Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Recife
March 21 - 24, 2024
(18, Q2) Heather Bansley/Sophie Bukovec, Canada
 
Heather Bansley
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1987 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: London
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 128
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$456,750.00
Sophie Bukovec
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 22, 1995 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 57
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Halifax 2023)
Career Winnings: US$78,297.34
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317192125Money
FIVB17111120410150 US$48,000.00
Previous Recife Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 3/5-9/2024 Elite16 Doha Q9 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 11/30-12/3/2023 Challenge Nuvali 15, Q3 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 11/22-26/2023 Elite16 Joao Pessoa 14, Q2 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 11/2-5/2023 Challenge Haikou 12 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 9/21-24/2023 Futures Halifax 1 1st 400 US$1,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal Q14 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 24, Q30 9th 460 US$2,500.00
Challenge Recife Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 3/21/2024 Qualifier 1 Darby Dunn / Myriam Robitaille, Canada (Q31) Won 21-11, 21-14 0:33
Thu, 3/21/2024 Qualifier 2 Kadeliye Halaiti / Jinjin Zeng, China (Q15) Won 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Fri, 3/22/2024 Pool F Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (7) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Fri, 3/22/2024 Pool F Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee / Taravadee Naraphornrapat, Thailand (6) Won 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
Sat, 3/23/2024 Winner 1 Tjasa Kotnik / Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia (24, Q14) Won 18-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:52
Sat, 3/23/2024 Winner 2 Victoria Lopes / Taina Silva, Brazil (1) Won 21-18, 28-26 0:43
Sun, 3/24/2024 Semi-Finals Karla Borger / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (5) Won 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Sun, 3/24/2024 Gold Medal Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (2) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:34
Head to Head Results
Bansley/Bukovec lead the series against the field 12-7 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 6 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-2
3/23/24FIVBChallenge Recife Winner 2 Bansley/Bukovec 18, Q2 Lopes/Silva 1 21-18, 28-26 0:43
12/2/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Winner 1 Lopes/Silva 1 Bansley/Bukovec 15, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool A Lopes/Silva 12 Bansley/Bukovec 24, Q30 18-21, 21-16, 15-6 0:49
Trail the series against # 2 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
3/24/24FIVBChallenge Recife Gold Medal Graudina/Samoilova 2 Bansley/Bukovec 18, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 0-1
11/24/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Pool C Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti 11 Bansley/Bukovec 14, Q2 21-19, 21-16 0:42
Lead the series against # 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
7/20/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Qualifier 2 Bansley/Bukovec 24, Q30 Ahtiainen/Lahti Q14 21-15, 15-21, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # 5 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 1-0
3/24/24FIVBChallenge Recife Semi-Finals Bansley/Bukovec 18, Q2 Borger/Ittlinger 5 21-16, 21-11 0:36
Lead the series against # 6 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 1-0
3/22/24FIVBChallenge Recife Pool F Bansley/Bukovec 18, Q2 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat 6 19-21, 21-17, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 7 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
3/22/24FIVBChallenge Recife Pool F Bansley/Bukovec 18, Q2 Placette/Richard 7 21-17, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 10 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
7/22/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Winner 1 Bobner/Verge-Depre 9 Bansley/Bukovec 24, Q30 23-21, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # 11 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 1-0
12/2/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Lucky Loser Bansley/Bukovec 15, Q3 Fernandez/Soria 12 21-19, 21-14 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
12/1/23FIVBChallenge Nuvali Pool C Paulikiene/Raupelyte 10 Bansley/Bukovec 15, Q3 By Forfeit 1:51
Trail the series against # 15, Q1 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-1
3/5/24FIVBElite16 Doha Qualifier 1 Klinger/Klinger Q8 Bansley/Bukovec Q9 21-15, 23-21 0:44
Lead the series against # 24, Q14 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 1-0
3/23/24FIVBChallenge Recife Winner 1 Bansley/Bukovec 18, Q2 Kotnik/Lovsin 24, Q14 18-21, 21-12, 15-13 0:52
Lead the series against # Q3 Hildreth/Van Gunst, United States 1-0
9/24/23FIVBFutures Halifax Gold Medal Bansley/Bukovec 1 Hildreth/Van Gunst 5 21-16, 25-23 0:44
Lead the series against # Q9 Gonzalez/Navas, Puerto Rico 1-0
7/20/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Qualifier 1 Bansley/Bukovec 24, Q30 Gonzalez/Navas Q3 21-11, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # Q13 Horta/Luiza, Brazil 1-0
11/22/23FIVBElite16 Joao Pessoa Qualifier 2 Bansley/Bukovec 14, Q2 Horta/Luiza Q7 21-13, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Halaiti/Zeng, China 1-0
3/21/24FIVBChallenge Recife Qualifier 2 Bansley/Bukovec 18, Q2 Halaiti/Zeng Q15 21-19, 21-14 0:34
Lead the series against # Q31 Dunn/Robitaille, Canada 1-0
3/21/24FIVBChallenge Recife Qualifier 1 Bansley/Bukovec 18, Q2 Dunn/Robitaille Q31 21-11, 21-14 0:33