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

Match #34: Pool D

(4) Melissa Humana-Paredes/Brandie Wilkerson, Canada
vs.
(9) Tina Graudina/Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia

Melissa Humana-Paredes
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 10, 1992 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toronto, ON

Resides:

Hermosa Beach, CA

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$514,325.00

Brandie Wilkerson
Canada

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 1, 1992 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lausanne, Switzerland

Resides:

Redondo Beach, CA

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$297,700.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	15	2	2	1	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	US$186,000.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Did not play	Sophie Bukovec - 9th
2023	Brandie Wilkerson - 5th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/3-7/2024	Elite16 Gstaad	2		0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	4	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	4	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	5	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	4	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	5	5	0	US$20,000.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	4	5	960	US$18,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	3	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	2	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	7/26-30/2023	Elite16 Montréal	4	1	1200	US$30,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	7	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	3	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	13, Q1	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	9	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	7	5	760	US$8,000.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool D	Giuliana Poletti / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (21)
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool D	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (16)
Sun, 7/28/2024	Pool D	Tina Graudina / Anastasija Samoilova, Latvia (9)

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2015	The Hague	Taylor Pischke - 9th	Did not play
2017	Vienna	Sarah Pavan - 4th	Heather Bansley - 5th
2019	Hamburg	Sarah Pavan - 1st	Heather Bansley - 17th
2021	Tokyo	Sarah Pavan - 5th	Heather Bansley - 5th
2022	Rome	Sarah Pavan - 5th	Sophie Bukovec - 2nd
2023	Tlaxcala	Brandie Wilkerson - 5th	Melissa Humana-Paredes - 5th

Tina Graudina
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 9, 1998 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Riga, Latvia

Resides:

Long Island City, NY

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$172,150.00

Anastasija Kravcenoka Samoilova
Latvia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 19, 1997 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Daugavpils

Resides:

Daugavpils

Height:

179 cm (5'10")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$173,650.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	55	2	3	2	6	5	2	13	3	12	1	2	3	US$344,300.00
FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Other	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	58	3	3	2	6	6	2	14	3	12	1	2	3	US$344,300.00

Previous Paris Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Anastasija Samoilova - 2nd	Tina Graudina - 2nd
2023	Anastasija Samoilova - 21st	Tina Graudina - 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	6		0	US$0.00
FIVB	6/5-9/2024	Elite16 Ostrava	8	3	1000	US$14,000.00
FIVB	5/30-6/2/2024	Challenge Stare Jablonki	1	2	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/22-26/2024	BPT Elite16 Espinho	8	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	5/1-5/2024	Elite16 Brasília	9	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	2	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	13, Q1	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	12/6-9/2023	BPT Finals Doha 2023	10	7	0	US$15,000.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	5	1	800	US$10,000.00
FIVB	11/22-26/2023	Elite16 Joao Pessoa	9	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	3	17	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	10/6-15/2023	Beach Volleyball World Championships	18	9	800	US$11,000.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q5	21	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	9	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/5-9/2023	Elite16 Gstaad	15, Q6	9	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	6/15-18/2023	Challenge Jurmala	1	3	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	5/31-6/4/2023	Elite16 Ostrava	9	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/26-30/2023	Elite16 Uberlândia	6	5	760	US$8,000.00
FIVB	3/22-26/2023	Elite16 Tepic	7	13	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	2/1-5/2023	Doha Elite16	8	4	900	US$10,000.00
FIVB	1/26-29/2023	Beach Pro Tour Finals	5	7	0	US$15,000.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	9	2	1100	US$20,000.00
FIVB	8/10-14/2022	Hamburg Elite 16	9	13	460	US$5,000.00

Olympic Games Paris 2024 Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool D	Esmee Bobner / Zoe Verge-Depre, Switzerland (16)
Sat, 7/27/2024	Pool D	Giuliana Poletti / Michelle Valiente, Paraguay (21)
Sun, 7/28/2024	Pool D	Melissa Humana-Paredes / Brandie Wilkerson, Canada (4)

Olympic Games, World Championships Results

Year	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	Hamburg	Anastasija Samoilova - 9th	Tina Graudina - 9th
2021	Tokyo	Anastasija Samoilova - 4th	Tina Graudina - 4th
2022	Rome	Anastasija Samoilova - 9th	Tina Graudina - 9th
2023	Tlaxcala	Anastasija Samoilova - 9th	Tina Graudina - 9th

Head to Head Results
Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson lead the series 5-1

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/28/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool D
6/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Semi-Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Graudina/Samoilova	8	21-18, 21-18	0:35
3/9/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Semi-Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Graudina/Samoilova	13, Q1	21-17, 20-22, 15-12	0:56
3/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Graudina/Samoilova	13, Q1	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	10-21, 24-22, 15-13	0:53
12/7/23	FIVB	BPT Finals Doha 2023	Pool A	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	5	Graudina/Samoilova	10	21-14, 16-21, 15-10	0:45
7/6/23	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	7	Graudina/Samoilova	15, Q6	21-16, 21-16	0:35
6/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Semi-Finals	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	3	Graudina/Samoilova	1	21-17, 21-16	0:36