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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Sunday, April 28, 2024 Stadium Court 11:30

Match #40: Semi-Finals

(9) Anouk Verge-Depre/Joana Mader, Switzerland
vs.
(10) Daniela Alvarez/Tania Moreno, Spain

Anouk Vergé-Dépré
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 11, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bern

Resides:

Bern

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

71 kg (156 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

124

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$367,088.98

Joana Heidrich Mäder
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 2, 1991 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zürich

Resides:

Kloten

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

124

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$404,013.98

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	59	2	5	1	4	8	1	17	2	15	4	US$379,326.14
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	60	2	5	1	4	8	1	18	2	15	4	US$379,326.14

Previous Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2014	Isabelle Forrer - 9th	Did not play
2015	Isabelle Forrer - 3rd	Nadine Zumkehr - 1st
2016	Isabelle Forrer - 1st	Nadine Zumkehr - 5th
2018	Joana Mader - 9th	Anouk Verge-Depre - 9th
2019	Joana Mader - 25th	Anouk Verge-Depre - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	Q2	25	220	US$0.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	16	5	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	17	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	16, Q6	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	7	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	8	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	5	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	7	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	13	17	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q8	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	Q3	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	8	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	10	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	2	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	7	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	7	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	22	4	1120	US$28,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	11	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	11	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	3	5	600	US$3,750.00

Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool D	Aline Chamereau / Clemence Vieira, France (16)	Won 21-12, 21-23, 15-12	0:57
Fri, 4/26/2024	Pool D	Molley McBain / Sarah Pavan, Canada (4)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:39
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 1	Jie Dong / Jingzhe Wang, China (6)	Won 21-16, 16-21, 15-13	0:54
Sat, 4/27/2024	Winner 2	Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (1)	Won 21-13, 18-21, 15-12	0:59
Sun, 4/28/2024	Semi-Finals	Daniela Alvarez / Tania Moreno, Spain (10)	Won 25-23, 15-21, 17-15	0:59
Sun, 4/28/2024	Gold Medal	Karla Borger / Sandra Ittlinger, Germany (2)	Lost 20-22, 14-21	0:40

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

Head to Head Results
Mader/Verge-Depre lead the series 3-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Semi-Finals	Mader/Verge-Depre	9	Alvarez/Moreno	10	25-23, 15-21, 17-15	0:59
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool E	Mader/Verge-Depre	17	Alvarez/Moreno	8	21-6, 21-19	0:34
3/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Qualifier 2	Mader/Verge-Depre	16, Q6	Alvarez/Moreno	Q3	21-19, 11-21, 15-9	0:51

Overall Head to Head Results
Mader/Verge-Depre lead the series 3-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
4/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Semi-Finals	Mader/Verge-Depre	9	Alvarez/Moreno	10	25-23, 15-21, 17-15	0:59
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool E	Mader/Verge-Depre	17	Alvarez/Moreno	8	21-6, 21-19	0:34
3/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Qualifier 2	Mader/Verge-Depre	16, Q6	Alvarez/Moreno	Q3	21-19, 11-21, 15-9	0:51
8/5/23	CEV	European Championships	Semi-Finals	Alvarez/Moreno	11	Mader/Verge-Depre	5	25-27, 21-17, 15-13	1:09