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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
May 1 - 5, 2024

(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:

Tournaments:

128

Career Wins:

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Halifax 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$78,297.34

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	17	1	1	1	1	2	0	4	1	0	1	5	0	US$48,000.00

Previous Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2012	Elizabeth Maloney - 17th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/25-28/2024	Challenge Xiamen	3	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	3, Q1	3rd	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	13, Q1	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	18, Q2	2nd	760	US$8,000.00
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

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/1/2024	Qualifier 1	Aline Chamereau / Clemence Vieira, France (16, Q15)	Lost 15-21, 21-13, 10-15	0:50

Head to Head Results
Bansley/Bukovec lead the series against the field 15-14 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 8 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 5 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 1-0
11/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool C	Bansley/Bukovec	14, Q2	Schoon/Stam	3	21-19, 21-17	0:37
Trail the series against # 6 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-2
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 2	Salgado/Seixas	1	Bansley/Bukovec	12	23-21, 21-16	0:42
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool A	Salgado/Seixas	1	Bansley/Bukovec	12	21-17, 23-21	0:43
Trail the series against # 8 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-1
11/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool C	Muller/Tillmann	6	Bansley/Bukovec	14, Q2	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # 9 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-1
3/24/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Gold Medal	Graudina/Samoilova	2	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 1-0
4/13/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Winner 1	Bansley/Bukovec	3, Q1	Brunner/Huberli	1	22-20, 21-17	0:41
Trail the series against # 12 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-2
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 2	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	Lopes/Silva	1	21-18, 28-26	0:43
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Lopes/Silva	1	Bansley/Bukovec	15, Q3	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool A	Lopes/Silva	12	Bansley/Bukovec	24, Q30	18-21, 21-16, 15-6	0:49
Lead the series against # 13, Q1 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 2-0
4/14/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Bronze Medal	Bansley/Bukovec	3, Q1	Borger/Ittlinger	11	21-18, 21-14	0:38
3/24/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Semi-Finals	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	Borger/Ittlinger	5	21-16, 21-11	0:36
Trail the series against # 14, Q3 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
4/14/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Semi-Finals	Bobner/Verge-Depre	12	Bansley/Bukovec	3, Q1	21-18, 18-21, 20-18	0:58
7/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Winner 1	Bobner/Verge-Depre	9	Bansley/Bukovec	24, Q30	23-21, 21-16	0:40
Series tied with # 15, Q4 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 1-1
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool A	Bansley/Bukovec	13, Q1	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	1	21-18, 21-17	0:37
11/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	11	Bansley/Bukovec	14, Q2	21-19, 21-16	0:42
Lead the series against # 16, Q15 Chamereau/Vieira, France 2-1
5/1/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Qualifier 1	Chamereau/Vieira	16, Q15	Bansley/Bukovec	Q2	21-15, 13-21, 15-10	0:50
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool C	Bansley/Bukovec	3, Q1	Chamereau/Vieira	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:55
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Bansley/Bukovec	13, Q1	Chamereau/Vieira	18	21-16, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # Q6 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 2-0
4/13/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Winner 2	Bansley/Bukovec	3, Q1	Fernandez/Soria	8	21-18, 21-18	0:38
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Lucky Loser	Bansley/Bukovec	15, Q3	Fernandez/Soria	12	21-19, 21-14	0:40
Trail the series against # Q7 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-2
4/27/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	8	Bansley/Bukovec	3	21-19, 21-14	0:33
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool C	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	10	Bansley/Bukovec	15, Q3	By Forfeit	1:51
Trail the series against # Q8 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 0-1
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 2	Antunes/Lima	21, Q7	Bansley/Bukovec	13, Q1	18-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:50
Lead the series against # Q10 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool F	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	Placette/Richard	7	21-17, 21-15	0:37
Trail the series against # Q11 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-1
3/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Qualifier 1	Klinger/Klinger	Q8	Bansley/Bukovec	Q9	21-15, 23-21	0:44
Lead the series against # Q12 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 2-0
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool A	Bansley/Bukovec	13, Q1	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	12	21-11, 16-21, 16-14	0:50
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool F	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	6	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # Q13 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
7/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Qualifier 2	Bansley/Bukovec	24, Q30	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q14	21-15, 15-21, 15-9	0:49
Lead the series against # Q16 Horta/Luiza, Brazil 1-0
11/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Qualifier 2	Bansley/Bukovec	14, Q2	Horta/Luiza	Q7	21-13, 21-14	0:34