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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Brasília
Sunday, May 5, 2024 Stadium Court 09:00

Match #34: Semi-Finals

(3) Kristen Nuss/Taryn Kloth, United States
vs.
(14, Q3) Esmee Bobner/Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland

Kristen Nuss
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 16, 1997 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

New Orleans, LA

Resides:

Metairie, LA

Height:

168 cm (5'6")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$212,250.00

Taryn Kloth
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Apr 10, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Sioux Falls, SD

Resides:

Sioux Falls, SD

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$212,250.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	24	5	3	2	2	8	0	4	0	0	0	US$424,500.00

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	3	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	2	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	2	1	0	US$150,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	2	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	2	3	1280	US$35,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	2	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	3	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	3	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	5	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	8	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	9	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	13, Q1	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/16-19/2023	La Paz Challenge	2	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	14, Q2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	8	5	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	11/29-12/3/2022	Torquay Elite 16	3	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	11/3-6/2022	Cape Town Elite 16	3	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	11	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2022	Gstaad Elite 16	11	5	760	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/1-5/2022	Jurmala Elite 16	14, Q2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/19-22/2022	Kusadasi Challenge	20, Q8	1	800	US$10,000.00

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool C	Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (11)	Won 21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:47
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool C	Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (6)	Won 21-11, 21-19	0:33
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool C	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (14, Q3)	Won 25-23, 21-19	0:40
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Xinyi Xia / Chen Xue, China (7)	Won 21-13, 21-13	0:30
Sun, 5/5/2024	Semi-Finals	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (14, Q3)	Won 16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:50
Sun, 5/5/2024	Gold Medal	Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Silva, Brazil (1)	Lost 17-21, 14-21	0:33

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$72,627.55

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$72,627.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	41	Money
FIVB	52	2	3	1	3	5	0	5	6	11	1	2	5	8	US$143,862.67
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	1	4	5	0	6	6	11	1	2	5	8	US$143,862.67

Previous Brasília Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/25-28/2024	Challenge Xiamen	5	9	460	US$2,500.00
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

Elite16 Brasília Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/1/2024	Qualifier 1	Molley McBain / Sarah Pavan, Canada (Q14)	Won 21-17, 21-18	0:34
Wed, 5/1/2024	Qualifier 2	Dorina Klinger / Ronja Klinger, Austria (Q11)	Won 21-19, 21-17	0:40
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool C	Carol Salgado / Barbara Seixas, Brazil (6)	Lost 21-19, 16-21, 8-15	0:51
Thu, 5/2/2024	Pool C	Louisa Lippmann / Laura Ludwig, Germany (11)	Won 21-19, 15-21, 24-22	1:00
Fri, 5/3/2024	Pool C	Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss, United States (3)	Lost 23-25, 19-21	0:40
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 1	Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4)	Won 18-21, 25-23, 15-10	0:56
Sat, 5/4/2024	Winner 2	Agatha Bednarczuk / Rebecca Cavalcanti, Brazil (15, Q4)	Won 21-18, 21-16	0:38
Sun, 5/5/2024	Semi-Finals	Taryn Kloth / Kristen Nuss, United States (3)	Lost 21-16, 19-21, 12-15	0:50
Sun, 5/5/2024	Bronze Medal	Raisa Schoon / Katja Stam, Netherlands (5)	Won 21-15, 13-21, 15-9	0:45

Head to Head Results
Kloth/Nuss lead the series 4-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Semi-Finals	Kloth/Nuss	3	Bobner/Verge-Depre	14, Q3	16-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:50
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool C	Kloth/Nuss	3	Bobner/Verge-Depre	14, Q3	25-23, 21-19	0:40
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool B	Kloth/Nuss	2	Bobner/Verge-Depre	15, Q5	17-21, 21-16, 15-11	0:49
4/15/22	FIVB	Itapema Challenge	Pool A	Kloth/Nuss	24, Q20	Bobner/Verge-Depre	13, Q1	21-17, 14-21, 15-10	0:47