European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championship Final
August 16 - 20, 2017
(15) 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 Jurmala Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 22 17 320 US$7,000.00
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
European Championship Final Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/16/2017 Pool B Riikka Lehtonen / Nette Tuominen, Finland (18) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool B Inna Makhno / Iryna Makhno, Ukraine (31) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:29
Thu, 8/17/2017 Pool B Karla Borger / Margareta Kozuch, Germany (2) Lost 18-21, 21-16, 19-21 0:55
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 1 Svetlana Kholomina / Olga Motrich, Russia (23) Won 21-19, 21-18 0:33
Fri, 8/18/2017 Winner 2 Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (1) Lost 12-21, 17-21 0:32
Head to Head Results
Meppelink/van Gestel lead the series against the field 7-6
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-2
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 2 Laboureur/Sude 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 15 21-12, 21-17 0:32
5/19/17FIVBRio de Janeiro Four Star Winner 2 Laboureur/Sude 3 Meppelink/van Gestel 12 25-23, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Borger/Kozuch, Germany 0-1
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Borger/Kozuch 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 15 21-18, 16-21, 21-19 0:55
Series tied with # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 13 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
Lead the series against # 18 Lehtonen/Tuominen, Finland 1-0
8/16/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel 15 Lehtonen/Tuominen 18 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Lead the series against # 20 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 # 23 Kholomina/Motrich, Russia 1-0
8/18/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Winner 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 15 Kholomina/Motrich 23 21-19, 21-18 0:33
Lead the series against # 31 Makhno/Makhno, Ukraine 1-0
8/17/17CEVEuropean Championship Final Pool B Meppelink/van Gestel 15 Makhno/Makhno 31 21-15, 21-14 0:29