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FIVB Age Group World Championships
U21 World Championships
December 14 - 19, 2021

(6) Menia Bentele/Leona Kernen, 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 FIVB Age Group WC Best:

3rd (Phuket 2021)

Career Winnings:

US$13,977.15

Leona Kernen
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 25, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Spiez

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Spiez 2025)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

2nd (Roi Et 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$31,333.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00

Previous Phuket Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2021	Did not play	Lea Toschini - 17th

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U21 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 12/15/2021	Pool F	Elizaveta Ludkova / Arina Riazhnova, Russia (27)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:34
Thu, 12/16/2021	Pool F	Salinda Mungkhon / Samitta Simarongnam, Thailand (22)	Won 21-13, 21-9	0:27
Thu, 12/16/2021	Pool F	Kaylee Glagau / Ava Mann, Canada (11)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:32
Fri, 12/17/2021	Winner 2	Thainara Feitosa / Anne Figueredo, Brazil (2)	Won 23-21, 12-21, 21-19	0:58
Sat, 12/18/2021	Winner 3	Jasmine Fleming / Kayla Mears, Australia (28)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:33
Sat, 12/18/2021	Semi-Finals	Anhelina Khmil / Tetiana Lazarenko, Ukraine (21)	Lost 11-21, 23-25	0:38
Sun, 12/19/2021	Bronze Medal	Varvara Brailko / Anete Namike, Latvia (18)	Won 21-11, 18-21, 15-11	0:46

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$)
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Menia Bentele												Leona Kernen
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	7	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	$17,500.00
14	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	1	$6,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	$7,250.00
25	1	2	3	1	5	10	2	1	0	$3,900.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	13	1	1	0	2	5	1	3	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	$0.00
46	1	2	4	1	5	13	8	6	1	$12,150.00	Total	27	1	2	1	3	6	4	7	3	0	$30,350.00

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
2021	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	2	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Menia Bentele													Leona Kernen
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	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
9	0	0	1	0	1	4	1	1	1	$500.00	Total	Total	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00

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	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
2020-2021	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	3-2	60.0%	2-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	2	40.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	4-0	100.0%	0	0	5-2	71.4%

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
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2
Total	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2

Head to Head Results
Bentele/Kernen lead the series against the field 5-2 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Feitosa/Figueredo, Brazil 1-0
12/17/21	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Winner 2	Bentele/Kernen	6	Feitosa/Figueredo	2	23-21, 12-21, 21-19	0:58
Lead the series against # 11 Glagau/Mann, Canada 1-0
12/16/21	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool F	Bentele/Kernen	6	Glagau/Mann	11	21-15, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 18 Brailko/Namike, Latvia 1-0
12/19/21	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Bronze Medal	Bentele/Kernen	6	Brailko/Namike	18	21-11, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
Trail the series against # 21 Khmil/Lazarenko, Ukraine 0-1
12/18/21	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Semi-Finals	Khmil/Lazarenko	21	Bentele/Kernen	6	21-11, 25-23	0:38
Lead the series against # 22 Mungkhon/Simarongnam, Thailand 1-0
12/16/21	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool F	Bentele/Kernen	6	Mungkhon/Simarongnam	22	21-13, 21-9	0:27
Trail the series against # 27 Ludkova/Riazhnova, Russia 0-1
12/15/21	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Pool F	Ludkova/Riazhnova	27	Bentele/Kernen	6	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # 28 Fleming/Mears, Australia 1-0
12/18/21	FIVB Age Group WC	U21 World Championships	Winner 3	Bentele/Kernen	6	Fleming/Mears	28	21-15, 21-13	0:33