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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023

(2) Taryn Brasher/Kristen Nuss, United States

Taryn Kloth Brasher
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sioux Falls, SD

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$420,750.00

Kristen Nuss
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orleans, LA

Height:

167 cm (5'6")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$420,750.00

Awards

VolleyballMag.com BPT Best Defensive Player 2023

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	36	11	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	US$841,500.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	2	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	3	2nd	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	3	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	5	3rd	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	8	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	9	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	13, Q1	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	2	1st	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	14, Q2	5th	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	8	5th	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	3	4th	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	3	5th	760	US$8,000.00

Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 10/7/2023	Pool B	Akiko Hasegawa / Yurika Sakaguchi, Japan (47)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:33
Sun, 10/8/2023	Pool B	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (26)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:35
Mon, 10/9/2023	Pool B	Andressa Cavalcanti / Vitoria De Souza, Brazil (23)	Won 21-13, 21-14	0:33
Wed, 10/11/2023	Winner 1	Molley McBain / Sarah Pavan, Canada (32)	Won 23-21, 21-12	0:37
Thu, 10/12/2023	Winner 2	Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (22)	Won 24-22, 21-14	0:39
Fri, 10/13/2023	Winner 3	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (7)	Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:50
Sat, 10/14/2023	Semi-Finals	Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (3)	Lost 21-18, 12-21, 13-15	0:45
Sun, 10/15/2023	Bronze Medal	Mariafe Artacho / Taliqua Clancy, Australia (5)	Won 15-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:53

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	World Championships	Tlaxcala	Kristen Nuss - 3rd	Taryn Brasher - 3rd
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Kristen Nuss - 2nd	Taryn Brasher - 2nd

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	2	3rd	1280	US$35,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	2nd	1440	US$45,000.00

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$)
Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$80,000.00
World Tour Finals	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$320,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	6	4	2	2	7	0	4	1	0	0	0	$418,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$22,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00
Total	36	11	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	0	$841,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Taryn Brasher												Kristen Nuss
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	$0.00	Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00	World Championships	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00
3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$160,000.00	World Tour Finals	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$160,000.00
26	6	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$209,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	26	6	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$209,000.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$11,250.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
36	11	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$420,750.00	Total	36	11	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$420,750.00

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
2022	FIVB	9	2	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	$73,500.00	36	15	70.6 %
2023	FIVB	10	2	2	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$159,000.00	46	14	76.7 %
Total	FIVB	19	4	2	2	1	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	$232,500.00	82	29	73.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taryn Brasher													Kristen Nuss
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
9	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	$36,750.00	2022	FIVB	9	2	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	$36,750.00
10	2	2	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	$79,500.00	2023	FIVB	10	2	2	2	0	3	1	0	0	0	$79,500.00
19	4	2	2	1	8	2	0	0	0	$116,250.00	Total	Total	19	4	2	2	1	8	2	0	0	0	$116,250.00

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	116	81.1%	17	11.9%	10	7.0%	133-10	93.0%	21	33.9%	19	30.6%	22	35.5%	21-41	33.9%	116-22	84.1%	38-29	56.7%	2	0	156-51	75.4%
2022-2023	67	79.8%	11	13.1%	6	7.1%	78-6	92.9%	11	28.9%	14	36.8%	13	34.2%	11-27	28.9%	67-13	83.8%	22-20	52.4%	2	0	91-33	73.4%
Against the Field	65	77.4%	12	14.3%	7	8.3%	77-7	91.7%	16	34.0%	14	29.8%	17	36.2%	16-31	34.0%	130-32	80.2%	56-42	57.1%	1	0	94-37	71.8%

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
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
World Championships	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	14	2
World Tour Finals	0	0	0	0	7	5	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	12	6
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	0	54	17	0	0	25	12	10	4	2	2	6	4	103	39
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	0	4	2	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	17	3
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
Total	0	0	12	0	76	24	1	0	37	15	16	5	3	2	11	5	156	51

