Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships presented by A1
July 28 - August 5, 2017
(22) 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: 15
Tournaments: 125
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$475,627.50
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: 62
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Corrientes 2013)
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 Vienna Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
Other 7/13-15/2017 Long Beach Presidents Cup 15 9 0 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/3-8/2017 Gstaad Major Five Star 18 17 240 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/1/2017 Porec Major Five Star 20 25 180 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/31-6/4/2017 Moscow Three Star 14 25 90 US$1,000.00
FIVB 5/16-21/2017 Rio de Janeiro Four Star 12 9 240 US$4,000.00
FIVB 2/7-12/2017 Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star 12 9 360 US$8,000.00
Vienna World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/29/2017 Pool C Julie Gordon / Camille Saxton, Canada (27) Lost 19-21, 17-21 0:33
Sun, 7/30/2017 Pool C Gaudencia Makokha / Naomie Too, Kenya (46) Won 21-5, 21-7 0:21
Tue, 8/1/2017 Pool C Agatha Bednarczuk / Duda Lisboa, Brazil (3) Won 21-19, 21-15 0:34
Wed, 8/2/2017 Winner 1 Lidianny Echeverria / Leila Martinez, Cuba (26) Lost 16-21, 19-21 0:33
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011Rome Marloes Wesselink - 37th Did not play
2013Stare Jablonki Sophie van Gestel - 17th Madelein Meppelink - 17th
2015The Hague Marleen Van Iersel - 9th Jantine van der Vlist - 17th
2019Hamburg Sanne Keizer - 9th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 4 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 22 17 320 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Meppelink/van Gestel trail the series against the field 7-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-2
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 18 16-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:35
2/10/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 12 21-18, 21-16 0:30
Series tied with # 2 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-1
7/13/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel 15 Laboureur/Sude 2 21-15, 21-18 0:41
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Laboureur/Sude 3 Meppelink/van Gestel 12 25-23, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 2-0
8/1/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool C Meppelink/van Gestel 22 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 3 21-19, 21-15 0:34
2/9/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool E Meppelink/van Gestel 12 Bednarczuk/Lisboa 5 30-28, 21-17 0:47
Trail the series against # 5 Ross/Sweat, United States 0-1
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool D Ross/Sweat 4 Meppelink/van Gestel 20 19-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 11 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 0-1
7/6/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Winner 1 Bawden/Clancy 10 Meppelink/van Gestel 18 18-21, 25-23, 17-15 0:53
Trail the series against # 12 Schutzenhofer/Schwaiger, Austria 0-1
6/29/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool D Schutzenhofer/Schwaiger 29 Meppelink/van Gestel 20 21-17, 12-21, 15-11 0:43
Series tied with # 15 Bansley/Wilkerson, Canada 1-1
7/13/17OtherLong Beach Presidents Cup Pool B Bansley/Wilkerson 7 Meppelink/van Gestel 15 21-14, 19-21, 15-9 0:48
6/28/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Pool D Meppelink/van Gestel 20 Bansley/Wilkerson 13 14-21, 22-20, 15-11 0:51
Series tied with # 24 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 2-2
7/5/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel 18 Bieneck/Schneider 15 21-19, 24-22 0:37
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool C Bieneck/Schneider 19 Meppelink/van Gestel 14 By Forfeit  
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 12 Bieneck/Schneider 20 21-18, 21-18 0:33
2/8/17FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Five Star Pool E Bieneck/Schneider 21 Meppelink/van Gestel 12 19-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:44
Trail the series against # 26 Echeverria/Martinez, Cuba 0-1
8/2/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 1 Echeverria/Martinez 26 Meppelink/van Gestel 22 21-16, 21-19 0:33
Trail the series against # 27 Gordon/Saxton, Canada 0-1
7/29/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool C Gordon/Saxton 27 Meppelink/van Gestel 22 21-19, 21-17 0:33
Lead the series against # 46 Makokha/Too, Kenya 1-0
7/30/17FIVBVienna World Championships Pool C Meppelink/van Gestel 22 Makokha/Too 46 21-5, 21-7 0:21