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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Maldives Challenge
October 13 - 16, 2022

(12) Tjasa Kotnik/Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia

Tjasa Kotnik
Slovenia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 16, 1992 (33 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ljubljana

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Siofok 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$29,174.20

Tajda Lovsin
Slovenia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Izola

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (4 times)

Career Winnings:

US$28,033.65

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	28	0	3	1	0	5	0	5	1	2	3	3	3	2	US$48,978.58

Previous Sun Island Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	16, Q12	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	18, Q5	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/29-7/2/2022	Ios Futures	2	2nd	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	6/2-5/2022	Klaipeda Futures	2	2nd	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	Q15	33rd	140	US$0.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	23, Q13	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	11/10-14/2021	Itapema Four Star	25	25th	240	US$2,000.00

Maldives Challenge Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 10/14/2022	Pool A	Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (13)	Lost 15-21, 15-21	0:32
Fri, 10/14/2022	Pool A	Alison Mckay / Katharine Wuttunee, Canada (24, Q23)	Won 21-18, 21-12	0:34
Sat, 10/15/2022	Lucky Loser	Anniina Parkkinen / Sara Sinisalo, Finland (19, Q5)	Lost 19-21, 18-21	0:35

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	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	$21,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	4	3	0	$23,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	7	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$4,300.00
Total	28	0	3	1	0	5	0	5	1	8	3	0	$48,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Tjasa Kotnik												Tajda Lovsin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
8	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	$10,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	0	$10,500.00
17	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	3	0	$11,625.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	19	0	0	0	0	1	5	4	4	1	$12,375.00
23	1	4	2	1	4	6	4	1	0	$5,550.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	21	0	4	2	0	5	8	2	0	0	$3,800.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
48	1	4	2	1	7	12	11	4	0	$27,675.00	Total	49	0	4	2	0	8	15	9	5	1	$26,675.00

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
2021	FIVB	6	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	$4,900.00	12	9	57.1 %
2022	FIVB	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	1	$11,400.00	15	13	53.6 %
Total	FIVB	13	0	3	1	0	2	0	1	1	3	1	1	$16,300.00	27	22	55.1 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tjasa Kotnik													Tajda Lovsin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
9	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	3	$750.00	2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
7	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	$1,900.00	2019	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	$550.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$50.00
6	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	$2,450.00	2021	FIVB	7	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1	0	$2,500.00
8	0	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$6,050.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	$5,700.00
31	1	4	1	1	4	8	6	2	4	$11,300.00	Total	Total	24	0	3	1	0	4	8	4	1	3	$8,850.00

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	28	60.9%	12	26.1%	6	13.0%	40-6	87.0%	7	15.2%	8	17.4%	31	67.4%	7-39	15.2%	28-31	47.5%	19-14	57.6%	0	0	47-45	51.1%
2021-2022	25	67.6%	7	18.9%	5	13.5%	32-5	86.5%	3	12.0%	0	0.0%	22	88.0%	3-22	12.0%	25-22	53.2%	10-5	66.7%	0	0	35-27	56.5%
Against the Field	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	2-3	40.0%	3	23.1%	2	15.4%	8	61.5%	3-10	23.1%	2-16	11.1%	8-10	44.4%	0	0	5-13	27.8%

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	4	3	4	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	7	4	9	13	2	2	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	25
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	10	4	0	0	6	2	3	1	1	0	0	3	20	10
Total	0	0	11	7	23	22	2	2	7	10	3	1	1	0	0	3	47	45

Head to Head Results
Kotnik/Lovsin trail the series against the field 2-6 (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 # 5 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool B	Hermannova/Stochlova	14	Kotnik/Lovsin	23, Q13	21-18, 23-21	0:41
Lead the series against # 6 Murphy/Quiggle, United States 1-0
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool F	Kotnik/Lovsin	18, Q5	Murphy/Quiggle	7	21-14, 10-21, 15-10	0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-3
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool A	Klinger/Klinger	13	Kotnik/Lovsin	12	21-15, 21-15	0:32
7/2/22	FIVB	Ios Futures	Gold Medal	Klinger/Klinger	5	Kotnik/Lovsin	2	20-22, 21-17, 15-11	0:48
7/15/21	FIVB	Rubavu 2 Star	Pool A	Klinger/Klinger	12	Kotnik/Lovsin	13	21-23, 21-19, 15-12	0:54
Trail the series against # 19, Q5 Parkkinen/Sinisalo, Finland 0-1
10/15/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Lucky Loser	Parkkinen/Sinisalo	19, Q5	Kotnik/Lovsin	12	21-19, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 24, Q23 Mckay/Wuttunee, Canada 1-0
10/14/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Pool A	Kotnik/Lovsin	12	Mckay/Wuttunee	24, Q23	21-18, 21-12	0:34
Trail the series against # Q8 Nishibori/Shiba, Japan 0-1
5/19/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Qualifier 1	Nishibori/Shiba	23, Q18	Kotnik/Lovsin	Q15	21-13, 21-13	0:35