Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$190,000 Olympic Bay Sanya Open
April 24 - 29, 2012
(15) Heather Bansley/Elizabeth Maloney, 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
Elizabeth Maloney
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 26, 1984 (40 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 68 kg (150 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 39
Career Best: 5th (FIVB C&S Geroskipou 2008)
Career FIVB WT Best: 7th (3 times)
Career Winnings: US$50,725.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed12345791317253341Money
FIVB30000003305964 US$90,300.00
FIVB C&S2000000200000 US$1,250.00
Overall32000003505964 US$91,550.00
Previous Sanya Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2008 Did not play Katherine Zakrzewski - 17th
2010 Elizabeth Maloney - 25th Heather Bansley - 25th
2011 Elizabeth Maloney - 33rd Heather Bansley - 33rd
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 4/15-20/2012 Brasília Open 17 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB 11/1-6/2011 Phuket Open 18 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 8/15-20/2011 Åland Open 24 17th 120 US$2,800.00
FIVB C&S 8/9-14/2011 Visa FIVB Beach Volleyball International 5 9th 0 US$300.00
FIVB 8/1-6/2011 Klagenfurt Grand Slam 24, Q7 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/25-30/2011 Stare Jablonki Grand Slam 24, Q11 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 7/19-24/2011 Québec Open 10 7th 300 US$7,600.00
FIVB 7/11-16/2011 Moscow Grand Slam 30, Q12 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 7/4-9/2011 Gstaad Grand Slam Q14 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 6/27-7/2/2011 Stavanger Grand Slam Q14 41st 24 US$0.00
FIVB 6/13-19/2011 Rome World Championships 39 17th 200 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/6-11/2011 Beijing Grand Slam Q17 33rd 40 US$0.00
FIVB 5/17-22/2011 Myslowice Open 27 25th 60 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/3-8/2011 Shanghai Open Q14 41st 18 US$0.00
FIVB 4/26-5/1/2011 Sanya Open Q13 33rd 30 US$0.00
Sanya Open Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 4/26/2012 Winner 1 Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (18, Q8) Lost 18-21, 13-21 0:43
Thu, 4/26/2012 Contender 1 Elodie Li Yuk Lo / Natacha Rigobert, Mauritius (31) Won 21-10, 21-12 0:30
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 2 Vasiliki Arvaniti / Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece (16) Won 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 3 Emilia Nystrom / Erika Nystrom, Finland (26, Q2) Won 21-18, 21-17 0:41
Fri, 4/27/2012 Contender 4 Angela Lavalle / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (11) Won 21-19, 21-13 0:43
Sat, 4/28/2012 Contender 5 Kristyna Kolocova / Marketa Slukova, Czech Republic (4) Lost 17-21, 15-21 0:46
Head to Head Results
Bansley/Maloney lead the series against the field 19-15 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 9 Series, 2 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Xue/Zhang, China 0-2
7/29/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Winner 2 Xue/Zhang 3 Bansley/Maloney 24, Q11 21-15, 21-10 0:30
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Winner 1 Xue/Zhang 3 Bansley/Maloney 30, Q24 21-13, 21-12 0:28
Trail the series against # 4 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-1
4/28/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 5 Kolocova/Slukova 4 Bansley/Maloney 15 21-17, 21-15 0:46
Trail the series against # 5 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 0-1
8/11/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Pool E Cook/Hinchley 8 Bansley/Maloney 5 21-17, 21-11 0:37
Lead the series against # 10 Borger/Buthe, Germany 1-0
4/17/12FIVBBrasília Open Winner 1 Bansley/Maloney 17 Borger/Buthe 16, Q6 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 11 Lavalle/Maestrini, Brazil 2-0
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 4 Bansley/Maloney 15 Lavalle/Maestrini 11 21-19, 21-13 0:43
8/4/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Maloney 24, Q7 Lavalle/Maestrini 25, Q12 19-21, 21-19, 15-5 1:02
Trail the series against # 13 Kohler/Sude, Germany 0-2
