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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
Thursday, August 13, 2026 Court #3 10:40

Match #31: Pool H

(8) Tim Berger/Timo Hammarberg, Austria
vs.
(9) Yorick de Groot/Steven van de Velde, Netherlands

Tim Berger
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 11, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vienna

Height:

192 cm (6'4")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (Düsseldorf 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$72,714.35

Timo Hammarberg
Austria

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 10, 2004 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Wiener Neustadt

Height:

202 cm (6'8")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

5th (Düsseldorf 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$82,813.95

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$5,650.20
CEV Under Age	6	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
FIVB	30	1	2	1	2	9	0	5	0	4	1	1	4	US$129,104.89
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	42	2	4	3	3	12	0	6	0	4	1	1	5	US$134,755.09

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2025	Timo Hammarberg - 9th	Tim Berger - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/29-8/2/2026	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	13	4th	900	US$12,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	12	17th	460	US$3,700.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	15	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	7	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	8	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	5	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	15	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	6	2nd	1100	US$23,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	17, Q2	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	18, Q2	5th	760	US$9,000.00
CEV Under Age	8/14-17/2025	CEV U22 ECH 2025	1	3rd	210	€ 0.00

CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/12/2026	Pool H	Piotr Kantor / Filip Lejawa, Poland (25)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:32
Thu, 8/13/2026	Pool H	Yorick de Groot / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (9)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	1	0	1	5	0	2	0	3	4	0	$99,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	$18,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	8	1	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	$3,400.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,500.00
Total	36	1	3	1	2	11	0	6	0	6	5	0	$134,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tim Berger												Timo Hammarberg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
16	0	1	0	1	5	2	3	4	0	$49,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	1	0	1	5	3	3	4	0	$52,850.00
7	0	0	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	$11,875.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	$16,625.00
10	2	1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	$2,350.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	2	2	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	$2,700.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,750.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$4,000.00
40	2	3	1	2	13	7	6	5	0	$70,325.00	Total	44	2	4	2	3	12	8	7	5	0	$79,675.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
2021	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
2022	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2022	CEV Under Age	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	7	1	87.5 %
2023	FIVB	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00	14	5	73.7 %
2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	0	2	0.0 %
2023	CEV Under Age	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	11	3	78.6 %
2024	FIVB	6	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	$7,700.00	15	8	65.2 %
2024	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	1	80.0 %
2025	FIVB	14	0	1	0	0	4	0	3	0	2	4	0	$74,250.00	28	20	58.3 %
2025	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$4,000.00	3	1	75.0 %
2025	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	6	1	85.7 %
2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	$45,200.00	16	13	55.2 %
Total	FIVB	30	1	2	1	2	9	0	5	0	6	4	0	$128,850.00	73	47	60.8 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	13	3	81.3 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$4,500.00	3	3	50.0 %
Total	CEV Under Age	6	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	34	7	82.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tim Berger													Timo Hammarberg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2019	CEV Under Age
											2020	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	CEV Under Age	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2023	FIVB	6	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2023	CEV Under Age	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
9	1	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0	$6,850.00	2024	FIVB	9	0	1	2	1	1	3	1	0	0	$13,350.00
											2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2024	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
14	0	1	0	0	4	3	2	4	0	$37,125.00	2025	FIVB	14	0	1	0	0	4	3	2	4	0	$37,125.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2025	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	$22,600.00	2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	$22,600.00
46	3	4	3	3	14	7	7	5	0	$69,825.00	Total	Total	52	3	5	5	4	14	8	7	6	0	$79,175.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	3-3	50.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%
2025-2026	3	75.0%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	3-1	75.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	2-1	66.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	5	5	21	8	0	1	8	8	1	1	0	1	0	1	35	25
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	4	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	1	11	3	0	0	6	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	25	11
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	1
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3
Total	0	0	9	6	52	18	1	1	22	20	4	3	1	2	1	3	90	53

Yorick de Groot
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sliedrecht

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career CEV Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$243,475.21

Steven van de Velde
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 8, 1994 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

The Hague

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

87 kg (191 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

100

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Chiang Mai 2023)

Career CEV Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$240,258.93

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,100.00
FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$25,200.00
Overall	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	US$26,300.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2024	Stefan Boermans - 3rd	Matthew Immers - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/5-9/2026	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	10	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	7	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	9	5th	760	US$9,000.00

CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/12/2026	Pool H	Jonas Sagstetter / Sven Winter, Germany (24)	Won 21-14, 21-13	0:33
Thu, 8/13/2026	Pool H	Tim Berger / Timo Hammarberg, Austria (8)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,200.00
Confederation Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$26,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Yorick de Groot												Steven van de Velde
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	$12,500.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$17,500.00	World Tour Finals	3	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$34,750.00
24	2	1	7	2	4	8	0	0	0	$150,350.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	36	0	1	1	5	11	3	6	4	5	$107,100.00
13	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	3	$32,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	30	1	0	2	0	7	8	5	2	5	$52,650.00
9	0	0	1	0	2	3	3	0	0	$775.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	1	0	$5,150.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
5	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$20,250.00	Confederation Championship	9	0	0	2	0	1	4	1	0	0	$18,000.00
57	3	5	9	5	10	14	5	1	4	$233,625.00	Total	90	1	1	7	5	23	19	15	7	11	$230,150.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,200.00	9	6	60.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$25,200.00	9	6	60.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Yorick de Groot													Steven van de Velde
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2012	CEV Under Age	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
											2013	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$3,900.00
											2013	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$250.00
											2013	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$56.25
											2014	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	$4,500.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
											2014	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$500.00
											2014	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	$3,500.00
											2015	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
											2017	CEV C&S	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$260.00
2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	CEV Under Age
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	3	2	$7,150.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
											2018	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
											2018	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$75.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	CEV Under Age
7	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	$2,225.00	2019	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	4	$21,000.00
											2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	CEV Under Age
											2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,500.00
											2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
8	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	$19,050.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	$42,500.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	$7,250.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	2	1	3	0	0	$16,375.00
											2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
8	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	0	$37,500.00	2023	FIVB	11	1	0	0	1	2	2	5	0	0	$21,000.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00
10	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	0	$66,500.00	2024	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	6	4	0	0	0	$44,875.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
8	1	0	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	$68,250.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	$31,250.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2025	CEV	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$5,000.00
3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$12,600.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	$12,600.00
62	4	5	9	6	11	17	5	1	4	$233,125.00	Total	Total	99	1	1	8	5	23	23	18	9	11	$230,791.25

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set				2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches	By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1	Lost 2-1	Lost 2-0	Overall	Overall		Overall	Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
2025-2026	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	1-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%
Against the Field	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0	0	0-0	2-0	100.0%	0-0	0	0	1-0	100.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	9	6
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Total	0	0	0	0	8	2	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	10	6

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
8/13/26	CEV	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026	Pool H