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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Gstaad
July 2 - 6, 2025

(16) 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$13,977.15

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$12,333.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	US$10,997.79

Previous Gstaad Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2021	Shana Zobrist - 41st	Did not play
2022	Anna Lutz - 25th	Leona Kernen - 25th
2023	Anna Lutz - 21st	Did not play
2024	Muriel Bossart - 21st	Leona Kernen - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/26-29/2025	BPT Futures Geneva	1	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Messina	6	2nd	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/21-24/2025	BPT Futures Spiez	5	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q12	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	4/30-5/3/2025	BPT Futures Valencia	6	13th	140	€ 100.00

BPT Elite Gstaad Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/3/2025	Pool D	Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (9)	Lost 12-21, 15-21	0:31
Fri, 7/4/2025	Pool D	Marie-Sara Stochlova / Marketa Svozilova, Czech Republic (21, Q5)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:37

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	$2,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	$7,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00
Total	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	1	0	$10,800.00

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
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	$2,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	$2,250.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	1	$6,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$3,500.00
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
46	1	2	4	1	5	13	8	6	1	$12,150.00	Total	26	0	2	0	2	5	4	9	3	0	$11,350.00

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	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	$3,800.00	8	10	44.4 %
Total	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	$3,800.00	8	10	44.4 %

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
6	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	$1,900.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	$1,900.00
41	1	2	4	1	5	12	5	5	6	$8,650.00	Total	Total	21	0	3	0	2	5	3	5	2	1	$4,350.00

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	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%
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	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	100.0%	0-7	0.0%	2-14	12.5%	0-0		0	0	1-7	12.5%

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	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
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	3	3	6	10	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	18

Head to Head Results
Bentele/Niederhauser trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 9 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-1
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool D	Klinger/Klinger	9	Bentele/Niederhauser	16	21-12, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 21, Q5 Stochlova/Svozilova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/4/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool D	Stochlova/Svozilova	21, Q5	Bentele/Niederhauser	16	21-17, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # Q10 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