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

(11, Q1) 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:

152

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	20	2	0	0	0	6	0	1	2	3	4	2	0	US$49,584.80

Previous Goa Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	29	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/18-20/2023	Futures Bujumbura	1	1	400	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	18, Q8	19	300	US$1,000.00
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 Goa Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/19/2023	Qualifier 2	Liva Ebere / Deniela Konstantinova, Latvia (Q17)	Won 21-12, 21-14	0:31
Fri, 10/20/2023	Pool B	Ievgeniia Baieva / Valentyna Davidova, Ukraine (14)	Won 19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:56
Fri, 10/20/2023	Pool B	Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (2)	Won 21-18, 22-24, 15-12	0:59
Sat, 10/21/2023	Winner 1	Tjasa Kotnik / Tajda Lovsin, Slovenia (15)	Won 25-23, 23-21	0:52
Sat, 10/21/2023	Winner 2	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (4)	Lost 17-21, 17-21	0:39

Head to Head Results
Fernandez/Soria lead the series against the field 11-3

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 2 Placette/Richard, France 2-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Fernandez/Soria	11, Q1	Placette/Richard	2	21-18, 22-24, 15-12	0:59
4/26/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Soria	Q11	Placette/Richard	Q6	21-15, 21-19	0:39
Lead the series against # 3 Gruszczynska/Ola, Poland 2-0
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool E	Fernandez/Soria	29	Gruszczynska/Ola	20	27-25, 15-21, 15-10	0:52
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 # 4 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 0-1
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 2	Alvarez/Moreno	4	Fernandez/Soria	11, Q1	21-17, 21-17	0:39
Trail the series against # 8 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 0-2
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q16	Fernandez/Soria	18	26-24, 22-20	0:41
3/17/23	FIVB	La Paz Challenge	Pool A	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	24, Q24	Fernandez/Soria	13	24-22, 21-18	0:37
Lead the series against # 9 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 # 13 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 # 14 Baieva/Davidova, Ukraine 1-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool B	Fernandez/Soria	11, Q1	Baieva/Davidova	14	19-21, 21-14, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # 15 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 1-0
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Fernandez/Soria	11, Q1	Kotnik/Lovsin	15	25-23, 23-21	0:52
Lead the series against # 16 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 # Q17 Ebere/Konstantinova, Latvia 2-0
10/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Qualifier 2	Fernandez/Soria	11, Q1	Ebere/Konstantinova	Q17	21-12, 21-14	0:31
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 1	Fernandez/Soria	15, Q4	Ebere/Konstantinova	Q29	21-19, 18-21, 15-8	0:48