Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$800,000 Long Beach Grand Slam
August 23 - 28, 2016
(17) Melissa Humana-Paredes/Taylor Pischke, Canada
 
Melissa Humana-Paredes
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 10, 1992 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Toronto, ON
Resides: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Weight: 63 kg (139 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 94
Career Wins: 11
Career FIVB WT Wins: 9
Career Winnings: US$499,825.00
Taylor Pischke
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Apr 18, 1993 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: Winnipeg, MB
Resides: Winnipeg, MB
Height: 183 cm (6'0")
Weight: 69 kg (152 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 51
Career Best: 3rd (2 times)
Career FIVB WT Best: 4th (Aydin 2019)
Career Winnings: US$106,333.36
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172541Money
FIVB2800003090871 US$154,650.00
FIVB Age Group WC300201000000 US$0.00
Overall3100204090871 US$154,650.00
Previous Long Beach Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Taylor Pischke - 17th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 17th
2014 Taylor Pischke - 17th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 17th
2015 Taylor Pischke - 41st Melissa Humana-Paredes - 41st
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/25-30/2016 A1 Major Klagenfurt 20 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2016 Gstaad Major 23 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/2/2016 Porec Major 18 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/14-18/2016 Poland Grand Slam 17 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/7-11/2016 Major Hamburg 24 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 5/17-21/2016 Cincinnati Open 10 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/20-24/2016 Fuzhou Open 14 25 120 US$800.00
FIVB 4/13-17/2016 Xiamen Open 12 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 3/15-20/2016 Vitória Open 19 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 3/8-13/2016 Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam 25, Q2 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2015 Puerto Vallarta Open 13 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 8/18-23/2015 Long Beach Grand Slam Q5 41 40 US$0.00
FIVB 7/6-11/2015 Gstaad Major Series 26 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/26-7/4/2015 Netherlands World Championships 24 9 500 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/17-21/2015 St. Petersburg Grand Slam 20 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 6/8-13/2015 Stavanger Major Series 19 9 360 US$11,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2015 Porec Major Series 19 17 240 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/25-31/2015 Moscow Grand Slam 20 25 160 US$4,000.00
FIVB 5/19-24/2015 Prague Open 6 9 240 US$2,000.00
FIVB 5/11-17/2015 Lucerne Open 7 17 180 US$1,200.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2015 Fuzhou Open 6 5 300 US$3,375.00
FIVB 9/23-28/2014 São Paulo Grand Slam 18 5 480 US$17,000.00
Long Beach Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool A Maria Antonelli / Liliane Maestrini, Brazil (16, Q1) Lost 11-21, 21-23 0:36
Wed, 8/24/2016 Pool A April Ross / Kerri Walsh Jennings, United States (1) Lost 16-21, 17-21 0:36
Thu, 8/25/2016 Pool A Carolina Horta / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (32, Q14) Won 21-19, 26-24 0:37
Fri, 8/26/2016 Winner 1 Katrin Holtwick / Ilka Semmler, Germany (13) Lost 11-21, 17-21 0:31
Head to Head Results
Humana-Paredes/Pischke trail the series against the field 13-24
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Ross/Walsh Jennings, United States 0-4
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Ross/Walsh Jennings 1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 17 21-16, 21-17 0:36
3/9/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Ross/Walsh Jennings 8 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 25, Q2 22-24, 21-19, 15-8 0:55
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Ross/Walsh Jennings 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26 21-13, 21-17 0:35
9/24/14FIVBSão Paulo Grand Slam Pool B Ross/Walsh Jennings 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 18 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Trail the series against # 2 Antunes/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 2 Antunes/Maestrini 1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 21-16, 21-12 0:29
Trail the series against # 3 Borger/Buthe, Germany 0-2
7/8/15FIVBGstaad Major Series Pool G Borger/Buthe 10 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26 14-7 Retired 0:16
8/20/14FIVBStare Jablonki Grand Slam Pool G Borger/Buthe 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26 21-13, 21-14 0:32
Trail the series against # 5 Laboureur/Sude, Germany 0-4
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool D Laboureur/Sude 4 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 20 22-20, 21-18 0:37
