Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam
March 8 - 13, 2016
(30, Q9) Mariafe Artacho/Nicole Laird, Australia
 
Mariafe Artacho Del Solar
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 24, 1993 (30 yrs old)
Home Town: Lima Peru
Resides: Brisbane
Height: 174 cm (5'9")
Weight: 66 kg (145 lb)
Seasons: 17
Tournaments: 87
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 8
Career Winnings: US$302,575.00
Nicole Laird
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 18, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Sydney
Resides: Adelaide
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 58
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$49,370.28
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925334157Money
FIVB1400000010314311 US$44,800.00
FIVB Age Group WC210000010000000 US$0.00
FIVB C&S100001000000000 US$0.00
Overall1710001020314311 US$44,800.00
Previous Rio de Janeiro Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 9/23-27/2015 Xiamen Open 17 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 27 17 400 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam Q18 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 30, Q25 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam Q19 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB C&S 11/5-9/2014 Pattaya Challenger 2 5 192 US$0.00
FIVB 6/24-28/2014 Stavanger Grand Slam Q9 33 80 US$0.00
FIVB Age Group WC 6/10-15/2014 Under 23 World Championships 2 1 280 US$0.00
FIVB 4/30-5/4/2014 Shanghai Grand Slam 31, Q20 9 360 US$11,000.00
Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Tue, 3/8/2016 Qualifier 1 Esra Cetin / Merve Nezir, Türkiye (Q24) Won 21-14, 21-16 0:36
Tue, 3/8/2016 Qualifier 2 Tatyana Mashkova / Irina Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan (Q8) Won 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool C Heather Bansley / Sarah Pavan, Canada (3) Lost 21-17, 18-21, 10-15 0:52
Wed, 3/9/2016 Pool C Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (14) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:37
Thu, 3/10/2016 Pool C Emily Capers / Jennifer Kessy, United States (19) Won 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Fri, 3/11/2016 Winner 1 Marta Menegatti / Viktoria Orsi Toth, Italy (13) Lost 19-21, 19-21 0:43
Head to Head Results
Series tied against the field 10-10
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
7/1/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Winner 1 Antunes/Maestrini 2 Artacho/Laird 27 21-18, 21-17 0:40
Trail the series against # 3 Bansley/Pavan, Canada 0-2
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Bansley/Pavan 3 Artacho/Laird 30, Q9 17-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:52
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Bansley/Pavan 22 Artacho/Laird 27 21-14, 21-17 0:36
Lead the series against # 4 Ludwig/Walkenhorst, Germany 1-0
5/1/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Pool B Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 Ludwig/Walkenhorst 2 21-17, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 8 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-1
6/29/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Ross/Walsh Jennings 3 Artacho/Laird 27 18-21, 21-15, 15-12 0:49
Series tied with # 13 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 1-1
3/11/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Winner 1 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 13 Artacho/Laird 30, Q9 21-19, 21-19 0:43
6/10/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool C Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Menegatti/Orsi Toth 3 21-13, 21-16 0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 0-1
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Holtwick/Semmler 14 Artacho/Laird 30, Q9 21-16, 21-17 0:37
Lead the series against # 19 Capers/Kessy, United States 1-0
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool C Artacho/Laird 30, Q9 Capers/Kessy 19 21-18, 21-18 0:41
Trail the series against # 22 Wang/Yue, China 0-2
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Wang/Yue 1 Artacho/Laird 17 21-18, 21-12 0:35
5/3/14FIVBShanghai Grand Slam Winner 2 Wang/Yue 10 Artacho/Laird 31, Q20 21-13, 21-10 0:31
Lead the series against # 25, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke, Canada 2-0
6/11/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Pool C Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 25-23, 21-13 0:40
6/15/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 23 World Championships Semi-Finals Artacho/Laird 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 4, Q1 18-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:53
Trail the series against # 28, Q6 Nestarcova/Pridalova, Slovakia 0-1
6/12/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Winner 1 Nestarcova/Pridalova 20 Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 21-15, 20-22, 15-8 0:46
Lead the series against # Q8 Mashkova/Tsimbalova, Kazakhstan 1-0
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 2 Artacho/Laird 30, Q9 Mashkova/Tsimbalova Q8 21-18, 21-11 0:34
Trail the series against # Q12 Agudo/Pazo, Venezuela 0-1
5/26/15FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Agudo/Pazo Q14 Artacho/Laird Q19 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:46
Lead the series against # Q13 Hansel/Schwaiger, Austria 1-0
9/24/15FIVBXiamen Open Pool A Artacho/Laird 17 Hansel/Schwaiger 16 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:55
Lead the series against # Q16 Mizoe/Nishibori, Japan 1-0
6/9/15FIVBStavanger Major Series Qualifier 2 Artacho/Laird 30, Q25 Mizoe/Nishibori Q9 21-11, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # Q17 Braakman/Sinnema, Netherlands 1-0
6/30/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool C Artacho/Laird 27 Braakman/Sinnema 46 21-11, 21-15 0:40
Lead the series against # Q24 Cetin/Nezir, Türkiye 1-0
3/8/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Qualifier 1 Artacho/Laird 30, Q9 Cetin/Nezir Q24 21-14, 21-16 0:36