Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 10 - 19, 2022
(10) Melissa Humana-Paredes/Sarah Pavan, 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$501,325.00
Sarah Pavan
Canada
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 16, 1986 (37 yrs old)
Home Town: Kitchener, ON
Resides: Hermosa Beach, CA
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 72 kg (158 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 102
Career Wins: 9
Career FIVB WT Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$601,975.00
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725CQMoney
FIVB45772710170301 US$686,000.00
Other220000000000 US$0.00
Overall47972710170301 US$686,000.00
Previous Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013 Did not play Heather Bansley - 25th
2019 Sarah Pavan - 5th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 7 1 1200 US$30,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 6 9 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 4 5 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 10/6-10/2021 World Tour Finals - Italy 6 2 0 US$80,000.00
FIVB 7/24-8/6/2021 Tokyo Olympic Games 1 5 0 US$0.00
FIVB 7/5-11/2021 Gstaad 4 Star 5 3 640 US$10,000.00
FIVB 6/1-6/2021 Ostrava 4 Star 2 4 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2021 Sochi 4 Star 2 17 320 US$3,000.00
FIVB 4/28-5/2/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 3rd 2 4 560 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/22-26/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 2nd 2 9 400 US$4,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2021 Cancun 4 Star - 1st 4 2 720 US$16,000.00
FIVB 3/8-12/2021 Doha 4-star 1 2 720 US$16,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/10/2022 Pool J Georgia Johnson / Alisha Stevens, Australia (39) Won 21-17, 21-6 0:31
Sun, 6/12/2022 Pool J Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (34) Won 22-20, 21-19 0:45
Mon, 6/13/2022 Pool J Chantal Laboureur / Sarah Schulz, Germany (15) Won 25-23, 21-19 0:46
Wed, 6/15/2022 Winner 1 Hegeile Almeida / Taiana Lima, Brazil (9) Won 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:58
Thu, 6/16/2022 Winner 2 Talita Antunes / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (7) Won 16-21, 21-11, 18-16 0:51
Fri, 6/17/2022 Winner 3 Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (2) Lost 22-24, 14-21 0:41
World Championships Results 
YearLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013Stare Jablonki Did not play Heather Bansley - 17th
2015The Hague Taylor Pischke - 9th Heather Bansley - 5th
2017Vienna Sarah Pavan - 4th Melissa Humana-Paredes - 4th
2019Hamburg Sarah Pavan - 1st Melissa Humana-Paredes - 1st
2023Tlaxcala Brandie Wilkerson - 5th Molley McBain - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/28-8/5/2017 Vienna World Championships 7 4 800 US$28,000.00
FIVB 6/28-7/6/2019 World Championships Hamburg 9 1 1600 US$60,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 5 960 US$18,000.00
Head to Head Results
Humana-Paredes/Pavan lead the series against the field 49-11
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Schoon/Stam, Netherlands 5-1
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool B Schoon/Stam 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 21-19, 21-17 0:35
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Schoon/Stam 13, Q1 21-18, 22-20 0:39
7/24/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Schoon/Stam 24 21-16, 21-14 0:40
7/8/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Pool E Humana-Paredes/Pavan 5 Schoon/Stam 21, Q2 13-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:46
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Schoon/Stam 31, Q16 21-16, 20-22, 15-13 0:54
6/3/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Schoon/Stam 31, Q16 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:50
Series tied with # 2 Lisboa/Silva, Brazil 1-1
6/17/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 3 Lisboa/Silva 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 24-22, 21-14 0:41
6/4/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Lisboa/Silva 8 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:51
Lead the series against # 3 Graudina/Samoilova, Latvia 4-0
7/11/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Bronze Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 5 Graudina/Samoilova 10 21-13, 13-21, 17-15 0:50
7/12/19FIVBGstaad Major Series Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Graudina/Samoilova 23, Q4 21-16, 21-17 0:32
6/13/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Pool F Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Graudina/Samoilova 27, Q6 21-18, 21-13 0:31
5/30/19FIVBOstrava Four Star Pool H Humana-Paredes/Pavan 8 Graudina/Samoilova 25, Q6 22-20, 21-17 0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 2-1
6/5/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Salgado/Seixas 9 21-19, 20-22, 15-7 0:59
7/10/21FIVBGstaad 4 Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 5 Salgado/Seixas 13, Q1 25-23, 25-23 0:58
6/6/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Bronze Medal Salgado/Seixas 19 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-15, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 5 Cheng/Flint, United States 0-1
3/26/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Winner 1 Cheng/Flint 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 21-16, 21-18 0:38
Lead the series against # 6 Hughes/Kolinske, United States 1-0
5/27/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool C Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Hughes/Kolinske 3 22-20, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Antunes/Cavalcanti, Brazil 2-0
6/16/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Antunes/Cavalcanti 7 16-21, 21-11, 18-16 0:51
