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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Sochi
May 25 - 29, 2021

(20) Heather Bansley/Brandie Wilkerson, Canada

Heather Bansley
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 13, 1987 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

London

Resides:

Toronto

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

64 kg (141 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

124

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$451,375.00

Brandie Wilkerson
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 1, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lausanne, Switzerland

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$284,700.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	39	3	1	4	0	11	0	13	0	5	2	US$317,500.00
Other	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	US$1,250.00
Overall	41	3	1	4	0	12	0	13	1	5	2	US$318,750.00

Previous Sochi Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/28-5/2/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	19	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/22-26/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	18	17	320	US$3,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2021	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	17	5	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/8-12/2021	Doha 4-star	13	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	11/13-17/2019	Chetumal Four Star	7	9	400	US$4,000.00
Other	9/18-22/2019	FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament	3	13	0	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-8/2019	World Tour Finals Rome	15	17	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/30-8/4/2019	Vienna Major Five Star	11	17	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/24-28/2019	Tokyo Four Star	12	3	640	US$10,000.00
FIVB	7/8-14/2019	Gstaad Major Series	8	9	600	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/28-7/6/2019	World Championships Hamburg	3	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2019	Warsaw Four Star	4	9	400	US$4,000.00
FIVB	5/29-6/2/2019	Ostrava Four Star	2	5	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/14-19/2019	Itapema Four Star	4	3	640	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/23-28/2019	Xiamen Four Star	2	5	480	US$6,000.00
FIVB	10/24-28/2018	Chetumal Three Star	1	1	600	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/16-21/2018	Las Vegas Four Star	2	1	800	US$20,000.00

Sochi 4 Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/27/2021	Pool D	Karla Borger / Julia Sude, Germany (13)	Won 21-16, 21-15	0:37
Thu, 5/27/2021	Pool D	Talita Antunes / Taiana Lima, Brazil (4)	Won 21-16, 21-14	0:35
Fri, 5/28/2021	Winner 2	Megan McNamara / Nicole McNamara, Canada (26, Q3)	Won 21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:55
Fri, 5/28/2021	Winner 3	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (10)	Lost 21-16, 18-21, 11-15	0:51

Head to Head Results
Bansley/Wilkerson lead the series against the field 41-30

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Kholomina/Makroguzova, Russia 3-1
5/30/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Pool B	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Kholomina/Makroguzova	18	21-18, 14-21, 15-10	0:47
5/18/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 3	Bansley/Wilkerson	4	Kholomina/Makroguzova	15	21-17, 24-22	0:41
8/1/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool B	Kholomina/Makroguzova	18	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	21-19, 21-18	0:38
5/18/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	9	Kholomina/Makroguzova	17	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan, Canada 2-8
4/24/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool B	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	2	Bansley/Wilkerson	18	21-19, 24-22	0:48
4/19/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Winner 3	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	4	Bansley/Wilkerson	17	21-12, 22-20	0:41
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 2	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	1	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	18-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:54
5/18/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Semi-Finals	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	2	Bansley/Wilkerson	4	10-21, 21-16, 15-5	0:44
10/21/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Gold Medal	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	3	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	1:00
5/5/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Contender 7	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	2	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	25-23, 21-15	0:40
2/28/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool B	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	2	Bansley/Wilkerson	15	21-12, 21-17	0:33
8/23/17	FIVB	2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool C	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	3	Bansley/Wilkerson	11	20-22, 21-12, 15-9	0:49
6/17/17	FIVB	The Hague Three Star	Winner 3	Humana-Paredes/Pavan	10	Bansley/Wilkerson	12	21-18, 21-7	0:31
9/13/16	FIVB	2016 World Tour Finals Toronto	Country Quota	Bansley/Wilkerson	4	Humana-Paredes/Pavan		23-21, 21-13	0:36
Series tied with # 3 Bednarczuk/Lisboa, Brazil 2-2
7/27/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Semi-Finals	Bednarczuk/Lisboa	4	Bansley/Wilkerson	12	21-11, 21-12	0:33
7/15/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Bronze Medal	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Bednarczuk/Lisboa	3	21-19, 21-13	0:37
5/5/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Contender 5	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	Bednarczuk/Lisboa	8	15-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:44
7/6/17	FIVB	Gstaad Major Five Star	Pool C	Bednarczuk/Lisboa	3	Bansley/Wilkerson	14	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # 4 Antunes/Lima, Brazil 4-0
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Bansley/Wilkerson	20	Antunes/Lima	4	21-16, 21-14	0:35
7/27/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Winner 1	Bansley/Wilkerson	12	Antunes/Lima	16, Q3	21-19, 21-19	0:36
7/10/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Bansley/Wilkerson	8	Antunes/Lima	25, Q5	21-14, 18-21, 15-7	0:47
5/16/19	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool D	Bansley/Wilkerson	4	Antunes/Lima	13, Q2	21-19, 24-26, 15-8	0:56
Trail the series against # 5 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-4
6/30/19	FIVB	World Championships Hamburg	Pool C	Mader/Verge-Depre	27	Bansley/Wilkerson	3	21-19, 16-21, 15-8	0:50
6/23/18	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	5	Mader/Verge-Depre	7	21-14, 21-19	0:38
5/19/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Semi-Finals	Mader/Verge-Depre	11	Bansley/Wilkerson	9	15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:50
6/30/17	FIVB	Porec Major Five Star	Winner 2	Mader/Verge-Depre	12	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	24-22, 21-15	0:43
2/9/17	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major Five Star	Pool F	Mader/Verge-Depre	6	Bansley/Wilkerson	11	13-21, 21-12, 17-15	0:47
Trail the series against # 6 Klineman/Ross, United States 0-4
4/17/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool A	Klineman/Ross	1	Bansley/Wilkerson	17	21-16, 18-21, 15-13	0:46
9/5/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Pool B	Klineman/Ross	2	Bansley/Wilkerson	15	22-20, 21-11	0:39
7/26/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Pool A	Klineman/Ross	1	Bansley/Wilkerson	12	21-14, 15-21, 16-14	0:53
6/14/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Winner 2	Klineman/Ross	3	Bansley/Wilkerson	4	21-16, 21-16	0:38
Lead the series against # 7 Kozuch/Ludwig, Germany 2-1
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	17	Kozuch/Ludwig	7	20-22, 21-15, 22-20	1:02
8/1/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Winner 1	Kozuch/Ludwig	26, Q7	Bansley/Wilkerson	11	21-17, 21-15	0:35
6/13/19	FIVB	Warsaw Four Star	Pool D	Bansley/Wilkerson	4	Kozuch/Ludwig	29, Q8	22-24, 21-14, 15-10	0:54
Series tied with # 8 Keizer/Meppelink, Netherlands 1-1
7/11/19	FIVB	Gstaad Major Series	Pool H	Keizer/Meppelink	9	Bansley/Wilkerson	8	21-17, 21-18	0:36
