As the 30th-seeded team in the World Championships, van de Velde and van Dorsten enter the 2015 FIVB World Tour season with only 17 international events between them. With both players being born on the same date (August 8), van Dorsten has the most experience as the 28-year old posted his best international finish last season in China with Alexander Brouwer with a fifth in Fuzhou. A 17th with Daan Spijkers in 2013 at Fuzhou is van de Velde best World Tour placement. Van de Velde will be playing in his first FIVB World Championship while van Dorsten was 37th in the 2013 Stare Jablonki worlds with Tim Oude Elferink.