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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS
October 7 - 11, 2025

(7) Mees Huisman/Sven van Groenestein, Netherlands

Mees Huisman
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 17, 2008 (16 yrs old)

Home Town:

Alkmaar

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th ( Doha 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Sven van Groenestein
Netherlands

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 14, 2009 (16 yrs old)

Home Town:

Capelle aan de Ijssel

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th ( Doha 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$0.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Doha Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/8/2025	Pool G	Mulapwa Jonathan / Mutendi Nzazi, Congo (26)	Lost 19-21, 13-21	0:32
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool G	Fredy Luna / Robin Oliva, Guatemala (23)	Won 21-19, 21-12	0:33
Thu, 10/9/2025	Pool G	Marco Di Felice / Riccardo Santomassimo, Italy (10)	Lost 24-22, 18-21, 16-18	0:55
Fri, 10/10/2025	Winner 1	Bruno Cosendey / George Sabeh, Brazil (30, Q9)	Won 21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:51
Fri, 10/10/2025	Winner 2	Paul Hohenauer / Martin Poinstingl, Austria (29, Q12)	Lost 10-21, 17-21	0:28

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$)

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mees Huisman

Sven van Groenestein

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$)

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
2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mees Huisman													Sven van Groenestein
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	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00

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	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
2024-2025	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-3	40.0%

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

Head to Head Results
Huisman/van Groenestein trail the series against the field 2-3 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 10 Di Felice/Santomassimo, Italy 0-1
10/9/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool G	Di Felice/Santomassimo	10	Huisman/van Groenestein	7	22-24, 21-18, 18-16	0:55
Lead the series against # 23 Luna/Oliva, Guatemala 1-0
10/9/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool G	Huisman/van Groenestein	7	Luna/Oliva	23	21-19, 21-12	0:33
Trail the series against # 26 Jonathan/Nzazi, Congo 0-1
10/8/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool G	Jonathan/Nzazi	26	Huisman/van Groenestein	7	21-19, 21-13	0:32
Trail the series against # 29, Q12 Hohenauer/Poinstingl, Austria 0-1
10/10/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 2	Hohenauer/Poinstingl	29, Q12	Huisman/van Groenestein	7	21-10, 21-17	0:28
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Cosendey/Sabeh, Brazil 1-0
10/10/25	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 1	Huisman/van Groenestein	7	Cosendey/Sabeh	30, Q9	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:51