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Fédération Internationale de Volleyball [email protected] Telephone +41.21.345.3535 Semi Finals - Talita Antunes/Larissa Franca, Brazil vs. Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands Talita Da Rocha Antunes Larissa França Maestrini Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: August 29, 1982 (33 yrs old) Birth Date: April 14, 1982 (34 yrs old) Home Town: Rio de Janeiro Home Town: Fortaleza Resides: Rio de Janeiro Resides: Fortaleza Height: 181 cm (5'11") Height: 174 cm (5'9") Weight: 65 kg (144 lbs.) Weight: 68 kg (151 lbs.) Seasons: 14 Seasons: 14 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 155 Tournaments: 139 Best Finish: 1st (30 times) Best Finish: 1st (58 times) Career Winnings: $1,376,725 Career Winnings: $1,758,235 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 24 12 2 1 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 US$822,000.00 Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2003 Did not play Ana Richa - Country Quota 2004 Did not play Juliana Felisberta - 5th 2005 Renata Ribeiro - 7th Juliana Felisberta - 1st 2006 Renata Ribeiro - 9th Juliana Felisberta - 2nd 2007 Renata Ribeiro - 9th Juliana Felisberta - 3rd 2009 Maria Antonelli - 1st Juliana Felisberta - 2nd 2010 Maria Antonelli - 4th Juliana Felisberta - 1st 2011 Maria Antonelli - 4th Juliana Felisberta - 1st 2012 Did not play Juliana Felisberta - 9th 2013 Taiana Lima - 3rd Did not play 2015 Larissa Franca - 1st Talita Antunes - 1st Gstaad Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/6/2016 Pool A Nika Daalderop / Joy Stubbe, Netherlands (32, Q14) Won 21-12, 21-14 0:26 Wed, 7/6/2016 Pool A Juliana Felisberta / Taiana Lima, Brazil (16) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:34 Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool A Jamie Broder / Kristina Valjas, Canada (17) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:30 Fri, 7/8/2016 Winner 2 Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (4) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:28 Fri, 7/8/2016 Winner 3 Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (11) Won 21-16, 21-14 0:33 Sat, 7/9/2016 Semi-Finals Madelein Meppelink / Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands (7) Talita Antunes and Larissa Franca have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 24th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Talita is playing in her 78th FIVB World Tour final four with 30 gold, 16 silver, 15 bronze medals and 16 4th place finishes. Larissa is playing in her 104th FIVB World Tour final four with 58 gold, 22 silver, 18 bronze medals and five 4th place finishes. This is Talita's and Larissa's 5th Final Four of 2016 (Gold Vitória Open, Silver Moscow Grand Slam, Bronze Hamburg Major Series, Silver Olsztyn Grand Slam). Talita and Larissa have qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Talita finished 4th in the Olympic Games with Renata Ribeiro in 2008 (Beijing) and finished 9th with Maria Antonelli in 2012 (London). Larissa finished 5th in the Olympic Games with Ana Paula Henkel in 2008 (Beijing) and won the bronze medal with Juliana Felisberta in 2012 (London). Talita and Larissa finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Talita finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships with Renata Ribeiro in 2007 (Gstaad), won the bronze medal in 2009 (Stavanger) and finished 5th in 2011 (Rome), both with Maria Antonelli, and finished 17th with Taiana Lima in 2013 (Stare Jablonki). Page 1 of 14 Larissa finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Ana Richa in 2003 (Rio de Janeiro) and won the silver medal in 2005 (Berlin), won the bronze medal in 2007 (Gstaad), won the silver medal in 2009 (Stavanger), and won the gold medal in 2011 (Rome), all with Juliana Felisberta. Talita and Larissa are currently ranked 7th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 4,100 points and 3rd in winnings with $177,000. They have one win in 2016 (Vitória Open). Talita and Larissa rank 5th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with 12, 147th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 24, and 9th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $822,000. Talita and Larissa have a career 132-14 (90.4%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 39-6 (86.7%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 12-0 (100.0%) in Gstaad. Talita (30) ranks 7th and Larissa (58) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Talita (153) ranks 4th and Larissa (139) ranks 14th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Talita ($1,374,675) ranks 4th and Larissa ($1,758,235) ranks 1st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings. Talita won the bronze medal at the U21 World