Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015
June 26 - July 4, 2015
(22) Heather Bansley/Sarah Pavan, 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
Sarah Pavan
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1986 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: Kitchener, ON
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 103
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$603,225.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB380331100708411 US$456,450.00
Previous The Hague Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Sarah Pavan - 41st Heather Bansley - 41st
2014 Sarah Pavan - 17th Heather Bansley - 17th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 6 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 11 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 17 2nd 720 US$43,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 17 25th 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2015 Prague Open 7 2nd 450 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 7 5th 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 12 17th 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 8/19-23/2014 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 19 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/29-8/2/2014 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 24, Q2 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 7/22-27/2014 ASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball 16 25th 160 US$5,000.00
FIVB 7/15-20/2014 The Hague Grand Slam 18 17th 240 US$9,000.00
FIVB 7/8-13/2014 Gstaad Grand Slam 23 5th 480 US$17,000.00
Netherlands World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 6/27/2015 Pool C Mariafe Artacho / Nicole Laird, Australia (27) Won 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Mon, 6/29/2015 Pool C Rimke Braakman / Jolien Sinnema, Netherlands (46) Won 19-21, 26-24, 15-13 0:56
Tue, 6/30/2015 Pool C April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (3) Lost 19-21, 13-21 0:36
Wed, 7/1/2015 Winner 1 Karla Borger / Britta Buthe, Germany (10) Won 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
Thu, 7/2/2015 Winner 2 Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (25) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:37
Thu, 7/2/2015 Winner 3 Maria Antonelli / Juliana Felisberta, Brazil (7) Lost 23-25, 18-21 0:50
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2011World ChampionshipsRome Elizabeth Maloney - 17th Did not play
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Sarah Pavan - 17th Heather Bansley - 17th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Brandie Wilkerson - 5th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 4th
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Brandie Wilkerson - 17th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 1st
2022World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Did not play Molley McBain - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2013 Stare Jablonki World Championships 42 17th 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 22 5th 600 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Bansley/Pavan trail the series against the field 24-34 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 13 Series, 4 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 0-2
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Meppelink/Van Iersel 11 Bansley/Pavan 22 21-13, 21-15 0:31
6/18/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 Bansley/Pavan 23 21-17, 21-17 0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-2
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Gold Medal Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bansley/Pavan 17 21-16, 25-27, 15-12 0:46
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bansley/Pavan 17 14-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Bansley/Pavan 17 Antunes/Maestrini 1 21-17, 17-21, 15-13 0:46
Trail the series against # 3 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Bansley/Pavan 22 21-19, 21-13 0:36
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Bansley/Pavan 16 21-15, 21-18 0:38
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Bansley/Pavan 18 21-15, 22-24, 17-15 0:55
Trail the series against # 4 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-4
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 15 Bansley/Pavan 6 21-18, 21-15 0:44
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Bansley/Pavan 11 By Forfeit 0:03
6/25/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool F Holtwick/Semmler 6 Bansley/Pavan 22 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:49
5/23/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 3 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 21-13, 20-22, 15-10 0:44
Trail the series against # 5 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 1-3
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Kolocova/Slukova 3 Bansley/Pavan 19 21-18, 21-18 0:37
7/12/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Winner 3 Kolocova/Slukova 3 Bansley/Pavan 23 19-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:54
7/25/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 24, Q3 Kolocova/Slukova 10 21-18, 23-25, 15-11 1:00
6/19/13FIVBRome Grand Slam Pool C Kolocova/Slukova 14 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q15 19-21, 21-14, 18-16 0:55
Trail the series against # 6 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-2
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 3 Bednarczuk/Seixas 1 Bansley/Pavan 11 21-19, 21-15 0:37
5/24/15FIVBPrague Open Gold Medal Bednarczuk/Seixas 2 Bansley/Pavan 7 21-12, 21-18 0:37
9/25/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool E Bansley/Pavan 12 Bednarczuk/Seixas 5 22-20, 22-20 0:41
Trail the series against # 7 Antonelli/Felisberta, Brazil 0-1
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 3 Antonelli/Felisberta 7 Bansley/Pavan 22 25-23, 21-18 0:50
Trail the series against # 8 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 0-2
