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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Friday, April 26, 2024 Court #4 10:00

Match #9: Pool E

(5) Esmee Bobner/Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland
vs.
(20, Q6) Jagoda Gruszczynska/Aleksandra Ola, Poland

Esmée Böbner
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 3, 1999 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hasle

Resides:

Hasle

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

71 kg (156 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$70,627.55

Zoé Vergé-Dépré
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 23, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Resides:

Bern

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$70,627.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	41	Money
FIVB	52	2	3	0	3	5	0	5	6	11	1	2	5	8	US$139,862.67
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Other	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	54	2	3	0	4	5	0	6	6	11	1	2	5	8	US$139,862.67

Previous Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Zoe Verge-Depre - 41st	Esmee Bobner - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	12	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	8	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	10	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	15, Q5	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	2	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	17	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q2	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	13, Q2	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	9	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	11	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	11	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q8	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	15, Q4	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	6	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	15, Q2	4	680	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	Q1	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	Q9	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	13, Q6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	13, Q3	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	10	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	23	17	400	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	29	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	Q9	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	12	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	9	17	360	US$1,500.00

Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool E	Jagoda Gruszczynska / Aleksandra Ola, Poland (20, Q6)	Won 21-11, 15-21, 15-10	0:44
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool E	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (8)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:32
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 1	Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (1)	Lost 21-16, 17-21, 11-15	0:49

Jagoda Gruszczynska
Poland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 1, 1995 (29 yrs old)

Home Town:

Wrzsenia

Resides:

Wrzesnia

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB U21 World Championships Umag 2013)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (Warsaw 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$62,434.05

Aleksandra Wachowicz Ola
Poland

Photo: Brian White

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 17, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Warsaw

Resides:

Queens County, NY

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Warsaw 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$39,906.10

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	38	0	1	1	0	6	0	7	1	7	5	2	2	5	1	US$70,143.78

Previous Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Katarzyna Kociolek - 17th	Did not play
2017	Kinga Wojtasik - 17th	Did not play
2018	Aleksandra Gromadowska - 25th	Did not play
2019	Did not play	Monika Brzostek - 41st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	22, Q8	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	Q13	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	21, Q11	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	Q11	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	21	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	12	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	14	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	8	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	3	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	20	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q8	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	8/10-13/2023	Futures Warsaw (Monta Club)	1	2	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	16, Q13	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	20	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	17	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	Q8	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	9	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q5	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	7, Q2	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	16, Q5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/23-27/2022	Torquay Challenge	11	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	22, Q11	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	Q20	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	6/23-26/2022	Bialystok Futures	12	3	320	€ 500.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	Q14	33	140	US$0.00

Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 4/25/2024	Qualifier 2	Leona Kernen / Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland (Q11)	Won 22-20, 21-15	0:37
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool E	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (5)	Lost 11-21, 21-15, 10-15	0:44
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool E	Akiko Hasegawa / Miki Ishii, Japan (17, Q1)	Won 21-19, 22-24, 19-17	1:03
Sat, 4/27/2024	Lucky Loser	Stefanie Fejes / Jana Milutinovic, Australia (18, Q2)	Won 21-17, 21-23, 15-12	0:48
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 1	Karla Borger / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (2)	Lost 10-21, 18-21	0:34

Head to Head Results
Series tied 1-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool E	Bobner/Verge-Depre	5	Gruszczynska/Ola	20, Q6	21-11, 15-21, 15-10	0:44
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Gruszczynska/Ola	12, Q16	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q1	21-14, 21-14	0:38