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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
London 2012 Olympic Games
July 28 - August 8, 2012

(17) Louise Bawden/Becchara Palmer, Australia

Louise Bawden
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 1981 (42 yrs old)

Home Town:

Melbourne

Resides:

Adelaide

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Stare Jablonki 2009)

Career Winnings:

US$314,787.50

Becchara Palmer
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 18, 1988 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Adelaide

Resides:

Sydney

Height:

183 cm (6'0")

Weight:

73 kg (161 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

1 (Sydney 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$139,025.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	Money
FIVB	34	0	1	0	1	3	0	9	3	11	1	4	1	US$207,650.00

Previous London Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/16-22/2012	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	8	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/12-17/2012	Grand Slam Rome	11	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2012	Moscow Grand Slam	12	5	480	US$13,200.00
FIVB	5/7-12/2012	Beijing Grand Slam	12	9	320	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/30-5/5/2012	Shanghai Grand Slam	13	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	4/24-29/2012	Sanya Open	12	5	360	US$9,100.00
FIVB	4/15-20/2012	Brasília Open	19	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/1-6/2011	Phuket Open	19	4	420	US$11,200.00
FIVB	7/11-16/2011	Moscow Grand Slam	23	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	7/4-9/2011	Gstaad Grand Slam	19	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/27-7/2/2011	Stavanger Grand Slam	16	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	6/13-19/2011	Rome World Championships	18	9	400	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/6-11/2011	Beijing Grand Slam	17	17	160	US$5,100.00
FIVB	5/17-22/2011	Myslowice Open	15, Q2	17	120	US$2,800.00
FIVB	5/3-8/2011	Shanghai Open	21, Q1	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/26-5/1/2011	Sanya Open	19, Q1	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	4/17-22/2011	Brasilia Open	25, Q1	9	240	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/24-29/2010	The Hague Open	19	25	60	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/16-21/2010	Aland Open	22	13	180	US$4,250.00
FIVB	8/9-14/2010	Kristiansand Open	18	17	120	US$2,800.00

London 2012 Olympic Games Matches

Date

Bracket

Opponent

Score

Time

Sun, 7/29/2012

Pool E

Laura Ludwig / Sara Niedrig, Germany (8)

Lost 18-21, 21-19, 8-15

0:53

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Louise Bawden	Total	17	12	0	0.706	2	11	1	3
	1	17	12	0	0.706	2	11	1	3
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Becchara Palmer	Total	45	14	0	0.311	0	7	2	5
	1	45	14	0	0.311	0	7	2	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Tue, 7/31/2012

Pool E

Madelein Meppelink / Sophie van Gestel, Netherlands (20)

Lost 19-21, 15-21

0:36

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Louise Bawden	Total	10	5	0	0.500	3	1	0	2
	1	10	5	0	0.500	3	1	0	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Becchara Palmer	Total	27	11	0	0.407	0	7	2	5
	1	27	11	0	0.407	0	7	2	5
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Thu, 8/2/2012

Pool E

Maria Antonelli / Talita Antunes, Brazil (5)

Lost 21-18, 16-21, 9-15

0:51

Player	Game	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Louise Bawden	Total	21	12	0	0.571	0	6	5	2
	1	21	12	0	0.571	0	6	5	2
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
Becchara Palmer	Total	32	16	0	0.500	0	7	1	6
	1	32	16	0	0.500	0	7	1	6
	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0
	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0

Overall Tournament Stats
Player	Attacks	Kills	Errors	Hitting Pct.	Blocks	Digs	Aces	Service Errors
Louise Bawden	48	29	0	0.604	5	18	6	7
Becchara Palmer	104	41	0	0.394	0	21	5	16

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2009	Stavanger	Did not play	Heike Jensen - 37th
2011	Rome	Becchara Palmer - 9th	Louise Bawden - 9th
2013	Stare Jablonki	Taliqua Clancy - 17th	Did not play
2015	The Hague	Taliqua Clancy - 5th	Did not play
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Taliqua Clancy - 5th	Did not play
2017	Vienna	Taliqua Clancy - 17th	Did not play
2019	Hamburg	Did not play	Nicole Laird - 33rd

