Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Portugal
July 13 - 16, 2023
(21, Q16) Hegeile Almeida/Taiana Lima, Brazil
 
Hegeile Almeida dos Santos
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 30, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 71 kg (156 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 25
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Itapema 2021)
Career Winnings: US$49,275.00
Taiana de Souza Lima
Brazil
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 27, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Fortaleza - CE
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lb)
Seasons: 22
Tournaments: 137
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$593,050.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925Money
FIVB1701022031710 US$66,500.00
Previous Espinho Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Did not play Carolina Horta - 9th
2019 Did not play Talita Antunes - 33rd
2022 Taiana Lima - 5th Hegeile Almeida - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/26-30/2023 Elite16 Uberlândia Q12 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 10 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 10 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic Q5 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 Q5 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 11/10-13/2022 Uberlandia Elite 16 5 4th 900 US$10,000.00
FIVB 7/14-17/2022 Espinho Challenge 4 5th 600 US$3,750.00
Challenge Portugal Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/13/2023 Qualifier 1 Saki Maruyama / Asami Shiba, Japan (Q17) Won 21-17, 21-9 0:32
Thu, 7/13/2023 Qualifier 2 Karla Borger / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (Q1) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Fri, 7/14/2023 Pool D Xinyi Xia / Chen Xue, China (4) Lost 11-21, 26-28 0:42
Fri, 7/14/2023 Pool D Barbora Hermannova / Marie-Sara Stochlova, Czech Republic (16) Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-7 0:50
Sat, 7/15/2023 Lucky Loser Molley McBain / Sarah Pavan, Canada (22, Q18) Lost 18-21, 21-14, 11-15 0:50
Head to Head Results
Almeida/Lima lead the series against the field 17-9 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 5 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-2
11/13/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Bronze Medal Salgado/Seixas 2 Almeida/Lima 5 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 1:05
3/19/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Semi-Finals Salgado/Seixas 2 Almeida/Lima 13 21-15, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
Lead the series against # 2 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 1-0
6/12/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool I Almeida/Lima 9 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 33 21-17, 19-21, 15-10 0:51
Trail the series against # 4 Xia/Xue, China 0-1
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool D Xia/Xue 4 Almeida/Lima 21, Q16 21-11, 28-26 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-0
11/12/21FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 2 Almeida/Lima 24, Q4 Alvarez/Moreno 31 21-16, 19-21, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 8 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 3-0
11/11/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Pool D Almeida/Lima 5 Lopes/Silva 12 21-16, 14-21, 16-14 0:53
3/17/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Pool A Almeida/Lima 13 Lopes/Silva 12 21-13, 24-22 0:42
11/13/21FIVBItapema Four Star Semi-Finals Almeida/Lima 24, Q4 Lopes/Silva 21, Q3 21-17, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 9 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 0-1
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 2 Cavalcanti/De Souza 3 Almeida/Lima 4 21-14, 16-21, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 11 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 1-0
7/16/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Winner 1 Almeida/Lima 4 Gallay/Pereyra 5 21-16, 21-9 0:31
Series tied with # 14, Q3 Placette/Richard, France 1-1
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 2 Placette/Richard 14, Q4 Almeida/Lima Q5 15-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:57
4/15/22FIVBItapema Challenge Pool D Almeida/Lima 4 Placette/Richard 21, Q8 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 15, Q4 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
4/15/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 1 Fernandez/Soria 18 Almeida/Lima 10 21-13, 19-21, 15-9 0:52
Lead the series against # 16 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 2-0
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool D Almeida/Lima 21, Q16 Hermannova/Stochlova 16 18-21, 25-23, 15-7 0:50
5/27/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool D Almeida/Lima 5 Hermannova/Stochlova 12 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 18, Q10 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-1
4/14/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool C Almeida/Lima 10 Klinger/Klinger 15, Q4 21-14, 21-14 0:32
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool C Klinger/Klinger 22, Q9 Almeida/Lima 10 19-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:50
2/1/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Qualifier 1 Almeida/Lima Q5 Klinger/Klinger Q12 21-18, 15-21, 15-8 0:45
Lead the series against # 19, Q11 Kraft/Stockman, United States 1-0
7/15/22FIVBEspinho Challenge Pool D Almeida/Lima 4 Kraft/Stockman 9 21-13, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 20, Q12 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
11/12/22FIVBUberlandia Elite 16 Winner 1 Almeida/Lima 5 Ahtiainen/Lahti 7 21-12, 21-14 0:34
Trail the series against # 22, Q18 McBain/Pavan, Canada 0-1
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Lucky Loser McBain/Pavan 22, Q18 Almeida/Lima 21, Q16 21-18, 14-21, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # Q1 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 1-1
7/13/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Qualifier 2 Almeida/Lima 21, Q16 Borger/Ittlinger Q1 21-14, 21-16 0:36
2/1/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Qualifier 2 Borger/Ittlinger 16, Q4 Almeida/Lima Q5 19-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:52
Lead the series against # Q5 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad, Norway 1-0
7/6/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool A Almeida/Lima 16 Helland-Hansen/Olimstad 17 21-16, 22-20 0:38
Lead the series against # Q14 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 1-0
11/12/21FIVBItapema Four Star Winner 1 Almeida/Lima 24, Q4 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi 13 18-21, 24-22, 15-4 0:55
Lead the series against # Q17 Maruyama/Shiba, Japan 1-0
7/13/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Qualifier 1 Almeida/Lima 21, Q16 Maruyama/Shiba Q17 21-17, 21-9 0:32