Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Porec Major
June 28 - July 2, 2016
(4) Heather Bansley/Sarah Pavan, Canada
 
Heather Bansley
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Sep 13, 1987 (38 yrs old)
Home Town: London
Height: 176 cm (5'9")
Weight: 64 kg (141 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 130
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$458,625.00
Sarah Pavan
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1986 (39 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
Awards
  • Best Defensive Player 2015, 2016, 2018
Awards
  • Best Blocker 2015, 2017, 2019
  • Team of the Year 2019 (with Melissa Humana-Paredes)
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB380331100708411 US$456,450.00
Previous Porec Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015 Sarah Pavan - 2nd Heather Bansley - 2nd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/14-18/2016 Poland Grand Slam 4 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2016 Major Hamburg 5 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/24-29/2016 Moscow Grand Slam 5 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 2 9th 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 3 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 9/29-10/4/2015 2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale 3 4th 0 US$15,000.00
FIVB 8/25-29/2015 Olsztyn Poland Grand Slam 3 9th 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam 4 5th 480 US$17,000.00
FIVB 7/21-26/2015 Yokohama Grand Slam 6 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 9 3rd 640 US$32,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 22 5th 600 US$18,000.00
Porec Major Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/29/2016 Pool D Lena Plesiutschnig / Katharina Schutzenhofer, Austria (29, Q8) Won 21-15, 21-10 0:31
Wed, 6/29/2016 Pool D Taru Lahti / Riikka Lehtonen, Finland (20) Won 21-12, 21-17 0:37
Thu, 6/30/2016 Pool D Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (13) Lost 22-24, 21-19, 10-15 0:56
Fri, 7/1/2016 Winner 2 Elsa Baquerizo / Liliana Fernandez, Spain (14) Won 21-11, 21-11 0:30
Fri, 7/1/2016 Winner 3 Fernanda Alves / Josemari Alves, Brazil (21, Q2) Won 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:49
Sat, 7/2/2016 Semi-Finals Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst, Germany (2) Won 21-17, 21-15 0:41
Sat, 7/2/2016 Gold Medal Chantal Laboureur / Julia Sude, Germany (19, Q1) Lost 19-21, 18-21 0:38
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100001000000 $0.00
World Championships200001000100 $25,000.00
World Tour Finals100010000000 $15,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam3002306060740 $399,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open401002010000 $16,750.00
Total38033110070840 $456,450.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Heather Bansley Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
3000020100 $0.00 Olympic Games2000020000 $0.00
5000020300 $28,500.00 World Championships6100120200 $69,000.00
5000112100 $31,750.00 World Tour Finals7010221000 $82,250.00
58024061514100 $259,650.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam49424010111240 $321,850.00
5223411411660 $131,100.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open36172479510 $122,125.00
3200010000 $7,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star3100101000 $8,000.00
1000001000 $475.00 Challenger          
1000000100 $0.00 Satellite          
1000000100 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1294582262927160 $458,475.00 Total1037106823221950 $603,225.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2013FIVB800001010222 $31,700.00 151746.9 %
2014FIVB1000003010510 $90,375.00 212347.7 %
2015FIVB1202214010110 $207,375.00 472268.1 %
2016FIVB601101030000 $116,000.00 22971.0 %
TotalFIVB3603319060842 $445,450.00 1057159.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Heather Bansley  Sarah Pavan
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2007FIVB Age Group WC          
1000000100 $0.00 2008FIVB C&S          
1000000001 $0.00 2009FIVB          
5000001112 $5,400.00 2010FIVB          
1000001000 $475.00 2010FIVB C&S          
13000021235 $21,000.00 2011FIVB          
1000001000 $150.00 2011FIVB C&S          
9000011241 $18,000.00 2012FIVB          
10000011233 $16,600.00 2013FIVB8000011222 $15,850.00
10000031510 $45,187.50 2014FIVB10000031510 $45,187.50
12022141110 $103,687.50 2015FIVB12022141110 $103,687.50
6011013000 $58,000.00 2016FIVB6011013000 $58,000.00
7003311211151312 $268,500.00 TotalTotal36033196842 $222,725.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall62 61.4% 19 18.8% 20 19.8% 81-20 80.2% 28 35.0% 17 21.3% 35 43.8% 28-52 35.0% 62-35 63.9% 47-37 56.0% 23 111-75 59.7%
2015-201644 69.8% 12 19.0% 7 11.1% 56-7 88.9% 17 39.5% 9 20.9% 17 39.5% 17-26 39.5% 44-17 72.1% 29-16 64.4% 22 75-35 68.2%
Against the Field21 55.3% 11 28.9% 6 15.8% 32-6 84.2% 14 29.2% 11 22.9% 23 47.9% 14-34 29.2% 42-44 48.8% 50-34 59.5% 01 46-40 53.5%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000030001100000041
World Championships000042002200000064
World Tour Finals000022001001010034
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam006248360022192330028162
Challenge/Four Star/Open00001200043100001174
Total0062694000302534310311175
Head to Head Results
Bansley/Pavan lead the series against the field 42-36 (Lead 15 Series, Trail 9 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 1-6
5/28/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 2 Bansley/Pavan 5 21-15, 15-21, 15-12 0:41
10/3/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 2 Bansley/Pavan 3 21-19, 21-12 0:37
10/2/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Antunes/Maestrini 2 Bansley/Pavan 3 21-23, 21-17, 17-15 0:55
7/11/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Semi-Finals Antunes/Maestrini 1 Bansley/Pavan 9 21-13, 21-17 0:35
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
Lead the series against # 2 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 4-1
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Semi-Finals Bansley/Pavan 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-17, 21-15 0:41
