Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$350,000 Otera Open Kristiansand
August 25 - 30, 2008
(8) Marleen Van Iersel/Marloes Wesselink, Netherlands
 
Marleen Ramond-van Iersel
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 7, 1988 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Breda
Resides: GOIRLE
Height: 178 cm (5'11")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 156
Career Wins: 4
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$587,927.50
Marloes Wesselink
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 14, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Doetinchem
Resides: The Hague
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 95
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB C&S San Sebastiàn 2007)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (The Hague 2013)
Career Winnings: US$101,600.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725334157Money
FIVB220000003023491 US$32,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC40020101000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S21010000000000 US$5,500.00
Overall281030104023491 US$38,300.00
Previous Kristiansand Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/2/2008 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 24, Q3 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2008 Gstaad Grand Slam 27, Q5 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/30-7/5/2008 Moscow Grand Slam Q17 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/23-28/2008 Stavanger Grand Slam Q23 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/16-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam Q22 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/9-14/2008 Berlin Grand Slam Q23 33 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/2-7/2008 Stare Jablonki Open Q16 33 30 US$0.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Osaka Open Q12 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Seoul Open 30, Q18 25 60 US$1,800.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2008 China Shanghai Open Q18 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 3/25-30/2008 Adelaide Australia Open 31, Q20 17 120 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/31-11/4/2007 Phuket Open 29 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 9/25-29/2007 Brazil Open 27, Q20 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB Age Group WC 9/4-8/2007 Under 21 World Championships 4 3 0 US$0.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2007 Klagenfurt Grand Slam Q28 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 7/25-28/2007 Geroskipou Challenger 5 3 64 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2007 Marseille Open Q18 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 7/10-14/2007 Berlin Grand Slam Q28 41 24 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 6/29-7/1/2007 San Sebastiàn Satellite 3 1 20 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/5-10/2007 Warsaw Open 30, Q31 17 120 US$3,000.00
FIVB 10/25-29/2006 Mexico Open Q23 41 18 US$0.00
FIVB 8/30-9/3/2006 Warsaw Open Q22 33 30 US$0.00
Kristiansand Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/27/2008 Winner 1 Galina Boyko / Anna Markova, Russia (25, Q4) Lost 21-19, 19-21, 8-15 0:50
Wed, 8/27/2008 Contender 1 Svitlana Baburina / Galyna Osheyko, Ukraine (9) Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 0:50
Thu, 8/28/2008 Contender 2 Nadia Campisi / Clara Lozano, Spain (7) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:44
Thu, 8/28/2008 Contender 3 Ester Alcon / Olga Matveeva, Spain (18) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 8/29/2008 Contender 4 Rtvelo Martins / Saka Santanna, Georgia (4) Lost 21-14, 15-21, 13-15 0:48
Head to Head Results
Van Iersel/Wesselink lead the series against the field 16-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antonelli/Leao, Brazil 0-2
7/28/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Semi-Finals Antonelli/Leao 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 5 20-22, 21-14, 15-13 1:03
7/26/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Winner 2 Antonelli/Leao 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 5 19-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:59
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Salgado, Brazil 0-1
7/25/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 2 Salgado/Salgado 5 Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q5 21-17, 21-17 0:40
Lead the series against # 3 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 1-0
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q5 Hakedal/Torlen 13 21-18, 21-19 0:40
Series tied with # 4 Martins/Santanna, Georgia 1-1
8/29/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 4 Martins/Santanna 4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 8 14-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:48
6/6/07FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 30, Q31 Martins/Santanna Q18 21-15, 20-22, 15-10 0:46
Series tied with # 5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-1
7/30/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Schwaiger/Schwaiger 9 Van Iersel/Wesselink 24, Q3 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 1:02
7/23/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q5 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 11 19-21, 21-18, 19-17 0:56
Series tied with # 6 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 1-1
6/3/08FIVBStare Jablonki Open Qualifier 3 Glesnes/Maaseide 24, Q1 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q16 21-17, 25-23 0:43
3/27/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Contender 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink 31, Q20 Glesnes/Maaseide 18 21-14, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Campisi/Lozano, Spain 3-0
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 2 Van Iersel/Wesselink 8 Campisi/Lozano 7 21-17, 22-20 0:44
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink 24, Q3 Campisi/Lozano 18 21-18, 21-18 0:41
5/14/08FIVBSeoul Open Qualifier 2 Van Iersel/Wesselink 30, Q18 Campisi/Lozano Q15 21-16, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 9 Baburina/Osheyko, Ukraine 3-2
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink 8 Baburina/Osheyko 9 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 0:50
7/24/08FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool F Van Iersel/Wesselink 27, Q5 Baburina/Osheyko 22 30-28, 17-21, 15-11 1:02
7/1/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q17 Baburina/Osheyko Q16 21-17, 21-16 0:35
8/30/06FIVBWarsaw Open Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko 27, Q6 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q22 24-22, 21-19 0:36
7/4/06FIVBFrance Open Qualifier 2 Baburina/Osheyko Q13 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q45 21-16, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against # 11 de Vries/Keizer, Netherlands 0-1
4/30/08FIVBChina Shanghai Open Qualifier 2 Keizer/de Vries 26, Q15 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q18 21-18, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-0
3/25/08FIVBAdelaide Australia Open Qualifier 2 Van Iersel/Wesselink 31, Q20 Gioria/Momoli Q13 21-12, 21-10 0:30
Lead the series against # 18 Alcon/Matveeva, Spain 2-1
8/28/08FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 8 Alcon/Matveeva 18 21-17, 21-15 0:37
7/17/07FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Alcon/Matveeva Q15 Van Iersel/Wesselink Q18 21-14, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
6/30/07FIVB C&SSan Sebastiàn Satellite Winner 3 Van Iersel/Wesselink 3 Alcon/Matveeva 2 21-16, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # 19 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 1-0
7/31/08FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Van Iersel/Wesselink 24, Q3 Nystrom/Nystrom 25 21-15, 24-22 0:43
Trail the series against # 25, Q4 Boyko/Markova, Russia 0-1
8/27/08FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Boyko/Markova 25, Q4 Van Iersel/Wesselink 8 19-21, 21-19, 15-8 0:50
Lead the series against # 28 Palmer/Rohkamper, Australia 1-0
8/26/06FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Van Iersel/Wesselink 9 Palmer/Rohkamper 12 21-17, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q10 Bratuhhina/Graumann, Estonia 1-0
7/26/07FIVB C&SGeroskipou Challenger Contender 2 Van Iersel/Wesselink 5 Bratuhhina/Graumann 15, Q4 21-18, 20-22, 15-8 0:47