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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Chen Xue/Xi Zhang, China vs. Madelein Meppelink/Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands Chen Xue Xi Zhang Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: February 18, 1989 (23 yrs old) Birth Date: April 19, 1985 (27 yrs old) Home Town: Fujian Home Town: Nantong Resides: Fuzhou, Fujian Resides: Nantong Height: 189 cm (6'2") Height: 184 cm (6'0") Weight: 75 kg (167 lbs.) Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 12 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 96 Tournaments: 111 Best Finish: 1st (12 times) Best Finish: 1st (12 times) Career Winnings: $693,700 Career Winnings: $725,500 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 76 12 12 11 5 13 6 12 1 2 1 US$1,317,600.00 FIVB C&S 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$4,500.00 Overall 78 12 13 11 5 14 6 12 1 2 1 US$1,322,100.00 Previous Klagenfurt Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Did not play Xiaoyan Hu - 33rd 2006 Xi Zhang - 5th Chen Xue - 5th 2007 Xi Zhang - 4th Chen Xue - 4th 2009 Ying Zhang - 17th Ying Huang - 25th 2010 Xi Zhang - 9th Chen Xue - 9th 2011 Xi Zhang - 2nd Chen Xue - 2nd Klagenfurt Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/18/2012 Pool A Cornelia Rimser / Sabine Swoboda, Austria (32) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:32 Wed, 7/18/2012 Pool A Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez Steiner, Spain (17) Won 21-14, 21-12 0:33 Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool A Joana Heidrich / Romana Kayser, Switzerland (16, Q13) Won 21-13, 21-13 0:30 Fri, 7/20/2012 Winner 2 Louise Bawden / Becchara Palmer, Australia (8) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:36 Fri, 7/20/2012 Winner 3 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez Steiner, Spain (17) Won 32-30, 21-15 0:40 Sat, 7/21/2012 Semi-Finals Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (13) Chen Xue and Xi Zhang have been playing together since 2006. The pair played with different partners after the Beijing Olympics in 2008 before reuniting at the beginning on the 2010 season. They are playing in their 76th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Chen is playing in her 41st FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 12 gold, 12 silver, 11 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. Xi is playing in her 42nd FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four with 12 gold, 13 silver, 11 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. Chen and Xi won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in 2008 (Beijing) and are the 2nd-seeded team in the upcoming Olympics in 2012 (London). Chen and Xi finished 4th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships in 2007 (Gstaad) and won the bronze medal in 2011 (Rome). Chen finished 9th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Ying Zhang in 2009 (Stavanger). Xi finished 33rd in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Xiaoyan Hu in 2005 (Berlin) and finished 9th with Ying Huang in 2009 (Stavanger). Chen and Xi are currently ranked 1st on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 5240 points and 1st in winnings with $214,300. They have three wins in 2012 (Brasília, Shanghai, Moscow). Chen and Xi rank 4th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team gold medal list with 12. Chen and Xi rank 14th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 76. Chen and Xi rank 4th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $1,317,600. Chen (12) and Xi (12) rank 10th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual gold medals. Chen (92) ranks 51st and Xi (108) ranks 31st in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Chen ($691,450) ranks 10th and Xi ($723,250) ranks 9th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Chen and Xi won the silver medal at the Hong Kong Challenger in 2007 (Hong Kong, Hong Kong) Chen was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Top Rookie in 2006. Xi was named the FIVB SWATCH World Tour Most Outstanding in 2008 and Best Defensive Player in 2010. Page 1 of 9 Madelein Meppelink Sophie van Gestel Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 29, 1989 (22 yrs old) Birth Date: June 29, 1991 (21 yrs old) Home Town: Rhenen Home Town: Oostelbeers Resides: The Hague Resides: The Hague Height: 184 cm (6'0") Height: 180 cm (5'11") Weight: 73 kg (162 lbs.) Weight: 60 kg (133 lbs.) Seasons: 6 Seasons: 5 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 41 Tournaments: 25 Best Finish: 5th (6 times) Best Finish: 2nd (2 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (3 times) Best WT Finish: 5th (Moscow 2012) Career Winnings: $79,450 Career Winnings: $48,225 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 11 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 US$75,800.00 FIVB Jr/Youth 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 US$0.00 Overall 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 1 US$75,800.00 Previous Klagenfurt Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2010 Marloes Wesselink - 17th Danielle Remmers - 41st 2011 Sophie van Gestel - 17th Madelein Meppelink - 17th Klagenfurt Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/18/2012 Pool D Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Hanson, United States (20) Won 21-15, 21-11 0:34 Wed, 7/18/2012 Pool D Laura Giombini / Giulia Momoli, Italy (29) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:35 Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool D Simone Kuhn / Nadine Zumkehr, Switzerland (4) Won 21-16, 21-19 0:38 Fri, 7/20/2012 Winner 2 Vivian Cunha / Taiana Lima, Brazil (23) Won 17-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50 Fri, 7/20/2012 Winner 3 Natalie Cook / Tamsin Hinchley, Australia (11) Won 21-19, 21-16 0:40 Sat, 7/21/2012 Semi-Finals Chen Xue / Xi Zhang, China (1) Madelein Meppelink and Sophie van Gestel have been playing together since the Klagenfurt event in 2011. They are playing in their 11th FIVB Beach Volleyball SWATCH World Tour tournament together. Madelein and Sophie are each playing in their 1st FIVB SWATCH World Tour final four. Madelein and Sophie are the 20th-seeded team in upcoming the Olympic Games in 2012 (London). Madelein finished 37th in the FIVB SWATCH World Championships with Marloes Wesselink in 2011 (Rome). Madelein and Sophie are currently ranked 12th on the FIVB SWATCH World Tour in 2012 with 2260 points and 13th in winnings with $63,100. Madelein and Sophie rank 254th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team tournament list with 11. Madelein and Sophie rank 120th on the all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour team winnings list with $75,800. Madelein (36) ranks 204th and Sophie (20) ranks 331st in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual tournaments. Madelein ($78,450) ranks 144th and Sophie ($48,225) ranks 195th in all-time FIVB SWATCH World Tour individual earnings. Sophie won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Rimke Braakman in 2008 (The Hague, Netherlands). Sophie won the silver medal at the U21 World Championships with Michelle Stiekema in 2008 (Brighton, Great Britain) and the bronze medal with Rimke Braakman in 2011 (Halifax, Canada). Teams have not played each other in an FIVB event Page 2 of 9 Semi Finals - Ekaterina Khomyakova/Evgenia Ukolova, Russia vs. Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil Ekaterina Khomyakova Evgenia Ukolova Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: August 11, 1987 (24 yrs old) Birth Date: May 17, 1989 (23 yrs old) Home Town: Obninsk Home Town: Moscow Resides: Obninsk Resides: Moscow Height: 180 cm (5'11") Height: 181 cm (5'11") Weight: 64 kg (142 lbs.) Weight: 64 kg (142 lbs.) Seasons: 5 Seasons: 7 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 43 Tournaments: 55 Best Finish: 3rd (Geroskipou 2008) Best Finish: 3rd (Phuket 2009) Best WT Finish: 5th (Stare Jablonki 2010) Career Winnings: $89,425 Career Winnings: $77,725 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 33 41 Money FIVB 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 5 3 1 US$74,650.00 Previous Klagenfurt Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2009 Did not play Maria Bratkova - 41st 2010 Anastasia Vasina - 25th Maria Bratkova - 9th 2011 Evgenia Ukolova - 33rd Ekaterina Khomyakova - 33rd Klagenfurt Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Tue, 7/17/2012 Qualifier 1 Lenka Grycova / Miroslava Liskova, Czech Republic (Q30) Won 21-11, 21-12 0:30 Tue, 7/17/2012 Qualifier 2 Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (Q14) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:31 Wed, 7/18/2012 Pool E Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (5) Won 21-19, 15-21, 16-14 1:01 Wed, 7/18/2012 Pool E Katrien Gielen / Liesbeth Mouha, Belgium (12) Won 23-21, 21-16 0:40 Thu, 7/19/2012 Pool E Liliane Maestrini / Angela Vieira, Brazil (21, Q1) Lost 16-21, 20-22 0:39 Thu, 7/19/2012 Winner 1 Jana Kohler / Anni Schumacher, Germany (15, Q5) Won 21-15, 21-17 0:34 Fri, 7/20/2012 Winner 2 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (6) Won 12-21, 21-11, 15-9 0:43 Fri, 7/20/2012 Winner 3 Sanne Keizer / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (3) Won 18-21, 21-7, 15-11 0:41 Sat, 7/21/2012 Semi-Finals Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (5) Ekaterina Khomyakova and Evgenia Ukolova have been playing together since May of 2011.