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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
March 18 - 22, 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:

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 Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa			0	US$0.00
FIVB	3/4-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar			0	US$0.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	36	9th	800	US$11,000.00
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

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	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	$24,750.00	14	8	63.6 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	$24,750.00	14	8	63.6 %

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
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
33	1	0	2	1	2	7	13	5	2	$25,375.00	Total	Total	21	1	1	1	3	1	6	4	2	2	$14,275.00

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%
2025-2026	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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	4-0	100.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	4-0	100.0%

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	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
Kunst/Paul lead the series against the field 4-0 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
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 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
Lead the series against Xia/Yan, China 1-0
11/16/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool L	Kunst/Paul	36	Xia/Yan	37	16-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:44