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Netherlands and Austria start off day five with a battle of unbeatens in pool F
- Updated: August 10, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, August 10, 2016 – Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel of the Netherlands and Australia’s Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy clash to start day five with a battle of unbeatens in pool F. Both teams have already advanced to the elimination stages, but this match will determine the pool winner.
Head to Head
Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy have won five of the seven meetings on the FIVB World Tour dating back to 2014, including both matches this season.
• Bawden/Clancy won 21-19 and 21-18 in 36 minutes, Gstaad Major, Pool Play, 07/07/2016
• Bawden/Clancy won 23-21 and 21-11 in 35 minutes, Major Hamburg, Pool Play, 06/09/2016
• Bawden/Clancy won 24-22, 16-21, and 15-12 in 63 minutes, FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015, Round of 16, 07/02/2015
• Meppelink/Van Iersel won 22-20 and 21-19 in 39 minutes, Stavanger Major Series, Quarterfinals, 06/12/2015
• Meppelink/Van Iersel won 21-10, 26-28, and 15-12 in 54 minutes, Stavanger Major, Pool Play, 06/11/2015
• Bawden/Clancy won 22-20 and 22-20 in 39 minutes, Porec Major, Pool Play, 06/03/2015
• Bawden/Clancy won 15-21, 21-17, and 15-13 in 52 minutes, The Hague Grand Slam, Round of 24, 07/18/2014
Historically the #6 seed has won two of three matches against the #7 seed in the Olympic Games
• Greta Cicolari/Marta Menegatti (7), Italy def. Zara Dampney/Shauna Mullin (6), England, 21-18, 21-12 in 37 minutes, Pool Play, London (2012).
• Talita Antunes/Renata Ribeiro (6), Brazil def. Vasiliki Arvaniti/Vasso Karadassiou (7), Greece, 22-20, 21-19 in 42 minutes, Pool Play, Beijing (2008).
• Vasso Karadassiou/Efi Sfyri (6), Greece def. Jia Tian/Fei Wang (7), China, 21-14, 21-17 in 47 minutes, Pool Play, Athens (2004).
Madelein Meppelink/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, Seed #6, Pool F, 2-0, MAX Set Ratio, 1.4000 Point Ratio, Qualified 6th with 5,920 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Madelein: November 29, 1989 (26y8m8d), 183 cm (6’0″), 73 kg (162 lbs.), Hometown Rhenen, 77th FIVB World Tour event, one gold medal, $363,537 career winnings (ranks 44th)
• Marleen: January 7, 1988 (28y6m30d), 178 cm (5’10”), 70 kg (155 lbs.), Hometown Breda, 106th FIVB World Tour event (ranks 48th), two gold medals, $514,587 career winnings (ranks 21st)
• Madelein and Marleen have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 31st FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together, $467,375 career winnings (ranks 26th).
• Madelein has played in 14 FIVB World Tour final fours with one gold, five …
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