Head to Head Results
Bawden/Palmer trail the series against the field 20-55

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-8
4/28/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 6	Felisberta/Maestrini	2	Bawden/Palmer	12	21-13, 21-15	0:39
6/30/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Bawden/Palmer	16	17-21, 21-8, 15-10	0:43
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Bawden/Palmer	17	21-14, 21-13	0:33
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Bawden/Palmer	25, Q1	21-16, 18-21, 15-5	0:52
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Bawden/Palmer	16	21-10, 21-12	0:34
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Bawden/Palmer	17	21-11, 21-13	0:36
8/8/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Gold Medal	Felisberta/Maestrini	1	Bawden/Palmer	26, Q3	21-14, 21-16	0:38
7/29/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Felisberta/Maestrini	3	Bawden/Palmer	30, Q15	21-15, 21-15	0:43
Trail the series against # 2 Xue/Zhang, China 0-7
7/20/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	1	Bawden/Palmer	8	21-15, 21-14	0:36
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	1	Bawden/Palmer	11	21-15, 21-13	0:34
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 3	Xue/Zhang	1	Bawden/Palmer	12	21-16, 21-19	0:38
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 2	Xue/Zhang	3	Bawden/Palmer	19	13-21, 21-18, 15-8	0:43
11/5/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Semi-Finals	Xue/Zhang	1	Bawden/Palmer	19	21-18, 21-13	0:43
5/6/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 4	Xue/Zhang	2	Bawden/Palmer	21, Q1	21-18, 21-16	0:35
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Xue/Zhang	4	Bawden/Palmer	29	21-14, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 3 May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-3
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool F	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	6	Bawden/Palmer	11	21-10, 21-18	0:33
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Pool D	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	4	Bawden/Palmer	13	21-12, 21-16	0:37
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	May-Treanor/Walsh Jennings	3	Bawden/Palmer	19	21-15, 21-10	0:29
Trail the series against # 4 Kessy/Ross, United States 2-3
5/10/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Palmer	12	Kessy/Ross	5	By Forfeit
11/4/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Winner 4	Kessy/Ross	2	Bawden/Palmer	19	21-19, 18-21, 15-11	1:16
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 2	Kessy/Ross	2	Bawden/Palmer	15, Q2	21-15, 21-19	0:38
4/29/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Contender 3	Kessy/Ross	6	Bawden/Palmer	19, Q1	21-12, 21-16	0:35
4/19/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	25, Q1	Kessy/Ross	8	21-18, 21-12	0:38
Trail the series against # 5 Antonelli/Antunes, Brazil 0-5
8/2/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Antonelli/Antunes	5	Bawden/Palmer	17	18-21, 21-16, 15-9	0:51
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Bawden/Palmer	19, Q1	22-20, 21-18	0:44
8/6/10	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Grand Slam	Winner 2	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Bawden/Palmer	27, Q4	21-18, 21-18	0:42
6/10/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Antonelli/Antunes	3	Bawden/Palmer	14	21-15, 21-15	0:36
8/6/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 3	Antonelli/Antunes	2	Bawden/Palmer	26, Q3	21-19, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Cicolari/Menegatti, Italy 1-2
11/6/11	FIVB	Phuket Open	Bronze Medal	Cicolari/Menegatti	5	Bawden/Palmer	19	21-19, 21-15	0:47
8/12/10	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Contender 2	Cicolari/Menegatti	17	Bawden/Palmer	18	24-22, 21-13	0:43
5/6/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	17	Cicolari/Menegatti	16	21-13, 7-21, 15-13	0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Ludwig/Niedrig, Germany 2-4
7/29/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Bawden/Palmer	17	21-18, 19-21, 15-8	0:53
5/11/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Winner 2	Ludwig/Niedrig	8	Bawden/Palmer	12	21-19, 24-22	0:43
4/18/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Contender 4	Ludwig/Niedrig	9	Bawden/Palmer	19	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	Bawden/Palmer	23	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:51
6/14/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Pool G	Bawden/Palmer	18	Ludwig/Niedrig	7	21-14, 29-27	0:46
8/12/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 2	Bawden/Palmer	20, Q1	Ludwig/Niedrig	4	21-18, 18-21, 15-13	0:52
Lead the series against # 9 Keizer/Van Iersel, Netherlands 3-1
6/15/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	11	Keizer/Van Iersel	7	21-17, 21-15	0:37
6/9/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Palmer	12	Keizer/Van Iersel	5	21-18, 15-21, 15-12	0:53
6/11/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 1	Keizer/Van Iersel	18	Bawden/Palmer	14	21-16, 21-15	0:40