8/24/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Baquerizo/Fernandez 11 Bansley/Pavan 18 21-17, 21-16 0:34
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Baquerizo/Fernandez 9 Bansley/Pavan 25, Q3 21-10, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 2-2
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Bansley/Pavan 22 Borger/Buthe 10 21-13, 19-21, 15-13 0:59
6/19/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool F Borger/Buthe 11 Bansley/Pavan 6 21-18, 21-12 0:38
7/30/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Pavan 24, Q2 Borger/Buthe 8 16-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:49
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Winner 2 Borger/Buthe 13 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 21-15, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 11 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 2-1
6/4/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 1 Bansley/Pavan 17 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 12 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:51
5/24/14FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 Bansley/Pavan 9 21-11, 21-8 0:25
8/8/13FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Pavan 25, Q3 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 8 21-16, 21-17 0:34
Trail the series against # 12 Wang/Yue, China 0-1
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Wang/Yue 1 Bansley/Pavan 7 21-18, 23-21 0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-3
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 3 Bansley/Pavan 17 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 9 20-22, 21-19, 15-7 1:00
8/1/14FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Winner 2 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 22 Bansley/Pavan 24, Q2 21-15, 15-21, 18-16 0:53
7/23/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool A Menegatti/Orsi Toth 17 Bansley/Pavan 16 21-14, 21-11 0:36
6/27/14FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Winner 1 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 16 Bansley/Pavan 22 21-11, 21-16 0:34
Series tied with # 14 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 2-2
5/27/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool A Nestarcova/Pridalova 16 Bansley/Pavan 17 18-21, 28-26, 15-12 0:57
5/23/15FIVBPrague Open Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 7 Nestarcova/Pridalova 5 21-14, 22-20 0:40
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool C Nestarcova/Pridalova 14 Bansley/Pavan 19 10-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:51
5/24/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Pool C Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 Nestarcova/Pridalova 19 12-21, 21-17, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 16 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-1
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 11 Mader/Zumkehr 17 21-18, 21-13 0:37
7/23/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool H Mader/Zumkehr 9 Bansley/Pavan 24, Q3 21-10, 16-21, 15-11 0:46
Trail the series against # 17 Bawden/Clancy, Australia 1-2
6/6/15FIVBPorec Major Series Semi-Finals Bansley/Pavan 17 Bawden/Clancy 22 21-13, 15-21, 15-13 0:50
7/16/14FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Pool B Bawden/Clancy 15 Bansley/Pavan 18 19-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:55
6/14/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 1 Bawden/Clancy 16 Bansley/Pavan 25 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:53
Lead the series against # 18 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 1-0
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 17 Laboureur/Sude 13, Q1 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 19 Capers/Kessy, United States 0-1
6/3/15FIVBPorec Major Series Pool A Capers/Kessy 16 Bansley/Pavan 17 12-21, 21-19, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with # 23 Goricanec/Huberli, Switzerland 1-1
8/22/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 19 Goricanec/Huberli 17 21-16, 21-16 0:36
6/11/13FIVBThe Hague Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Goricanec/Huberli Q15 Bansley/Pavan Q18 21-14, 21-16 0:32
Lead the series against # 25 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
7/2/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 22 Mashkova/Tsimbalova 25 21-15, 21-10 0:37
Lead the series against # 27 Artacho/Laird, Australia 1-0
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Bansley/Pavan 22 Artacho/Laird 27 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 29 Broder/May, Canada 2-0
8/21/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 1 Bansley/Pavan 19 Broder/May 28, Q5 21-12, 17-21, 15-12 0:50
6/12/14FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Pavan 25 Broder/May 24 9-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:43
Lead the series against # 33 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 3-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Bansley/Pavan 11 Forrer/Verge-Depre 27, Q11 21-19, 21-19 0:38
7/9/14FIVBGstaad Grand Slam Pool G Bansley/Pavan 23 Forrer/Verge-Depre 10 21-17, 15-21, 17-15 0:54
5/22/13FIVBCorrientes Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bansley/Pavan 30, Q14 Forrer/Verge-Depre Q3 14-21, 29-27, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 34 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 2-0
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool F Bansley/Pavan 11 Birlova/Ukolova 22, Q2 13-21, 21-17, 15-7 0:43
7/1/13FIVBStare Jablonki World Championships Pool G Bansley/Pavan 42 Birlova/Ukolova 7 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 0:46
Trail the series against # 39 Prokopeva/Syrtseva, Russia 0-1
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool E Prokopeva/Syrtseva 21 Bansley/Pavan 12 By Forfeit 0:05
Lead the series against # 46 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Bansley/Pavan 22 Braakman/Sinnema 46 19-21, 26-24, 15-13 0:56