Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025
(36) Lea Kunst/Melanie Paul, Germany
 
Lea Sophie Kunst
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 18, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Varel
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 32
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Ios 2024)
Career Winnings: US$22,743.50
Melanie Paul
Germany
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 27, 2000 (24 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 20
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Lille 2023)
Career Winnings: US$12,065.15
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB500100010021 US$13,750.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad Q10 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 18 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya Q1 33rd 180 US$0.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 28, Q5 3rd 720 US$9,000.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 29, Q15 25th 220 US$1,500.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool L Tanja Huberli / Leona Kernen, Switzerland (13)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool L Taliqua Clancy / Jana Milutinovic, Australia (12)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool L Jingzhe Wang / Xinyi Xia, China (37)    
Head to Head Results
Kunst/Paul lead the series against the field 7-4 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 15 Chamereau/Vieira, France 1-0
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool B Kunst/Paul 18 Chamereau/Vieira 2 21-18, 36-34 0:52
Trail the series against # 16 Denaburg/Donlin, United States 0-1
6/27/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Winner 2 Denaburg/Donlin 12 Kunst/Paul 18 21-17, 19-21, 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 17 Bock/Lippmann, Germany 0-1
7/2/25FIVBBPT Elite Gstaad Qualifier 1 Bock/Lippmann 22, Q7 Kunst/Paul Q10 21-19, 21-17 0:39
Lead the series against # 23 Davidova/Khmil, Ukraine 1-0
6/26/25FIVBBPT Challenge Warmia Mazury Pool B Kunst/Paul 18 Davidova/Khmil 15, Q2 22-20, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against # 33 MacDonald/Polley, New Zealand 1-0
3/19/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Qualifier 2 Kunst/Paul 29, Q15 MacDonald/Polley Q2 21-14, 21-16 0:33
Lead the series against # 35 Alchin/Johnson, Australia 1-0
5/17/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 3 Kunst/Paul 28, Q5 Alchin/Johnson 4 21-13, 21-10 0:33
Trail the series against # 37 Wang/Xia, China 0-1
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool D Wang/Xia 4 Kunst/Paul 29, Q15 21-11, 21-17 0:32
Lead the series against # 40 Belanger/Monkhouse, Canada 1-0
5/16/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Winner 1 Kunst/Paul 28, Q5 Belanger/Monkhouse 25, Q3 23-21, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 42 Fejes/Fleming, Australia 1-0
5/15/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool E Kunst/Paul 28, Q5 Fejes/Fleming 5 21-18, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against Bentele/Niederhauser, Switzerland 1-0
5/14/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Qualifier 2 Kunst/Paul 28, Q5 Bentele/Niederhauser Q12 21-14, 21-16 0:32
Trail the series against Cao/Dong, China 0-1
5/15/25FIVBBPT Challenge Xiamen Pool E Cao/Dong 12 Kunst/Paul 28, Q5 19-21, 21-19, 18-16 0:58