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FIVB Age Group World Championships
Junior (U21) World Championships
September 3 - 7, 2008

(23, Q2) Michelle Stiekema/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands

Michelle Stiekema
Netherlands

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 21, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

The Hague

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Myslowice 2007)

Career Winnings:

US$39,175.00

Sophie van Gestel
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1991 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Oostelbeers

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Corrientes 2013)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$154,425.00

Awards

Most Improved Player 2012

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Brighton Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/3/2008	Pool B	Simone Head / Kate Sherriff, New Zealand (Q10)	Won 21-6, 21-14	0:26
Wed, 9/3/2008	Pool B	Julia Chukwuma / Laura Horvath, Austria (Q7)	Won 21-10, 21-8	0:24
Thu, 9/4/2008	Pool H	Natasha Borges / Amanda Maltez, Brazil (2)	Lost 17-21, 21-15, 13-15	0:43
Thu, 9/4/2008	Pool H	Jane Croson / Summer Ross, United States (11)	Won 21-10, 21-12	0:27
Fri, 9/5/2008	Pool H	Teresa Andessner / Madita Knoppel, Austria (14)	Won 21-6, 21-7	0:22
Sat, 9/6/2008	Winner 1	Ksenia Chekmaryova / Zhanna Khmel, Ukraine (17)	Won 21-10, 28-26	0:33
Sat, 9/6/2008	Winner 2	Becchara Palmer / Alice Rohkamper, Australia (3)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:35
Sun, 9/7/2008	Semi-Finals	Monika Brzostek / Karolina Marciniak, Poland (18)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:34
Sun, 9/7/2008	Gold Medal	Danielle Remmers / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (4)	Lost 14-21, 14-21	0:32

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$)
U21 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Michelle Stiekema												Sophie van Gestel
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$8,300.00	World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$10,500.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	$13,075.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	1	1	0	2	2	5	8	4	0	$110,300.00
15	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	2	0	$17,475.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	20	0	0	0	3	2	4	7	1	0	$33,125.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	Satellite
2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
35	1	2	0	0	3	4	4	6	0	$39,175.00	Total	60	1	3	1	5	5	11	19	6	0	$154,425.00

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
2008	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	7	2	77.8 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	7	2	77.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Michelle Stiekema													Sophie van Gestel
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	0	0	1	$0.00	2007	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$325.00	2007	FIVB C&S
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2007	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2008	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2008	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
5	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	$325.00	Total	Total	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$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	7	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	7-1	87.5%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	7-2	77.8%
2007-2008	7	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	7-1	87.5%	0-1	0.0%	0	0	7-2	77.8%
Against the Field	7	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0-2	0.0%	14-2	87.5%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	7-2	77.8%

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
U21 World Championships	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	2
Total	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	2

Head to Head Results
Stiekema/van Gestel lead the series against the field 7-2 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Borges/Maltez, Brazil 0-1
9/4/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool H	Borges/Maltez	2	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	21-17, 15-21, 15-13	0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Palmer/Rohkamper, Australia 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	Palmer/Rohkamper	3	21-19, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Remmers/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
9/7/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Gold Medal	Remmers/Van Iersel	4	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	21-14, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Croson/Ross, United States 1-0
9/4/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool H	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	Croson/Ross	11	21-10, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 14 Andessner/Knoppel, Austria 1-0
9/5/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool H	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	Andessner/Knoppel	14	21-6, 21-7	0:22
Lead the series against # 17 Chekmaryova/Khmel, Ukraine 1-0
9/6/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	Chekmaryova/Khmel	17	21-10, 28-26	0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
9/7/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	Brzostek/Marciniak	18	21-14, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # Q7 Chukwuma/Horvath, Austria 1-0
9/3/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool B	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	Chukwuma/Horvath	Q7	21-10, 21-8	0:24
Lead the series against # Q10 Head/Sherriff, New Zealand 1-0
9/3/08	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool B	Stiekema/van Gestel	23, Q2	Head/Sherriff	Q10	21-6, 21-14	0:26