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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Thursday, May 14, 2026 Court #3 11:00

Match #15: Pool H

(8) Olivia MacDonald/Shaunna Polley, New Zealand
vs.
(25, Q1) Sunniva Helland-Hansen/Nina Pavlova, Norway

Olivia MacDonald
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 1996 (30 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pio Pio

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

78 kg (172 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Nuvali 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$21,485.83

Shaunna Marie Polley
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 14, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hamiton

Height:

173 cm (5'8")

Weight:

54 kg (119 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$27,750.11

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	18	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	5	2	US$29,550.00

Previous Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Alice Zeimann - 17th
2025	Shaunna Polley - 33rd	Olivia MacDonald - 33rd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/29-5/3/2026	BPT Elite Brasília	Q1	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	2/5-8/2026	BPT Futures Mount Maunganui	1	2nd	360	US$700.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	33	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	4	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q9	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	24, Q2	4th	680	US$7,000.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q13	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q8	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	23, Q3	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	30, Q12	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Q7	33rd	180	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Pool H	Sunniva Helland-Hansen / Nina Pavlova, Norway (25, Q1)

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	0	0	1	0	0	$7,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	$0.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	$20,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,300.00
Total	18	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	5	0	$29,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Olivia MacDonald												Shaunna Polley
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	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	$2,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	$3,000.00
14	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	$12,125.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	17	0	0	0	1	1	3	2	4	0	$12,875.00
26	1	2	0	2	6	7	7	0	0	$3,150.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	23	4	1	1	3	10	2	1	0	0	$7,410.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
49	1	2	0	3	7	10	13	6	0	$21,275.00	Total	50	4	1	1	4	11	6	7	8	0	$26,785.00

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
2024	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$2,000.00	1	2	33.3 %
2025	FIVB	14	1	0	0	1	3	0	1	0	2	4	2	$25,350.00	24	19	55.8 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$700.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	17	1	1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	5	2	$28,050.00	29	23	55.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Olivia MacDonald													Shaunna Polley
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	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
											2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2017	FIVB	4	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00
											2018	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	$950.00
10	0	0	0	1	3	3	1	0	2	$900.00	2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2021	FIVB	6	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$2,260.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	$100.00	2022	FIVB	8	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	$5,450.00
9	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	0	1	$5,050.00	2023	FIVB	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	$650.00
4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	$1,450.00	2024	FIVB	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$2,250.00
14	1	0	0	1	3	1	2	4	2	$12,675.00	2025	FIVB	14	1	0	0	1	3	1	2	4	2	$12,675.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$350.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$350.00
48	1	2	0	3	7	10	13	6	6	$20,525.00	Total	Total	49	4	1	1	4	11	6	7	8	7	$26,035.00

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	64.5%	6	19.4%	5	16.1%	26-5	83.9%	3	14.3%	3	14.3%	15	71.4%	3-18	14.3%	20-15	57.1%	9-8	52.9%	0	0	29-23	55.8%
2025-2026	19	65.5%	6	20.7%	4	13.8%	25-4	86.2%	3	15.0%	3	15.0%	14	70.0%	3-17	15.0%	19-14	57.6%	9-7	56.3%	0	0	28-21	57.1%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	3	5	5	0	0	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	13	13
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	13	3
Total	0	0	4	8	15	6	0	0	7	6	2	1	0	1	1	1	29	23

Sunniva Helland-Hansen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 5, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Home Town:

Bergen

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

69 kg (152 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Busan Gwangalli 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$19,856.10

Nina Pavlova
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Banska Bistrica

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Busan Gwangalli 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$6,342.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	1	1	US$12,535.39

Previous Xiamen Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Emilie Olimstad - 19th	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	19	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q10	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	Q5	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	24, Q11	9th	600	US$7,500.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Q1	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	9/25-28/2025	Futures Balikesir	2	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q12	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	8/21-24/2025	Futures Brno	3	9th	180	€ 200.00
FIVB	8/14-17/2025	Futures Busan Gwangalli	7	2nd	360	US$700.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	Q19	41st	100	US$0.00

BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/13/2026	Qualifier 3	Devin Corah / Sasha Pasloski, Canada (Q16)	Won 21-15, 21-3	0:26
Thu, 5/14/2026	Pool H	Olivia MacDonald / Shaunna Polley, New Zealand (8)

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	$7,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,200.00
Total	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	0	$12,450.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sunniva Helland-Hansen												Nina Pavlova
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
11	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	$5,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$3,750.00
28	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	5	0	$12,875.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,875.00
6	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
47	0	1	0	1	5	5	12	8	0	$19,575.00	Total	11	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	$6,225.00

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	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	2	$8,700.00	10	11	47.6 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$2,250.00	2	3	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	2	$10,950.00	12	14	46.2 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sunniva Helland-Hansen													Nina Pavlova
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	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2014	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$650.00	2019	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00	2021	FIVB
10	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1	0	$7,875.00	2022	FIVB
8	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	$3,325.00	2023	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	$500.00	2024	FIVB
8	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	2	$4,350.00	2025	FIVB	8	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	2	$4,350.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,125.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$1,125.00
46	0	1	0	1	5	5	12	8	14	$18,825.00	Total	Total	10	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	2	$5,475.00

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	9	69.2%	1	7.7%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	2	15.4%	1	7.7%	10	76.9%	2-11	15.4%	9-10	47.4%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	12-14	46.2%
2025-2026	9	69.2%	1	7.7%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	2	15.4%	1	7.7%	10	76.9%	2-11	15.4%	9-10	47.4%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	12-14	46.2%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%

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	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	5
Total	0	0	2	5	6	4	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	12	14

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/14/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool H