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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
July 22 - 26, 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$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 Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad			0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	21	25th	220	US$1,500.00
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	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	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	$24,750.00	14	8	63.6 %
2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	$20,450.00	9	10	47.4 %
Total	FIVB	12	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	4	1	$45,200.00	23	18	56.1 %

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
6	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	$10,225.00	2026	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	0	$10,225.00
39	1	0	2	2	2	9	14	7	2	$35,600.00	Total	Total	27	1	1	1	4	1	8	5	4	2	$24,500.00

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%
2025-2026	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%
Against the Field	5	71.4%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	16.7%	4	66.7%	1	16.7%	1-5	16.7%	10-2	83.3%	4-10	28.6%	0	0	7-6	53.8%

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 7-6 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 5 Series, 1 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
Trail the series against Bock/Lippmann, Germany 0-1
7/2/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Bock/Lippmann	22, Q7	Kunst/Paul	Q10	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against Cao/Dong, China 0-1
5/15/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool E	Cao/Dong	12	Kunst/Paul	28, Q5	19-21, 21-19, 18-16	0:58
Lead the series against Castillo/Lindstrom, United States 1-0
3/19/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool B	Kunst/Paul	2	Castillo/Lindstrom	31, Q12	21-17, 21-15	0:36
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
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
Lead the series against Lunio/Okla, Poland 1-0
3/28/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Winner 3	Kunst/Paul	1	Lunio/Okla	23	21-19, 21-12	0:39
Lead the series against 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 Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova, Czechia 0-1
6/11/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool E	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	12	Kunst/Paul	21	21-15, 16-21, 15-10	0:50
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
Series tied with Xia/Yan, China 1-1
3/28/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Semi-Finals	Xia/Yan	4	Kunst/Paul	1	21-16, 20-22, 15-11	0:51
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