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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$200,000 South African Open
November 16 - 20, 2005

(22) Vitalila Nel/Palesa Sekhonyana, South Africa

Vitalila Nel
South Africa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 11, 1975 (49 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaporozie, Ukraine

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

19th (FIVB Beijing 2008)

Career Winnings:

US$1,000.00

Palesa Sekhonyana
South Africa

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 3, 1986 (39 yrs old)

Home Town:

Johannesburg

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

17th (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$4,450.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	US$2,000.00

Previous Cape Town Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

South Africa Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/17/2005	Pool F	Nila Ann Hakedal / Ingrid Torlen, Norway (11)	Lost 13-21, 7-21	0:29
Thu, 11/17/2005	Pool F	Vasiliki Arvaniti / Vasso Karadassiou, Greece (6)	Lost 10-21, 11-21	0:31
Fri, 11/18/2005	Pool F	Karin Lundqvist / Sara Uddstahl, Sweden (27, Q3)	Lost 13-21, 12-21	0:30

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Vitalila Nel												Palesa Sekhonyana
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,700.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$2,750.00
13	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,000.00	Total	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$4,450.00

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
2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	3	0.0 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$2,000.00	0	3	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Vitalila Nel													Palesa Sekhonyana
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	0	1	0	$1,000.00	2005	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00	Total	Total	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,000.00

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	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	6	100.0%	0-6	0.0%	1-6	14.3%	0-0	0	0	1-6	14.3%
2004-2005	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-3	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-3	0.0%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		0	0.0%	0	0.0%	5	100.0%	0-5	0.0%	0-10	0.0%	0-0	0	0	0-5	0.0%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
Total	0	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6

Head to Head Results
Nel/Sekhonyana trail the series against the field 0-3 (Lead 0 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 6 Arvaniti/Karadassiou, Greece 0-1
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Karadassiou	6	Nel/Sekhonyana	22	21-10, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 11 Hakedal/Torlen, Norway 0-1
11/17/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Hakedal/Torlen	11	Nel/Sekhonyana	22	21-13, 21-7	0:29
Trail the series against # 27, Q3 Lundqvist/Uddstahl, Sweden 0-1
11/18/05	FIVB	South Africa Open	Pool F	Lundqvist/Uddstahl	27, Q3	Nel/Sekhonyana	22	21-13, 21-12	0:30