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 silver, four bronze medals and four 4th place finishes.
• Marleen has played in 22 FIVB World Tour final fours with two gold, five silver, seven bronze medals and eight 4th place finishes.
• Madelein and Marleen have played in seven Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Silver Lucerne Open 2015, Silver Moscow Grand Slam 2015, Bronze Stavanger Major 2015, Silver Olsztyn Grand Slam 2015, Bronze Rio de Janeiro Open 2015, Silver Maceió Open 2016, 4th Gstaad Major 2016).
• 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 with Sophie van Gestel in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• 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 14th in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 3,230 points and 10th in winnings with $98,375.
• Madelein and Marleen have a career 112-54 (67.5%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 71-35 (67.0%) record in 2015-16.
• Madelein and Marleen won the gold medal at the European (CEV) Continental Championship in 2014 (Cagliari, Italy).
• Madelein won a bronze medal on the CEV Continental Tour with Marloes Wesselink in 2011 (Niechorze, Poland).
• Marleen won the silver medal at the U19 World Championships with Danielle Remmers in 2006 (Bermuda, Bermuda).
• Marleen won bronze medals at the U21 World Championships with Marloes Wesselink in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland) and 2007 (Modena, Italy).
• Marleen won the gold medal at the U21 World Championships with Danielle Remmers in 2008 (Brighton, England).
• Marleen won the gold medal at the CEV Continental Championships with Sanne Keizer in 2012 (The Hague, Netherlands) and one other bronze medal on the CEV Continental Tour with Marloes Wesslink in 2007 (The Hague, Netherlands).
• Marleen was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2009, Best Server in 2010, and Best Setter in 2015.
• Defeated Norisbeth Agudo/Olaya Pazo, Venezuela (19), 21-17 and 21-11 in 33 minutes.
• Defeated Natalia Alfaro/Karen Charles, Costa Rica (18), 21-16 and 21-16 in 36 minutes.
Louise Bawden/Taliqua Clancy, Australia, Seed #7, Pool F, 2-0, MAX Set Ratio, 1.6154 Point Ratio, Qualified 7th with 5,470 Points in the 2015-16 Olympic qualification period
• Louise: August 7, 1981 (34y11m30d), 184 cm (6'0"), 72 kg (160 lbs.), Hometown Melbourne, 79th FIVB World Tour event, $285,987 career winnings (ranks 58th)
• Taliqua: June 25, 1992 (24y1m12d), 184 cm (6'0"), 68 kg (151 lbs.), Hometown Kingaroy, 43rd FIVB World Tour event, $180,737 career winnings (ranks 96th)
• Louise and Taliqua have been playing together since 2013. They are playing in their 39th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together with $357,225 in career winnings (ranks 43rd).
• Louise has played in five FIVB World Tour final fours with one silver medal, one bronze medal and three 4th place finishes.
• Taliqua has played in three FIVB World Tour final fours with one bronze medal and two 4th place finishes.
• Louise and Taliqua have played in three Final Fours in 2015-2016 (Bronze Porec Major 2015, 4th Long Beach Grand Slam 2015, 4th Vitória Open 2016).
• Louise finished 19th in the Olympic Games with Becchara Palmer in 2012 (London).
• Louise and Taliqua finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships in 2013 (Stare Jablonki) and 5th in 2015 (The Hague).
• Louise finished 9th in the FIVB World Championships with Becchara Palmer in 2011 (Rome).
• Louise and Taliqua are currently ranked 32nd in FIVB World Tour points in 2016 with 2,230 points and 23rd in winnings with $62,500.
• Louise and Taliqua have a career 83-91 (47.7%) match record in FIVB World Tour Events and a 51-35 (59.3%) record in 2015-16.
• Louise and Taliqua won gold medals at the Asian (AVC) Continental Championships in 2014 (China) and 2015 (Hong Kong).
• Taliqua won the bronze medal at the U19 World Championships with Eliza Hynes in 2010 (Porto, Portugal).
• Taliqua won the bronze medal at the U21 World Championships with Mariafe Artacho in 2012 (Halifax, Canada).
• Louise was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2009.
• Defeated Natalia Alfaro/Karen Charles, Costa Rica (18), 21-15 and 21-14 in 40 minutes
• Defeated Norisbeth Agudo/Olaya Pazo, Venezuela (19), 21-9 and 21-14 in 29 minutes.