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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Ostrava
May 27 - 31, 2026

Taryn Brasher/Kristen Cruz, United States

Taryn Kloth Brasher
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1997 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sioux Falls, SD

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$460,750.00

Kristen Nuss Cruz
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orlean, LA

Height:

167 cm (5'6")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$460,750.00

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	38	13	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	US$921,500.00

Previous Ostrava Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Kristen Cruz - 5th	Taryn Brasher - 5th
2025	Kristen Cruz - 13th	Taryn Brasher - 13th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília			0	US$0.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	2	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	2	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	2nd	1440	US$45,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	1	1st	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	2	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	1	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	1	13th	460	US$4,500.00

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	28	8	4	2	2	7	0	4	1	0	0	0	$498,000.00
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	38	13	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	0	$921,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Taryn Brasher												Kristen Cruz
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
28	8	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$249,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	28	8	4	2	2	7	5	0	0	0	$249,000.00
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
38	13	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$460,750.00	Total	38	13	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$460,750.00

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	12	3	2	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	$319,000.00	55	18	75.3 %
2024	FIVB	7	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$242,000.00	27	10	73.0 %
2025	FIVB	8	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$207,000.00	38	8	82.6 %
2026	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$80,000.00	14	0	100.0 %
Total	FIVB	38	13	5	3	2	8	0	6	1	0	0	0	$921,500.00	170	51	76.9 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Taryn Brasher													Kristen Cruz
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
12	3	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$159,500.00	2023	FIVB	12	3	2	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	$159,500.00
7	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$121,000.00	2024	FIVB	7	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	$121,000.00
8	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$103,500.00	2025	FIVB	8	3	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	$103,500.00
2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00	2026	FIVB	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$40,000.00
38	13	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$460,750.00	Total	Total	38	13	5	3	2	8	7	0	0	0	$460,750.00

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	124	81.0%	19	12.4%	10	6.5%	143-10	93.5%	24	36.9%	19	29.2%	22	33.8%	24-41	36.9%	124-22	84.9%	43-29	59.7%	3	0	170-51	76.9%
2025-2026	38	86.4%	5	11.4%	1	2.3%	43-1	97.7%	8	53.3%	3	20.0%	4	26.7%	8-7	53.3%	38-4	90.5%	13-4	76.5%	1	0	52-8	86.7%
Against the Field	27	73.0%	8	21.6%	2	5.4%	35-2	94.6%	8	27.6%	11	37.9%	10	34.5%	8-21	27.6%	54-18	75.0%	32-26	55.2%	1	0	44-22	66.7%

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	60	17	0	0	29	12	12	4	2	2	8	4	117	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	82	24	1	0	41	15	18	5	3	2	13	5	170	51

