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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Chiang Mai
November 16 - 19, 2023

(4) Matthew Immers/Steven van de Velde, Netherlands

Matthew Immers
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 13, 2000 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Leidschendam

Resides:

The Hague

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$61,474.60

Steven van de Velde
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 8, 1994 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Den Haag

Resides:

Den Haag

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Chiang Mai 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$133,300.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	14	1	0	0	1	5	0	2	0	1	1	3	0	US$61,750.00

Previous Chiang Mai Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	15	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q13	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	4	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q1	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	4	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q4	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	12	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	4	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	2	9	460	US$2,500.00

Challenge Chiang Mai Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/17/2023	Pool D	Laurenc Grossig / Timo Hammarberg, Austria (21, Q9)	Won 23-21, 21-17	0:36
Fri, 11/17/2023	Pool D	Lukas Pfretzschner / Sven Winter, Germany (9)	Won 21-14, 28-26	0:42
Sat, 11/18/2023	Winner 1	Daniel Dearing / Sam Schachter, Canada (8)	Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:48
Sat, 11/18/2023	Winner 2	Audrius Knasas / Patrikas Stankevicius, Lithuania (14)	Won 21-18, 24-22	0:42
Sun, 11/19/2023	Semi-Finals	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (3)	Won 21-19, 23-21	0:39
Sun, 11/19/2023	Gold Medal	Piotr Kantor / Jakub Zdybek, Poland (7)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:33

Head to Head Results
Immers/van de Velde lead the series against the field 12-5

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Immers/van de Velde	4	Horl/Horst	14	21-13, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 2 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-1
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 2	Hodges/Schubert	20, Q12	Immers/van de Velde	4	21-17, 17-21, 15-10	0:45
Series tied with # 3 Budinger/Evans, United States 1-1
11/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Semi-Finals	Immers/van de Velde	4	Budinger/Evans	3	21-19, 23-21	0:39
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 2	Budinger/Evans	17, Q10	Immers/van de Velde	4	21-14, 23-21	0:35
Lead the series against # 5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-0
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool D	Immers/van de Velde	12	Gavira/Herrera	13, Q2	21-18, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 6 Taovato/Tipjan, Thailand 1-0
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool J	Immers/van de Velde	15	Taovato/Tipjan	39	21-13, 22-20	0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 1-0
11/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Gold Medal	Immers/van de Velde	4	Kantor/Zdybek	7	21-16, 21-13	0:33
Lead the series against # 8 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 1-0
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 1	Immers/van de Velde	4	Dearing/Schachter	8	16-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:48
Lead the series against # 9 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 1-0
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool D	Immers/van de Velde	4	Pfretzschner/Winter	9	21-14, 28-26	0:42
Trail the series against # 13 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 0-2
8/16/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Lupo/Rossi	Q12	Immers/van de Velde	Q5	21-18, 22-20	0:38
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 2	Lupo/Rossi	15, Q9	Immers/van de Velde	Q1	21-18, 21-16	0:37
Series tied with # 14 Knasas/Stankevicius, Lithuania 1-1
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 2	Immers/van de Velde	4	Knasas/Stankevicius	14	21-18, 24-22	0:42
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	Immers/van de Velde	4	26-24, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 19, Q6 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool J	Immers/van de Velde	15	Carracher/Nicolaidis	34	21-12, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 21, Q9 Grossig/Hammarberg, Austria 1-0
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool D	Immers/van de Velde	4	Grossig/Hammarberg	21, Q9	23-21, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # Q2 Dillier/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Immers/van de Velde	Q1	Dillier/Heidrich	Q16	21-18, 19-21, 15-11	0:57
Lead the series against # Q5 Crabb/Sander, United States 1-0
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool B	Immers/van de Velde	2	Crabb/Sander	23, Q12	20-22, 24-22, 18-16	0:52