XXII Commonwealth Games
July 30 - August 7, 2022
(1) Melissa Humana-Paredes/Sarah Pavan, Canada
 
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 10, 1992 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 16
Tournaments: 107
Career Wins: 12
Career Other Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$576,075.00
Sarah Pavan
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1986 (39 yrs old)
Home Town: Kitchener, ON
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 105
Career Wins: 9
Career Other Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$603,225.00
Awards
  • Top Rookie 2014
  • Most Improved Player 2017
  • Best Setter 2018, 2019
  • Best Defensive Player 2019
  • Team of the Year 2019 (with Sarah Pavan)
  • VolleyballMag.com BPT Sportsmanship 2023
Awards
  • Best Blocker 2015, 2017, 2019
  • Team of the Year 2019 (with Melissa Humana-Paredes)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB45772710170301 US$686,000.00
Other220000000000 US$0.00
Overall47972710170301 US$686,000.00
Previous Birmingham Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/6-10/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 4 5th 760 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 5th 960 US$18,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 7 1st 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 6 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 4 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/6-10/2021 World Tour Finals - Italy 6 2nd 0 US$80,000.00
Birmingham Commonwealth Games  Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/30/2022 Pool A Juliana Aryee / Rashaka Katadat, Ghana (10) Won 21-7, 21-6 0:33
Mon, 8/1/2022 Pool A Brackcides Khadambi / Gaudencia Makokha, Kenya (7) Won 21-15, 21-5 0:36
Wed, 8/3/2022 Pool A Shaunna Polley / Alice Zeimann, New Zealand (6) Won 32-30, 21-10 0:52
Fri, 8/5/2022 Winner 1 Deepika Bandara / Chathurika Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka (11) Won 21-9, 21-11 0:32
Sat, 8/6/2022 Semi-Finals Shaunna Polley / Alice Zeimann, New Zealand (6) Won 29-31, 21-14, 19-17 1:13
Sun, 8/7/2022 Gold Medal Mariafe Artacho / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (2) Won 22-24, 21-17, 15-12 1:08
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100001000000 $0.00
World Championships310011000000 $106,000.00
World Tour Finals501011100000 $142,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1140104010100 $220,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open2216143050200 $202,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star310010010000 $16,000.00
Commonwealth Games220000000000 $0.00
Total47972710170300 $686,000.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Melissa Humana-Paredes Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2010010000 $0.00 Olympic Games2000020000 $0.00
6100131000 $76,500.00 World Championships6100120200 $69,000.00
7010140000 $88,500.00 World Tour Finals7010221000 $82,250.00
486220177760 $287,100.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam49424010111240 $321,850.00
33261459420 $115,975.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open36172479510 $122,125.00
3100101000 $8,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3100101000 $8,000.00
2002000000 $0.00 U23 World Championships          
2010010000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
2000001100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
2200000000 $0.00 Commonwealth Games2200000000 $0.00
10712115731191280 $576,075.00 Total1059106823221950 $603,225.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2016FIVB100000000001 $0.00 010.0 %
2017FIVB812130010000 $161,000.00 381079.2 %
2018FIVB1020011140100 $117,000.00 301369.8 %
2018Other110000000000 $0.00 60100.0 %
2019FIVB1232015000100 $195,000.00 501576.9 %
2021FIVB903121010100 $145,000.00 351570.0 %
2022FIVB510003010000 $68,000.00 17673.9 %
2022Other110000000000 $0.00 60100.0 %
TotalFIVB45772710170301 $686,000.00 1706073.9 %
TotalOther220000000000 $0.00 120100.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Melissa Humana-Paredes  Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2009FIVB Age Group WC          
1000001000 $0.00 2010FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000010 $1,000.00 2011FIVB          
1010000000 $0.00 2011FIVB Age Group WC          
1000010000 $0.00 2012FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $1,850.00 2013FIVB8000011222 $15,850.00
1001000000 $0.00 2013FIVB Age Group WC          
5000012110 $21,500.00 2014FIVB10000031510 $45,187.50
1001000000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC          
10000013231 $23,787.50 2015FIVB12022141110 $103,687.50
13000014431 $30,187.50 2016FIVB9011024001 $63,500.00
8121301000 $80,500.00 2017FIVB8121301000 $80,500.00
10200124100 $58,500.00 2018FIVB10200124100 $58,500.00
1100000000 $0.00 2018Other1100000000 $0.00
12320150100 $97,500.00 2019FIVB12320150100 $97,500.00
9031211100 $72,500.00 2021FIVB9031211100 $72,500.00
5100031000 $34,000.00 2022FIVB5100031000 $34,000.00
1100000000 $0.00 2022Other1100000000 $0.00
82984715171282 $421,325.00 TotalTotal859105821141143 $571,225.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall10 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 10-0 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 10-0 100.0% 2-0 100.0% 00 12-0 100.0%
2021-20224 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4-0 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 4-0 100.0% 2-0 100.0% 00 6-0 100.0%
Against the Field6 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 6-0 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 12-0 100.0% 4-0 100.0% 00 8-0 100.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030001100000041
World Championships0000900081110110193
World Tour Finals0100930031110101138
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam0000234001254110404410
Challenge/Four Star/Open00003490034117514167835
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0000600041110110123
Commonwealth Games0000600020200020120
Total01009016006420169279718260
Head to Head Results
Humana-Paredes/Pavan lead the series against the field 9-2 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 2 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 3-2
8/7/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Artacho/Clancy 2 22-24, 21-17, 15-12 1:08
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Artacho/Clancy 5 21-19, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
8/3/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Winner 2 Artacho/Clancy 5 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Artacho/Clancy 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 21-16, 21-19 0:36
4/12/18OtherXXI Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Artacho/Clancy 1 21-19, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Polley/Zeimann, New Zealand 2-0
8/6/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Polley/Zeimann 6 29-31, 21-14, 19-17 1:13
8/3/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Polley/Zeimann 6 32-30, 21-10 0:52
Lead the series against # 7 Khadambi/Makokha, Kenya 1-0
8/1/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Khadambi/Makokha 7 21-15, 21-5 0:36
Lead the series against # 9 Beattie/Coutts, Scotland 1-0
4/10/18OtherXXI Commonwealth Games Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Beattie/Coutts 6 21-9, 21-9 0:29
Lead the series against # 10 Aryee/Katadat, Ghana 1-0
7/30/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Aryee/Katadat 10 21-7, 21-6 0:33
Lead the series against # 11 Bandara/Weerasinghe, Sri Lanka 1-0
8/5/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Bandara/Weerasinghe 11 21-9, 21-11 0:32