Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Friday, November 14, 2025
Match #24: Pool L
(13) Tanja Huberli/Leona Kernen, Switzerland
vs.
(36) Lea Kunst/Melanie Paul, Germany
Tanja Hüberli
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 27, 1992 (33 yrs old)
Home Town: Thalwil
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lb)
Seasons: 15
Tournaments: 119
Career Wins: 4
Career Winnings: US$426,418.50
Leona Kernen
Switzerland
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 25, 2005 (20 yrs old)
Home Town: Spiez
Height: 179 cm (5'10")
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 27
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Spiez 2025)
Career Winnings: US$30,233.85
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB71101101101 US$48,633.70
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/5-9/2025 BPT Challenge Baden 2 25th 220 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad 11 4th 900 US$12,000.00
FIVB 5/28-6/1/2025 BPT Elite Ostrava 10 9th 600 US$7,500.00
FIVB 5/21-24/2025 BPT Futures Spiez 2 1st 400 € 1,000.00
FIVB 4/16-20/2025 BPT Elite Brasília 9 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 13 5th 760 US$9,000.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 9 2nd 760 US$13,000.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool L Lea Kunst / Melanie Paul, Germany (36)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool L Jingzhe Wang / Xinyi Xia, China (37)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool L Taliqua Clancy / Jana Milutinovic, Australia (12)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Tanja Goricanec - 33rd Did not play
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Tanja Goricanec - 17th Did not play
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Nina Brunner - 9th Did not play
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Nina Brunner - 4th Did not play
2022World ChampionshipsRome Nina Brunner - 9th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Nina Brunner - 5th Did not play

Lea Sophie Kunst
Germany
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Dec 18, 2001 (23 yrs old)
Home Town: Varel
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 75 kg (165 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 32
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Ios 2024)
Career Winnings: US$22,743.50
Melanie Paul
Germany
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 27, 2000 (24 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 20
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Lille 2023)
Career Winnings: US$12,065.15
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172533Money
FIVB500100010021 US$13,750.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2025 BPT Elite Gstaad Q10 25th 300 US$0.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2025 BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury 18 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 6/11-15/2025 BPT Challenge Alanya Q1 33rd 180 US$0.00
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 28, Q5 3rd 720 US$9,000.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 29, Q15 25th 220 US$1,500.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool L Tanja Huberli / Leona Kernen, Switzerland (13)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool L Taliqua Clancy / Jana Milutinovic, Australia (12)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool L Jingzhe Wang / Xinyi Xia, China (37)    
Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
11/14/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool L