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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nayarit
March 26 - 29, 2026

(19) 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$19,106.10

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$5,592.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	1	1	US$11,035.39

Previous Nayarit Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q10	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	Q5	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	24, Q11	9th	600	US$7,500.00
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 Challenge Nayarit Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/26/2026	Pool C	Sofia Gonzalez / Ana Vergara, Spain (14)	Lost 21-17, 19-21, 6-15	0:54
Thu, 3/26/2026	Pool C	Giulia Gavio / Carolina Sallaberry, Brazil (30)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:51
Fri, 3/27/2026	Winner 1	Madelyne Anderson / Alaina Chacon, United States (16)	Lost 12-21, 19-21	0:39

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	$7,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	0	$10,950.00

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$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	$5,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$3,750.00
27	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	5	0	$12,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
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
46	0	1	0	1	5	5	12	8	0	$18,825.00	Total	10	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	$5,475.00

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	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	$8,700.00	10	11	47.6 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,250.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	2	$10,950.00	11	14	44.0 %

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
8	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	2	$4,350.00	2025	FIVB	8	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	2	$4,350.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,125.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,125.00
46	0	1	0	1	5	5	12	8	14	$18,825.00	Total	Total	10	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	2	$5,475.00

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	66.7%	1	8.3%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	2	15.4%	1	7.7%	10	76.9%	2-11	15.4%	8-10	44.4%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	11-14	44.0%
2025-2026	8	66.7%	1	8.3%	3	25.0%	9-3	75.0%	2	15.4%	1	7.7%	10	76.9%	2-11	15.4%	8-10	44.4%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	11-14	44.0%
Against the Field	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
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	5	6	4	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	14

Head to Head Results
Helland-Hansen/Pavlova trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 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
Trail the series against # 9 Matsumoto/Matsumoto, Japan 0-1
8/17/25	FIVB	Futures Busan Gwangalli	Gold Medal	Matsumoto/Matsumoto	1	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	7	17-21, 21-9, 15-11	0:44
Trail the series against # 12 Corrales/Valiente, Paraguay 0-1
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 1	Corrales/Valiente	21, Q7	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	Q10	21-17, 21-19	0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Gonzalez/Vergara, Spain 0-1
3/26/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Pool C	Gonzalez/Vergara	14	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	19	17-21, 21-19, 15-6	0:54
Trail the series against # 16 Anderson/Chacon, United States 0-1
3/27/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Winner 1	Anderson/Chacon	16	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	19	21-12, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 30 Gavio/Sallaberry, Brazil 1-0
3/26/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Pool C	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	19	Gavio/Sallaberry	30	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:51