Major
July 9 - 14, 2018
(26, Q14) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2012 Did not play Ward Coucke - 41st
2017 Tom van Walle - 9th Dries Koekelkoren - 9th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/27-7/1/2018 Poland Four Star Q8 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/20-24/2018 Ostrava Four Star Q3 33 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/16-20/2018 Itapema Four Star 17 25 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/9-13/2018 Lucerne Three Star 4 9 300 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/2-6/2018 Mersin Three Star 2 9 300 US$2,000.00
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
Gstaad Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/10/2018 Qualifier 1 Christoph Dressler / Tobias Winter, Austria (Q19) Won 17-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:57
Tue, 7/10/2018 Qualifier 2 Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt, Chile (Q3) Won 13-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:44
Wed, 7/11/2018 Pool G Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst, Austria (7) Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:45
Wed, 7/11/2018 Pool G Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan, Qatar (23, Q5) Won 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:49
Fri, 7/13/2018 Winner 2 Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (11) Won 21-19, 21-17 0:37
Fri, 7/13/2018 Winner 3 Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (15) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Koekelkoren/van Walle trail the series against the field 14-28
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 3 Kantor/Losiak, Poland 1-3
8/4/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Kantor/Losiak 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 21-19, 19-21, 15-7 0:52
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Kantor/Losiak 10 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 21-13, 21-17 0:31
5/5/16FIVBSochi Open Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 Kantor/Losiak 6 21-17, 21-17 0:31
4/5/16FIVBQatar Open Pool F Kantor/Losiak 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-14, 21-17 0:31
Lead the series against # 4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 1-0
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 Brouwer/Meeuwsen 10 17-21, 22-20, 15-8 0:48
Trail the series against # 5 Dalhausser/Lucena, United States 0-2
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool C Dalhausser/Lucena 3 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 24-22, 21-13 0:35
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Dalhausser/Lucena 20, Q2 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q15 21-13, 21-16 0:30
Trail the series against # 6 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
8/25/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool F Gavira/Herrera 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 7 Doppler/Horst, Austria 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Doppler/Horst 7 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:45
Series tied with # 10 Krasilnikov/Liamin, Russia 1-1
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool F Krasilnikov/Liamin 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 19 21-16, 21-15 0:33
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 Krasilnikov/Liamin 7 21-19, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 11 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-2
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Samoilovs/Smedins 11 21-19, 21-17 0:37
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 21-14, 21-19 0:37
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Samoilovs/Smedins 13 Koekelkoren/van Walle 30, Q10 21-19, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 12 Lupo/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
6/16/17FIVBThe Hague Three Star Winner 1 Lupo/Nicolai 11 Koekelkoren/van Walle 16 21-19, 23-21 0:36
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Lupo/Nicolai 6 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-18, 19-21, 15-13 0:47
Trail the series against # 14 Brunner/Hyden, United States 0-1
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Brunner/Hyden 12 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 25-23, 21-18 0:42
Trail the series against # 15 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-2
7/13/18FIVBGstaad Major Winner 3 Mol/Sorum 15 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 21-18, 21-15 0:32
1/6/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Winner 2 Mol/Sorum 9 Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 21-13, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 16 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
Trail the series against # 20 Pedlow/Schachter, Canada 0-1
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 2 Pedlow/Schachter 15 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q8 36-34, 14-21, 20-18 1:06
Trail the series against # 21 Crabb/Gibb, United States 0-3
4/20/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 1 Crabb/Gibb 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 21-18, 21-12 0:35
3/7/18FIVBDoha Four Star Pool A Crabb/Gibb 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 24-22, 21-15 0:40
2/28/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Pool B Crabb/Gibb 18 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 19-21, 21-11, 15-11 0:48
Lead the series against # 23, Q5 Samba/Tijan, Qatar 1-0
7/11/18FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Samba/Tijan 23, Q5 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 27, Q15 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 # Q2 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 1-0
1/5/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 O'Gorman/Saxton 11 22-20, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # Q3 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 1-2
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Grimalt/Grimalt Q3 13-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:44
4/13/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool F Grimalt/Grimalt 11 Koekelkoren/van Walle 22 21-16, 21-16 0:34
10/24/15FIVBAntalya Open Winner 3 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 Koekelkoren/van Walle 14 21-11, 21-15 0:33
Trail the series against # Q6 Ontiveros/Virgen, Mexico 0-6
10/14/17FIVBQinzhou Three Star Semi-Finals Ontiveros/Virgen 4 Koekelkoren/van Walle 1 21-13, 21-19 0:36
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 3 Ontiveros/Virgen 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 21-12, 21-18 0:33
7/20/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Pool A Ontiveros/Virgen 16 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 21-18, 10-21, 15-9 0:47
4/20/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Ontiveros/Virgen 7 Koekelkoren/van Walle 23 21-17, 21-11 0:30
2/17/16FIVBKish Island Open Pool B Ontiveros/Virgen 2 Koekelkoren/van Walle 15 22-20, 21-15 0:37
6/16/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Ontiveros/Virgen 24, Q2 Koekelkoren/van Walle Q15 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # Q7 Azaad/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
1/4/18FIVBThe Hague Four Star Pool F Koekelkoren/van Walle 6 Azaad/Capogrosso 27 21-11, 21-16 0:30
Series tied with # Q11 Aye/Krou, France 1-1
4/19/18FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool E Koekelkoren/van Walle 21 Aye/Krou 28, Q8 11-21, 21-14, 15-11 0:46
3/8/18FIVBDoha Four Star Winner 1 Aye/Krou 26, Q8 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 21-19, 21-16 0:36
Lead the series against # Q19 Dressler/Winter, Austria 1-0
7/10/18FIVBGstaad Major Qualifier 1 Koekelkoren/van Walle 26, Q14 Dressler/Winter Q19 17-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:57
Lead the series against # Q21 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
Trail the series against # Q24 Fruhbauer/Wutzl, Austria 0-1
5/18/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool A Fruhbauer/Wutzl 32, Q10 Koekelkoren/van Walle 17 21-19, 22-20 0:34