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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Montréal
August 19 - 23, 2026

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 Montréal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
CEV	8/12-16/2026	CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026			0	€ 0.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2026	BPT Elite16 Hamburg			0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/22-26/2026	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Q11	33rd	180	US$0.00
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

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	3	50.0%	0	0.0%	3	50.0%	3-3	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-6	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	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 3-5 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against 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
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against 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 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 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 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 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