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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Cape Town
October 22 - 26, 2025

(24, Q11) Sunniva Helland-Hansen/Nina Pavlova, 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

Nina Pavlova
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Banska Bistrica

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Busan Gwangalli 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$4,467.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	1	US$8,785.39

Previous Cape Town 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	Q1	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	9/25-28/2025	Futures Balikesir	2	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q12	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	8/21-24/2025	Futures Brno	3	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	8/14-17/2025	Futures Busan Gwangalli	7	2nd	360	US$700.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	Q19	41st	100	US$0.00

BPT Elite Cape Town Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/22/2025	Qualifier 1	Reika Murakami / Asami Shiba, Japan (Q6)	Won 21-17, 21-16	0:36
Thu, 10/23/2025	Pool A	Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes, Brazil (1)	Lost 21-17, 15-21, 11-15	0:48
Fri, 10/24/2025	Pool A	Giada Bianchi / Claudia Scampoli, Italy (12)	Won 19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Fri, 10/24/2025	Winner 1	Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (10)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:37
Sat, 10/25/2025	Winner 2	Anouk Verge-Depre / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (4)	Lost 15-21, 14-21	0:34

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	$7,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	$8,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sunniva Helland-Hansen												Nina Pavlova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
10	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2	0	$5,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$3,750.00
26	0	0	0	0	2	3	4	5	0	$11,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$600.00
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
44	0	1	0	1	5	5	11	7	0	$17,700.00	Total	8	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	$4,350.00

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
2025	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	$8,700.00	10	10	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	$8,700.00	10	10	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sunniva Helland-Hansen													Nina Pavlova
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
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$650.00	2019	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00	2021	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1	0	$7,875.00	2022	FIVB
8	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	$3,325.00	2023	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	$500.00	2024	FIVB
7	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	$4,350.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	$4,350.00
43	0	1	0	1	5	5	11	6	14	$17,700.00	Total	Total	7	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	$4,350.00

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	8	80.0%	0	0.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	8	72.7%	2-9	18.2%	8-8	50.0%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	10-11	47.6%
2024-2025	8	80.0%	0	0.0%	2	20.0%	8-2	80.0%	2	18.2%	1	9.1%	8	72.7%	2-9	18.2%	8-8	50.0%	2-3	40.0%	0	0	10-11	47.6%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	25.0%	0	0.0%	3	75.0%	1-3	25.0%	4-6	40.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%

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	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	5
Total	0	0	1	4	5	3	0	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	11

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 3-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Coradello/Lopes, Brazil 0-1
10/23/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Cape Town	Pool A	Coradello/Lopes	1	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	24, Q11	17-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:48
Trail the series against # 4 Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
10/25/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Cape Town	Winner 2	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	4	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	24, Q11	21-15, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
10/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Cape Town	Winner 1	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	24, Q11	Klinger/Klinger	10	21-18, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 12 Bianchi/Scampoli, Italy 1-0
10/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Cape Town	Pool A	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	24, Q11	Bianchi/Scampoli	12	19-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:51
Trail the series against # 23, Q10 Kan/Sours, United States 0-1
6/11/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Qualifier 1	Kan/Sours	Q14	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	Q19	21-12, 23-21	0:38
Lead the series against # Q6 Murakami/Shiba, Japan 1-0
10/22/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Cape Town	Qualifier 1	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	24, Q11	Murakami/Shiba	Q6	21-17, 21-16	0:36