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FIVB Age Group World Championships
SWATCH FIVB Junior (U21) World Championships
August 31 - September 4, 2011

(9) Rimke Braakman/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands

Rimke Braakman
Netherlands

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 22, 1991 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Den Haag

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB U18/19 World Championships The Hague 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$45,850.00

Sophie van Gestel
Netherlands

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 29, 1991 (33 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

Team Career Summary

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

Previous Halifax Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	9/15-19/2010	Under 21 World Championships	3	9th	0	US$0.00

Under 21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 9/1/2011	Pool D	Sarah Gosselin / Sara Robichaud, Canada (16)	Won 21-12, 21-11	0:26
Thu, 9/1/2011	Pool D	Marina Pilipenko / Bakhtygul Samalikova, Kazakhstan (21, Q11)	Won 21-11, 21-17	0:24
Fri, 9/2/2011	Pool D	Giada Benazzi / Greta Cavestro, Italy (4)	Won 21-11, 21-15	0:35
Fri, 9/2/2011	Winner 1	Ekaterina Karapischenko / Maria Ushkova, Russia (10)	Won 21-18, 21-13	0:29
Sat, 9/3/2011	Winner 2	Lingling Lin / Changning Zhang, China (7)	Won 21-17, 23-25, 15-11	0:52
Sat, 9/3/2011	Semi-Finals	Nina Brunner / Joana Mader, Switzerland (8)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:38
Sun, 9/4/2011	Bronze Medal	Renata Bekier / Daria Przybylak, Poland (13)	Won 21-18, 25-23	0:41

Head to Head Results
Braakman/van Gestel lead the series against the field 7-1 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Benazzi/Cavestro, Italy 1-0
9/2/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Braakman/van Gestel	9	Benazzi/Cavestro	4	21-11, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Lin/Zhang, China 1-0
9/3/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 2	Braakman/van Gestel	9	Lin/Zhang	7	21-17, 23-25, 15-11	0:52
Trail the series against # 8 Brunner/Mader, Switzerland 0-1
9/3/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Brunner/Mader	8	Braakman/van Gestel	9	21-19, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 10 Karapischenko/Ushkova, Russia 1-0
9/2/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 1	Braakman/van Gestel	9	Karapischenko/Ushkova	10	21-18, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 13 Bekier/Przybylak, Poland 1-0
9/4/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Braakman/van Gestel	9	Bekier/Przybylak	13	21-18, 25-23	0:41
Lead the series against # 16 Gosselin/Robichaud, Canada 1-0
9/1/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Braakman/van Gestel	9	Gosselin/Robichaud	16	21-12, 21-11	0:26
Lead the series against # 21, Q11 Pilipenko/Samalikova, Kazakhstan 1-0
9/1/11	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool D	Braakman/van Gestel	9	Pilipenko/Samalikova	21, Q11	21-11, 21-17	0:24
Lead the series against # Q3 Hullegie/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
9/16/10	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Pool C	Braakman/van Gestel	3	Hullegie/Sinnema	22, Q2	21-14, 21-17	0:32