8/15/18	FIVB	2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg	Pool A	Bansley/Wilkerson	5	Keizer/Meppelink	8	21-19, 21-15	0:35
Lead the series against # 9 Baquerizo/Fernandez, Spain 2-0
10/20/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Baquerizo/Fernandez	14	21-14, 21-15	0:32
7/6/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	3	Baquerizo/Fernandez	13	21-19, 21-10	0:31
Trail the series against # 10 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 0-2
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 3	Graudina/Samoilova	10	Bansley/Wilkerson	20	16-21, 21-18, 15-11	0:51
9/18/19	Other	FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament	Pool C	Graudina/Samoilova	11	Bansley/Wilkerson	3	21-12, 16-21, 16-14	0:45
Lead the series against # 12 Kolinske/Stockman, United States 2-1
10/20/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Winner 3	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Kolinske/Stockman	5	25-23, 21-12	0:39
5/17/18	FIVB	Itapema Four Star	Pool H	Bansley/Wilkerson	9	Kolinske/Stockman	24, Q2	25-23, 18-21, 15-9	0:50
4/20/18	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool G	Kolinske/Stockman	26, Q10	Bansley/Wilkerson	10	21-18, 21-13	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 5-1
5/27/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Pool D	Bansley/Wilkerson	20	Borger/Sude	13	21-16, 21-15	0:37
4/30/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Winner 1	Borger/Sude	13	Bansley/Wilkerson	19	21-13, 23-21	0:40
4/17/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Pool A	Bansley/Wilkerson	17	Borger/Sude	16	19-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:53
11/14/19	FIVB	Chetumal Four Star	Pool G	Bansley/Wilkerson	7	Borger/Sude	10	21-17, 21-17	0:40
7/28/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Bronze Medal	Bansley/Wilkerson	12	Borger/Sude	18	21-19, 21-11	0:39
4/26/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Pool B	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Borger/Sude	15	21-15, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Cheng/Sponcil, United States 1-0
7/27/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	12	Cheng/Sponcil	11, Q2	23-21, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
Lead the series against # 15 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 4-1
4/29/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 3rd	Pool C	Bansley/Wilkerson	19	Brunner/Huberli	14	21-15, 21-14	0:40
4/27/19	FIVB	Xiamen Four Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Brunner/Huberli	16	21-18, 21-19	0:38
7/12/18	FIVB	Gstaad Major	Pool B	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Brunner/Huberli	15	24-26, 27-25, 15-13	1:03
6/28/18	FIVB	Poland Four Star	Pool D	Bansley/Wilkerson	4	Brunner/Huberli	13	21-17, 21-17	0:38
7/31/17	FIVB	Vienna World Championships	Pool J	Brunner/Huberli	10	Bansley/Wilkerson	15	21-17, 21-19	0:38
Lead the series against # 16 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 2-0
4/18/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 1st	Winner 1	Bansley/Wilkerson	17	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	19	21-14, 22-20	0:41
6/1/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer	28, Q8	21-11, 21-10	0:31
Lead the series against # 17 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 3-1
3/9/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool D	Kociolek/Wojtasik	20	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	21-19, 25-23	0:46
7/5/18	FIVB	Espinho Four Star	Pool C	Bansley/Wilkerson	3	Kociolek/Wojtasik	14	21-12, 21-17	0:33
5/3/18	FIVB	Huntington Beach Four Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	Kociolek/Wojtasik	20	21-19, 21-15	0:38
2/28/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Pool B	Bansley/Wilkerson	15	Kociolek/Wojtasik	18	21-13, 21-12	0:31
Lead the series against # 18, Q1 Sweat/Walsh Jennings, United States 2-1
4/23/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool B	Bansley/Wilkerson	18	Sweat/Walsh Jennings	15	23-21, 21-14	0:44
6/1/19	FIVB	Ostrava Four Star	Winner 3	Sweat/Walsh Jennings	13, Q2	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	21-16, 19-21, 21-19	0:59
10/27/18	FIVB	Chetumal Three Star	Semi-Finals	Bansley/Wilkerson	1	Sweat/Walsh Jennings	3	21-18, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 19 Menegatti/Orsi Toth, Italy 0-1
8/1/18	FIVB	Vienna Major	Pool B	Menegatti/Orsi Toth	31	Bansley/Wilkerson	2	21-16, 21-18	0:39
Series tied with # 21 Bieneck/Schneider, Germany 1-1
7/25/19	FIVB	Tokyo Four Star	Pool A	Bansley/Wilkerson	12	Bieneck/Schneider	13, Q5	21-15, 21-14	0:35
5/18/17	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro Four Star	Pool D	Bieneck/Schneider	20	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	21-17, 17-21, 15-9	0:45
Lead the series against # 26, Q3 McNamara/McNamara, Canada 1-0
5/28/21	FIVB	Sochi 4 Star	Winner 2	Bansley/Wilkerson	20	McNamara/McNamara	26, Q3	21-19, 19-21, 15-10	0:55
Lead the series against # 28 Bocharova/Ganenko, Russia 1-0
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Winner 1	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	Bocharova/Ganenko	30, Q11	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:48
Lead the series against # 29, Q7 Ahtiainen/Lehtonen, Finland 2-0
3/10/21	FIVB	Doha 4-star	Pool D	Bansley/Wilkerson	13	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	29, Q8	21-19, 21-14	0:35
3/1/18	FIVB	Fort Lauderdale Major	Winner 1	Bansley/Wilkerson	15	Ahtiainen/Lehtonen	19	21-19, 21-16	0:37