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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Portugal
July 13 - 16, 2023

(23, Q24) Megan McNamara/Nicole McNamara, Canada

Megan McNamara
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 1997 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Richmond, BC

Resides:

Delta, BC

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

8

Tournaments:

39

Career Wins:

1 (Other Munich 2018)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$32,259.25

Nicole McNamara
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 1, 1997 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Richmond, BC

Resides:

Toronto, ON

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

61 kg (134 lb)

Seasons:

8

Tournaments:

39

Career Wins:

1 (Other Munich 2018)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$32,259.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	33	0	0	0	3	3	0	8	0	5	2	3	2	6	1	US$64,219.80
FIVB Age Group WC	5	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Other	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	39	1	1	2	3	4	0	8	0	6	2	3	2	6	1	US$64,219.80

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Nicole McNamara - 9th	Megan McNamara - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	Q20	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	24	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	Q8	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	7	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	8	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	Q4	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	8	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	8	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	20	25	340	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	21	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	14, Q1	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	15	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	Q13	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	3/16-20/2022	Tlaxcala Challenge	20, Q5	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	8/19-22/2021	Prague 2 Star	2	5	240	€ 1,000.00

Challenge Portugal Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/13/2023	Qualifier 1	Erika Bobadilla / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (Q9)	Won 21-18, 21-10	0:34
Thu, 7/13/2023	Qualifier 2	Suzuka Hashimoto / Reika Murakami, Japan (Q8)	Won 21-16, 21-13	0:33
Fri, 7/14/2023	Pool B	Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee / Taravadee Naraphornrapat, Thailand (2)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
Fri, 7/14/2023	Pool B	Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (14, Q3)	Won 14-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:46
Sat, 7/15/2023	Winner 1	Jagoda Gruszczynska / Aleksandra Ola, Poland (17)	Lost 24-26, 17-21	0:43

Head to Head Results
McNamara/McNamara trail the series against the field 12-15

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 1-2
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool A	Salgado/Seixas	1	McNamara/McNamara	24	21-19, 21-16	0:35
6/12/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool D	McNamara/McNamara	21	Salgado/Seixas	4	16-21, 21-19, 15-13	0:57
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 2	Salgado/Seixas	2	McNamara/McNamara	15	21-17, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # 2 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 1-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool B	McNamara/McNamara	23, Q24	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	2	21-17, 17-21, 15-11	0:49
Series tied with # 8 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 1-1
10/27/18	FIVB	Chetumal Three Star	Winner 3	McNamara/McNamara	13	Lopes/Silva	6	18-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:41
10/17/18	FIVB	Las Vegas Four Star	Qualifier 2	Lopes/Silva	29, Q7	McNamara/McNamara	Q10	21-15, 21-17	0:30
Trail the series against # 9 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 0-2
7/16/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Winner 1	Cavalcanti/De Souza	3	McNamara/McNamara	8	21-16, 14-21, 15-12	0:46
8/21/21	FIVB	Prague 2 Star	Winner 2	Cavalcanti/De Souza	9	McNamara/McNamara	2	21-18, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-1
3/16/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Qualifier 2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	McNamara/McNamara	Q8	17-21, 21-16, 15-10	0:40
Trail the series against # 13 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 0-2
7/7/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Pool D	Bianchin/Scampoli	29	McNamara/McNamara	20	21-19, 21-18	0:34
6/15/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Bianchin/Scampoli	12	McNamara/McNamara	21	21-12, 18-21, 15-12	0:49
Lead the series against # 14, Q3 Placette/Richard, France 2-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool B	McNamara/McNamara	23, Q24	Placette/Richard	14, Q3	14-21, 21-18, 15-9	0:46
7/31/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool A	McNamara/McNamara	13	Placette/Richard	12	21-19, 21-14	0:43
Trail the series against # 16 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-1
7/24/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Semi-Finals	Hermannova/Stochlova	11	McNamara/McNamara	8	21-19, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 17 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 0-2
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Gruszczynska/Ola	17	McNamara/McNamara	23, Q24	26-24, 21-17	0:43
7/30/19	FIVB	Vienna Major Five Star	Qualifier 1	Gruszczynska/Ola	Q22	McNamara/McNamara	Q11	21-19, 21-19	0:34
Trail the series against # 18, Q10 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 0-1
7/15/22	FIVB	Espinho Challenge	Pool E	Klinger/Klinger	20, Q11	McNamara/McNamara	8	25-23, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 19, Q11 Kraft/Stockman, United States 0-1
6/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Qualifier 1	Kraft/Stockman	21, Q13	McNamara/McNamara	Q20	21-19, 14-21, 15-13	0:44
Lead the series against # Q8 Hashimoto/Murakami, Japan 2-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 2	McNamara/McNamara	23, Q24	Hashimoto/Murakami	Q8	21-16, 21-13	0:33
5/19/22	FIVB	Kusadasi Challenge	Qualifier 2	McNamara/McNamara	14, Q1	Hashimoto/Murakami	Q17	22-20, 21-18	0:41
Lead the series against # Q9 Bobadilla/Valiente, Paraguay 2-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 1	McNamara/McNamara	23, Q24	Bobadilla/Valiente	Q9	21-18, 21-10	0:34
5/15/16	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 21 World Championships	Winner 3	McNamara/McNamara	2	Bobadilla/Valiente	11	21-19, 21-18	0:31
Trail the series against # Q14 Hasegawa/Sakaguchi, Japan 0-1
10/23/22	FIVB	Dubai 1st Challenge	Pool F	Hasegawa/Sakaguchi	6	McNamara/McNamara	7	21-16, 21-19	0:34
Lead the series against # Q15 Carro/Lobato, Spain 2-1
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool E	McNamara/McNamara	8	Carro/Lobato	5	21-17, 21-16	0:36
5/7/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Winner 1	McNamara/McNamara	15	Carro/Lobato	11	21-19, 22-20	0:38
3/18/22	FIVB	Tlaxcala Challenge	Lucky Loser	Carro/Lobato	22, Q7	McNamara/McNamara	20, Q5	18-21, 21-16, 15-8	0:47
Lead the series against # Q31 Coelho/Maia, Portugal 1-0
7/31/14	FIVB Age Group WC	Under 19 World Championships	Pool A	McNamara/McNamara	13	Coelho/Maia	1	21-11, 21-18	0:29