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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
May 30 - June 3, 2012

(16) Madelein Meppelink/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands

Madelein Meppelink
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 29, 1989 (34 yrs old)

Home Town:

Rhenen

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

142

Career Wins:

Career CEV Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$531,260.91

Sophie van Gestel
Netherlands

Photo: FIVB

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:

Career CEV Best:

5th (The Hague 2012)

Career Winnings:

US$165,365.33

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	US$11,234.25
CEV C&S	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,550.64
FIVB	27	1	1	0	2	2	1	7	0	10	3	US$208,600.00
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	32	2	1	0	2	4	1	9	0	10	3	US$221,384.89

Previous The Hague Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2008	Did not play	Danielle Remmers - Country Quota
FIVB Age Group WC 2008	Did not play	Rimke Braakman - 2nd
FIVB 2009	Margo Wiltens - 17th	Did not play
FIVB 2010	Marloes Wesselink - 5th	Did not play
FIVB 2011	Sophie van Gestel - 17th	Madelein Meppelink - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	24, Q11	9th	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	27, Q12	17th	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	18, Q8	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	31, Q13	7th	300	US$7,600.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	26	25th	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/23-28/2011	The Hague Open	26	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/15-20/2011	Åland Open	28, Q9	17th	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	8/1-6/2011	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	29, Q13	17th	160	US$5,100.00

2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool A	Dominika Nestarcova / Natalia Pridalova, Slovakia (17)	Won 23-21, 21-15	0:39
Wed, 5/30/2012	Pool A	Ieva Dumbauskaite / Monika Paulikiene, Lithuania (32)	Won 21-7, 21-17	0:29
Thu, 5/31/2012	Pool A	Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (1)	Lost 21-15, 16-21, 10-15	0:43
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 1	Jolien Sinnema / Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands (20)	Won 21-13, 19-21, 15-7	0:44
Fri, 6/1/2012	Winner 2	Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (10)	Won 21-16, 15-21, 16-14	0:49
Sat, 6/2/2012	Winner 3	Lenka Hajeckova / Hana Skalnikova, Czech Republic (1)	Lost 17-21, 21-13, 14-16	0:43

Head to Head Results
Meppelink/van Gestel trail the series against the field 7-12 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/2/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 3	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	1	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	21-17, 13-21, 16-14	0:43
5/31/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	1	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	15-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-2
11/3/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	7	Meppelink/van Gestel	26	21-18, 21-13	0:35
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kolocova/Slukova	14	Meppelink/van Gestel	29, Q13	21-19, 24-22	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool H	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q11	21-15, 21-16	0:34
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Meppelink/van Gestel	27, Q12	16-21, 21-11, 15-11	0:48
Series tied with # 7 Gielen/Mouha, Belgium 1-1
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Gielen/Mouha	18	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q11	21-16, 21-18	0:35
8/4/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Meppelink/van Gestel	29, Q13	Gielen/Mouha	20	18-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:46
Series tied with # 10 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-1
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 2	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	Holtwick/Semmler	10	21-16, 15-21, 16-14	0:49
8/3/11	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Meppelink/van Gestel	29, Q13	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 11 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool H	Kohler/Sude	25	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q11	22-20, 21-23, 21-19	1:01
Lead the series against # 15 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 1-0
5/1/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Meppelink/van Gestel	27, Q12	Brzostek/Wojtasik	Q21	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 17 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	Nestarcova/Pridalova	17	23-21, 21-15	0:39
Lead the series against # 20 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/1/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Winner 1	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	Sinnema/Wesselink	20	21-13, 19-21, 15-7	0:44
Trail the series against # 21 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-1
8/25/11	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	7	Meppelink/van Gestel	26	21-16, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 25 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-2
4/27/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 2	Birlova/Ukolova	17	Meppelink/van Gestel	18, Q8	15-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:48
8/18/11	FIVB	Åland Open	Contender 2	Birlova/Ukolova	27, Q4	Meppelink/van Gestel	28, Q9	21-18, 21-8	0:31
Lead the series against # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/8/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Meppelink/van Gestel	24, Q11	Jursone/Minusa	Q22	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 32 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
5/30/12	CEV	2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final	Pool A	Meppelink/van Gestel	16	Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene	32	21-7, 21-17	0:29