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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Joao Pessoa
March 11 - 15, 2026

(12) 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$28,943.50

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$18,265.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	US$30,950.00

Previous Joao Pessoa Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Chenoa Christ - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

BPT Elite Joao Pessoa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 3/11/2026	Pool A	Molly Phillips / Abby Van Winkle, United States (13)	Won 21-16, 21-17
Thu, 3/12/2026	Pool A	Tiffany Svenssohn / Kamila Tan, United States (24, Q14)	Won 21-11, 21-17
Fri, 3/13/2026	Pool A	Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (1)	Won 15-21, 21-16, 15-10
Fri, 3/13/2026	Winner 1	Piper Ferch / Teegan Van Gunst, United States (10)	Lost 21-18, 16-21, 11-15

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$6,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$13,750.00
Total	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	$30,950.00

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
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$6,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$3,100.00
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
34	1	0	2	1	2	8	13	5	0	$28,475.00	Total	22	1	1	1	3	1	7	4	2	0	$17,375.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$6,200.00	3	1	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	1	$30,950.00	17	9	65.4 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,100.00
34	1	0	2	1	2	8	13	5	2	$28,475.00	Total	Total	22	1	1	1	3	1	7	4	2	2	$17,375.00

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	11	68.8%	3	18.8%	2	12.5%	14-2	87.5%	3	30.0%	3	30.0%	4	40.0%	3-7	30.0%	11-4	73.3%	6-5	54.5%	0	0	17-9	65.4%
2025-2026	11	68.8%	3	18.8%	2	12.5%	14-2	87.5%	3	30.0%	3	30.0%	4	40.0%	3-7	30.0%	11-4	73.3%	6-5	54.5%	0	0	17-9	65.4%
Against the Field	3	75.0%	0	0.0%	1	25.0%	3-1	75.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	6-2	75.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	4-2	66.7%

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	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
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	9	3	0	0	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	17	9

Head to Head Results
Kunst/Paul lead the series against the field 4-2 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 1-0
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Kunst/Paul	12	Lisboa/Silva	1	15-21, 21-16, 15-10
Trail the series against # 3 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
Trail the series against # 10 Ferch/Van Gunst, United States 0-1
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 1	Ferch/Van Gunst	10	Kunst/Paul	12	18-21, 21-16, 15-11
Lead the series against # 13 Phillips/Van Winkle, United States 1-0
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Kunst/Paul	12	Phillips/Van Winkle	13	21-16, 21-17
Lead the series against # 17, Q1 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 # 24, Q14 Svenssohn/Tan, United States 1-0
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Kunst/Paul	12	Svenssohn/Tan	24, Q14	21-11, 21-17