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

(1) 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$465,250.00

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$465,250.00

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	39	13	5	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	US$930,500.00

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	4/8-12/2026	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

BPT Elite Ostrava Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/27/2026	Pool A	Valerie Dvornikova / Veronika Kleiblova, Czechia (24, Q15)	Won 21-15, 21-12	0:29
Thu, 5/28/2026	Pool A	Piper Ferch / Teegan Van Gunst, United States (13)	Won 21-15, 21-14	0:29
Fri, 5/29/2026	Pool A	Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (12)	Won 22-20, 21-16	0:39
Sat, 5/30/2026	Winner 1	Martina Maixnerova / Kylie Neuschaeferova, Czechia (23, Q10)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:33
Sat, 5/30/2026	Winner 2	Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (12)	Lost 19-21, 21-14, 15-17	0:53

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	29	8	4	2	2	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	$507,000.00
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	39	13	5	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	0	$930,500.00

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
29	8	4	2	2	8	5	0	0	0	$253,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	29	8	4	2	2	8	5	0	0	0	$253,500.00
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
39	13	5	3	2	9	7	0	0	0	$465,250.00	Total	39	13	5	3	2	9	7	0	0	0	$465,250.00

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	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$89,000.00	18	1	94.7 %
Total	FIVB	39	13	5	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	0	$930,500.00	174	52	77.0 %

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
3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$44,500.00	2026	FIVB	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$44,500.00
39	13	5	3	2	9	7	0	0	0	$465,250.00	Total	Total	39	13	5	3	2	9	7	0	0	0	$465,250.00

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	128	81.5%	19	12.1%	10	6.4%	147-10	93.6%	24	36.4%	20	30.3%	22	33.3%	24-42	36.4%	128-22	85.3%	43-30	58.9%	3	0	174-52	77.0%
2025-2026	42	87.5%	5	10.4%	1	2.1%	47-1	97.9%	8	50.0%	4	25.0%	4	25.0%	8-8	50.0%	42-4	91.3%	13-5	72.2%	1	0	56-9	86.2%
Against the Field	34	73.9%	9	19.6%	3	6.5%	43-3	93.5%	8	33.3%	8	33.3%	8	33.3%	8-16	33.3%	68-14	82.9%	34-22	60.7%	1	0	52-18	74.3%

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
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	63	17	0	0	30	13	12	4	2	2	8	4	121	40
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	85	24	1	0	42	16	18	5	3	2	13	5	174	52

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Cruz lead the series against the field 52-18 (Lead 14 Series, Trail 1 Series, 2 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 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 # 3 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
Lead the series against # 4 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 # 5 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
Series tied with # 6 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 # 8 Grune/Ittlinger, Germany 3-0
4/11/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	2	Grune/Ittlinger	9	15-21, 21-12, 15-10	0:40
10/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Grune/Ittlinger	9	21-14, 21-12	0:30
7/3/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Grune/Ittlinger	12	21-18, 21-15	0:32
Series tied with # 9 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
Lead the series against # 10 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 7-2
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	2	Muller/Tillmann	4	21-16, 17-21, 15-12	0:45
12/6/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Muller/Tillmann	2	Brasher/Cruz	6	23-25, 22-20, 15-8	0:52
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	3	Muller/Tillmann	11	21-13, 21-16	0:32
4/19/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Winner 1	Muller/Tillmann	8	Brasher/Cruz	3	22-20, 24-22	0:43
12/9/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	2	Muller/Tillmann	8	21-17, 21-14	0:33
8/20/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	3	Muller/Tillmann	4	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/9/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Bronze Medal	Brasher/Cruz	5	Muller/Tillmann	14, Q4	21-19, 21-16	0:39
2/3/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool C	Brasher/Cruz	14, Q2	Muller/Tillmann	3	21-18, 21-14	0:33
5/21/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	20, Q8	Muller/Tillmann	4	21-16, 21-14	0:32
Lead the series against # 12 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 6-3
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 2	Schoon/Stam	12	Brasher/Cruz	1	21-19, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
5/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Schoon/Stam	12	22-20, 21-16	0:39
11/20/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	3	Schoon/Stam	34	20-22, 21-19, 15-6	0:50
12/4/24	FIVB	Finals Doha 2024	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	6	Schoon/Stam	3	21-18, 21-16	0:37
7/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	3	Schoon/Stam	1	22-20, 16-21, 15-13	0:55
5/26/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	5	Schoon/Stam	4	22-20, 21-13	0:36
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool D	Schoon/Stam	4	Brasher/Cruz	5	17-21, 23-21, 15-9	0:47
4/18/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool C	Schoon/Stam	6	Brasher/Cruz	3	21-15, 21-13	0:35
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Schoon/Stam	6	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 13 Ferch/Van Gunst, United States 1-0
5/28/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Ferch/Van Gunst	13	21-15, 21-14	0:29
Lead the series against # 14 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 # 15 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
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 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
Trail the series against # 20, Q5 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 # 22, Q9 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 # 23, Q10 Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova, Czechia 2-0
5/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	1	Maixnerova/Neuschaeferova	23, Q10	21-12, 21-17	0:33
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 # 24, Q15 Dvornikova/Kleiblova, Czechia 1-0
5/27/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool A	Brasher/Cruz	1	Dvornikova/Kleiblova	24, Q15	21-15, 21-12	0:29