Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 Xiamen Four Star
April 23 - 28, 2019
(Q17) Nicole Laird/Becchara Palmer, Australia
 
Nicole Laird
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 18, 1993 (32 yrs old)
Home Town: Sydney
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 56
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$49,370.28
Becchara Palmer
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 18, 1988 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Adelaide
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 73 kg (161 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Sydney 2019)
Career Winnings: US$139,025.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719253341Money
FIVB121001002001151 US$25,100.00
Previous Xiamen Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Mariafe Artacho - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/6-10/2019 Sydney Three Star 31, Q18 1st 600 US$10,000.00
FIVB 2/21-24/2019 Phnom Penh Two Star 22, Q15 19th 150 US$500.00
Xiamen Four Star Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 4/24/2019 Qualifier 1 Michala Frank / Michaela Kubickova, Czech Republic (Q16) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:36
Wed, 4/24/2019 Qualifier 2 Rebecca Cavalcanti / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (10, Q1) Lost 8-21, 19-21 0:28
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships100000000000 $4,800.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam100000000000 $0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open400000010000 $4,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star610010010110 $16,300.00
Total1210010020110 $25,100.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Nicole Laird Becchara Palmer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
3000000100 $7,600.00 World Championships3000001000 $9,600.00
14000002240 $23,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam21000014930 $51,700.00
13000002120 $4,400.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open42010239640 $68,025.00
19212123140 $14,050.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star8100121110 $9,525.00
2000010100 $250.00 Challenger1000001000 $0.00
           Satellite1000001000 $175.00
1100000000 $0.00 U23 World Championships          
2000000200 $0.00 U21 World Championships3010011000 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships2100001000 $0.00
563121389100 $49,300.00 Total8222037191780 $139,025.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2019FIVB310000000101 $10,500.00 11473.3 %
TotalFIVB310000000101 $10,500.00 11473.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Nicole Laird  Becchara Palmer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2005FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2006FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2006FIVB C&S1000001000 $175.00
           2006FIVB Age Group WC2100001000 $0.00
           2007FIVB7000000025 $2,000.00
           2007FIVB Age Group WC1010000000 $0.00
           2008FIVB8000101105 $8,450.00
           2008FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
           2009FIVB10010020313 $28,550.00
           2010FIVB12000004440 $25,800.00
1000000100 $0.00 2010FIVB Age Group WC          
           2011FIVB10000104500 $30,825.00
1000001000 $0.00 2011FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2012FIVB8000024200 $28,700.00
1000000100 $250.00 2012FIVB C&S          
1000000100 $0.00 2012FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2013FIVB1000000001 $0.00
2000001001 $5,500.00 2014FIVB4000000103 $600.00
1000010000 $0.00 2014FIVB C&S1000001000 $0.00
1100000000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC          
5000000212 $7,400.00 2015FIVB          
5000000230 $9,500.00 2016FIVB          
10002000026 $6,650.00 2017FIVB2000020000 $1,375.00
5000021011 $1,200.00 2018FIVB          
5100001111 $6,150.00 2019FIVB3100000101 $5,250.00
402020348813 $36,650.00 TotalTotal73220271717719 $131,725.00
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
Overall11 55.0% 8 40.0% 1 5.0% 19-1 95.0% 3 15.0% 3 15.0% 14 70.0% 3-17 15.0% 11-14 44.0% 11-4 73.3% 00 22-18 55.0%
2018-20199 56.3% 6 37.5% 1 6.3% 15-1 93.8% 3 20.0% 1 6.7% 11 73.3% 3-12 20.0% 9-11 45.0% 9-2 81.8% 00 18-13 58.1%
Against the Field4 66.7% 2 33.3% 0 0.0% 6-0 100.0% 1 7.1% 2 14.3% 11 78.6% 1-13 7.1% 8-22 26.7% 6-4 60.0% 00 7-13 35.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000012010000000013
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam000100000000000001
Challenge/Four Star/Open003311001100000055
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0041550051110110169
Total00757801621101102218
Head to Head Results
Laird/Palmer lead the series against the field 5-4 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 10, Q1 Cavalcanti/Silva, Brazil 0-1
4/24/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Qualifier 2 Cavalcanti/Silva 10, Q1 Laird/Palmer Q17 21-8, 21-19 0:28
Trail the series against # 15 Borger/Sude, Germany 0-1
3/7/19FIVBSydney Three Star Pool B Borger/Sude 2 Laird/Palmer 31, Q18 21-19, 16-21, 15-6 0:44
Lead the series against # 18 Ishii/Murakami, Japan 1-0
3/9/19FIVBSydney Three Star Winner 3 Laird/Palmer 31, Q18 Ishii/Murakami 5 21-12, 21-19 0:33
Lead the series against # 24 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
3/9/19FIVBSydney Three Star Winner 2 Laird/Palmer 31, Q18 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 4 8-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:40
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 1-0
3/10/19FIVBSydney Three Star Semi-Finals Laird/Palmer 31, Q18 Sweat/Walsh Jennings 6 21-18, 18-21, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 30, Q10 Hashimoto/Mizoe, Japan 1-0
3/8/19FIVBSydney Three Star Pool B Laird/Palmer 31, Q18 Hashimoto/Mizoe 15 21-10, 23-21 0:34
Series tied with # Q16 Frank/Kubickova, Czech Republic 1-1
4/24/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Qualifier 1 Laird/Palmer Q17 Frank/Kubickova Q16 21-17, 22-20 0:36
2/22/19FIVBPhnom Penh Two Star Pool C Frank/Kubickova 3 Laird/Palmer 22, Q15 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Trail the series against # Q24 Brzostek/Wachowicz, Poland 0-1
2/22/19FIVBPhnom Penh Two Star Pool C Brzostek/Wachowicz 10 Laird/Palmer 22, Q15 21-18, 24-22 0:42