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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025

(45) Mercia Mucheza/Vanessa Muianga, Mozambique

Mércia Mucheza
Mozambique

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 6, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Maputo

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

57 kg (125 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

19th (Cape Town 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$2,950.00

Vanessa Muianga
Mozambique

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 20, 1995 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Maputo

Height:

171 cm (5'7")

Weight:

55 kg (121 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB Miguel Pereira 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$10,723.43

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	37	Money
FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	US$5,900.00

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	20, Q4	19th	380	US$2,500.00

2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool D	Terese Cannon / Megan Kraft, United States (4)	Lost 6-21, 9-21	0:21
Sun, 11/16/2025	Pool D	Anna-Lena Grune / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (21)	Lost 10-21, 6-21	0:22
Mon, 11/17/2025	Pool D	Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (28)	Lost 16-21, 17-21	0:31

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2017	World Championships	Vienna	Did not play	Liocadia Manhica - 37th
2022	World Championships	Rome	Did not play	Ana Sinaportar - 37th
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Did not play	Ana Sinaportar - 37th
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Vanessa Muianga - 37th	Mercia Mucheza - 37th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	45	37th	160	US$3,400.00

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	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00
Total	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Mercia Mucheza												Vanessa Muianga
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00	World Championships	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$6,800.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,750.00
											Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$2,950.00	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	3	$10,700.00

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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,900.00	1	5	16.7 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,900.00	1	5	16.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Mercia Mucheza													Vanessa Muianga
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
											2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2019	FIVB Age Group WC
											2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$4,200.00
											2023	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$1,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,950.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$2,950.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$2,950.00	Total	Total	8	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	4	$10,700.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	1-5	16.7%	0-0	0	0	1-5	16.7%
2024-2025	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	1-5	16.7%	0-0	0	0	1-5	16.7%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-10	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-5	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	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Total	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

Head to Head Results
Mucheza/Muianga trail the series against the field 0-5 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 4 Cannon/Kraft, United States 0-1
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool D	Cannon/Kraft	4	Mucheza/Muianga	45	21-6, 21-9	0:21
Trail the series against # 5 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
10/23/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Cape Town	Pool E	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Mucheza/Muianga	20, Q4	21-10, 21-8	0:22
Trail the series against # 15 Chamereau/Vieira, France 0-1
10/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Cape Town	Pool E	Chamereau/Vieira	8	Mucheza/Muianga	20, Q4	21-9, 21-13	0:24
Trail the series against # 21 Grune/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
11/16/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool D	Grune/Ittlinger	21	Mucheza/Muianga	45	21-10, 21-6	0:22
Trail the series against # 28 Placette/Richard, France 0-1
11/17/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool D	Placette/Richard	28	Mucheza/Muianga	45	21-16, 21-17	0:31