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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Edmonton
July 20 - 23, 2023

(18, Q8) Liliana Fernandez/Paula Soria, Spain

Liliana Fernández Steiner
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 1987 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Alicante

Resides:

La Laguna, Tenerife

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

151

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$482,759.25

Paula Soria Gutiérrez
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 31, 1993 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Alicante

Resides:

Tenerife

Height:

180 cm (5'11")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$54,010.53

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	19	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	2	3	4	1	0	US$49,584.80

Previous Edmonton Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	15, Q4	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q14	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	5/18-21/2023	Futures Madrid	1	1	400	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	Q11	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	18	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	16, Q3	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	16, Q11	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	13	19	300	US$1,000.00

Challenge Edmonton Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/20/2023	Qualifier 1	Deahna Kraft / Zana Muno, United States (Q25)	Won 21-19, 21-18	0:41
Thu, 7/20/2023	Qualifier 2	Leonie Kortzinger / Lea Kunst, Germany (Q9)	Won 21-15, 21-15	0:36
Fri, 7/21/2023	Pool F	Valentina Gottardi / Marta Menegatti, Italy (7)	Lost 18-21, 18-21	0:39
Fri, 7/21/2023	Pool F	Molley McBain / Sarah Pavan, Canada (6, Q16)	Lost 16-21, 19-21	0:36

Head to Head Results
Fernandez/Soria trail the series against the field 6-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Salgado/Seixas, Brazil 0-1
3/23/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Pool A	Salgado/Seixas	8	Fernandez/Soria	16, Q11	21-18, 21-16	0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Cavalcanti/De Souza, Brazil 0-1
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool D	Cavalcanti/De Souza	4	Fernandez/Soria	16, Q3	21-14, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 6, Q16 McBain/Pavan, Canada 0-2
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool F	McBain/Pavan	6, Q16	Fernandez/Soria	18, Q8	21-16, 21-19	0:36
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool C	McBain/Pavan	22, Q18	Fernandez/Soria	15, Q4	21-19, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Gottardi/Menegatti, Italy 0-1
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool F	Gottardi/Menegatti	7	Fernandez/Soria	18, Q8	21-18, 21-18	0:39
Trail the series against # 9 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool F	Bobner/Verge-Depre	6	Fernandez/Soria	18	23-21, 24-22	0:43
Trail the series against # 10 Flint/Scoles, United States 0-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool C	Flint/Scoles	10	Fernandez/Soria	15, Q4	21-13, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 12 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 0-1
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Lopes/Silva	Q3	Fernandez/Soria	Q14	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:47
Lead the series against # 20 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 1-0
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool F	Fernandez/Soria	18	Gruszczynska/Ola	7, Q2	21-14, 22-20	0:38
Trail the series against # 21, Q15 Harward/Kolinske, United States 0-1
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool A	Harward/Kolinske	12	Fernandez/Soria	13	11-21, 22-20, 15-13	0:50
Lead the series against # Q9 Kortzinger/Kunst, Germany 1-0
7/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Qualifier 2	Fernandez/Soria	18, Q8	Kortzinger/Kunst	Q9	21-15, 21-15	0:36
Lead the series against # Q13 Lin/Zeng, China 1-0
3/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 2	Fernandez/Soria	16, Q11	Lin/Zeng	Q14	21-18, 21-16	0:37
Lead the series against # Q14 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 1-0
3/22/23	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Soria	16, Q11	Ahtiainen/Lahti	Q6	38-36, 21-14	0:51
Lead the series against # Q25 Kraft/Muno, United States 2-0
7/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Soria	18, Q8	Kraft/Muno	Q25	21-19, 21-18	0:41
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 2	Fernandez/Soria	15, Q4	Kraft/Muno	Q20	21-15, 21-14	0:34
Trail the series against # Q32 Schneider/Sude, Germany 0-1
4/7/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Pool D	Schneider/Sude	9	Fernandez/Soria	16, Q3	21-18, 21-18	0:38