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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
May 14 - 18, 2025

(Q12) Menia Bentele/Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland

Menia Bentele
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 26, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Immenstadt

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Cervia 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$20,352.15

Annique Niederhauser
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 2003 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hondrich

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$18,708.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	16	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	2	2	2	1	1	US$23,747.79

Previous Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Muriel Bossart - 33rd	Leona Kernen - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/30-5/3/2025	BPT Futures Valencia	6	13th	140	€ 100.00

BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/14/2025	Qualifier 1	Caitlin Bettenay / Cassandra Dodd, Australia (Q21)	Won 21-17, 22-20	0:37
Wed, 5/14/2025	Qualifier 2	Lea Kunst / Melanie Paul, Germany (28, Q5)	Lost 14-21, 16-21	0:32

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	1	0	$17,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00
Total	16	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	6	1	0	$23,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Menia Bentele												Annique Niederhauser
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	$3,500.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	1	$11,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	$8,625.00
25	1	2	3	1	5	10	2	1	0	$3,900.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	15	0	2	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
51	1	2	4	1	5	15	10	6	1	$18,525.00	Total	31	0	2	0	2	5	6	11	3	0	$17,725.00

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	1	0	0	1	$100.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$100.00	1	3	25.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Menia Bentele													Annique Niederhauser
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2020	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	$500.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	$4,000.00	2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$1,150.00
12	1	0	3	0	1	2	1	3	1	$1,600.00	2023	FIVB	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	$700.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	$650.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	$600.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$50.00	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$50.00
37	1	1	4	1	4	11	4	5	6	$6,800.00	Total	Total	17	0	2	0	2	4	2	4	2	1	$2,500.00

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	11	78.6%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	13-1	92.9%	5	15.6%	4	12.5%	23	71.9%	5-27	15.6%	11-23	32.4%	7-5	58.3%	0	0	18-28	39.1%
2024-2025	9	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	9-0	100.0%	4	18.2%	2	9.1%	16	72.7%	4-18	18.2%	9-16	36.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	13-18	41.9%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4	80.0%	0-5	0.0%	2-8	20.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	1-6	14.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	4	8	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	14
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	7
Total	0	0	4	3	8	17	0	0	5	7	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	28

Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 1-1 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 28, Q5 Kunst/Paul, Germany 0-1
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 # Q21 Bettenay/Dodd, Australia 1-0
5/14/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Qualifier 1	Bentele/Niederhauser	Q12	Bettenay/Dodd	Q21	21-17, 22-20	0:37