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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025

(33) Olivia MacDonald/Shaunna Polley, New Zealand

Olivia MacDonald
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1996 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pio Pio

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Nuvali 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$20,385.83

Shaunna Marie Polley
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 14, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hamiton

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

54 kg (119 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$26,650.11

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	15	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	4	2	US$27,350.00

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	4	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q9	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	24, Q2	4th	680	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q13	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q8	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	23, Q3	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	30, Q12	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q7	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-4/2025	Futures Nuvali	3	1st	400	US$1,000.00
FIVB	4/8-11/2025	BPT Futures Songkhla	2	5th	240	US$300.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Q10	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Q2	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	3/6-9/2025	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	1	5th	240	US$300.00

2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool I	Lexy Denaburg / Julia Donlin, United States (16)	Lost 17-21, 13-21	0:31
Sun, 11/16/2025	Pool I	Valentina Gottardi / Reka Orsi Toth, Italy (9)	Won 21-18, 13-21, 18-16	0:51
Mon, 11/17/2025	Pool I	Marie-Alex Belanger / Lea Monkhouse, Canada (40)	Won 21-15, 16-21, 15-11	0:45
Tue, 11/18/2025	Winner 1	Linda Bock / Louisa Lippmann, Germany (17)	Lost 15-21, 21-23	0:39

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Shaunna Polley - 17th	Olivia MacDonald - 17th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	33	17th	640	US$7,000.00

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	$18,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,600.00
Total	15	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	4	0	$27,350.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Olivia MacDonald												Shaunna Polley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	$2,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	0	$3,000.00
13	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	$11,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	16	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	4	0	$12,125.00
25	1	1	0	2	6	7	7	0	0	$2,800.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	22	4	0	1	3	10	2	1	0	0	$7,060.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
46	1	1	0	3	7	10	13	5	0	$20,175.00	Total	47	4	0	1	4	11	6	7	7	0	$25,685.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2025	FIVB	14	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	2	4	2	$25,350.00	24	19	55.8 %
Total	FIVB	15	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	4	2	$27,350.00	25	21	54.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Olivia MacDonald													Shaunna Polley
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
											2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2017	FIVB	4	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00
											2018	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	$950.00
10	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	2	$900.00	2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	FIVB	6	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$2,260.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	$100.00	2022	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$5,450.00
9	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	0	1	$5,050.00	2023	FIVB	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$650.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$1,450.00	2024	FIVB	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$2,250.00
14	1	0	0	1	3	1	2	4	2	$12,675.00	2025	FIVB	14	1	0	0	1	3	1	2	4	2	$12,675.00
46	1	1	0	3	7	10	13	5	6	$20,175.00	Total	Total	47	4	0	1	4	11	6	7	7	7	$25,685.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	17	63.0%	6	22.2%	4	14.8%	23-4	85.2%	2	10.5%	3	15.8%	14	73.7%	2-17	10.5%	17-14	54.8%	8-7	53.3%	0	0	25-21	54.3%
2024-2025	17	63.0%	6	22.2%	4	14.8%	23-4	85.2%	2	10.5%	3	15.8%	14	73.7%	2-17	10.5%	17-14	54.8%	8-7	53.3%	0	0	25-21	54.3%
Against the Field	4	40.0%	4	40.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9	100.0%	0-9	0.0%	8-18	30.8%	8-4	66.7%	0	0	8-11	42.1%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	5	5	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	13	13
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	9	2
Total	0	0	4	7	13	6	0	0	6	6	1	1	0	1	1	0	25	21

Head to Head Results
MacDonald/Polley trail the series against the field 8-11 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 9 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 9 Gottardi/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
11/16/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool I	MacDonald/Polley	33	Gottardi/Orsi Toth	9	21-18, 13-21, 18-16	0:51
Trail the series against # 11 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
6/13/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 2	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	1	MacDonald/Polley	30, Q12	21-12, 21-19	0:32
Trail the series against # 15 Chamereau/Vieira, France 0-2
6/12/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool C	Chamereau/Vieira	19, Q4	MacDonald/Polley	30, Q12	21-11, 21-12	0:29
11/16/24	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 1	Chamereau/Vieira	7	MacDonald/Polley	4	24-22, 21-18	0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Denaburg/Donlin, United States 0-1
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool I	Denaburg/Donlin	16	MacDonald/Polley	33	21-17, 21-13	0:31
Trail the series against # 17 Bock/Lippmann, Germany 1-2
11/18/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Bock/Lippmann	17	MacDonald/Polley	33	21-15, 23-21	0:39
6/13/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 1	MacDonald/Polley	30, Q12	Bock/Lippmann	20, Q5	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
6/11/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Qualifier 2	Bock/Lippmann	20, Q5	MacDonald/Polley	30, Q12	17-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:54
Trail the series against # 18 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 0-1
6/26/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Pool G	Alvarez/Moreno	10	MacDonald/Polley	23, Q3	21-11, 21-13	0:28
Lead the series against # 25 Corrales/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
10/2/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Pool H	MacDonald/Polley	24, Q2	Corrales/Valiente	25	21-19, 24-22	0:38
Trail the series against # 28 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
11/14/24	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool D	Placette/Richard	21, Q8	MacDonald/Polley	4	11-21, 21-17, 19-17	0:52
Trail the series against # 32 Gonzalez/Navas, Puerto Rico 0-1
10/5/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Bronze Medal	Gonzalez/Navas	28, Q6	MacDonald/Polley	24, Q2	21-15, 21-17	0:35
Trail the series against # 34 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 0-1
10/4/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Semi-Finals	Schoon/Stam	26, Q4	MacDonald/Polley	24, Q2	21-17, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 35 Alchin/Johnson, Australia 2-0
10/18/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	MacDonald/Polley	4	Alchin/Johnson	5	21-15, 22-20	0:35
10/2/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Pool H	MacDonald/Polley	24, Q2	Alchin/Johnson	9	21-14, 21-12	0:30
Trail the series against # 36 Kunst/Paul, Germany 0-1
3/19/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Qualifier 2	Kunst/Paul	29, Q15	MacDonald/Polley	Q2	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # 40 Belanger/Monkhouse, Canada 1-0
11/17/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool I	MacDonald/Polley	33	Belanger/Monkhouse	40	21-15, 16-21, 15-11	0:45
Lead the series against # 46 Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova, Czech Republic 2-0
10/7/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Qualifier 1	MacDonald/Polley	Q9	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	Q8	21-16, 18-21, 15-10	0:42
10/3/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Winner 2	MacDonald/Polley	24, Q2	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	15	21-11, 21-16	0:26