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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite Montréal
August 19 - 23, 2026

(2) 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$495,250.00

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$495,250.00

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	41	14	6	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	US$990,500.00

Previous Montréal Results

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

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	1	1st	1200	US$40,000.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	1	5th	760	US$9,000.00
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

BPT Elite Montréal Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 8/20/2026	Pool B	Chloe Loreen / Corinne Quiggle, United States (15, Q5)	Won 21-15, 23-21	0:35
Thu, 8/20/2026	Pool B	Svenja Muller / Cinja Tillmann, Germany (10)	Won 17-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:53
Fri, 8/21/2026	Pool B	Savvy Cory / Devon Newberry, United States (7)	Won 21-15, 21-13	0:33
Sat, 8/22/2026	Winner 2	Kelly Cheng / Megan Kraft, United States (6)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:36
Sun, 8/23/2026	Semi-Finals	Svenja Muller / Cinja Tillmann, Germany (10)	Won 21-16, 21-19	0:35
Sun, 8/23/2026	Gold Medal	Thamela Coradello / Victoria Lopes, Brazil (8)	Lost 21-19, 18-21, 12-15	0:50

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	31	9	5	2	2	8	0	4	1	0	0	0	$567,000.00
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	41	14	6	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	0	$990,500.00

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
31	9	5	2	2	8	5	0	0	0	$283,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	31	9	5	2	2	8	5	0	0	0	$283,500.00
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
41	14	6	3	2	9	7	0	0	0	$495,250.00	Total	41	14	6	3	2	9	7	0	0	0	$495,250.00

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	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$149,000.00	30	2	93.8 %
Total	FIVB	41	14	6	3	2	9	0	6	1	0	0	0	$990,500.00	186	53	77.8 %

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
5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$74,500.00	2026	FIVB	5	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$74,500.00
41	14	6	3	2	9	7	0	0	0	$495,250.00	Total	Total	41	14	6	3	2	9	7	0	0	0	$495,250.00

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	138	82.1%	19	11.3%	11	6.5%	157-11	93.5%	26	38.2%	20	29.4%	22	32.4%	26-42	38.2%	138-22	86.3%	45-31	59.2%	3	0	186-53	77.8%
2025-2026	52	88.1%	5	8.5%	2	3.4%	57-2	96.6%	10	55.6%	4	22.2%	4	22.2%	10-8	55.6%	52-4	92.9%	15-6	71.4%	1	0	68-10	87.2%
Against the Field	29	80.6%	4	11.1%	3	8.3%	33-3	91.7%	5	33.3%	5	33.3%	5	33.3%	5-10	33.3%	58-10	85.3%	18-16	52.9%	0	0	38-13	74.5%

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
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	69	17	0	0	33	13	14	4	2	2	9	5	133	41
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	91	24	1	0	45	16	20	5	3	2	14	6	186	53

Head to Head Results
Brasher/Cruz lead the series against the field 38-13 (Lead 10 Series, Trail 1 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 1 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 # 3 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 # 4 Denaburg/Donlin, United States 4-0
7/5/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	1	Denaburg/Donlin	5	21-19, 21-19	0:37
11/21/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Brasher/Cruz	3	Denaburg/Donlin	16	22-20, 21-18	0:38
10/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	1	Denaburg/Donlin	10	21-15, 21-14	0:34
7/5/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	1	Denaburg/Donlin	18, Q2	21-18, 21-13	0:30
Lead the series against # 5 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 # 6 Cheng/Kraft, United States 2-0
8/22/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Winner 2	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cheng/Kraft	6	21-16, 21-19	0:36
7/5/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Gold Medal	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cheng/Kraft	15	21-19, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 7 Cory/Newberry, United States 2-0
8/21/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Cory/Newberry	7	21-15, 21-13	0:33
7/4/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Winner 1	Brasher/Cruz	1	Cory/Newberry	10	21-15, 21-17	0:40
Trail the series against # 8 Coradello/Lopes, Brazil 2-3
8/23/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Gold Medal	Coradello/Lopes	8	Brasher/Cruz	2	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:50
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 # 9 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 # 10 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 9-2
8/23/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Semi-Finals	Brasher/Cruz	2	Muller/Tillmann	10	21-16, 21-19	0:35
8/20/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Muller/Tillmann	10	17-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:53
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 # 11 Feitosa/Figueira, Brazil 1-0
3/12/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Feitosa/Figueira	14	19-21, 22-20, 15-11	0:53
Lead the series against # 15, Q5 Loreen/Quiggle, United States 2-0
8/20/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool B	Brasher/Cruz	2	Loreen/Quiggle	15, Q5	21-15, 23-21	0:35
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 # Q11 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