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Nuss lead the series against the field 50-21 (Lead 26 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 0-8
10/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Nuss	2	21-10, 18-21, 15-13	0:44
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Nuss	3	21-16, 21-17	0:34
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Nuss	5	21-18, 23-21	0:36
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Nuss	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:45
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Nuss	9	21-18, 21-17	0:33
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Nuss	13, Q1	24-22, 22-24, 15-10	0:53
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Nuss	8	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Nuss	11	21-17, 22-24, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 3 Cheng/Hughes, United States 1-4
10/14/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	3	Brasher/Nuss	2	18-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:45
4/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	9	Cheng/Hughes	3	21-17, 21-11	0:33
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Cheng/Hughes	5	Brasher/Nuss	13, Q1	21-18, 21-17	0:33
1/28/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Winner 1	Cheng/Hughes	9	Brasher/Nuss	8	19-21, 21-14, 24-22	0:56
12/2/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Semi-Finals	Cheng/Hughes	2	Brasher/Nuss	3	21-18, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 4 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-2
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Nuss	3	21-15, 14-21, 15-8	0:50
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	13, Q1	Brasher/Nuss	8	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against # 5 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 6-3
10/15/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Bronze Medal	Brasher/Nuss	2	Artacho/Clancy	5	15-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:53
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Artacho/Clancy	7	21-13, 21-19	0:33
7/8/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	5	Artacho/Clancy	2	21-10, 21-15	0:33
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	8	Artacho/Clancy	3	21-14, 19-21, 15-11	0:49
4/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Gold Medal	Brasher/Nuss	9	Artacho/Clancy	4	16-21, 24-22, 15-13	0:57
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Artacho/Clancy	4	Brasher/Nuss	13, Q1	21-16, 21-18	0:34
1/27/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Artacho/Clancy	4	Brasher/Nuss	8	21-16, 21-18	0:36
12/3/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Bronze Medal	Artacho/Clancy	1	Brasher/Nuss	3	14-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:54
5/22/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Gold Medal	Brasher/Nuss	20, Q8	Artacho/Clancy	3	21-12, 17-21, 17-15	0:45
Lead the series against # 6 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 2-1
7/7/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool D	Brasher/Nuss	5	Salgado/Seixas	12	19-21, 21-13, 16-14	0:58
4/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	9	Salgado/Seixas	10	21-18, 21-17	0:41
6/4/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Winner 1	Salgado/Seixas	9	Brasher/Nuss	14, Q2	21-11, 18-21, 15-12	0:50
Lead the series against # 7 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 4-1
10/13/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Brasher/Nuss	2	Brunner/Huberli	7	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:50
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Brunner/Huberli	6	11-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:46
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool D	Brasher/Nuss	5	Brunner/Huberli	4	21-14, 20-22, 18-16	0:55
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 2	Brunner/Huberli	10	Brasher/Nuss	14, Q2	21-17, 21-10	0:31
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	11	Brunner/Huberli	1	21-16, 16-21, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against # 10 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 3-0
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	2	Gottardi/Menegatti	10	21-13, 21-17	0:36
9/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Gottardi/Menegatti	10	21-13, 21-16	0:35
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool D	Brasher/Nuss	5	Gottardi/Menegatti	13, Q2	21-19, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 4-0
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	3	Muller/Tillmann	4	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Bronze Medal	Brasher/Nuss	5	Muller/Tillmann	14, Q4	21-19, 21-16	0:39
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	14, Q2	Muller/Tillmann	3	21-18, 21-14	0:33
5/21/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	20, Q8	Muller/Tillmann	4	21-16, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Flores/Gutierrez, Mexico 1-0
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool D	Brasher/Nuss	13, Q1	Flores/Gutierrez	12	21-19, 21-11	0:31
Lead the series against # 13 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
6/2/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	14, Q2	Mader/Verge-Depre	11	27-25, 21-14	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-0
3/19/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Nuss	2	Lopes/Silva	18, Q6	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:42
Lead the series against # 15 Donlin/Flint, United States 2-0
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Donlin/Flint	14, Q6	21-8, 21-18	0:31
4/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Brasher/Nuss	9	Donlin/Flint	8	21-13, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 16 Cannon/Kraft, United States 1-0
9/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Cannon/Kraft	15, Q7	21-18, 22-20	0:38
Lead the series against # 17 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Brasher/Nuss	24, Q20	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q1	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:47
Lead the series against # 18 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 2-1
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Brasher/Nuss	8	Graudina/Samoilova	9	23-21, 21-9	0:34
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Brasher/Nuss	8	Graudina/Samoilova	5	21-18, 21-15	0:34
7/9/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Brasher/Nuss	11	21-19, 18-21, 20-18	0:56
Lead the series against # 19 Lippmann/Ludwig, Germany 2-0
9/30/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Lippmann/Ludwig	13, Q1	18-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:50
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	3	Lippmann/Ludwig	15, Q6	13-21, 21-15, 15-11	0:42
Lead the series against # 22 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 1-0
10/12/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	22	24-22, 21-14	0:39
Series tied with # 23 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 1-1
10/9/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Cavalcanti/De Souza	23	21-13, 21-14	0:33
4/16/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Winner 1	Cavalcanti/De Souza	11	Brasher/Nuss	24, Q20	21-14, 19-21, 19-17	0:53
Lead the series against # 24 Placette/Richard, France 2-0
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Nuss	2	Placette/Richard	8	25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Lead the series against # 25 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	11	Ahtiainen/Lahti	14, Q7	21-14, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 26 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-0
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	26	21-19, 21-15	0:35
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	21-19, 20-22, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against # 27 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 2-0
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Borger/Ittlinger	11	23-21, 21-17	0:40
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Brasher/Nuss	9	Borger/Ittlinger	16, Q9	21-15, 21-17	0:36
Lead the series against # 28 Bobadilla/Valiente, Paraguay 1-0
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Bobadilla/Valiente	23, Q18	21-16, 21-10	0:30
Lead the series against # 30 Ishii/Mizoe, Japan 1-0
3/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 2	Brasher/Nuss	13, Q1	Ishii/Mizoe	Q9	21-13, 21-13	0:29
Lead the series against # 31 Gallay/Pereyra, Argentina 1-0
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	11	Gallay/Pereyra	21	21-15, 21-18	0:36
Lead the series against # 32 McBain/Pavan, Canada 2-0
10/11/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Brasher/Nuss	2	McBain/Pavan	32	23-21, 21-12	0:37
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	McBain/Pavan	11	21-13, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 36 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 1-0
12/1/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	6	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 37 Muianga/Sinaportar, Mozambique 1-0
11/3/22	FIVB	Cape Town Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Nuss	3	Muianga/Sinaportar	11	21-12, 21-12	0:29
Lead the series against # 46 Albarran/Vidaurrazaga, Mexico 1-0
3/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Brasher/Nuss	13, Q1	Albarran/Vidaurrazaga	Q16	21-19, 21-14	0:34
Lead the series against # 47 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 2-0
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool B	Brasher/Nuss	2	Hasegawa/Sakaguchi	47	21-15, 21-15	0:33
4/14/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Qualifier 2	Brasher/Nuss	24, Q20	Hasegawa/Sakaguchi	Q4	12-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:46