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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Friday, April 26, 2024 Court #6 09:00

Match #6: Pool C

(10) Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno, Spain
vs.
(15) Sunniva Helland-Hansen/Emilie Olimstad, Norway

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$36,617.13

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$35,263.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	28	0	1	3	0	5	0	6	0	5	4	2	2	US$70,024.55
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	30	0	1	4	0	6	0	6	0	5	4	2	2	US$70,024.55

Previous Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	Q6	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	4	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	11	5	600	US$3,750.00
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 Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool C	Sunniva Helland-Hansen / Emilie Olimstad, Norway (15)	Won 21-14, 21-14	0:37
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool C	Heather Bansley / Sophie Bukovec, Canada (3)	Lost 21-18, 14-21, 12-15	0:45
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 1	Worapeerachayakorn Kongphopsarutawadee / Taravadee Naraphornrapat, Thailand (12)	Won 21-10, 21-12	0:31
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 2	Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (11)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:41
Sun, 4/28/2024	Semi-Finals	Joana Mader / Anouk Verge-Depre, Switzerland (9)	Lost 23-25, 21-15, 15-17	0:59
Sun, 4/28/2024	Bronze Medal	Monika Paulikiene / Aine Raupelyte, Lithuania (8)	Won 21-16, 21-16	0:34

Sunniva Helland-Hansen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 5, 1997 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bergen

Resides:

Otstese

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (FIVB Warsaw 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$13,513.98

Emilie Olimstad
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 12, 2000 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Karendal

Resides:

Amli

Height:

178 cm (5'10")

Weight:

77 kg (169 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (2 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

3rd (Baden 2018)

Career Winnings:

US$17,491.24

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	20	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	0	4	2	3	4	1	US$25,437.76

Previous Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	Q5	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	19, Q3	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	23, Q12	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	8/10-13/2023	Futures Warsaw (Monta Club)	8	4	280	€ 400.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	Q19	33	140	US$0.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	Q5	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	Q8	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	Q15	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	10/27-30/2022	Dubai 2nd Challenge	10	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	10/22-25/2022	Dubai 1st Challenge	12	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	16	19	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	Q11	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	15	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	17	17	400	US$3,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	Q9	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	21, Q10	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	20, Q5	17	360	US$1,500.00

Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool C	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (10)	Lost 14-21, 14-21	0:37
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool C	Shaunna Polley / Alice Zeimann, New Zealand (22, Q8)	Lost 14-21, 22-20, 13-15	0:49

Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Moreno lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool C	Alvarez/Moreno	10	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	15	21-14, 21-14	0:37

Overall Head to Head Results
Alvarez/Moreno lead the series 2-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool C	Alvarez/Moreno	10	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	15	21-14, 21-14	0:37
8/2/23	CEV	European Championships	Pool F	Alvarez/Moreno	11	Helland-Hansen/Olimstad	22	21-13, 21-15	0:35