Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Goa
October 19 - 22, 2023
(23, Q12) 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 (25 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 Goa Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/10-13/2023 Futures Warsaw (Monta Club) 8 4th 280 € 400.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton Q19 33rd 140 US$0.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal Q5 25th 220 US$0.00
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$2,500.00
Challenge Goa Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 10/19/2023 Qualifier 1 Liza Bonne / Natacha Rigobert, Mauritius (Q21) Won 21-13, 21-11 0:31
Thu, 10/19/2023 Qualifier 2 Charanrutwadee Patcharamainaruebhorn / Woranatchayakorn Phirachayakrailert, Thailand (Q5) Won 21-10, 21-11 0:33
Fri, 10/20/2023 Pool B Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (2) Lost 23-21, 17-21, 7-15 0:59
Fri, 10/20/2023 Pool B Ievgeniia Baieva / Valentyna Davidova, Ukraine (14) Won 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Sat, 10/21/2023 Lucky Loser Miroslava Dunarova / Daniela Mokra, Czech Republic (18, Q2) Won 14-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:43
Sat, 10/21/2023 Winner 1 Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (1) Lost 13-21, 16-21 0:40
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
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 %
2022FIVB1000001020610 $15,750.00 131546.4 %
2023FIVB600010010121 $2,900.00 9852.9 %
TotalFIVB1700011030741 $20,650.00 222546.8 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Sunniva Helland-Hansen  Emilie Olimstad
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)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
10000012610 $7,875.00 2022FIVB10000012610 $7,875.00
6000101121 $1,450.00 2023FIVB6000101121 $1,450.00
28000133849 $10,975.00 TotalTotal30002115777 $14,800.00
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%
2022-202316 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% 10 27-26 50.9%
Against the Field5 50.0% 1 10.0% 4 40.0% 6-4 60.0% 1 11.1% 0 0.0% 8 88.9% 1-8 11.1% 10-16 38.5% 4-8 33.3% 00 7-12 36.8%
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
Helland-Hansen/Olimstad trail the series against the field 6-9 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-1
10/21/23FIVBChallenge Goa Winner 1 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti 1 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 23, Q12 21-13, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 2 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool B Placette/Richard 2 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 23, Q12 21-23, 21-17, 15-7 0:59
Trail the series against # 3 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 0-1
8/13/23FIVBFutures Warsaw (Monta Club) Semi-Finals Sliwka/Wachowicz 1 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 8 22-20, 21-17 0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 0-3
7/20/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q14 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad Q19 21-15, 21-14 0:33
7/13/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Qualifier 2 Ahtiainen/Lahti 20, Q12 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad Q5 20-22, 21-10, 15-11 0:48
6/1/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q8 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad Q9 21-17, 21-10 0:33
Series tied with # 10 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 1-1
10/28/22FIVBDubai 2nd Challenge Pool C Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 10 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 3 21-13, 21-12 0:33
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool C Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 10, Q1 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 15 21-16, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 14 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool B Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 23, Q12 Baieva/Davidova 14 21-19, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 16 Kortzinger/Kunst, Germany 1-0
10/28/22FIVBDubai 2nd Challenge Pool C Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 10 Kortzinger/Kunst 15, Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Dunarova/Mokra, Czech Republic 1-0
10/21/23FIVBChallenge Goa Lucky Loser Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 23, Q12 Dunarova/Mokra 18, Q2 14-21, 21-13, 15-12 0:43
Trail the series against # 19, Q3 Chamereau/Vieira, France 0-1
8/13/23FIVBFutures Warsaw (Monta Club) Bronze Medal Chamereau/Vieira 7 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 8 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:59
Trail the series against # 21, Q7 Carro/Lobato, Spain 0-1
5/20/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Pool D Carro/Lobato 9 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 21, Q10 16-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:47
Lead the series against # Q5 Patcharamainaruebhorn/Phirachayakrailert, Thailand 1-0
10/19/23FIVBChallenge Goa Qualifier 2 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 23, Q12 Patcharamainaruebhorn/Phirachayakrailert Q5 21-10, 21-11 0:33
Lead the series against # Q21 Bonne/Rigobert, Mauritius 1-0
10/19/23FIVBChallenge Goa Qualifier 1 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 23, Q12 Bonne/Rigobert Q21 21-13, 21-11 0:31