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

(25, Q3) Maria Carro/Paula Soria, Spain

María Belén Carro Márquez de Acuña
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 15, 1999 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madrid

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

83 kg (183 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$53,865.53

Paula Soria Gutiérrez
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1993 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Orihuela

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

102

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$76,437.65

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	US$4,712.30
FIVB	33	2	5	0	1	2	0	3	0	3	1	5	9	2	US$41,101.30
Overall	36	2	5	0	1	2	0	4	0	4	1	6	9	2	US$45,813.60

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Balikesir	3	2nd	360	€ 1,050.00
FIVB	5/28-31/2026	BPT Futures Cervia	6	1st	400	€ 1,500.00
FIVB	5/21-24/2026	BPT Futures Apeldoorn	8	5th	240	€ 450.00
FIVB	5/14-17/2026	BPT Futures Madrid	14	2nd	360	€ 1,050.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 2	Devin Corah / Sasha Pasloski, Canada (Q19)	Won 21-13, 21-10	0:29
Thu, 7/23/2026	Pool H	Valentyna Davidova / Anhelina Khmil, Ukraine (8)	Lost 21-16, 14-21, 13-15	0:52
Fri, 7/24/2026	Pool H	Taliqua Clancy / Stefanie Fejes, Australia (9)	Lost 14-21, 15-21	0:32

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$)
World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$8,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	9	$16,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	13	2	5	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	$15,450.00
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$4,000.00
Total	36	2	5	0	1	2	0	4	0	5	6	11	$44,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maria Carro												Paula Soria
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	0	$9,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	18	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	2	5	$11,250.00
33	0	0	0	0	4	8	4	6	11	$26,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	44	0	0	1	2	7	3	10	8	13	$37,962.50
16	2	5	0	1	5	2	0	0	1	$8,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	19	5	5	0	1	4	2	1	0	1	$10,275.00
											U23 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	$3,250.00	Confederation Championship	8	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	$6,500.00
71	2	5	1	1	9	14	13	11	15	$50,750.00	Total	99	5	5	1	4	13	13	25	12	21	$69,487.50

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
2018	FIVB	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	12	6	66.7 %
2019	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	7	$12,000.00	17	13	56.7 %
2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	1	2	33.3 %
2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	5	4	55.6 %
2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2021	FIVB	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$8,000.00	10	8	55.6 %
2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
2025	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	$6,950.00	8	10	44.4 %
2026	FIVB	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	$5,550.00	16	6	72.7 %
Total	FIVB	33	2	5	0	1	2	0	3	0	4	5	11	$40,200.00	68	47	59.1 %
Total	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$4,000.00	4	6	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maria Carro													Paula Soria
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2010	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2011	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2014	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	$2,850.00
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	$3,087.50
											2015	CEV	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$1,125.00
											2016	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	$2,400.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
											2016	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC
											2017	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00
4	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$850.00	2018	FIVB	6	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	$1,750.00
10	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7	$6,000.00	2019	FIVB	10	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7	$6,000.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2019	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$3,000.00	2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$3,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2020	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
7	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	$5,500.00	2021	FIVB	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$4,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2021	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
9	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0	$14,750.00	2022	FIVB	7	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	$5,400.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
11	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	2	$6,525.00	2023	FIVB	14	2	0	0	0	2	2	8	0	0	$14,750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00
6	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	$4,625.00	2024	FIVB	11	0	0	1	0	4	2	4	0	0	$13,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2024	CEV
6	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	$3,475.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	$3,475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2025	CEV
5	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,775.00	2026	FIVB	5	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$2,775.00
71	2	5	1	1	9	14	13	11	15	$50,750.00	Total	Total	102	5	5	1	4	16	13	25	12	21	$70,862.50

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	48	73.8%	8	12.3%	9	13.8%	56-9	86.2%	12	24.5%	10	20.4%	27	55.1%	12-37	24.5%	48-27	64.0%	20-19	51.3%	0	1	68-47	59.1%
2025-2026	18	69.2%	4	15.4%	4	15.4%	22-4	84.6%	2	15.4%	4	30.8%	7	53.8%	2-11	15.4%	18-7	72.0%	6-8	42.9%	0	1	24-16	60.0%
Against the Field	4	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	4-2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3	75.0%	0-4	0.0%	8-6	57.1%	0-6	0.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%

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
World Tour Finals	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	3	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	11	9	3	11	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	23
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	6	1	18	6	0	0	15	4	7	1	0	1	2	5	48	18
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	3	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
Total	0	0	21	12	25	24	0	0	17	10	7	1	0	1	2	5	72	53

Head to Head Results
Carro/Soria trail the series against the field 5-6 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 3 Izuzquiza/Moreno, Spain 0-1
5/17/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Madrid	Gold Medal	Izuzquiza/Moreno	1	Carro/Soria	14	21-19, 21-14	0:38
Lead the series against # 4 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
8/11/22	CEV	EuroBeachVolley 2021	Pool D	Carro/Soria	20	Placette/Richard	29	21-16, 21-17	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite, Lithuania 0-1
5/26/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Qualifier 2	Dumbauskaite/Grudzinskaite	32, Q20	Carro/Soria	Q4	10-21, 21-15, 16-14	0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Romaniuk/Serdiuk, Ukraine 1-0
5/3/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Valencia	Semi-Finals	Carro/Soria	1	Romaniuk/Serdiuk	3	21-17, 21-16	0:46
Trail the series against # 8 Davidova/Khmil, Ukraine 0-1
7/23/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Pool H	Davidova/Khmil	8	Carro/Soria	25, Q3	16-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # 9 Clancy/Fejes, Australia 0-1
7/24/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Pool H	Clancy/Fejes	9	Carro/Soria	25, Q3	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 11 Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova, Czechia 0-1
5/1/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Valencia	Pool A	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	9	Carro/Soria	1	21-15, 13-21, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 18 Kurnikova/Lazarenko, Ukraine 0-1
6/28/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Balikesir	Gold Medal	Kurnikova/Lazarenko	1	Carro/Soria	3	21-18, 21-19	0:35
Lead the series against # 23, Q1 Lorenzova/Tomasova, Czechia 1-0
5/31/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Cervia	Gold Medal	Carro/Soria	6	Lorenzova/Tomasova	1	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # Q14 Carro/Serrano, Spain 1-0
6/26/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Balikesir	Pool C	Carro/Soria	3	Carro/Serrano	6	21-17, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # Q19 Corah/Pasloski, Canada 1-0
7/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Qualifier 2	Carro/Soria	25, Q3	Corah/Pasloski	Q19	21-13, 21-10	0:29