5/7/10	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Contender 2	Bawden/Palmer	17	Keizer/Van Iersel	15	21-14, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 10 Kolocova/Slukova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/23/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 4	Kolocova/Slukova	14	Bawden/Palmer	24	21-18, 21-19	0:51
7/1/10	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool G	Kolocova/Slukova	26, Q5	Bawden/Palmer	23	21-19, 21-16	0:41
Trail the series against # 11 Kuhn/Zumkehr, Switzerland 1-4
5/3/12	FIVB	Shanghai Grand Slam	Winner 1	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	Bawden/Palmer	13	21-11, 21-15	0:32
4/17/12	FIVB	Brasília Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	19	Kuhn/Zumkehr	14	23-21, 22-20	0:42
6/8/11	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool A	Kuhn/Zumkehr	16	Bawden/Palmer	17	21-14, 23-25, 15-11	0:56
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Contender 2	Kuhn/Zumkehr	16	Bawden/Palmer	15, Q2	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:50
7/30/09	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool C	Kuhn/Zumkehr	19	Bawden/Palmer	30, Q15	17-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:56
Trail the series against # 12 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-4
5/9/12	FIVB	Beijing Grand Slam	Pool E	Holtwick/Semmler	21	Bawden/Palmer	12	21-17, 21-16	0:37
6/29/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Pool A	Holtwick/Semmler	17	Bawden/Palmer	16	21-19, 22-24, 15-9	0:48
7/7/10	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool D	Holtwick/Semmler	13	Bawden/Palmer	29	21-18, 22-20	0:42
6/18/10	FIVB	Aland Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	22	Holtwick/Semmler	11	21-17, 16-21, 15-11	0:54
6/9/10	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool C	Holtwick/Semmler	19	Bawden/Palmer	14	14-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Hajeckova/Skalnikova, Czech Republic 1-3
7/6/11	FIVB	Gstaad Grand Slam	Pool C	Bawden/Palmer	19	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	14	21-16, 21-19	0:36
6/17/11	FIVB	Rome World Championships	Winner 2	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	22	Bawden/Palmer	18	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:53
8/26/10	FIVB	The Hague Open	Winner 1	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	14	Bawden/Palmer	19	26-24, 15-21, 15-13	0:58
5/18/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Pool A	Hajeckova/Skalnikova	17, Q4	Bawden/Palmer	16	22-20, 21-11	0:41
Trail the series against # 14 Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani, Greece 0-2
7/1/11	FIVB	Stavanger Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	19	Bawden/Palmer	16	21-14, 21-14	0:32
5/20/10	FIVB	Rome Grand Slam	Winner 1	Arvaniti/Tsiartsiani	11	Bawden/Palmer	16	22-20, 21-13	0:37
Trail the series against # 15 Schwaiger/Schwaiger, Austria 1-5
7/19/12	FIVB	Klagenfurt Grand Slam	Pool H	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	9	Bawden/Palmer	8	21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:47
4/26/12	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	21	Bawden/Palmer	12	21-13, 21-16	0:34
5/5/11	FIVB	Shanghai Open	Winner 2	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	Bawden/Palmer	21, Q1	21-15, 28-26	0:42
4/20/11	FIVB	Brasilia Open	Contender 4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	6	Bawden/Palmer	25, Q1	22-20, 21-15	0:37
8/14/09	FIVB	Kristiansand Open	Winner 4	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	8	Bawden/Palmer	20, Q1	21-15, 21-13	0:38
8/7/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Contender 6	Bawden/Palmer	26, Q3	Schwaiger/Schwaiger	5	21-15, 21-15	0:34
Lead the series against # 16 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 3-0
6/8/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool E	Bawden/Palmer	12	Baquerizo/Fernandez	21	21-16, 21-18	0:39
4/28/11	FIVB	Sanya Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	19, Q1	Baquerizo/Fernandez	14	21-12, 21-14	0:35
8/5/09	FIVB	Stare Jablonki Open	Winner 2	Bawden/Palmer	26, Q3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	23	21-12, 21-12	0:27
Lead the series against # 18 Birlova/Ukolova, Russia 1-0
7/13/11	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Pool G	Bawden/Palmer	23	Birlova/Ukolova	10	21-14, 16-21, 15-7	0:49
Series tied with # 19 Lessard/Martin, Canada 1-1
5/19/11	FIVB	Myslowice Open	Winner 1	Bawden/Palmer	15, Q2	Lessard/Martin	18	21-11, 21-15	0:37
7/21/09	FIVB	Marseille Grand Slam	Winner 1	Lessard/Martin	22	Bawden/Palmer	43, Q7	21-18, 21-16	0:44
Trail the series against # 20 Meppelink/van Gestel, Netherlands 0-1
7/31/12	FIVB	London 2012 Olympic Games	Pool E	Meppelink/van Gestel	20	Bawden/Palmer	17	21-19, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # 22 Cook/Hinchley, Australia 2-0
6/10/12	FIVB	Moscow Grand Slam	Winner 2	Bawden/Palmer	12	Cook/Hinchley	19	21-12, 25-23	0:43
7/22/10	FIVB	Marseille Open	Contender 2	Bawden/Palmer	24	Cook/Hinchley	26, Q21	21-15, 23-21	0:53
Lead the series against # 23 Barsuk/Vozakova, Russia 1-0
6/14/12	FIVB	Grand Slam Rome	Pool F	Bawden/Palmer	11	Barsuk/Vozakova	27, Q4	17-21, 21-10, 15-11	0:48