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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Portugal
July 13 - 16, 2023

(Q5) 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:

Tournaments:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Baden 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$17,858.36

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	21	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	4	2	4	4	1	US$25,437.76

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2018	Did not play	Ingrid Lunde - 33rd
2022	Emilie Olimstad - 17th	Sunniva Helland-Hansen - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	Q8	25th	220	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q15	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	10	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	12	9th	460	US$2,500.00
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

Challenge Portugal Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/13/2023	Qualifier 1	Chenoa Christ / Kim Van de Velde, Germany (Q28)	Won 21-16, 21-9	0:33
Thu, 7/13/2023	Qualifier 2	Niina Ahtiainen / Taru Lahti, Finland (20, Q12)	Lost 22-20, 10-21, 11-15	0:48

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	$3,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	4	4	0	$22,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$400.00
Total	21	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	10	4	0	$25,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sunniva Helland-Hansen												Emilie Olimstad
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	1	0	$5,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	$3,500.00
26	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	5	0	$11,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	22	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	6	0	$13,000.00
6	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	$925.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
44	0	1	0	1	5	5	11	6	0	$17,700.00	Total	39	0	0	2	1	3	6	13	7	0	$17,425.00

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
2021	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	2	0.0 %
2022	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	6	1	0	$15,750.00	13	15	46.4 %
2023	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$0.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	7	4	0	$17,750.00	15	20	42.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sunniva Helland-Hansen													Emilie Olimstad
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	1	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	$3,375.00
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$650.00	2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	$2,000.00
10	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1	0	$7,875.00	2022	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1	0	$7,875.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	$0.00
25	0	0	0	0	3	2	8	4	8	$9,525.00	Total	Total	27	0	0	2	0	1	4	7	7	6	$13,350.00

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	16	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%	1	0	27-31	46.6%
2022-2023	16	55.2%	8	27.6%	5	17.2%	24-5	82.8%	2	8.7%	4	17.4%	17	73.9%	2-21	8.7%	16-17	48.5%	10-9	52.6%	1	0	27-26	50.9%
Against the Field	5	45.5%	3	27.3%	3	27.3%	8-3	72.7%	1	7.7%	1	7.7%	11	84.6%	1-12	7.7%	10-22	31.3%	8-8	50.0%	0	0	9-15	37.5%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	9	4	9	11	2	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	2
Total	0	0	10	9	12	12	2	2	3	6	0	1	0	1	0	0	27	31

Head to Head Results
Helland-Hansen/Olimstad trail the series against the field 6-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-2
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 1	Salgado/Seixas	14, Q2	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q15	21-11, 24-22	0:38
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 1	Salgado/Seixas	3	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	17	22-20, 21-19	0:42
Series tied with # 2 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 1-1
10/28/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Pool C	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	10	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	3	21-13, 21-12	0:33
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool C	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	10, Q1	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	15	21-16, 21-19	0:38
Trail the series against # 8 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Lucky Loser	Lopes/Silva	7	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	20, Q5	21-17, 21-23, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 20, Q12 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 0-2
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q5	20-22, 21-10, 15-11	0:48
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q8	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q9	21-17, 21-10	0:33
Trail the series against # 21, Q16 Almeida/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/6/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool A	Almeida/Lima	16	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	17	21-16, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 Kortzinger/Kunst, Germany 1-0
10/28/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Pool C	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	10	Kortzinger/Kunst	15, Q4	21-15, 21-16	0:34
Trail the series against # Q7 Piersma/van Driel, Netherlands 0-1
6/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Qualifier 2	Piersma/van Driel	19, Q9	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q8	21-15, 21-10	0:32
Lead the series against # Q8 Hashimoto/Murakami, Japan 1-0
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool C	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	15	Hashimoto/Murakami	22, Q19	21-16, 19-21, 15-8	0:49
Lead the series against # Q14 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 1-0
10/29/22	FIVB	Dubai 2nd Challenge	Winner 1	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	10	Hasegawa/Sakaguchi	4	29-27, 21-14	0:48
Trail the series against # Q15 Carro/Lobato, Spain 0-1
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool D	Carro/Lobato	9	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	21, Q10	16-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # Q19 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
10/23/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Pool A	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	12	Schneider/Sude	1	21-16, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
Lead the series against # Q28 Christ/Van de Velde, Germany 1-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 1	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	Q5	Christ/Van de Velde	Q28	21-16, 21-9	0:33