7/14/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool C Kohler/Sude 19 Bansley/Maloney 30, Q12 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:49
8/17/10FIVBAland Open Qualifier 3 Kohler/Sude 29, Q9 Bansley/Maloney Q25 21-19, 17-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 14, Q3 Candelas/Garcia, Mexico 1-0
8/2/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bansley/Maloney 24, Q7 Candelas/Garcia Q10 19-21, 21-15, 15-13 0:53
Series tied with # 16 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 1-1
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 2 Bansley/Maloney 15 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 16 17-21, 21-17, 15-13 1:06
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 2 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani 7 Bansley/Maloney 10 21-14, 21-14 0:36
Trail the series against # 17 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 0-1
6/14/11FIVBRome World Championships Pool J Birlova/Ukolova 34 Bansley/Maloney 39 21-12, 21-18 0:31
Trail the series against # 18, Q8 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-2
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Meppelink/van Gestel 18, Q8 Bansley/Maloney 15 21-18, 21-13 0:43
4/18/12FIVBBrasília Open Contender 2 Meppelink/van Gestel 31, Q13 Bansley/Maloney 17 19-21, 25-23, 15-8 0:58
Lead the series against # 19 Nishibori/Urata, Japan 2-1
11/3/11FIVBPhuket Open Winner 1 Bansley/Maloney 18 Nishibori/Urata 15, Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:36
7/22/11FIVBQuébec Open Contender 3 Bansley/Maloney 10 Nishibori/Urata 16 21-14, 21-18 0:43
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Nishibori/Urata 31, Q12 Bansley/Maloney 18, Q9 21-19, 21-16 0:39
Trail the series against # 20 Hansel/Montagnolli, Austria 0-1
8/3/11FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool H Hansel/Montagnolli 9 Bansley/Maloney 24, Q7 21-16, 21-14 0:38
Lead the series against # 21 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
7/28/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool H Bansley/Maloney 24, Q11 Schwaiger/Schwaiger 25 21-17, 8-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 23, Q6 Dampney/Mullin, England 3-0
8/17/10FIVBAland Open Qualifier 2 Bansley/Maloney Q25 Dampney/Mullin Q8 21-18, 21-9 0:35
8/11/10FIVBKristiansand Open Contender 1 Bansley/Maloney 30, Q24 Dampney/Mullin 19, Q2 21-17, 21-11 0:42
7/20/10FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 2 Bansley/Maloney Q35 Dampney/Mullin Q3 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Series tied with # 25 Gioria/Momoli, Italy 1-1
7/12/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bansley/Maloney 30, Q12 Gioria/Momoli 20, Q5 21-14, 21-18 0:38
10/28/10FIVBSanya Open Winner 1 Gioria/Momoli 15 Bansley/Maloney 18, Q9 21-17, 22-24, 15-7 0:56
Lead the series against # 26, Q2 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 2-0
4/27/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 3 Bansley/Maloney 15 Nystrom/Nystrom 26, Q2 21-18, 21-17 0:41
8/17/11FIVBÅland Open Winner 1 Bansley/Maloney 24 Nystrom/Nystrom 9 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 27, Q12 Goricanec/Graessli, Switzerland 0-1
7/20/10FIVBMarseille Open Qualifier 3 Goricanec/Graessli 32, Q19 Bansley/Maloney Q35 21-19, 21-14 0:39
Trail the series against # 29 Boulton/Johns, England 0-1
8/12/11FIVB C&SVisa FIVB Beach Volleyball International Winner 1 Boulton/Johns 9 Bansley/Maloney 5 26-24, 22-20 0:48
Lead the series against # 31 Li Yuk Lo/Rigobert, Mauritius 1-0
4/26/12FIVBSanya Open Contender 1 Bansley/Maloney 15 Li Yuk Lo/Rigobert 31 21-10, 21-12 0:30
Lead the series against # Q9 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-0
7/26/11FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Bansley/Maloney 24, Q11 Lessard/Martin Q6 15-21, 24-22, 15-11 0:51
Lead the series against # Q10 Mizoe/Tanaka, Japan 2-0
7/21/11FIVBQuébec Open Winner 1 Bansley/Maloney 10 Mizoe/Tanaka 23, Q2 28-26, 17-21, 22-20 1:12
7/12/11FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Bansley/Maloney 30, Q12 Mizoe/Tanaka Q21 28-26, 21-8 0:40
Lead the series against # Q33 Corral/Vidal, Spain 1-0
9/29/10FIVB C&SChennai Challenger Winner 1 Bansley/Maloney 11 Corral/Vidal 22, Q4 21-10, 21-12 0:32