Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification
June 28 - July 1, 2012
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: 15
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 2
Career Other Best: 9th (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$475,627.50
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: 10
Tournaments: 62
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Corrientes 2013)
Career Other Best: 9th (Long Beach 2017)
Career Winnings: US$154,925.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB2711022170103 US$208,600.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000 US$0.00
Other20000001000 US$1,000.00
Overall3011023180103 US$209,600.00
Previous Moscow Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2010 Marloes Wesselink - 41st Did not play
FIVB 2011 Marloes Wesselink - 25th Did not play
FIVB 2012 Sophie van Gestel - 5th Madelein Meppelink - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/6-11/2012 Moscow Grand Slam 24, Q6 5th 480 US$13,200.00
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
Beach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 6/28/2012 Pool B Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan Won 21-17, 21-12 0:29
Fri, 6/29/2012 Pool B Karelys Mosquera / Frankelina Rodriguez, Venezuela Won 21-17, 21-19 0:29
Fri, 6/29/2012 Pool B Bibiana Candelas / Mayra Garcia, Mexico Won 21-19, 21-19 0:34
Sat, 6/30/2012 Pool B Amelia Cumbi / Rezia Cumbi, Mozambique Won 21-10, 21-8 0:23
Sat, 6/30/2012 Pool B Anastasia Barsuk / Anna Vozakova, Russia Lost By Forfeit  
Sun, 7/1/2012 Semi-Finals Daniela Gioria / Giulia Momoli, Italy Won 13-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:45
Head to Head Results
Meppelink/van Gestel lead the series against the field 9-1 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-1
6/30/12OtherBeach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification Pool B Barsuk/Vozakova Meppelink/van Gestel By Forfeit  
6/8/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/van Gestel 24, Q6 Barsuk/Vozakova 9 21-18, 21-23, 15-11 0:56
Lead the series against Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 2-0
6/29/12OtherBeach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel Candelas/Garcia 21-19, 21-19 0:34
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 3 Meppelink/van Gestel 31, Q13 Candelas/Garcia 25, Q8 21-17, 18-21, 15-13 0:45
Lead the series against Cumbi/Cumbi, Mozambique 1-0
6/30/12OtherBeach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel Cumbi/Cumbi 21-10, 21-8 0:23
Lead the series against Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
7/1/12OtherBeach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification Semi-Finals Meppelink/van Gestel Gioria/Momoli 13-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against Kayser/Mader, Switzerland 1-0
4/25/12FIVBSanya Open Qualifier 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 18, Q8 Kayser/Mader Q25 15-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:50
Lead the series against Ma/Zhang, China 1-0
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/van Gestel 24, Q11 Ma/Zhang 9 21-19, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
6/28/12OtherBeach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel Mashkova/Tsimbalova 21-17, 21-12 0:29
Lead the series against Mosquera/Rodriguez, Venezuela 1-0
6/29/12OtherBeach Volleyball World Cup Olympic Qualification Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel Mosquera/Rodriguez 21-17, 21-19 0:29