FIVB Age Group World Championships
U21 World Championships
July 11 - 16, 2017
(13) Mees Blom/Ruben Penninga, Netherlands
 
Mees Blom
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 5, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: Tuitjenhorn (Noord-Holland)
Height: 201 cm (6'7")
Weight: 84 kg (185 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 19
Career Best: 3rd (FIVB Ljubljana 2019)
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 5th (Acapulco 2014)
Career Winnings: US$3,238.09
Ruben Penninga
Netherlands
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 11, 1997 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: Arnhem (Gelderland)
Height: 199 cm (6'6")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Apeldoorn 2021)
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 9th (Nanjing 2017)
Career Winnings: US$42,475.98
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB5000000020111 US$1,313.18
FIVB Age Group WC1000000100000 US$0.00
Overall6000000120111 US$1,313.18
Previous Nanjing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2017 The Hague Three Star 31 25th 90 US$1,000.00
FIVB 2/15-18/2017 Kish Island Three Star Q11 33rd 60 US$0.00
U21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 7/12/2017 Pool D Alireza Aghajani / Javad Firouzpourbandpei, Iran (20) Won 12-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:43
Thu, 7/13/2017 Pool D Gabriel Heilborn / Rafael Mendonca, Brazil (29, Q8) Lost 17-21, 17-21 0:31
Thu, 7/13/2017 Pool D Aleksander Sorum / Jakob Thelle, Norway (4) Won 21-15, 24-22 0:33
Fri, 7/14/2017 Winner 1 Bautista Amieva / Mauro Zelayeta, Argentina (15) Won 26-24, 21-19 0:48
Fri, 7/14/2017 Winner 2 Moritz Kindl / Marian Klaffinger, Austria (32, Q1) Lost 14-21, 18-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Blom/Penninga lead the series against the field 3-2 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Sorum/Thelle, Norway 1-0
7/13/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool D Blom/Penninga 13 Sorum/Thelle 4 21-15, 24-22 0:33
Lead the series against # 15 Amieva/Zelayeta, Argentina 1-0
7/14/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Winner 1 Blom/Penninga 13 Amieva/Zelayeta 15 26-24, 21-19 0:48
Lead the series against # 20 Aghajani/Firouzpourbandpei, Iran 1-0
7/12/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool D Blom/Penninga 13 Aghajani/Firouzpourbandpei 20 12-21, 21-16, 16-14 0:43
Trail the series against # 29, Q8 Heilborn/Mendonca, Brazil 0-1
7/13/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Pool D Heilborn/Mendonca 29, Q8 Blom/Penninga 13 21-17, 21-17 0:31
Trail the series against # 32, Q1 Kindl/Klaffinger, Austria 0-1
7/14/17FIVB Age Group WCU21 World Championships Winner 2 Kindl/Klaffinger 32, Q1 Blom/Penninga 13 21-14, 21-18 0:31