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
Resides: The Hague
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 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Oostelbeers
Resides: Den Haag
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 The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - 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 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/7-12/2012 Beijing Grand Slam 24, Q11 9 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/30-5/5/2012 Shanghai Grand Slam 27, Q12 17 160 US$5,100.00
FIVB 4/24-29/2012 Sanya Open 18, Q8 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 31, Q13 7 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 26 25 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/23-28/2011 The Hague Open 26 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 28, Q9 17 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 29, Q13 17 160 US$5,100.00
2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
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
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 0-2
6/2/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Winner 3 Hajeckova/Skalnikova 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 16 21-17, 13-21, 16-14 0:43
5/31/12CEV2012 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
11/3/11FIVBPhuket 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
Trail the series against # 5 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 0-2
5/9/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Pool H Ludwig/Niedrig 8 Meppelink/van Gestel 24, Q11 21-15, 21-16 0:34
5/3/12FIVBShanghai 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
5/11/12FIVBBeijing Grand Slam Winner 2 Gielen/Mouha 18 Meppelink/van Gestel 24, Q11 21-16, 21-18 0:35
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt 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
6/1/12CEV2012 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 # 11 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-1
5/10/12FIVBBeijing 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
5/1/12FIVBShanghai 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
5/30/12CEV2012 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 # 20 Sinnema/Wesselink, Netherlands 1-0
6/1/12CEV2012 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
8/25/11FIVBThe 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
4/27/12FIVBSanya 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 # 26 Jursone/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
5/8/12FIVBBeijing 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
5/30/12CEV2012 CEV Beach Volleyball European Championship Final Pool A Meppelink/van Gestel 16 Dumbauskaite/Paulikiene 32 21-7, 21-17 0:29