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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 BPT Finals Doha 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Court #2 20:00

Match #5: Pool A

(4) Stefan Boermans/Yorick de Groot, Netherlands
vs.
(5) Nils Ehlers/Clemens Wickler, Germany

Stefan Boermans
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 13, 1994 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hengelo

Height:

204 cm (6'8")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$138,985.63

Yorick de Groot
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 2000 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sliedrecht

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$119,138.09

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	27	2	2	3	2	7	0	5	2	0	1	1	1	US$227,000.00

Previous Doha Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2021	Yorick de Groot - 33rd	Stefan Boermans - 33rd
2022	Yorick de Groot - 4th	Stefan Boermans - 4th
2024	Yorick de Groot - 1st	Stefan Boermans - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/21-25/2024	Elite16 Hamburg	4	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/10/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	7	5th	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna	5	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	4	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	5/30-6/2/2024	Challenge Stare Jablonki	2	3rd	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	3	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	1	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	3	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	6	1st	1200	US$30,000.00

Finals Doha 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/4/2024	Pool A	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8)	Won 21-11, 21-18	0:34
Wed, 12/4/2024	Pool A	Nils Ehlers / Clemens Wickler, Germany (5)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:36
Thu, 12/5/2024	Pool A	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1)
Fri, 12/6/2024	Pool A	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (10)

Nils Ehlers
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 4, 1994 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Berlin

Height:

211 cm (6'11")

Weight:

106 kg (233 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (5 times)

Career Winnings:

US$173,125.00

Clemens Wickler
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 28, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Starnberg

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (6 times)

Career Winnings:

US$242,825.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	Money
FIVB	27	0	3	3	4	8	1	4	1	1	1	0	US$239,250.00

Previous Doha Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Lorenz Schumann - 41st	Julius Thole - 33rd
2019	Lars Fluggen - 33rd	Julius Thole - 9th
2020	Lars Fluggen - 5th	Did not play
2021	Did not play	Julius Thole - 9th
2022	Clemens Wickler - 5th	Nils Ehlers - 5th
2023	Clemens Wickler - 5th	Nils Ehlers - 5th
2023	Clemens Wickler - 7th	Nils Ehlers - 7th
2024	Clemens Wickler - 4th	Nils Ehlers - 4th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/21-25/2024	Elite16 Hamburg	1	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/27-8/10/2024	Olympic Games Paris 2024	3	2nd	0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/10-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna	3	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	4	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	7	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	6	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	3	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	5	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	8	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	7	7th	0	US$15,000.00

Finals Doha 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/4/2024	Pool A	Stefan Boermans / Yorick de Groot, Netherlands (4)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:36
Thu, 12/5/2024	Pool A	Ondrej Perusic / David Schweiner, Czech Republic (10)
Thu, 12/5/2024	Pool A	Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (1)
Fri, 12/6/2024	Pool A	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8)

Head to Head Results
Ehlers/Wickler lead the series 5-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
12/4/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Boermans/de Groot	4	Ehlers/Wickler	5	21-16, 21-19	0:36
8/6/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Boermans/de Groot	7	22-20, 21-15	0:38
6/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	4	Ehlers/Wickler	7	21-14, 21-11	0:31
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool C	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Boermans/de Groot	3	21-17, 21-14	0:31
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	10	Boermans/de Groot	9	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool C	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Boermans/de Groot	11	21-14, 21-19	0:34
3/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Bronze Medal	Ehlers/Wickler	10	Boermans/de Groot	13, Q5	24-22, 21-16	0:42

Overall Head to Head Results
Ehlers/Wickler lead the series 6-2

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
12/4/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool A	Boermans/de Groot	4	Ehlers/Wickler	5	21-16, 21-19	0:36
8/16/24	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2024	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Boermans/de Groot	5	21-16, 21-15	0:35
8/6/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Boermans/de Groot	7	22-20, 21-15	0:38
6/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	4	Ehlers/Wickler	7	21-14, 21-11	0:31
5/24/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool C	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Boermans/de Groot	3	21-17, 21-14	0:31
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Winner 2	Ehlers/Wickler	10	Boermans/de Groot	9	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool C	Ehlers/Wickler	6	Boermans/de Groot	11	21-14, 21-19	0:34
3/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Bronze Medal	Ehlers/Wickler	10	Boermans/de Groot	13, Q5	24-22, 21-16	0:42