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FIVB Age Group World Championships
FIVB BVB U18 WCHS The Hague
July 8 - 12, 2026

(26, Q6) Paula Krieva/Estere Zakite, Latvia

Paula Krieva
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 29, 2010 (16 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (FIVB U18/19 World Championships The Hague 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$492.13

Estere Zakite
Latvia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 28, 2009 (17 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

9th (2 times)

Career FIVB Age Group WC Best:

9th (The Hague 2026)

Career Winnings:

US$275.34

Team Career Summary

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

Previous The Hague Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results 1st Tournament

U18 World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/8/2026	Qualifier 2	Lea Mifkova / Ema Sebova, Czechia (Q22)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:39
Wed, 7/8/2026	Qualifier 3	Helena Ferstl-Schmid / Emily Grusch, Austria (31, Q3)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:32
Thu, 7/9/2026	Pool G	Natalia Casas / Julia McDougall, Canada (7)	Won 21-9, 21-19	0:33
Thu, 7/9/2026	Pool G	Mariana Chacin / Valeria Moreno, Venezuela (10)	Won 22-20, 25-23	0:43
Fri, 7/10/2026	Pool G	Gayana Galash / Merey Kozhakhmet, Kazakhstan (23)	Won 21-14, 21-15	0:33
Sat, 7/11/2026	Winner 2	Jara Both / Matilda de Groot, Netherlands (1)	Lost 15-21, 20-22	0:35

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	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paula Krieva												Estere Zakite
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
7	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	$375.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	$187.50
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	1	$375.00	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$187.50

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
2026	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	1	83.3 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	5	1	83.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Paula Krieva													Estere Zakite
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	2024	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$62.50	2025	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
5	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	$312.50	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$187.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2026	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
10	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	0	1	$375.00	Total	Total	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$187.50

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	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	0-0	0	0	5-1	83.3%
2025-2026	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	5-1	83.3%	0-0	0	0	5-1	83.3%
Against the Field	5	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0-1	0.0%	10-2	83.3%	0-0	0	0	5-1	83.3%

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
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Total	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Head to Head Results
Krieva/Zakite lead the series against the field 5-1 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 1 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Both/de Groot, Netherlands 0-1
7/11/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Winner 2	Both/de Groot	1	Krieva/Zakite	26, Q6	21-15, 22-20	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Casas/McDougall, Canada 1-0
7/9/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool G	Krieva/Zakite	26, Q6	Casas/McDougall	7	21-9, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 10 Chacin/Moreno, Venezuela 1-0
7/9/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool G	Krieva/Zakite	26, Q6	Chacin/Moreno	10	22-20, 25-23	0:43
Lead the series against # 23 Galash/Kozhakhmet, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/10/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Pool G	Krieva/Zakite	26, Q6	Galash/Kozhakhmet	23	21-14, 21-15	0:33
Lead the series against # 31, Q3 Ferstl-Schmid/Grusch, Austria 1-0
7/8/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Qualifier 3	Krieva/Zakite	26, Q6	Ferstl-Schmid/Grusch	31, Q3	21-14, 21-15	0:32
Lead the series against # Q22 Mifkova/Sebova, Czechia 1-0
7/8/26	FIVB Age Group WC	U18 World Championships	Qualifier 2	Krieva/Zakite	26, Q6	Mifkova/Sebova	Q22	21-18, 21-16	0:39