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 (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 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
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Becchara Palmer - 33rd Nicole Laird - 33rd
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 32 33rd 320 US$4,800.00
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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
2019FIVB710000000105 $15,300.00 141058.3 %
TotalFIVB710000000105 $15,300.00 141058.3 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Nicole Laird  Becchara Palmer
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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          
9100001115 $8,550.00 2019FIVB7100000105 $7,650.00
442020348817 $39,050.00 TotalTotal77220271717723 $134,125.00
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 Field2 40.0% 2 40.0% 1 20.0% 4-1 80.0% 1 14.3% 1 14.3% 5 71.4% 1-6 14.3% 4-10 28.6% 6-4 60.0% 00 5-7 41.7%
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 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