Championships with Maria Clara Salgado in 2002 (Catania, Italy). Talita and Larissa were the Tour Points Champions and Team of the Year in 2015. Talita was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2005, Best Blocker in 2013, Best Hitter in 2013, 2014, and 2015, Best Offensive Player in 2013, and was Tour Point Champion and Team of the Year with Taiana Lima in 2013. Larissa was named the FIVB World Tour Best Defensive Player in 2009, 2012 and 2014, Best Hitter in 2008 and 2010, Best Offensive Player in 2015, Best Setter in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014, and Most Outstanding in 2006 and 2015. Larissa was Tour Points Champion and named Team of the Year with Juliana Felisberta in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012. Page 2 of 14 Madelein Meppelink Marleen Van Iersel Personal Info Personal Info Birth Date: November 29, 1989 (26 yrs old) Birth Date: January 7, 1988 (28 yrs old) Home Town: The Hague Home Town: The Hague Resides: The Hague Resides: Amsterdam Height: 183 cm (6'0") Height: 178 cm (5'10") Weight: 73 kg (162 lbs.) Weight: 70 kg (155 lbs.) Seasons: 10 Seasons: 14 Photo:FIVB Photo:FIVB Tournaments: 81 Tournaments: 116 Best Finish: 1st (Corrientes 2013) Best Finish: 1st (4 times) Career Winnings: $364,538 Best WT Finish: 1st (2 times) Career Winnings: $517,338 Team Career Summary Tour Played 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 13 17 25 Money FIVB 30 0 4 4 1 8 0 7 0 2 3 US$467,375.00 Previous Gstaad Results Year Partner - Result Partner - Result 2005 Did not play Marloes Wesselink - 57th 2008 Did not play Marloes Wesselink - 9th 2009 Did not play Sanne Keizer - 4th 2010 Marloes Wesselink - 41st Sanne Keizer - 9th 2011 Marloes Wesselink - 33rd Sanne Keizer - 5th 2012 Sophie van Gestel - 9th Sanne Keizer - 2nd 2013 Sophie van Gestel - 17th Sanne Keizer - 9th 2014 Marleen Van Iersel - 25th Madelein Meppelink - 25th 2015 Marleen Van Iersel - 25th Madelein Meppelink - 25th Gstaad Matches Date Bracket Opponent Score Time Wed, 7/6/2016 Pool G Lane Carico / Summer Ross, United States (26, Q6) Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-12 0:50 Wed, 7/6/2016 Pool G Melissa Humana-Paredes / Taylor Pischke, Canada (23) Won 21-15, 21-14 0:31 Thu, 7/7/2016 Pool G Louise Bawden / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (10) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:36 Fri, 7/8/2016 Winner 2 Maria Antonelli / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (21, Q2) Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:50 Fri, 7/8/2016 Winner 3 Lauren Fendrick / Brooke Sweat, United States (15) Won 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49 Sat, 7/9/2016 Semi-Finals Talita Antunes / Larissa Franca, Brazil (1) Madelein Meppelink and Marleen Van Iersel have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 30th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together. Madelein is playing in her 14th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold, five silver, four bronze medals and three 4th place finishes. Marleen is playing in her 22nd FIVB World Tour final four with two gold, five silver, seven bronze medals and seven 4th place finishes. This is Madelein's and Marleen's 2nd Final Four of 2016 (Silver Maceió Open). Madelein and Marleen have qualified for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Madelein finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Sophie van Gestel in 2012 (London). Marleen finished 9th in the Olympic Games with Sanne Keizer in 2012 (London). Madelein and Marleen finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships in 2015 (The Hague). Madelein finished 37th in the FIVB World Championships with Marloes Wesselink in 2011 (Rome) and 17th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) with Sophie van Gestel. Marleen finished 5th in the FIVB World Championships in 2009 (Stavanger), 9th in 2011 (Rome), and 9th in 2013 (Stare Jablonki), all with Sanne Keizer. Madelein and Marleen are currently ranked 13th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,230 points and 8th in winnings with $98,375. Madelein and Marleen rank 103rd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 30 and 26th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $467,375. Madelein and Marleen have a career 110-52 (67.9%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events, a 27-14 (65.9%) record in 2016, and an all-time record of 5-6 (45.5%) in Gstaad. Madelein (1) ranks 58th and Marleen (2) ranks 38th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals. Madelein (76) ranks 102nd and Marleen (105) ranks 48th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments. Madelein ($363,537) ranks 42nd and Marleen ($514,587) ranks 21st in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.