Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Dubai 1st Challenge
October 22 - 25, 2022
(12) Sunniva Helland-Hansen/Emilie Olimstad, Norway
 
Sunniva Helland-Hansen
Norway
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 5, 1997 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Bergen
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 44
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Busan Gwangalli 2025)
Career Winnings: US$17,981.10
Emilie Olimstad
Norway
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 12, 2000 (24 yrs old)
Home Town: Karendal
Height: 178 cm (5'10")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 39
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 3rd (Baden 2018)
Career Winnings: US$17,858.36
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212533Money
FIVB210001203042441 US$25,437.76
Previous Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/13-16/2022 Maldives Challenge 16 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 Q11 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 7/14-17/2022 Espinho Challenge 15 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/6-10/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 17 17th 400 US$3,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 Q9 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-22/2022 Kusadasi Challenge 21, Q10 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 20, Q5 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 4/14-17/2022 Itapema Challenge Q11 25th 220 US$0.00
FIVB 11/10-14/2021 Itapema Four Star 18 25th 240 US$2,000.00
Dubai 1st Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 10/23/2022 Pool A Jie Dong / Lvwen Yuan, China (13) Won 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
Sun, 10/23/2022 Pool A Isabel Schneider / Julia Sude, Germany (1) Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Mon, 10/24/2022 Winner 1 Hailey Harward / Xolani Hodel, United States (23, Q11) Lost 19-21, 21-17, 13-15 0:57
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam600000000600 $3,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1400002030440 $22,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star100010000000 $400.00
Total21000120301040 $25,400.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Sunniva Helland-Hansen Emilie Olimstad
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Youth Olympic Games1001000000 $0.00
10000001620 $5,250.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam9000000810 $3,500.00
26000023450 $11,000.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open22000023460 $13,000.00
6010131000 $1,450.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star6001112100 $925.00
1000000000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1000000100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships1000001000 $0.00
440101551170 $17,700.00 Total390021361370 $17,425.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2021FIVB100000000010 $2,000.00 020.0 %
2022FIVB900000020610 $12,000.00 101441.7 %
TotalFIVB1000000020620 $14,000.00 101638.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sunniva Helland-Hansen  Emilie Olimstad
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000001 $0.00 2016FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2018FIVB4001000021 $3,375.00
           2018FIVB Age Group WC1001000000 $0.00
3000020001 $650.00 2019FIVB1000001000 $100.00
7000000016 $1,000.00 2021FIVB7000000025 $2,000.00
9000002610 $6,000.00 2022FIVB9000002610 $6,000.00
21000022728 $7,650.00 TotalTotal23002004656 $11,475.00
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
Overall16 51.6% 8 25.8% 7 22.6% 24-7 77.4% 2 7.7% 6 23.1% 18 69.2% 2-24 7.7% 16-18 47.1% 10-13 43.5% 10 27-31 46.6%
2021-20228 57.1% 3 21.4% 3 21.4% 11-3 78.6% 1 6.7% 5 33.3% 9 60.0% 1-14 6.7% 8-9 47.1% 4-8 33.3% 10 13-17 43.3%
Against the Field3 37.5% 4 50.0% 1 12.5% 7-1 87.5% 0 0.0% 1 25.0% 3 75.0% 0-4 0.0% 6-6 50.0% 8-4 66.7% 00 7-5 58.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam001511000100000027
Challenge/Four Star/Open009491122250000002222
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000020001001010032
Total00109121222360101002731
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
10/23/22FIVBDubai 1st Challenge Pool A Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 12 Schneider/Sude 1 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 0-1
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool C Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 10, Q1 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 15 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Lin/Xia, China 0-1
10/14/22FIVBMaldives Challenge Pool D Lin/Xia 9, Q1 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 16 21-11, 21-12 0:31
Lead the series against # 13 Dong/Yuan, China 1-0
10/23/22FIVBDubai 1st Challenge Pool A Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 12 Dong/Yuan 13 21-14, 19-21, 15-11 0:50
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Hashimoto/Murakami, Japan 1-0
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool C Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 15 Hashimoto/Murakami 22, Q19 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 0:49
Trail the series against # 23, Q11 Harward/Hodel, United States 0-1
10/24/22FIVBDubai 1st Challenge Winner 1 Harward/Hodel 23, Q11 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 12 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:57