Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 4, 2015
(27) Mariafe Artacho/Nicole Laird, Australia
 
Mariafe Artacho Del Solar
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 24, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Lima Peru
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 90
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$310,950.00
Nicole Laird
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 18, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Sydney
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 56
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$49,370.28
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
FIVB1400000010314311 US$44,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC210000010000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S100001000000000 US$0.00
Overall1710001020314311 US$44,800.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2008 Zina Stone - 19th Did not play
2013 Jessyka Ngauamo - 25th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam Q18 33rd 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 30, Q25 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q19 41st 40 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 11/5-9/2014 Pattaya Challenger 2 5th 192 US$0.00
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/27/2015 Pool C Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (22) Lost 14-21, 17-21 0:36
Mon, 6/29/2015 Pool C April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (3) Lost 21-18, 15-21, 12-15 0:49
Tue, 6/30/2015 Pool C Rimke Braakman / Jolien Sinnema, Netherlands (46) Won 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Talita Antunes / Larissa Maestrini, Brazil (2) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:40
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Jessyka Ngauamo - 37th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Jessyka Ngauamo - 37th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Taliqua Clancy - 3rd Becchara Palmer - 33rd
2022World ChampionshipsRome Taliqua Clancy - 5th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Taliqua Clancy - 4th Did not play
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 27 17th 400 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 7-7 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Artacho/Laird 27 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Artacho/Laird 27 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 Kolocova/Slukova 15 21-16, 24-22 0:44
Lead the series against # 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Wang/Yue 10 Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 21-13, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool C Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 3 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 21-15, 20-22, 15-8 0:46
Trail the series against # 22 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-1
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Bansley/Pavan 22 Artacho/Laird 27 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 24 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool C Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 25-23, 21-13 0:40
6/15/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 23 World Championships Semi-Finals Artacho/Laird 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 4, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
Trail the series against # 26 Radarong/Udomchavee, Thailand 0-1
11/8/14FIVB C&SPattaya Challenger Winner 2 Radarong/Udomchavee 1 Artacho/Laird 2 21-19, 22-20 0:42
Trail the series against # 28 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 0-1
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Agudo/Pazo Q14 Artacho/Laird Q19 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # 39 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 1-0
6/9/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 1 Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Prokopeva/Syrtseva Q8 21-18, 21-19 0:38
Lead the series against # 46 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Artacho/Laird 27 Braakman/Sinnema 46 21-11, 21-15 0:40