7/24/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Bansley/Pavan 6 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 11 18-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:48
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 # 3 Bednarczuk/Seixas, Brazil 1-4
10/4/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Bronze Medal Bednarczuk/Seixas 4 Bansley/Pavan 3 22-20, 14-21, 15-10 0:58
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Semi-Finals Bednarczuk/Seixas 2 Bansley/Pavan 6 25-23, 19-21, 15-12 1:08
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 # 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel, Netherlands 1-3
5/27/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 5 Meppelink/Van Iersel 7 19-21, 21-12, 15-8 0:46
10/1/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Meppelink/Van Iersel 6 Bansley/Pavan 3 21-15, 21-17 0:37
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 # 6 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 # 7 Lisboa/Maia, Brazil 1-0
5/24/15FIVBPrague Open Semi-Finals Bansley/Pavan 7 Lisboa/Maia 24, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Mader/Zumkehr, Switzerland 2-1
7/9/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool H Bansley/Pavan 9 Mader/Zumkehr 8 21-16, 19-21, 15-10 0:52
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
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 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 5-0
6/9/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool E Bansley/Pavan 5 Forrer/Verge-Depre 12 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:47
8/19/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool D Bansley/Pavan 4 Forrer/Verge-Depre 20 20-22, 21-18, 15-10 0:57
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 # 12 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 2-1
5/26/16FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Bansley/Pavan 5 Fendrick/Sweat 12 21-17, 19-21, 15-13 0:53
8/27/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Fendrick/Sweat 14 Bansley/Pavan 3 21-18, 21-17 0:37
8/20/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool D Bansley/Pavan 4 Fendrick/Sweat 13 21-17, 16-21, 15-12 0:54
Trail the series against # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-4
6/30/16FIVBPorec Major Pool D Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 Bansley/Pavan 4 24-22, 19-21, 15-10 0:56
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
Trail the series against # 14 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 1-2
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 4 Baquerizo/Fernandez 14 21-11, 21-11 0:30
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
Lead the series against # 16 Broder/May, Canada 6-0
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 3 Broder/May 17 22-20, 17-21, 15-13 0:53
8/26/15FIVBOlsztyn Poland Grand Slam Pool C Bansley/Pavan 3 Broder/May 19 21-19, 21-16 0:37
7/25/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 6 Broder/May 18 22-20, 21-14 0:43
7/10/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 9 Broder/May 18 21-13, 21-14 0:33
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
Trail the series against # 17 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-5
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Bansley/Pavan 3 21-19, 22-20 0:37
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
Lead the series against # 19, Q1 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 3-2
7/2/16FIVBPorec Major Gold Medal Laboureur/Sude 19, Q1 Bansley/Pavan 4 21-19, 21-18 0:38
6/8/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Pool E Laboureur/Sude 21 Bansley/Pavan 5 21-17, 12-21, 15-8 0:37
9/30/15FIVB2015 World Tour Finals Ft. Lauderdale Pool B Bansley/Pavan 3 Laboureur/Sude 10 21-13, 21-16 0:34
8/21/15FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 4 Laboureur/Sude 18 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:55
6/5/15FIVBPorec Major Series Winner 2 Bansley/Pavan 17 Laboureur/Sude 13, Q1 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 20 Lahti/Lehtonen, Finland 3-0
6/29/16FIVBPorec Major Pool D Bansley/Pavan 4 Lahti/Lehtonen 20 21-12, 21-17 0:37
7/22/15FIVBYokohama Grand Slam Pool F Bansley/Pavan 6 Lahti/Lehtonen 27, Q6 21-18, 21-15 0:38
5/23/15FIVBPrague Open Winner 3 Bansley/Pavan 7 Lahti/Lehtonen 16 13-21, 21-13, 15-10 0:45
Lead the series against # 21, Q2 Alves/Alves, Brazil 1-0
7/1/16FIVBPorec Major Winner 3 Bansley/Pavan 4 Alves/Alves 21, Q2 21-15, 20-22, 15-12 0:49
Lead the series against # 22, Q3 Antonelli/Maestrini, Brazil 1-0
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool D Bansley/Pavan 4 Antonelli/Maestrini 13, Q2 18-21, 25-23, 15-12 0:52
Trail the series against # 24, Q4 Bieneck/Grossner, Germany 0-1
8/22/13FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool B Bieneck/Grossner 15, Q2 Bansley/Pavan 18 21-16, 18-21, 15-9 0:46
Trail the series against # 26 Wang/Yue, China 0-2
5/20/16FIVBCincinnati Open Winner 2 Wang/Yue 14 Bansley/Pavan 2 21-18, 21-14 0:34
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 3 Wang/Yue 1 Bansley/Pavan 7 21-18, 23-21 0:40
Lead the series against # 27 Arvaniti/Karagkouni, Greece 1-0
6/16/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool D Bansley/Pavan 4 Arvaniti/Karagkouni 20 21-12, 21-13 0:29
Lead the series against # 28, Q7 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 2-0
4/23/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool G Bansley/Pavan 7 Mersmann/Schneider 26, Q5 21-15, 21-18 0:35
6/19/14FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool G Bansley/Pavan 23 Mersmann/Schneider 26 21-14, 26-24 0:42
Lead the series against # 29, Q8 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 1-0
6/29/16FIVBPorec Major Pool D Bansley/Pavan 4 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 29, Q8 21-15, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # Q6 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
Lead the series against # Q13 Lobato/Soria, Spain 1-0
5/21/15FIVBPrague Open Pool G Bansley/Pavan 7 Lobato/Soria 26, Q4 21-16, 21-9 0:32