European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final
July 30 - August 3, 2013
(2) 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: 17
Tournaments: 142
Career Wins: 5
Career CEV Wins: 2
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: 12
Tournaments: 74
Career Wins: 2
Career CEV Best: 5th (The Hague 2012)
Career Winnings: US$165,365.33
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
CEV30000102000 US$11,234.25
CEV C&S11000000000 US$1,550.64
FIVB2711022170103 US$208,600.00
FIVB Age Group WC10000100000 US$0.00
Overall3221024190103 US$221,384.89
Previous Klagenfurt Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB 2010 Marloes Wesselink - 17th Danielle Remmers - 41st
FIVB 2011 Sophie van Gestel - 17th Madelein Meppelink - 17th
FIVB 2012 Sophie van Gestel - 2nd Madelein Meppelink - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/9-14/2013 Gstaad Grand Slam 4 17th 320 US$3,700.00
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 4 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/18-23/2013 Rome Grand Slam 3 5th 480 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/11-16/2013 The Hague Grand Slam 6 9th 400 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/22-25/2013 Corrientes Grand Slam 5 1st 800 US$33,000.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2013 Shanghai Grand Slam 9 4th 560 US$12,900.00
FIVB 4/24-28/2013 Fuzhou Open 10 4th 350 US$9,000.00
CEV C&S 4/2-6/2013 2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya 2 1st 280 € 1,200.00
FIVB 8/13-18/2012 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 5 17th 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 7/28-8/8/2012 London 2012 Olympic Games 20 9th 0 US$0.00
2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/30/2013 Pool B Jolien Sinnema / Michelle Stiekema, Netherlands (18) Lost 19-21, 16-21 0:35
Wed, 7/31/2013 Pool B Magdalena Jirak / Lena Plesiutschnig, Austria (31) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:32
Thu, 8/1/2013 Pool B Barbara Hansel / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (15) Won 18-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
Thu, 8/1/2013 Winner 1 Greta Cicolari / Silvia Costantini, Italy (22) Won 21-16, 24-22 0:31
Fri, 8/2/2013 Winner 2 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Penny Karagkouni, Greece (24) Lost 17-21, 21-12, 11-15 0:46
Head to Head Results
Meppelink/van Gestel lead the series against the field 22-17 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 6 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Series tied with # 1 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 2-2
4/28/13FIVBFuzhou Open Bronze Medal Holtwick/Semmler 5 Meppelink/van Gestel 10 21-17, 21-18 0:36
6/10/12FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 24, Q6 Holtwick/Semmler 22 21-11, 21-10 0:29
6/1/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 16 Holtwick/Semmler 10 21-16, 15-21, 16-14 0:49
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool D Holtwick/Semmler 13 Meppelink/van Gestel 29, Q13 21-16, 18-21, 15-13 0:50
Trail the series against # 3 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-2
7/11/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Schwaiger/Schwaiger 13 Meppelink/van Gestel 4 21-14, 17-21, 15-13 0:43
5/5/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Semi-Finals Schwaiger/Schwaiger 19 Meppelink/van Gestel 9 21-14, 25-23 0:41
4/5/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 3 Meppelink/van Gestel 2 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 7 21-17, 21-18 0:39
Lead the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
4/6/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Gold Medal Meppelink/van Gestel 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 5 21-14, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-3
6/14/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Winner 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 Meppelink/van Gestel 6 17-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
4/28/13FIVBFuzhou Open Semi-Finals Baquerizo/Fernandez 11 Meppelink/van Gestel 10 21-14, 21-18 0:40
4/6/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Semi-Finals Meppelink/van Gestel 2 Baquerizo/Fernandez 3 17-21, 21-19, 16-14 1:00
8/25/11FIVBThe Hague Open Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 7 Meppelink/van Gestel 26 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-4
7/4/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Winner 1 Birlova/Ukolova 7 Meppelink/van Gestel 4 23-25, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
7/22/12FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Gold Medal Birlova/Ukolova 28, Q3 Meppelink/van Gestel 13 21-13, 25-27, 15-10 0:54
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Birlova/Ukolova 17 Meppelink/van Gestel 18, Q8 15-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:48
8/18/11FIVBÅland Open Contender 2 Birlova/Ukolova 27, Q4 Meppelink/van Gestel 28, Q9 21-18, 21-8 0:31
Lead the series against # 7 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 2-0
4/27/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 10 Keizer/Van Iersel 2 22-20, 21-14 0:34
7/4/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool E Meppelink/van Gestel 12 Keizer/Van Iersel 5 21-13, 21-13 0:29
Trail the series against # 8 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 1-2
7/10/13FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool D Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 Meppelink/van Gestel 4 21-18, 18-21, 16-14 0:50
7/6/12FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Nestarcova/Pridalova 22 Meppelink/van Gestel 12 10-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:51
5/30/12CEV2012 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 # 9 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-0
6/13/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/van Gestel 6 Mader/Zumkehr 11 21-14, 21-9 0:29
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool E Meppelink/van Gestel 5 Mader/Zumkehr 12 21-11, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-2
6/20/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Meppelink/van Gestel 3 Kolocova/Slukova 14 21-16, 21-18 0:42
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 7 Meppelink/van Gestel 26 21-18, 21-13 0:35
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Kolocova/Slukova 14 Meppelink/van Gestel 29, Q13 21-19, 24-22 0:39
Lead the series against # 15 Hansel/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-0
8/1/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel 2 Hansel/Schutzenhofer 15 18-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:53
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool E Meppelink/van Gestel 5 Hansel/Schutzenhofer 28, Q12 21-23, 21-14, 15-10 0:48
Lead the series against # 17 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
4/26/13FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 10 Brzostek/Wojtasik 29, Q12 21-18, 19-21, 16-14 0:51
5/1/12FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 27, Q12 Brzostek/Wojtasik Q21 21-14, 21-15 0:33
Series tied with # 18 Sinnema/Stiekema, Netherlands 1-1
7/30/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Sinnema/Stiekema 18 Meppelink/van Gestel 2 21-19, 21-16 0:35
4/4/13CEV C&S2013 CEV Beach Volleyball Satellite Antalya Winner 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 2 Sinnema/Stiekema 15 25-23, 21-18 0:44
Lead the series against # 21 Hermannova/Williams, Czech Republic 3-0
6/12/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/van Gestel 6 Hermannova/Williams 22 21-13, 21-16 0:31
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool E Meppelink/van Gestel 5 Hermannova/Williams 21 21-13, 21-9 0:29
5/2/13FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool H Meppelink/van Gestel 9 Hermannova/Williams 24 21-15, 21-14 0:28
Lead the series against # 22 Cicolari/Costantini, Italy 1-0
8/1/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 2 Cicolari/Costantini 22 21-16, 24-22 0:31
Trail the series against # 24 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-1
8/2/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 2 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 24 Meppelink/van Gestel 2 21-17, 12-21, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # 27 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene, Lithuania 1-0
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Meppelink/van Gestel 16 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene 32 21-7, 21-17 0:29
Lead the series against # 31 Jirak/Plesiutschnig, Austria 1-0
7/31/13CEV2013 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel 2 Jirak/Plesiutschnig 31 21-15, 21-14 0:32