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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Goa
October 19 - 22, 2023

(15) Tjasa Kotnik/Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia

Tjasa Kotnik
Slovenia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 16, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ljubljana

Resides:

Ljubljana

Height:

188 cm (6'2")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Siofok 2019)

Career Winnings:

US$28,807.08

Tajda Lovsin
Slovenia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 7, 1998 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Izola

Resides:

SLOVENIA

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$26,052.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	28	0	3	1	0	5	0	5	1	2	3	3	3	2	US$48,978.58

Previous Goa Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q15	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	11	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	5	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	13, Q1	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	4	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	12	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	16, Q12	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	18, Q5	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/29-7/2/2022	Ios Futures	2	2	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	6/2-5/2022	Klaipeda Futures	2	2	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	Q15	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	23, Q13	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	11/10-14/2021	Itapema Four Star	25	25	240	US$2,000.00

Challenge Goa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 10/20/2023	Pool C	Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee / Taravadee Naraphornrapat, Thailand (10)	Lost 16-21, 21-14, 13-15	0:59
Fri, 10/20/2023	Pool C	Jagoda Gruszczynska / Aleksandra Ola, Poland (3)	Won 18-21, 25-23, 16-14	0:55
Sat, 10/21/2023	Lucky Loser	Maria Carro / Angela Lobato, Spain (21, Q7)	Won 24-22, 21-13	0:47
Sat, 10/21/2023	Winner 1	Liliana Fernandez / Paula Soria, Spain (11, Q1)	Lost 23-25, 21-23	0:52

Head to Head Results
Kotnik/Lovsin trail the series against the field 6-11

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Series tied with # 3 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 1-1
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool C	Kotnik/Lovsin	15	Gruszczynska/Ola	3	18-21, 25-23, 16-14	0:55
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Gruszczynska/Ola	17	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-16, 21-19	0:35
Trail the series against # 4 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 0-1
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool F	Alvarez/Moreno	19, Q6	Kotnik/Lovsin	18, Q5	21-14, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 5 Hermannova/Stochlova, Czech Republic 0-2
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Hermannova/Stochlova	Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	Q5	21-18, 16-21, 15-10	0:49
5/6/22	FIVB	Doha Challenge	Pool B	Hermannova/Stochlova	14	Kotnik/Lovsin	23, Q13	21-18, 23-21	0:41
Trail the series against # 9 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 0-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool E	Ahtiainen/Lahti	20, Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	21-14, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against # 10 Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat, Thailand 0-1
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool C	Kongphopsarutawadee/Naraphornrapat	10	Kotnik/Lovsin	15	21-16, 14-21, 15-13	0:59
Trail the series against # 11, Q1 Fernandez/Soria, Spain 0-1
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Fernandez/Soria	11, Q1	Kotnik/Lovsin	15	25-23, 23-21	0:52
Trail the series against # 12 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 0-1
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Borger/Ittlinger	8	Kotnik/Lovsin	16, Q12	21-10, 21-18	0:35
Lead the series against # 14 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
9/28/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Qualifier 2	Kotnik/Lovsin	16, Q12	Baieva/Davidova	Q13	21-18, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 17 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 0-1
7/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Qualifier 1	Bianchin/Scampoli	Q12	Kotnik/Lovsin	Q5	21-14, 18-21, 15-13	0:48
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Dunarova/Resova, Czech Republic 3-0
6/30/22	FIVB	Ios Futures	Pool B	Kotnik/Lovsin	2	Dunarova/Resova	10, Q5	21-14, 21-11	0:30
9/18/21	FIVB	Madrid 1 Star	Winner 2	Kotnik/Lovsin	4	Dunarova/Resova	11, Q2	21-15, 15-21, 15-5	0:43
9/10/21	FIVB	Cervia 1 Star	Pool D	Kotnik/Lovsin	5	Dunarova/Resova	12, Q6	22-24, 21-19, 15-7	0:55
Trail the series against # 19, Q3 Chamereau/Vieira, France 0-1
8/27/21	FIVB	Brno 2 Star	Pool F	Chamereau/Vieira	19	Kotnik/Lovsin	18	21-9, 21-19	0:30
Lead the series against # 21, Q7 Carro/Lobato, Spain 1-0
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Lucky Loser	Kotnik/Lovsin	15	Carro/Lobato	21, Q7	24-22, 21-13	0:47
Trail the series against # Q4 Parkkinen/Sinisalo, Finland 0-1
10/15/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Lucky Loser	Parkkinen/Sinisalo	19, Q5	Kotnik/Lovsin	12	21-19, 21-18	0:35