6/4/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Antunes/Cavalcanti 5 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Series tied with # 8 Artacho/Clancy, Australia 2-2
3/25/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Artacho/Clancy 5 21-19, 20-22, 15-12 0:57
8/3/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Winner 2 Artacho/Clancy 5 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 21-15, 19-21, 15-12 0:53
8/15/18FIVB2018 World Tour Finals Hamburg Pool B Artacho/Clancy 7 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 21-16, 21-19 0:36
4/12/18OtherXXI Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Artacho/Clancy 1 21-19, 22-20 0:41
Lead the series against # 9 Almeida/Lima, Brazil 1-0
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Almeida/Lima 9 18-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:58
Lead the series against # 11 Brunner/Huberli, Switzerland 6-0
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Brunner/Huberli 5 21-12, 15-21, 15-7 0:40
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Brunner/Huberli 7 21-7, 21-17 0:32
7/5/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Semi-Finals Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Brunner/Huberli 17 23-21, 17-21, 19-17 1:07
8/25/17FIVB2017 World Tour Finals Hamburg Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Brunner/Huberli 12 21-10, 21-12 0:29
8/3/17FIVBVienna World Championships Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-17, 23-21 0:39
6/1/17FIVBMoscow Three Star Pool G Humana-Paredes/Pavan 7 Brunner/Huberli 10 21-8, 21-12 0:27
Lead the series against # 13 Borger/Sude, Germany 5-2
10/10/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Gold Medal Borger/Sude 8 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 21-13, 23-21 0:37
7/26/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Borger/Sude 13 21-17, 21-14 0:41
4/24/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 2nd Winner 2 Borger/Sude 17 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-14, 21-15 0:38
4/18/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 1st Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Borger/Sude 16 21-18, 16-21, 15-12 0:50
7/31/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Borger/Sude 15 22-20, 21-23, 16-14 0:53
6/14/19FIVBWarsaw Four Star Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Borger/Sude 15 20-22, 21-18, 17-15 0:53
4/27/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Borger/Sude 15 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Lead the series against # 15 Laboureur/Schulz, Germany 1-0
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Laboureur/Schulz 15 25-23, 21-19 0:46
Trail the series against # 16 Muller/Tillmann, Germany 0-1
5/26/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool C Muller/Tillmann 14, Q2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 22 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 6-2
5/27/22FIVBOstrava Elite 16 Pool C Mader/Verge-Depre 11 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 21-18, 21-19 0:44
10/8/21FIVBWorld Tour Finals - Italy Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Mader/Verge-Depre 9 21-15, 21-11 0:34
7/29/21FIVBTokyo Olympic Games Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Mader/Verge-Depre 12 21-13, 24-22 0:43
6/5/21FIVBOstrava 4 Star Semi-Finals Mader/Verge-Depre 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 21-19, 21-18 0:40
6/29/18FIVBPoland Four Star Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Mader/Verge-Depre 14 24-22, 21-15 0:40
7/22/17FIVBOlsztyn Four Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Mader/Verge-Depre 7 21-15, 26-28, 15-10 0:57
7/8/17FIVBGstaad Major Five Star Bronze Medal Humana-Paredes/Pavan 5 Mader/Verge-Depre 9 21-15, 21-12 0:35
6/30/17FIVBPorec Major Five Star Winner 3 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 6 Mader/Verge-Depre 12 24-26, 21-15, 20-18 0:58
Lead the series against # 26 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer, Austria 4-0
9/6/19FIVBWorld Tour Finals Rome Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 23 21-19, 27-25 0:44
8/2/19FIVBVienna Major Five Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 8 21-14, 21-16 0:40
4/25/19FIVBXiamen Four Star Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 29, Q8 21-14, 21-19 0:33
5/17/18FIVBItapema Four Star Pool B Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Plesiutschnig/Schutzenhofer 18 21-14, 15-21, 15-11 0:42
Lead the series against # 29 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-0
3/9/21FIVBDoha 4-star Pool A Humana-Paredes/Pavan 1 Bobner/Verge-Depre 32, Q19 21-14, 21-16 0:38
Lead the series against # 34 Placette/Richard, France 1-0
6/12/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Placette/Richard 34 22-20, 21-19 0:45
Lead the series against # 35 Gutierrez/Quintero, Mexico 1-0
3/24/22FIVBRosarito Elite 16 Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Gutierrez/Quintero 12 21-15, 21-14 0:36
Lead the series against # 36 Kociolek/Wojtasik, Poland 2-0
10/20/18FIVBLas Vegas Four Star Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 3 Kociolek/Wojtasik 12 21-17, 21-15 0:33
10/12/18FIVBYangzhou Four Star Pool D Humana-Paredes/Pavan 4 Kociolek/Wojtasik 13 21-13, 21-15 0:29
Lead the series against # 39 Johnson/Stevens, Australia 1-0
6/10/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Humana-Paredes/Pavan 10 Johnson/Stevens 39 21-17, 21-6 0:31
Lead the series against # 47 Wang/Xia, China 3-0
4/30/21FIVBCancun 4 Star - 3rd Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Wang/Xia 9 21-17, 21-16 0:42
7/3/19FIVBWorld Championships Hamburg Winner 1 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 9 Wang/Xia 19 21-18, 21-13 0:34
3/2/18FIVBFort Lauderdale Major Winner 2 Humana-Paredes/Pavan 2 Wang/Xia 16 21-18, 21-14 0:33