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

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$47,571.94

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:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$63,352.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	31	2	4	0	1	2	0	3	0	3	1	4	9	2	US$38,405.98

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/2-5/2026	BPT Futures Rzeszow			0	€ 0.00
FIVB	6/25-28/2026	BPT Futures Balikesir			0	€ 0.00
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

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	0	$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	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	$14,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	2	4	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	$14,400.00
Total	31	2	4	0	1	2	0	3	0	4	4	0	$37,650.00

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	0	$0.00	World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$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	0	$11,250.00
32	0	0	0	0	4	8	4	5	1	$25,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	43	0	0	1	2	7	3	10	7	0	$37,212.50
15	2	4	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	$7,725.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	18	5	4	0	1	4	2	1	0	0	$9,750.00
											U23 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00
62	2	4	1	1	9	13	11	6	1	$46,225.00	Total	89	5	4	1	4	13	9	23	9	0	$61,712.50

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 %
2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$6,000.00	5	4	55.6 %
2021	FIVB	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	$8,000.00	10	8	55.6 %
2025	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	$6,950.00	8	10	44.4 %
2026	FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$3,000.00	11	3	78.6 %
Total	FIVB	31	2	4	0	1	2	0	3	0	4	4	11	$37,650.00	63	44	58.9 %

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
											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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00	2026	FIVB	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
62	2	4	1	1	9	13	11	6	15	$46,225.00	Total	Total	89	5	4	1	4	13	9	23	9	21	$61,712.50

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	45	76.3%	6	10.2%	8	13.6%	51-8	86.4%	12	25.5%	10	21.3%	25	53.2%	12-35	25.5%	45-25	64.3%	18-18	50.0%	0	1	63-44	58.9%
2025-2026	15	75.0%	2	10.0%	3	15.0%	17-3	85.0%	2	18.2%	4	36.4%	5	45.5%	2-9	18.2%	15-5	75.0%	4-7	36.4%	0	1	19-13	59.4%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	4-4	50.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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	10	9	3	9	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	21
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	6	1	16	6	0	0	14	4	6	1	0	1	2	4	44	17
Total	0	0	20	12	20	18	0	0	15	8	6	1	0	1	2	4	63	44

Head to Head Results
Carro/Soria trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Bianchi/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool E	Bianchi/Scampoli	17, Q1	Carro/Soria	20, Q7	21-16, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against 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 Gonzalez/Vergara, Spain 1-0
5/17/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Madrid	Semi-Finals	Carro/Soria	14	Gonzalez/Vergara	2	21-11, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against 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
Trail the series against 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
Lead the series against 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