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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Tlaxcala
Friday, March 20, 2026

Match #48: Winner's Bracket Round 2

(2) Lea Kunst/Melanie Paul, Germany
vs.
(17) Anna Pavelkova/Katerina Pavelkova, Czechia

Lea Sophie Kunst
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Varel

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Ios 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$30,568.50

Melanie Paul
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 27, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Buenos Aires

Height:

177 cm (5'10")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Lille 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$19,890.15

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	US$34,200.00

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	12	9th	600	US$6,200.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	36	9th	800	US$11,000.00
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

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool B	Maria Castillo / Katie Lindstrom, United States (31, Q12)	Won 21-17, 21-15	0:36
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool B	Francesca Alupei / Beata Vaida, Romania (18, Q1)	Won 24-22, 21-17	0:46
Fri, 3/20/2026	Winner 2	Anna Pavelkova / Katerina Pavelkova, Czechia (17)	Lost 14-21, 21-15, 16-18	0:50

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$6,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$17,000.00
Total	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	$34,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lea Kunst												Melanie Paul
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,500.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$6,850.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	$3,100.00
18	0	0	1	0	2	4	5	4	0	$16,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	$8,500.00
8	1	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	0	$1,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	12	1	1	0	3	1	4	2	0	0	$1,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
35	1	0	2	1	2	9	13	5	0	$30,100.00	Total	23	1	1	1	3	1	8	4	2	0	$19,000.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2025	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	$24,750.00	14	8	63.6 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$9,450.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	$34,200.00	19	10	65.5 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lea Kunst													Melanie Paul
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00	2021	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	$3,125.00	2022	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$500.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	$1,000.00	2023	FIVB	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	$950.00
10	1	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	$3,750.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	1	0	3	2	0	1	$450.00
8	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	1	$17,250.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	2	1	$12,375.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,725.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$4,725.00
35	1	0	2	1	2	9	13	5	2	$30,100.00	Total	Total	23	1	1	1	3	1	8	4	2	2	$19,000.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	13	72.2%	3	16.7%	2	11.1%	16-2	88.9%	3	27.3%	4	36.4%	4	36.4%	3-8	27.3%	13-4	76.5%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	19-10	65.5%
2025-2026	13	72.2%	3	16.7%	2	11.1%	16-2	88.9%	3	27.3%	4	36.4%	4	36.4%	3-8	27.3%	13-4	76.5%	6-6	50.0%	0	0	19-10	65.5%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	1	50.0%	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1-1	50.0%	8-0	100.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	6-1	85.7%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	5	3	0	0	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	12	7
Total	0	0	3	2	11	3	0	0	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	19	10

Anna Pavelková
Czechia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 2, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Prague 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$11,498.03

Katerina Pavelková
Czechia

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 2, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Prague 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$11,498.03

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	19	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	3	2	1	1	US$21,847.24
FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	22	1	1	1	2	2	0	4	2	4	2	1	1	US$21,847.24

Previous Tlaxcala Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB Age Group WC	10/15-19/2025	U21 World Championships	16	9th	144	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	18	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	24	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	27, Q6	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Messina	1	3rd	320	€ 500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	29, Q11	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	6/5-8/2025	Futures Prague	4	1st	400	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	5/8-11/2025	Futures Cervia	7	2nd	360	€ 700.00

BPT Challenge Tlaxcala Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool A	Menia Bentele / Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland (16)	Won 21-17, 21-19	0:34
Thu, 3/19/2026	Pool A	Giada Bianchi / Claudia Scampoli, Italy (1)	Lost 19-21, 23-25	0:39
Fri, 3/20/2026	Winner 1	Sofia Gonzalez / Ana Vergara, Spain (14)	Won 21-14, 21-18	0:33
Fri, 3/20/2026	Winner 2	Lea Kunst / Melanie Paul, Germany (2)	Won 21-14, 15-21, 18-16	0:50
Fri, 3/20/2026	Winner 3	Elizabeth Alchin / Jasmine Fleming, Australia (12)

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	$17,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	$3,700.00
U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	20	1	1	1	2	2	0	3	2	5	1	0	$21,450.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Anna Pavelkova												Katerina Pavelkova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	$8,875.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	$8,875.00
11	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	$1,850.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	1	1	1	2	1	3	2	0	0	$1,850.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
21	1	1	1	2	2	5	5	2	0	$10,725.00	Total	20	1	1	1	2	2	5	5	1	0	$10,725.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	$700.00	7	9	43.8 %
2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	4	2	66.7 %
2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	$800.00	6	9	40.0 %
2025	FIVB	7	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	$14,950.00	22	11	66.7 %
2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	3	1	75.0 %
Total	FIVB	18	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	5	1	1	$16,450.00	35	29	54.7 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	$0.00	10	4	71.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Anna Pavelkova													Katerina Pavelkova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
5	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	$350.00	2023	FIVB	5	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	$350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	$400.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	$400.00
8	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	$7,475.00	2025	FIVB	7	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	$7,475.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
22	1	1	1	2	2	6	6	2	1	$8,225.00	Total	Total	21	1	1	1	2	2	6	6	1	1	$8,225.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	20	52.6%	9	23.7%	9	23.7%	29-9	76.3%	9	30.0%	8	26.7%	13	43.3%	9-21	30.0%	20-13	60.6%	18-17	51.4%	0	0	38-30	55.9%
2025-2026	13	59.1%	5	22.7%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	7	46.7%	3	20.0%	5	33.3%	7-8	46.7%	13-5	72.2%	12-7	63.2%	0	0	25-12	67.6%
Against the Field	5	71.4%	1	14.3%	1	14.3%	6-1	85.7%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1-2	33.3%	10-2	83.3%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	7-3	70.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	2	5	5	0	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	11
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	3	2	10	8	0	0	8	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	25	18
U18/19 World Championships	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
Total	0	0	6	5	18	13	0	0	13	7	2	3	1	2	1	1	41	31

Head to Head Results
Pavelkova/Pavelkova lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Winner 2	Pavelkova/Pavelkova	17	Kunst/Paul	2	21-14, 15-21, 18-16	0:50