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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Recife
March 21 - 24, 2024

(1) Victoria Lopes/Taina Silva, Brazil

Victoria Lopes Pereira Tosta
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 16, 1999 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ivinhema, Mato Grosso

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Joao Pessoa 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$118,975.00

Tainá Silva Bigi
Brazil

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 31, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Aracaju, Sergipe

Height:

176 cm (5'9")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U18/19 World Championships Porto 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Saquarema 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$94,575.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	CQ	Money
FIVB	48	0	1	4	2	5	0	13	3	5	1	5	5	1	1	2	US$173,950.00

Previous Recife Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	11	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	9	5th	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	1	3rd	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	10	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	7	3rd	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	14	5th	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q13	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q7	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	12	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	8	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q3	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	6	4th	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q3	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	14, Q2	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	8	2nd	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	11	9th	460	US$2,500.00

Challenge Recife Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool A	Tjasa Kotnik / Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia (24, Q14)	Lost 18-21, 21-16, 12-15	0:50
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool A	Jie Dong / Jingzhe Wang, China (13)	Won 22-20, 26-28, 15-13	0:59
Sat, 3/23/2024	Winner 1	Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (17)	Won 21-15, 21-16	0:36
Sat, 3/23/2024	Winner 2	Heather Bansley / Sophie Bukovec, Canada (18, Q2)	Lost 18-21, 26-28	0:43

Head to Head Results
Lopes/Silva lead the series against the field 23-16 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 4 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-5
12/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Semi-Finals	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Lopes/Silva	1	21-18, 21-17	0:37
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 2	Graudina/Samoilova	15, Q6	Lopes/Silva	Q3	21-15, 21-18	0:31
6/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Bronze Medal	Graudina/Samoilova	1	Lopes/Silva	6	21-11, 20-22, 15-13	0:46
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool C	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Lopes/Silva	14, Q2	21-14, 21-19	0:34
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool A	Graudina/Samoilova	1	Lopes/Silva	16, Q6	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:41
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-1
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	14, Q2	Lopes/Silva	11	18-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:50
Series tied with # 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 2-2
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Lopes/Silva	8	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	21-17, 22-20	0:40
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 2	Lopes/Silva	14, Q2	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q7	21-16, 21-16	0:35
9/28/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	14, Q7	Lopes/Silva	Q10	21-17, 21-14	0:35
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool F	Ahtiainen/Lahti	18, Q2	Lopes/Silva	7	21-18, 21-12	0:38
Lead the series against # 5 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 1-0
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 1	Lopes/Silva	18, Q6	Borger/Ittlinger	9	21-17, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 7 Placette/Richard, France 3-1
12/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Bronze Medal	Lopes/Silva	1	Placette/Richard	8	21-17, 21-14	0:36
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Placette/Richard	14, Q3	Lopes/Silva	8	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:52
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool F	Lopes/Silva	7	Placette/Richard	19, Q3	26-24, 21-16	0:39
11/12/21	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Lopes/Silva	21, Q3	Placette/Richard	19	21-16, 18-11 Retired	0:38
Lead the series against # 8 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 2-1
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 1	Lopes/Silva	7	Alvarez/Moreno	9	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:55
7/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Qualifier 1	Alvarez/Moreno	Q10	Lopes/Silva	Q7	21-13, 22-20	0:35
6/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Pool F	Lopes/Silva	6	Alvarez/Moreno	7	19-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 9 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 2-1
6/1/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Lopes/Silva	16, Q6	Hermannova/Stochlova	Q3	22-24, 21-19, 15-6	0:54
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool C	Hermannova/Stochlova	15	Lopes/Silva	10	21-13, 21-12	0:33
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Lucky Loser	Lopes/Silva	12	Hermannova/Stochlova	18, Q2	27-25, 21-17	0:40
Series tied with # 10 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-1
6/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Semi-Finals	Bobner/Verge-Depre	11	Lopes/Silva	6	21-15, 21-19	0:36
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 2	Lopes/Silva	8	Bobner/Verge-Depre	6	16-21, 21-16, 19-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 11 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 1-0
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Lopes/Silva	Q3	Fernandez/Soria	Q14	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 12 Chamereau/Vieira, France 1-0
5/20/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Pool C	Lopes/Silva	10	Chamereau/Vieira	22, Q13	25-23, 18-21, 17-15	1:02
Lead the series against # 13 Dong/Wang, China 1-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool A	Lopes/Silva	1	Dong/Wang	13	22-20, 26-28, 15-13	0:59
Series tied with # 14 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 1-1
11/5/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Bronze Medal	Lopes/Silva	7	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	11	21-15, 21-16	0:37
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 1	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	Q14	Lopes/Silva	Q3	12-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:45
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 1-0
3/19/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Bronze Medal	Lopes/Silva	18, Q6	Klinger/Klinger	22, Q16	21-17, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 17 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 2-0
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Lopes/Silva	1	Mader/Verge-Depre	17	21-15, 21-16	0:36
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Lopes/Silva	6	Mader/Verge-Depre	2	20-22, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Bansley/Bukovec, Canada 2-1
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 2	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	Lopes/Silva	1	21-18, 28-26	0:43
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Lopes/Silva	1	Bansley/Bukovec	15, Q3	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool A	Lopes/Silva	12	Bansley/Bukovec	24, Q30	18-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:49
Lead the series against # 21, Q11 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 1-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Lopes/Silva	8	Sliwka/Wachowicz	17	21-13, 23-25, 15-9	0:48
Trail the series against # 24, Q14 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 0-1
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool A	Kotnik/Lovsin	24, Q14	Lopes/Silva	1	21-18, 16-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # Q3 Hildreth/Van Gunst, United States 1-0
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Lopes/Silva	1	Hildreth/Van Gunst	19, Q7	21-16, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # Q8 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool C	Bianchin/Scampoli	22, Q12	Lopes/Silva	10	21-14, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # Q10 Flores/Gutierrez, Mexico 1-0
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool F	Lopes/Silva	18, Q6	Flores/Gutierrez	6	21-16, 27-25	0:43