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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Saquarema
Friday, March 29, 2024 Court #4 15:00

Match #15: Pool B

(2) Xinyi Xia/Chen Xue, China
vs.
(11) Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno, Spain

Xinyi Xia
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 14, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Wulu Mu Qi

Resides:

BEIJING

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$222,227.85

Chen Xue
China

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 18, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fujian

Resides:

Fuzhou, Fujian

Height:

189 cm (6'3")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

160

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$902,862.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	32	4	1	4	1	3	0	9	1	6	3	US$216,325.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	33	4	1	4	1	3	0	9	1	6	3	US$216,325.00

Previous Saquarema Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Chen Xue - 9th	Xinyi Xia - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	5	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	4	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	9	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	7	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	10	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	4	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q1	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	5	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	13, Q3	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	2	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	6	1	800	US$10,000.00

Challenge Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/29/2024	Pool B	Andressa Cavalcanti / Thainara Feitosa, Brazil (23, Q18)	Won 21-16, 18-21, 15-5	0:45
Fri, 3/29/2024	Pool B	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (11)	Won 15-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:50
Sat, 3/30/2024	Winner 1	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (8)	Won 21-17, 18-21, 15-10	0:52
Sat, 3/30/2024	Winner 2	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (11)	Won By Forfeit
Sun, 3/31/2024	Semi-Finals	Hegeile Almeida / Vitoria De Souza, Brazil (20, Q5)	Won 21-16, 21-12	0:35
Sun, 3/31/2024	Gold Medal	Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (3)	Won 23-25, 24-22, 15-11	0:59

Daniela Álvarez Mendoza
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 27, 2001 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Gijon

Resides:

Asturias

Height:

187 cm (6'2")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Nuvali 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$36,117.13

Tania Moreno Matveeva
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 2002 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madrid

Resides:

Madrid

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Nuvali 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$34,763.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	28	0	1	2	0	5	0	6	0	5	4	2	2	US$69,024.55
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	30	0	1	3	0	6	0	6	0	5	4	2	2	US$69,024.55

Previous Saquarema Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	8	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	Q3	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	3	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	5	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	9	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	4	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	33	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q6	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	Q10	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	15	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	7	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q7	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	7	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	Q8	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	16, Q13	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	19, Q6	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	Q8	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	6/16-19/2022	Balikesir Futures	3	3	320	€ 500.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	Q11	25	220	US$0.00

Challenge Saquarema Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 3/29/2024	Pool B	Liliana Fernandez / Paula Soria, Spain (14)	Won 22-20, 21-18	0:41
Fri, 3/29/2024	Pool B	Xinyi Xia / Chen Xue, China (2)	Lost 21-15, 18-21, 15-17	0:50
Sat, 3/30/2024	Winner 1	Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (17, Q3)	Won 12-21, 21-19, 15-6	0:55
Sat, 3/30/2024	Winner 2	Xinyi Xia / Chen Xue, China (2)	Lost By Forfeit

Head to Head Results
Xia/Xue lead the series 3-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 2	Xia/Xue	2	Alvarez/Moreno	11	By Forfeit
3/29/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool B	Xia/Xue	2	Alvarez/Moreno	11	15-21, 21-18, 17-15	0:50
10/7/23	FIVB	Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool I	Xia/Xue	9	Alvarez/Moreno	33	18-11 Retired	0:24