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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Recife
March 21 - 24, 2024

(2) Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia

Tina Graudina
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 9, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga, Latvia

Resides:

Long Island City, NY

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$157,150.00

Anastasija Kravcenoka Samoilova
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 19, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Daugavpils

Resides:

Daugavpils

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$158,650.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	51	2	2	1	6	4	2	13	3	12	1	2	3	US$314,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Other	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	54	3	2	1	6	5	2	14	3	12	1	2	3	US$314,300.00

Previous Recife Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	13, Q1	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	10	7	0	US$15,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	5	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	9	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	3	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	18	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	9	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	15, Q6	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	1	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	9	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	7	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	8	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	5	7	0	US$15,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	9	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	9	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	6	4	900	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	3	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	1	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/23-27/2022	Rosarito Elite 16	8	2	1100	US$20,000.00

Challenge Recife Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool B	Andressa Cavalcanti / Thainara Feitosa, Brazil (23, Q25)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:41
Fri, 3/22/2024	Pool B	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (14)	Won 21-12, 21-16	0:31
Sat, 3/23/2024	Winner 1	Lezana Placette / Alexia Richard, France (7)	Won 21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
Sat, 3/23/2024	Winner 2	Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (15, Q1)	Won 24-26, 21-14, 15-10	0:52
Sun, 3/24/2024	Semi-Finals	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (14)	Won 18-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:49
Sun, 3/24/2024	Gold Medal	Heather Bansley / Sophie Bukovec, Canada (18, Q2)	Won 21-18, 21-17	0:34

Head to Head Results
Graudina/Samoilova lead the series against the field 24-10

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Lopes/Silva, Brazil 5-0
12/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Semi-Finals	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Lopes/Silva	1	21-18, 21-17	0:37
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 2	Graudina/Samoilova	15, Q6	Lopes/Silva	Q3	21-15, 21-18	0:31
6/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Bronze Medal	Graudina/Samoilova	1	Lopes/Silva	6	21-11, 20-22, 15-13	0:46
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool C	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Lopes/Silva	14, Q2	21-14, 21-19	0:34
6/3/22	FIVB	Jurmala Elite 16	Pool A	Graudina/Samoilova	1	Lopes/Silva	16, Q6	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:41
Lead the series against # 3 Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti, Brazil 1-0
11/25/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	9	Bednarczuk/Cavalcanti	11	21-12, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Ahtiainen/Lahti, Finland 2-1
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	16, Q12	Graudina/Samoilova	Q5	23-21, 23-25, 15-11	0:57
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	1	Ahtiainen/Lahti	15, Q5	21-18, 22-20	0:39
7/8/22	FIVB	Gstaad Elite 16	Winner 2	Graudina/Samoilova	6	Ahtiainen/Lahti	28	22-20, 14-21, 15-10	0:48
Lead the series against # 5 Borger/Ittlinger, Germany 2-0
2/2/23	FIVB	Doha Elite16	Pool A	Graudina/Samoilova	8	Borger/Ittlinger	16, Q4	21-19, 21-19	0:37
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Graudina/Samoilova	9	Borger/Ittlinger	8	21-18, 23-21	0:42
Lead the series against # 7 Placette/Richard, France 2-0
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 1	Graudina/Samoilova	2	Placette/Richard	7	21-18, 18-21, 15-11	0:46
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool E	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Placette/Richard	8	By Forfeit
Series tied with # 8 Alvarez/Moreno, Spain 1-1
12/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Gold Medal	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Alvarez/Moreno	3	21-14, 21-18	0:37
8/11/22	FIVB	Hamburg Elite 16	Pool A	Alvarez/Moreno	16, Q13	Graudina/Samoilova	9	17-21, 21-19, 15-5	0:46
Trail the series against # 10 Bobner/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 0-1
4/24/21	FIVB	Cancun 4 Star - 2nd	Pool D	Bobner/Verge-Depre	29, Q20	Graudina/Samoilova	13	19-21, 21-19, 19-17	0:59
Trail the series against # 12 Chamereau/Vieira, France 0-1
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Lucky Loser	Chamereau/Vieira	14	Graudina/Samoilova	3	21-18, 21-19	0:40
Lead the series against # 14 Paulikiene/Raupelyte, Lithuania 2-0
3/24/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Semi-Finals	Graudina/Samoilova	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	14	18-21, 21-15, 15-9	0:49
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool B	Graudina/Samoilova	2	Paulikiene/Raupelyte	14	21-12, 21-16	0:31
Lead the series against # 15, Q1 Klinger/Klinger, Austria 2-0
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 2	Graudina/Samoilova	2	Klinger/Klinger	15, Q1	24-26, 21-14, 15-10	0:52
3/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Qualifier 2	Graudina/Samoilova	13, Q1	Klinger/Klinger	Q8	21-19, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 17 Mader/Verge-Depre, Switzerland 1-6
11/24/23	FIVB	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Graudina/Samoilova	9	Mader/Verge-Depre	8	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Mader/Verge-Depre	10	Graudina/Samoilova	15, Q6	17-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:47
6/16/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Mader/Verge-Depre	22	Graudina/Samoilova	3	24-22, 21-10	0:37
6/12/22	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool C	Mader/Verge-Depre	22	Graudina/Samoilova	3	21-19, 21-13	0:37
8/6/21	FIVB	Tokyo Olympic Games	Bronze Medal	Mader/Verge-Depre	12	Graudina/Samoilova	16	21-19, 21-15	0:43
9/18/19	Other	FIVB Tokyo Olympic Qualification Tournament	Pool C	Mader/Verge-Depre	6	Graudina/Samoilova	11	21-19, 21-18	0:39
9/6/19	FIVB	World Tour Finals Rome	Winner 2	Mader/Verge-Depre	10	Graudina/Samoilova	12	21-17, 17-21, 15-12	0:51
Lead the series against # 18, Q2 Bansley/Bukovec, Canada 1-0
3/24/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Gold Medal	Graudina/Samoilova	2	Bansley/Bukovec	18, Q2	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # 22, Q12 Hasegawa/Ishii, Japan 1-0
12/1/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Pool E	Graudina/Samoilova	5	Hasegawa/Ishii	20, Q8	21-12, 21-10	0:31
Lead the series against # 23, Q25 Cavalcanti/Feitosa, Brazil 1-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool B	Graudina/Samoilova	2	Cavalcanti/Feitosa	23, Q25	21-15, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 24, Q14 Kotnik/Lovsin, Slovenia 1-0
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Graudina/Samoilova	9	Kotnik/Lovsin	16, Q12	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q8 Bianchin/Scampoli, Italy 2-0
7/5/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Graudina/Samoilova	15, Q6	Bianchin/Scampoli	Q11	21-17, 21-15	0:32
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 2	Graudina/Samoilova	1	Bianchin/Scampoli	10	21-13, 21-19	0:30