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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Yucatan
March 19 - 23, 2025

(29, Q15) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Ios 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$25,843.50

Melanie Paul
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 27, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Buenos Aires

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Lille 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$15,165.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	US$24,750.00

Previous Yucatan Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

BPT Challenge Yucatan Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/19/2025	Qualifier 1	Heleene Hollas / Liisa Remmelg, Estonia (Q18)	Won 21-18, 21-23, 15-13	0:57
Wed, 3/19/2025	Qualifier 2	Olivia MacDonald / Shaunna Polley, New Zealand (Q2)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:33
Thu, 3/20/2025	Pool D	Jingzhe Wang / Xinyi Xia, China (4)	Lost 11-21, 17-21	0:32
Thu, 3/20/2025	Pool D	Madelyne Anderson / Brook Bauer, United States (20)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:30

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$13,750.00
Total	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	$24,750.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lea Kunst												Melanie Paul
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	$3,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
17	0	0	1	0	2	3	5	4	0	$15,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	$6,875.00
8	1	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	$1,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	1	1	0	3	1	4	2	0	0	$1,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
33	1	0	2	1	2	7	13	5	0	$25,375.00	Total	21	1	1	1	3	1	6	4	2	0	$14,275.00

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
2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	2	2	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	2	2	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lea Kunst													Melanie Paul
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00	2021	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	$3,125.00	2022	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$1,000.00	2023	FIVB	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$950.00
10	1	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	$3,750.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	$450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00	2025	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$750.00
26	1	0	1	1	2	4	12	4	1	$8,875.00	Total	Total	16	1	1	0	3	1	4	4	1	1	$2,650.00

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	9	69.2%	3	23.1%	1	7.7%	12-1	92.3%	2	22.2%	3	33.3%	4	44.4%	2-7	22.2%	9-4	69.2%	5-4	55.6%	0	0	14-8	63.6%
2024-2025	9	69.2%	3	23.1%	1	7.7%	12-1	92.3%	2	22.2%	3	33.3%	4	44.4%	2-7	22.2%	9-4	69.2%	5-4	55.6%	0	0	14-8	63.6%
Against the Field	4	57.1%	3	42.9%	0	0.0%	7-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	8-6	57.1%	6-4	60.0%	0	0	7-5	58.3%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	3	3	0	0	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	10	6
Total	0	0	3	2	6	3	0	0	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	14	8

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 2-2 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Wang/Xia, China 0-1
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool D	Wang/Xia	4	Kunst/Paul	29, Q15	21-11, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against # 20 Anderson/Bauer, United States 0-1
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool D	Anderson/Bauer	20	Kunst/Paul	29, Q15	21-18, 21-19	0:30
Lead the series against # Q2 MacDonald/Polley, New Zealand 1-0
3/19/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Qualifier 2	Kunst/Paul	29, Q15	MacDonald/Polley	Q2	21-14, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against # Q18 Hollas/Remmelg, Estonia 1-0
3/19/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Qualifier 1	Kunst/Paul	29, Q15	Hollas/Remmelg	Q18	21-18, 21-23, 15-13	0:57