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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Alanya
June 11 - 15, 2025

(Q1) Lea Kunst/Melanie Paul, Germany

Lea Sophie Kunst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 2001 (24 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$36,068.50

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$25,390.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	1	US$45,200.00

Previous Alanya Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

BPT Challenge Alanya Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 6/11/2025	Qualifier 2	Lisa Luini / Desy Poiesz, Netherlands (32, Q17)	Lost 22-24, 21-19, 8-15	0:57

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	$8,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	$25,500.00
Total	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	4	0	$45,200.00

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
9	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	0	$8,100.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$4,350.00
20	0	0	1	1	2	4	5	5	0	$21,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0	$12,750.00
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
39	1	0	2	2	2	9	14	7	0	$35,600.00	Total	27	1	1	1	4	1	8	5	4	0	$24,500.00

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	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$10,500.00	8	5	61.5 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	$10,500.00	8	5	61.5 %

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
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	$5,250.00	2025	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	$5,250.00
28	1	0	2	1	2	4	12	4	2	$13,375.00	Total	Total	18	1	1	1	3	1	4	4	1	2	$7,150.00

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	15	62.5%	5	20.8%	4	16.7%	20-4	83.3%	3	17.6%	7	41.2%	7	41.2%	3-14	17.6%	15-7	68.2%	8-11	42.1%	0	0	23-18	56.1%
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	6	66.7%	2	22.2%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	12-6	66.7%	4-6	40.0%	0	0	8-6	57.1%

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	2	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	7	5	0	0	5	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	16	11
Total	0	0	3	3	13	8	0	0	6	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	23	18

Head to Head Results
Kunst/Paul lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 9 Alchin/Johnson, Australia 1-0
5/17/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 3	Kunst/Paul	28, Q5	Alchin/Johnson	4	21-13, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # 15, Q2 Simo/Van Winkle, United States 1-0
5/18/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Bronze Medal	Kunst/Paul	28, Q5	Simo/Van Winkle	29, Q6	21-18, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Fejes/Fleming, Australia 1-0
5/15/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool E	Kunst/Paul	28, Q5	Fejes/Fleming	5	21-18, 21-17	0:38
Lead the series against # 30, Q12 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
Trail the series against # 32, Q17 Luini/Poiesz, Netherlands 0-1
6/11/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Qualifier 2	Luini/Poiesz	32, Q17	Kunst/Paul	Q1	24-22, 19-21, 15-8	0:57
Series tied with # Q8 Anderson/Bauer, United States 1-1
5/16/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Kunst/Paul	28, Q5	Anderson/Bauer	22	21-19, 24-26, 16-14	1:10
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool D	Anderson/Bauer	20	Kunst/Paul	29, Q15	21-18, 21-19	0:30