Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$600,000 Swatch Major Gstaad Five Star
July 8 - 14, 2019
(Q11) 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 Gstaad Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2009 Did not play Heike Jensen - 33rd
2010 Did not play Louise Bawden - 25th
2011 Did not play Louise Bawden - 17th
2017 Jessyka Ngauamo - 33rd Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 32 33rd 320 US$4,800.00
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
Gstaad Major Series Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 7/9/2019 Qualifier 1 Angela Lobato / Amaranta Navarro, Spain (Q22) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:37
Head to Head Results
Laird/Palmer trail the series against the field 4-8 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 8 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 0-1
6/28/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Pool H Brunner/Huberli 17 Laird/Palmer 32 21-15, 21-19 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 9 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 # 13 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 # 16 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
Trail the series against # 22, Q3 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 Capers/Flint, United States 1-0
3/10/19FIVBSydney Three Star Gold Medal Laird/Palmer 31, Q18 Capers/Flint 7 21-19, 16-21, 15-13 0:49
Lead the series against # Q10 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 # Q13 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 0-1
5/22/19FIVBJinjiang Four Star Qualifier 2 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 30, Q11 Laird/Palmer Q6 24-22, 21-14 0:26
Trail the series against # Q14 Chamereau/Jupiter, France 0-1
6/12/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Qualifier 2 Chamereau/Jupiter 30, Q10 Laird/Palmer Q7 21-18, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # Q22 Lobato/Navarro, Spain 0-1
7/9/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Qualifier 1 Lobato/Navarro Q22 Laird/Palmer Q11 21-16, 21-17 0:37