Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Sunday, November 16, 2025
Match #72: Pool L

(36) Lea Kunst/Melanie Paul, Germany
vs.
(37) Jingzhe Wang/Xinyi Xia, China

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)    


Jingzhe Wang
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 10, 1997 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Xinjiang
Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Weight: 77 kg (169 lb)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 24
Career Wins: 6
Career Winnings: US$29,700.00
Xinyi Xia
China
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 14, 1997 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Urumqi
Height: 182 cm (6'0")
Weight: 70 kg (154 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 107
Career Wins: 7
Career Winnings: US$267,277.85
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB40000100120 US$13,000.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/14-18/2025 BPT Challenge Xiamen 2 17th 340 US$2,250.00
FIVB 3/26-30/2025 BPT Elite Quintana Roo 9 13th 460 US$4,500.00
FIVB 3/19-23/2025 BPT Challenge Yucatan 4 17th 340 US$2,250.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool L Taliqua Clancy / Jana Milutinovic, Australia (12)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool L Tanja Huberli / Leona Kernen, Switzerland (13)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool L Lea Kunst / Melanie Paul, Germany (36)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019World ChampionshipsHamburg Did not play Fan Wang - 17th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Fan Wang - 17th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Did not play Chen Xue - 9th

Head to Head Results
Wang/Xia lead the series 1-0
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
11/16/25FIVB2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Pool L          
3/20/25FIVBBPT Challenge Yucatan Pool D Wang/Xia 4 Kunst/Paul 29, Q15 21-11, 21-17 0:32