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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
July 22 - 26, 2026

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

Sunniva Helland-Hansen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 5, 1997 (29 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$21,332.48

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	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	3	1	US$13,285.39

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	Q15	33rd	180	US$0.00
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

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 1	W.M. To / W.T. To, Hong Kong (Q22)	Won 21-11, 21-11	0:31
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 2	Kennedy Coakley / Abby Van Winkle, United States (28, Q6)	Lost 11-21, 19-21	0:33

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	$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	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	4	$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	1	$5,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$3,750.00
30	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	5	14	$13,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	$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	1	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$750.00	Confederation Championship
52	0	1	0	1	5	5	13	11	16	$20,700.00	Total	13	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	4	$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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$4,500.00	5	7	41.7 %
Total	FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	4	$13,200.00	15	18	45.5 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2021	CEV
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2023	CEV
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	$500.00	2024	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2024	CEV
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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$2,250.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$2,250.00
52	0	1	0	1	5	5	13	11	16	$20,700.00	Total	Total	13	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	4	$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	12	70.6%	1	5.9%	4	23.5%	13-4	76.5%	2	12.5%	1	6.3%	13	81.3%	2-14	12.5%	12-13	48.0%	3-5	37.5%	0	0	15-18	45.5%
2025-2026	12	70.6%	1	5.9%	4	23.5%	13-4	76.5%	2	12.5%	1	6.3%	13	81.3%	2-14	12.5%	12-13	48.0%	3-5	37.5%	0	0	15-18	45.5%
Against the Field	4	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	8-6	57.1%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	4-5	44.4%

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	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
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	4	7	7	5	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	18

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

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
9/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 1	Placette/Richard	19, Q5	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	Q12	21-10, 21-16	0:29
Trail the series against # 6 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
Lead the series against # 7 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 # 13 Hollas/Remmelg, Estonia 0-1
5/15/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Hollas/Remmelg	16	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	25, Q1	5-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:44
Trail the series against # 16 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
Lead the series against # 27, Q5 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
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Coakley/Van Winkle, United States 0-1
7/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Qualifier 2	Coakley/Van Winkle	28, Q6	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	Q11	21-11, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # Q19 Corah/Pasloski, Canada 1-0
5/13/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Qualifier 3	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	25, Q1	Corah/Pasloski	Q16	21-15, 21-3	0:26
Lead the series against # Q22 To/To, Hong Kong 1-0
7/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Qualifier 1	Helland-Hansen/Pavlova	Q11	To/To	Q22	21-11, 21-11	0:31