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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Edmonton
July 20 - 23, 2023

(11) Tjasa Kotnik/Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia

Tjasa Kotnik
Slovenia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 16, 1992 (32 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$28,807.08

Tajda Lovsin
Slovenia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Izola

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$26,052.55

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 Edmonton Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	18, Q5	9th	460	US$2,500.00

Challenge Edmonton Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 7/21/2023	Pool B	Talita Antunes / Thamela Coradelli, Brazil (14, Q4)	Won 27-29, 25-23, 17-15	1:06
Fri, 7/21/2023	Pool B	Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2)	Lost 17-21, 10-21	0:34
Sat, 7/22/2023	Winner 1	Andressa Cavalcanti / Vitoria De Souza, Brazil (5)	Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:49
Sat, 7/22/2023	Winner 2	Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (2)	Lost 12-21, 9-21	0:29

Head to Head Results
Kotnik/Lovsin trail the series against the field 5-16 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 10 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-3
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 2	Salgado/Seixas	2	Kotnik/Lovsin	11	21-12, 21-9	0:29
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Salgado/Seixas	2	Kotnik/Lovsin	11	21-17, 21-10	0:34
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool B	Salgado/Seixas	2	Kotnik/Lovsin	23, Q13	21-16, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 5 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-0
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 1	Kotnik/Lovsin	11	Cavalcanti/De Souza	5	21-16, 16-21, 15-12	0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Flint/Scoles, United States 0-1
11/30/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool D	Flint/Scoles	5	Kotnik/Lovsin	13, Q1	21-19, 21-17	0:33
Trail the series against # 13 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 0-1
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Winner 1	Gallay/Pereyra	1	Kotnik/Lovsin	18, Q5	21-18, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 14, Q4 Antunes/Coradelli, Brazil 1-0
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Kotnik/Lovsin	11	Antunes/Coradelli	14, Q4	27-29, 25-23, 17-15	1:06
Trail the series against # 15 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
Lead the series against # 17, Q7 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
Trail the series against # 19, Q11 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 # 20 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 # 22, Q21 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 # Q5 Kraft/Stockman, United States 0-2
11/25/22	FIVB	Torquay Challenge	Winner 1	Kraft/Stockman	2	Kotnik/Lovsin	4	18-21, 21-15, 15-10	0:45
11/4/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool D	Kraft/Stockman	4	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-17, 21-18	0:33
Trail the series against # Q12 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
Trail the series against # Q14 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
Lead the series against # Q26 Hashimoto/Murakami, Japan 1-0
11/3/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool D	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	Hashimoto/Murakami	13	21-8, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against # Q32 Schneider/Sude, Germany 1-0
12/1/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool D	Kotnik/Lovsin	13, Q1	Schneider/Sude	4	21-19, 16-21, 15-12	0:51