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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Friday, May 3, 2024 Court #2 13:00

Match #19: Pool B

(7) Xinyi Xia/Chen Xue, China
vs.
(10) Nina Brunner/Tanja Huberli, Switzerland

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$226,227.85

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:

161

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$906,862.50

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	33	4	1	4	1	4	0	9	1	6	3	US$224,325.00
Other	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	34	4	1	4	1	4	0	9	1	6	3	US$224,325.00

Previous Brasília Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2010	Did not play	Xi Zhang - 7th
2011	Did not play	Xi Zhang - 7th
2012	Did not play	Xi Zhang - 1st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	2	1	800	US$10,000.00
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

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool B	Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (15, Q4)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:37
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (2)	Lost 20-22, 18-21	0:36
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Nina Brunner / Tanja Huberli, Switzerland (10)	Won 21-18, 21-19	0:37
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (9)	Won 21-16, 21-12	0:29
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss, United States (3)	Lost 13-21, 13-21	0:30

Nina Betschart Brunner
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 14, 1995 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Cham

Resides:

Bellmund

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

65 kg (143 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$302,584.25

Tanja Hüberli
Switzerland

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 27, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Reichenburg

Resides:

Reichenburg

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Weight:

74 kg (163 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

108

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$370,534.25

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	73	2	3	6	3	14	1	24	4	14	1	1	US$593,280.20

Previous Brasília 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	9	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	1	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	8	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	7	9	0	US$7,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	7	5	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	8	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	4	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	5	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	10	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	6	5	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	4	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	8	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	1	9	530	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/10-19/2022	Beach Volleyball World Championships	11	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	5/25-29/2022	Ostrava Elite 16	13, Q1	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/5-8/2022	Doha Challenge	5	3	720	US$7,000.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool B	Kelly Cheng / Sara Hughes, United States (2)	Won 16-21, 21-18, 15-13	0:51
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (15, Q4)	Lost 20-22, 26-28	0:53
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool B	Xinyi Xia / Chen Xue, China (7)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:37

Head to Head Results
Xia/Xue lead the series 5-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool B	Xia/Xue	7	Brunner/Huberli	10	21-18, 21-19	0:37
4/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Uberlândia	Pool D	Xia/Xue	13, Q3	Brunner/Huberli	5	21-15, 21-14	0:33
5/20/16	FIVB	Cincinnati Open	Winner 2	Xia/Xue	13	Brunner/Huberli	19	21-14, 21-19	0:32
4/21/16	FIVB	Fuzhou Open	Pool H	Xia/Xue	8	Brunner/Huberli	25, Q5	23-25, 21-13, 16-14	0:49
4/14/16	FIVB	Xiamen Open	Pool H	Xia/Xue	8	Brunner/Huberli	24	21-19, 22-20	0:37