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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Alanya
June 10 - 14, 2026

(Q15) 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$20,231.10

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$6,717.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	2	1	US$13,285.39

Previous Alanya Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Nina Pavlova - 41st	Sunniva Helland-Hansen - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	25, Q1	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	19	17th	340	US$2,250.00
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 Alanya Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/10/2026	Qualifier 1	Michaela Brinkova / Karin Zolnercikova, Czechia (Q18)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:25
Wed, 6/10/2026	Qualifier 2	Giuliana Corrales / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (18, Q2)	Lost 21-23, 18-21	0:45

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$4,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	0	$13,200.00

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
29	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	5	0	$13,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,250.00
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
48	0	1	0	1	5	5	13	8	0	$19,950.00	Total	12	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	0	$6,600.00

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$4,500.00	4	6	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	3	$13,200.00	14	17	45.2 %

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
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$2,250.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	$2,250.00
48	0	1	0	1	5	5	13	8	15	$19,950.00	Total	Total	12	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	3	$6,600.00

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	11	68.8%	1	6.3%	4	25.0%	12-4	75.0%	2	13.3%	1	6.7%	12	80.0%	2-13	13.3%	11-12	47.8%	3-5	37.5%	0	0	14-17	45.2%
2025-2026	11	68.8%	1	6.3%	4	25.0%	12-4	75.0%	2	13.3%	1	6.7%	12	80.0%	2-13	13.3%	11-12	47.8%	3-5	37.5%	0	0	14-17	45.2%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	6-8	42.9%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	3-5	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	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7
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	3	6	7	5	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	14	17

Head to Head Results
Helland-Hansen/Pavlova trail the series against the field 3-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 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 # 14 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
Trail the series against # 18, Q2 Corrales/Valiente, Paraguay 0-2
6/10/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Qualifier 2	Corrales/Valiente	18, Q2	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	Q15	23-21, 21-18	0:45
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 # 19 Romaniuk/Serdiuk, Ukraine 0-1
5/14/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool H	Romaniuk/Serdiuk	9	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	25, Q1	22-20, 21-18	0:42
Trail the series against # 22 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
Lead the series against # 31 MacDonald/Polley, New Zealand 1-0
5/14/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool H	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	25, Q1	MacDonald/Polley	8	21-18, 21-18	0:34
Lead the series against # Q18 Brinkova/Zolnercikova, Czechia 1-0
6/10/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Qualifier 1	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	Q15	Brinkova/Zolnercikova	Q18	21-18, 21-16	0:25