Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 28 - July 6, 2019
(32) Nicole Laird/Becchara Palmer, Australia
 
Nicole Laird
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 18, 1993 (31 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 (36 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 Hamburg Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2016 Mariafe Artacho - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/11-15/2019 Warsaw Four Star Q7 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 5/22-26/2019 Jinjiang Four Star Q6 33rd 160 US$0.00
FIVB 4/29-5/4/2019 Kuala Lumpur Three Star Q1 33rd 120 US$0.00
FIVB 4/23-28/2019 Xiamen Four Star Q17 33rd 160 US$0.00
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
World Championships Hamburg Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/28/2019 Pool H Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (17) Lost 15-21, 19-21 0:37
Sun, 6/30/2019 Pool H Sanne Keizer / Madelein Meppelink, Netherlands (8) Lost 16-21, 12-21 0:29
Tue, 7/2/2019 Pool H Doaa Elghobashy / Randa Radwan, Egypt (41) Won 21-11, 21-13 0:25
Tue, 7/2/2019 Lucky Loser Ekaterina Birlova / Evgenia Ukolova, Russia (33) Lost 21-19, 13-21, 13-15 0:46
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Did not play Heike Jensen - 37th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Louise Bawden - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Mariafe Artacho - 17th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Jessyka Ngauamo - 37th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 32 33rd 320 US$4,800.00
Head to Head Results
Laird/Palmer trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 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 # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 0-1
6/30/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool H Keizer/Meppelink 8 Laird/Palmer 32 21-16, 21-12 0:29
Trail the series against # 17 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool H Brunner/Huberli 17 Laird/Palmer 32 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Lead the series against # 18 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
Trail the series against # 20 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 # 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 # 30 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
Trail the series against # 33 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Lucky Loser Birlova/Ukolova 33 Laird/Palmer 32 19-21, 21-13, 15-13 0:46
Lead the series against # 41 Elghobashy/Radwan, Egypt 1-0
7/2/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool H Laird/Palmer 32 Elghobashy/Radwan 41 21-11, 21-13 0:25