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Cruz lead the series against the field 44-22 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 2 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Bianchi/Scampoli, Italy 3-0
3/15/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	2	Bianchi/Scampoli	11	22-20, 21-14	0:35
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Bianchi/Scampoli	11	21-18, 21-12	0:33
11/19/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	3	Bianchi/Scampoli	20	21-14, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against Bisgaard/Hog, Denmark 1-0
3/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Bisgaard/Hog	23, Q12	21-18, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 7-2
4/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	2	Brunner/Huberli	8	21-11, 14-21, 15-12	0:45
5/26/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	5	Brunner/Huberli	9	17-21, 28-26, 15-10	0:55
3/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Winner 1	Brunner/Huberli	8	Brasher/Cruz	2	23-21, 19-21, 25-23	1:03
12/6/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Brunner/Huberli	7	By Forfeit
10/13/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	2	Brunner/Huberli	7	21-17, 19-21, 15-8	0:50
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Brunner/Huberli	6	11-21, 21-16, 15-12	0:46
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool D	Brasher/Cruz	5	Brunner/Huberli	4	21-14, 20-22, 18-16	0:55
2/4/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Winner 2	Brunner/Huberli	10	Brasher/Cruz	14, Q2	21-17, 21-10	0:31
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	11	Brunner/Huberli	1	21-16, 16-21, 16-14	0:53
Lead the series against Cavalcanti/Salgado, Brazil 4-2
11/22/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	3	Cavalcanti/Salgado	2	19-21, 24-22, 15-6	0:51
10/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cavalcanti/Salgado	5	21-16, 21-15	0:32
9/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Cavalcanti/Salgado	11	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-13, 21-13	0:28
4/20/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cavalcanti/Salgado	5	22-20, 21-19	0:45
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cavalcanti/Salgado	14	21-16, 13-21, 15-12	0:43
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Semi-Finals	Cavalcanti/Salgado	7	Brasher/Cruz	1	21-17, 21-11	0:33
Lead the series against Chamereau/Vieira, France 1-0
4/10/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Chamereau/Vieira	11, Q2	21-23, 21-12, 15-11	0:48
Series tied with Coradello/Lopes, Brazil 2-2
3/13/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Coradello/Lopes	5	21-19, 12-21, 15-10	0:45
5/30/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	Coradello/Lopes	5	Brasher/Cruz	1	15-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:47
4/13/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Gold Medal	Coradello/Lopes	1	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-19, 16-21, 15-10	0:51
3/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	1	Coradello/Lopes	2	21-12, 21-17	0:32
Trail the series against Davidova/Khmil, Ukraine 0-1
5/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool A	Davidova/Khmil	24, Q12	Brasher/Cruz	1	21-14, 12-21, 20-18	0:48
Lead the series against Gottardi/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
4/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	2	Gottardi/Orsi Toth	13	21-18, 25-23	0:38
Lead the series against Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 5-2
11/23/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Gold Medal	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-15, 15-21, 15-11	0:43
7/6/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	1	Graudina/Samoilova	8	21-19, 21-18	0:35
7/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	21-18, 21-18	0:36
7/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	21-17, 21-15	0:34
6/2/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	8	Graudina/Samoilova	9	23-21, 21-9	0:34
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	8	Graudina/Samoilova	5	21-18, 21-15	0:34
7/9/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 3	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Brasher/Cruz	11	21-19, 18-21, 20-18	0:56
Series tied with Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 4-4
4/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	21-15, 21-15	0:35
9/20/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	6	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-19, 21-19	0:41
7/5/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	10	19-21, 25-23, 15-7	0:55
12/5/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	6	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	9	21-11, 21-11	0:31
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-19, 21-18	0:44
12/8/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	5	21-17, 21-14	0:36
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-15, 14-21, 15-8	0:50
6/3/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	13, Q1	Brasher/Cruz	8	21-19, 13-21, 15-12	0:52
Lead the series against Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-0
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Klinger/Klinger	8	21-14, 21-14	0:32
4/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Klinger/Klinger	14, Q8	21-18, 16-21, 15-7	0:47
Lead the series against Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 1-0
12/1/22	FIVB	Torquay Elite 16	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	6	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 2-9
3/15/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	2	Lisboa/Silva	1	21-16, 21-19	0:33
5/25/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	5	Lisboa/Silva	1	21-17, 21-15	0:34
5/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-17, 21-14	0:33
10/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	2	21-10, 18-21, 15-13	0:44
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Gold Medal	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-16, 21-17	0:34
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	5	21-18, 23-21	0:36
6/1/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	8	18-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:45
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	9	21-18, 21-17	0:33
3/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	13, Q1	24-22, 22-24, 15-10	0:53
1/26/23	FIVB	Beach Pro Tour Finals	Pool A	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	8	23-21, 18-21, 15-13	0:50
10/1/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Winner 1	Lisboa/Silva	1	Brasher/Cruz	11	21-17, 22-24, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against Loreen/Quiggle, United States 1-0
3/29/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	1	Loreen/Quiggle	21, Q6	14-21, 21-13, 15-9	0:37
Lead the series against Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova, Czechia 1-0
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	46	21-13, 21-18	0:31
Lead the series against Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-0
10/8/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	26	21-19, 21-15	0:35
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	21-19, 20-22, 15-9	0:48
Lead the series against Placette/Richard, France 4-0
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Placette/Richard	24, Q11	21-13, 21-19	0:34
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Placette/Richard	13, Q1	21-12, 21-15	0:40
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Placette/Richard	14, Q10	21-13, 21-18	0:36
3/18/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Placette/Richard	8	25-27, 21-18, 15-9	1:07
Lead the series against Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-0
7/6/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	6	21-14, 21-17	0:32
4/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	8	18-21, 21-16, 15-13	0:48
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Verge-Depre/Verge-Depre	9	21-11, 21-16	0:30