FIVB Age Group World Championships
Junior (U21) World Championships
September 3 - 7, 2008
(23, Q2) Michelle Stiekema/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands
 
Michelle Stiekema
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Nov 21, 1989 (34 yrs old)
Home Town: The Hague
Resides: The Hague
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 60 kg (132 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 35
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Myslowice 2007)
Career Winnings: US$39,175.00
Sophie van Gestel
Netherlands
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 29, 1991 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Oostelbeers
Resides: Den Haag
Height: 180 cm (5'11")
Weight: 67 kg (147 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 60
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Corrientes 2013)
Career FIVB Age Group WC Best: 2nd (2 times)
Career Winnings: US$154,425.00
Team Career Summary 
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FIVB Age Group WC10100000000 US$0.00
Previous Brighton Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results  1st Tournament
Under 21 World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 9/3/2008 Pool B Simone Head / Kate Sherriff, New Zealand (Q10) Won 21-6, 21-14 0:26
Wed, 9/3/2008 Pool B Julia Chukwuma / Laura Horvath, Austria (Q7) Won 21-10, 21-8 0:24
Thu, 9/4/2008 Pool H Natasha Borges / Amanda Maltez, Brazil (2) Lost 17-21, 21-15, 13-15 0:43
Thu, 9/4/2008 Pool H Jane Croson / Summer Ross, United States (11) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:27
Fri, 9/5/2008 Pool H Teresa Andessner / Madita Knoppel, Austria (14) Won 21-6, 21-7 0:22
Sat, 9/6/2008 Winner 1 Ksenia Chekmaryova / Zhanna Khmel, Ukraine (17) Won 21-10, 28-26 0:33
Sat, 9/6/2008 Winner 2 Becchara Palmer / Alice Rohkamper, Australia (3) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Sun, 9/7/2008 Semi-Finals Monika Brzostek / Karolina Marciniak, Poland (18) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:34
Sun, 9/7/2008 Gold Medal Danielle Remmers / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (4) Lost 14-21, 14-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Stiekema/van Gestel lead the series against the field 7-2
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Borges/Maltez, Brazil 0-1
9/4/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool H Borges/Maltez 2 Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 21-17, 15-21, 15-13 0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Palmer/Rohkamper, Australia 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 2 Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 Palmer/Rohkamper 3 21-19, 21-19 0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Remmers/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-1
9/7/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Gold Medal Remmers/Van Iersel 4 Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Croson/Ross, United States 1-0
9/4/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool H Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 Croson/Ross 11 21-10, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # 14 Andessner/Knoppel, Austria 1-0
9/5/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool H Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 Andessner/Knoppel 14 21-6, 21-7 0:22
Lead the series against # 17 Chekmaryova/Khmel, Ukraine 1-0
9/6/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Winner 1 Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 Chekmaryova/Khmel 17 21-10, 28-26 0:33
Lead the series against # 18 Brzostek/Marciniak, Poland 1-0
9/7/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Semi-Finals Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 Brzostek/Marciniak 18 21-14, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # Q7 Chukwuma/Horvath, Austria 1-0
9/3/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool B Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 Chukwuma/Horvath Q7 21-10, 21-8 0:24
Lead the series against # Q10 Head/Sherriff, New Zealand 1-0
9/3/08FIVB Age Group WCUnder 21 World Championships Pool B Stiekema/van Gestel 23, Q2 Head/Sherriff Q10 21-6, 21-14 0:26