6/15/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool A Laboureur/Sude 16 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 17 17-21, 21-14, 15-12 0:41
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 3 Laboureur/Sude 15 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 12 21-17, 21-12 0:31
6/18/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool D Laboureur/Sude 13, Q3 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 20 21-16, 21-13 0:35
Trail the series against # 6 Brzostek/Wojtasik, Poland 0-1
6/15/16FIVBPoland Grand Slam Pool A Brzostek/Wojtasik 1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 17 12-21, 21-16, 15-8 0:41
Trail the series against # 8 Fendrick/Sweat, United States 1-2
4/22/16FIVBFuzhou Open Pool C Fendrick/Sweat 3 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 14 23-21, 21-12 0:34
3/10/16FIVBRio de Janeiro Grand Slam Pool H Fendrick/Sweat 9 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 25, Q2 21-13, 21-14 0:34
4/25/15FIVBFuzhou Open Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 6 Fendrick/Sweat 4 21-16, 21-13 0:33
Trail the series against # 9 Felisberta/Lima, Brazil 0-1
3/16/16FIVBVitória Open Pool C Felisberta/Lima 3 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 21-19, 21-16 0:40
Trail the series against # 10 Forrer/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-2
4/15/16FIVBXiamen Open Pool E Forrer/Verge-Depre 5 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 12 19-21, 21-16, 15-10 0:43
6/20/15FIVBSt. Petersburg Grand Slam Pool D Forrer/Verge-Depre 29, Q6 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 20 21-19, 19-21, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 11 Hermannova/Slukova, Czech Republic 2-0
6/29/16FIVBPorec Major Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pischke 18 Hermannova/Slukova 15 17-21, 21-19, 15-11 0:41
3/18/16FIVBVitória Open Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 19 Hermannova/Slukova 21 23-21, 21-18 0:42
Lead the series against # 12 Gallay/Klug, Argentina 2-1
7/27/16FIVBA1 Major Klagenfurt Pool D Gallay/Klug 13 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 20 21-19, 21-17 0:40
5/22/15FIVBPrague Open Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pischke 6 Gallay/Klug 11 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 1:01
4/24/15FIVBFuzhou Open Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pischke 6 Gallay/Klug 11 21-18, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Holtwick/Semmler, Germany 1-3
8/26/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 13 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 17 21-11, 21-17 0:31
6/10/16FIVBMajor Hamburg Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 24 Holtwick/Semmler 18 21-18, 21-17 0:38
7/25/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 3 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26, Q5 15-21, 21-16, 21-19 0:54
7/24/13FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Winner 1 Holtwick/Semmler 7 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 31, Q8 21-18, 21-15 0:35
Trail the series against # 16, Q1 Antonelli/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
8/24/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Antonelli/Maestrini 16, Q1 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 17 21-11, 23-21 0:36
Trail the series against # 21 Carico/Ross, United States 0-1
7/7/16FIVBGstaad Major Pool G Carico/Ross 26, Q6 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 23 18-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 25 Gordon/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
5/18/16FIVBCincinnati Open Pool G Gordon/Wilkerson 23, Q3 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 10 20-22, 21-18, 15-13 0:50
Lead the series against # 31, Q12 Flint/Kolinske, United States 1-0
6/10/14FIVB Age Group WCUnder 23 World Championships Qualifier 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 4, Q1 Flint/Kolinske 36, Q9 21-11, 21-18 0:28
Lead the series against # 32, Q14 Horta/Silva, Brazil 1-0
8/25/16FIVBLong Beach Grand Slam Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pischke 17 Horta/Silva 32, Q14 21-19, 26-24 0:37
Lead the series against # Q3 Mersmann/Schneider, Germany 2-0
4/16/16FIVBXiamen Open Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pischke 12 Mersmann/Schneider 22, Q3 21-17, 21-16 0:33
7/24/14FIVBASICS World Series of Beach Volleyball Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pischke 26, Q5 Mersmann/Schneider 23, Q4 21-15, 19-21, 15-11 0:53
Lead the series against # Q6 Kjolberg/Kongshavn, Norway 1-0
5/14/15FIVBLucerne Open Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pischke 7 Kjolberg/Kongshavn 26, Q4 21-13, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # Q16 Davidova/Olivova, Czech Republic 1-0
10/8/15FIVBPuerto Vallarta Open Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pischke 13 Davidova/Olivova 29, Q13 21-15, 21-14 0:33
Lead the series against # Q17 Orellana/Orellana, Guatemala 1-0
6/27/15FIVBNetherlands World Championships Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pischke 24 Orellana/Orellana 48 21-11, 21-7 0:30