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European Championship Tour
€ 200,000 European Championships
August 2 - 5, 2023

(6) 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 CEV Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$31,773.45

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 CEV Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$29,957.39

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
CEV	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	US$2,687.05
FIVB	28	0	3	1	0	5	0	5	1	2	3	3	3	2	US$48,978.58
Overall	31	0	3	1	0	5	0	5	1	4	3	3	4	2	US$51,665.63

Previous Vienna Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q5	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	11	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	5	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q5	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	13, Q1	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	4	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	5	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	12	17th	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	16, Q12	13th	460	US$5,000.00
CEV	8/15-20/2022	European Championships	23	17th	360	€ 1,000.00

European Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/2/2023	Pool F	Anniina Parkkinen / Sara Sinisalo, Finland (27)	Lost 20-22, 21-15, 13-15	0:50
Wed, 8/2/2023	Pool F	Sunniva Helland-Hansen / Emilie Olimstad, Norway (22)	Won 21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:58
Thu, 8/3/2023	Winner 1	Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (5)	Lost 13-21, 17-21	0:36

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
Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$2,500.00
Total	31	0	3	1	0	5	0	5	1	10	4	0	$51,050.00

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
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$1,250.00	Confederation Championship	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$1,250.00
51	1	4	2	1	7	12	13	5	0	$28,925.00	Total	52	0	4	2	0	8	15	11	6	1	$27,925.00

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	10	0	2	0	0	2	0	2	1	2	0	1	$29,900.00	23	18	56.1 %
2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	$4,750.00	2	6	25.0 %
2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	20	0	3	1	0	5	0	2	1	6	1	1	$39,550.00	37	33	52.9 %
Total	CEV	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$2,000.00	2	4	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Tjasa Kotnik													Tajda Lovsin
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2015	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
											2016	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
3	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	$520.00	2017	CEV C&S	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$60.00
											2017	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$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
											2019	CEV Under Age	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
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
11	0	3	0	0	2	3	2	0	1	$15,300.00	2022	FIVB	10	0	2	0	0	2	3	2	0	1	$14,950.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$2,375.00	2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	$2,375.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2023	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
43	1	4	2	2	7	10	11	2	4	$24,445.00	Total	Total	38	0	3	1	0	9	11	10	1	3	$21,535.00

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	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	1-5	16.7%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-7	22.2%
2022-2023	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	1-2	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	16.7%	5	83.3%	0-6	0.0%	2-10	16.7%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	2-6	25.0%

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
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
Confederation Championship	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
Total	0	0	11	7	25	27	2	2	7	12	3	1	1	0	0	3	49	52

Head to Head Results
Kotnik/Lovsin trail the series against the field 8-16 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 11 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-1
11/11/21	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool H	Muller/Tillmann	8	Kotnik/Lovsin	25	21-17, 21-11	0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
8/3/23	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Mader/Verge-Depre	5	Kotnik/Lovsin	6	21-13, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Graudina/Samoilova	9	Kotnik/Lovsin	16, Q12	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 8 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 # 10 Sliwka/Wachowicz, Poland 0-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Sliwka/Wachowicz	17	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-16, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 11 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 0-1
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool F	Alvarez/Moreno	19, Q6	Kotnik/Lovsin	18, Q5	21-14, 21-16	0:31
Series tied with # 12 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 1-1
7/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Qualifier 1	Bianchin/Scampoli	Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	Q5	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:48
8/15/22	CEV	European Championships	Pool G	Kotnik/Lovsin	23	Bianchin/Scampoli	10	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 14 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Hermannova/Stochlova	Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	Q5	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:49
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool B	Hermannova/Stochlova	14	Kotnik/Lovsin	23, Q13	21-18, 23-21	0:41
Trail the series against # 15 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 0-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 16 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Borger/Ittlinger	8	Kotnik/Lovsin	16, Q12	21-10, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 18 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 1-0
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool D	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	Lippmann/Ludwig	12	21-17, 21-12	0:34
Lead the series against # 22 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad, Norway 1-0
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool F	Kotnik/Lovsin	6	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	22	21-14, 17-21, 15-12	0:58
Lead the series against # 23 Dunarova/Mokra, Czech Republic 3-0
6/30/22	FIVB	Ios Futures	Pool B	Kotnik/Lovsin	2	Dunarova/Mokra	10, Q5	21-14, 21-11	0:30
9/18/21	FIVB	Madrid 1 Star	Winner 2	Kotnik/Lovsin	4	Dunarova/Mokra	11, Q2	21-15, 15-21, 15-5	0:43
9/10/21	FIVB	Cervia 1 Star	Pool D	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	Dunarova/Mokra	12, Q6	22-24, 21-19, 15-7	0:55
Lead the series against # 26 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
9/28/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Kotnik/Lovsin	16, Q12	Baieva/Davidova	Q13	21-18, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 27 Parkkinen/Sinisalo, Finland 0-2
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool F	Parkkinen/Sinisalo	27	Kotnik/Lovsin	6	22-20, 15-21, 15-13	0:50
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 # 28 Piersma/van Driel, Netherlands 1-0
9/28/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Kotnik/Lovsin	16, Q12	Piersma/van Driel	Q5	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against # 32 Makhno/Makhno, Ukraine 0-1
8/18/22	CEV	European Championships	Winner 1	Makhno/Makhno	31	Kotnik/Lovsin	23	21-12, 21-17	0:33