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European Championship Tour
CEV EuroBeachVolley 2026
August 12 - 16, 2026

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:

Career CEV Best:

17th (Vienna 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$36,052.75

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 CEV Best:

First event

Career Winnings:

US$24,640.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	3	1	US$43,700.00

Previous Stare Jablonki Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB 2024	Julia Sude - 25th	Kim Van de Velde - 33rd
FIVB 2025	Melanie Paul - 9th	Lea Kunst - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/5-9/2026	BPT Elite16 Hamburg			0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad			0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya			0	US$0.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	Q8	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	15	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	1	4th	680	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	2	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	12	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	36	9th	800	US$11,000.00

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	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$24,000.00
Total	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	3	0	$43,700.00

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
19	0	0	1	1	2	4	5	4	0	$20,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	$12,000.00
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Confederation Championship
39	1	0	2	2	2	9	15	6	0	$35,350.00	Total	26	1	1	1	4	1	8	5	3	0	$23,750.00

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	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	$24,750.00	14	8	63.6 %
2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	$18,950.00	9	8	52.9 %
Total	FIVB	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	3	1	$43,700.00	23	16	59.0 %

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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	CEV Under Age
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	CEV Under Age
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	CEV Under Age
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2023	CEV
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
8	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	1	$17,250.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	$12,375.00
5	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	$9,475.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	$9,475.00
42	2	0	2	2	2	11	15	6	2	$35,350.00	Total	Total	26	1	1	1	4	1	8	5	3	2	$23,750.00

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	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
2025-2026	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0
Against the Field	0	0	0	0-0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0-0

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	3	0	0	5	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	16	9
Total	0	0	3	3	13	6	0	0	6	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	23	16

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 5-5 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 0-1
5/17/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Semi-Finals	Ahtiainen/Lahti	21	Kunst/Paul	28, Q5	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against Alupei/Vaida, Romania 1-0
3/19/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool B	Kunst/Paul	2	Alupei/Vaida	18, Q1	24-22, 21-17	0:46
Lead the series against Bentele/Niederhauser, Switzerland 1-0
5/14/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Qualifier 2	Kunst/Paul	28, Q5	Bentele/Niederhauser	Q12	21-14, 21-16	0:32
Lead the series against Chamereau/Vieira, France 1-0
6/26/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Pool B	Kunst/Paul	18	Chamereau/Vieira	2	21-18, 36-34	0:52
Lead the series against Davidova/Khmil, Ukraine 1-0
6/26/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Pool B	Kunst/Paul	18	Davidova/Khmil	15, Q2	22-20, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against Gottardi/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
4/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool C	Gottardi/Orsi Toth	3	Kunst/Paul	15	15-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
11/20/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Kunst/Paul	36	21-16, 21-16	0:33
Lead the series against 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
Trail the series against Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-1
5/27/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Qualifier 1	Klinger/Klinger	22, Q9	Kunst/Paul	Q8	23-21, 16-21, 15-11	0:53
Trail the series against Pavelkova/Pavelkova, Czechia 0-1
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Winner 2	Pavelkova/Pavelkova	17	Kunst/Paul	2	21-14, 15-21, 18-16	0:50