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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
Olympic Games Paris 2024
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Match #28: Pool D

(16) Esmee Bobner/Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland
vs.
(21) Giuliana Poletti/Michelle Valiente, Paraguay

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$73,877.55

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$73,877.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	41	Money
FIVB	56	2	3	1	3	5	0	6	6	13	1	2	5	8	US$146,362.67
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	58	2	3	1	4	5	0	7	6	13	1	2	5	8	US$146,362.67

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Zoe Verge-Depre - 5th	Esmee Bobner - 5th
2023	Zoe Verge-Depre - 21st	Esmee Bobner - 21st

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/9-14/2024	Elite16 Vienna			0	US$0.00
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	12		0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	Q4	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	5/30-6/2/2024	Challenge Stare Jablonki	3	9	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Q1	17	400	US$0.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	14, Q3	3	1000	US$14,000.00
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

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool D	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (9)
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool D	Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4)
Sun, 7/28/2024	Pool D	Giuliana Poletti / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (21)

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Rome	Zoe Verge-Depre - 17th	Esmee Bobner - 17th
2023	Tlaxcala	Zoe Verge-Depre - 9th	Esmee Bobner - 9th

Giuliana Poletti
Paraguay

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Sep 30, 2000 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Asuncion

Resides:

Asuncion

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

76 kg (167 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Battipaglia 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$3,721.65

Michelle Sharon Valiente Amarilla
Paraguay

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 7, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Fernando de la Mora

Resides:

Asunción

Height:

170 cm (5'7")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Battipaglia 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$15,682.48

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$1,845.43
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	US$1,845.43

Previous Paris Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/23-26/2024	Futures Battipaglia	3	1	400	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/16-19/2024	Futures Cervia	3	2	360	€ 700.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool D	Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4)
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool D	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (9)
Sun, 7/28/2024	Pool D	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (16)

World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2013	Stare Jablonki	Did not play	Patricia Caballero - 37th
2015	The Hague	Did not play	Gabriela Filippo - 17th
2019	Hamburg	Did not play	Patricia Caballero - 37th
2022	Rome	Erika Bobadilla - 33rd	Did not play
2023	Tlaxcala	Did not play	Erika Bobadilla - 33rd

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/28/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool D