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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Xiamen
Friday, May 15, 2026 Court #3 11:00

Match #34: Winner's Bracket Round 1

(25, Q1) Nina Pavlova/Sunniva Helland-Hansen, Norway
vs.
(16) Heleene Hollas/Liisa Remmelg, Estonia

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$6,717.13

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$20,231.10

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$13,285.39

Previous Xiamen Results

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

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)	Won 21-18, 21-18	0:34
Thu, 5/14/2026	Pool H	Daria Romaniuk / Yeva Serdiuk, Ukraine (9)	Lost 20-22, 18-21	0:42
Fri, 5/15/2026	Winner 1	Heleene Hollas / Liisa Remmelg, Estonia (16)

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	$4,500.00
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	$13,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Nina Pavlova												Sunniva Helland-Hansen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$3,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	$5,250.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$2,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	28	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	5	0	$13,250.00
3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$600.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	$1,450.00
											U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	0	$6,600.00	Total	47	0	1	0	1	5	5	12	8	0	$19,950.00

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	3	4	42.9 %
Total	FIVB	10	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	3	2	$10,950.00	13	15	46.4 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Nina Pavlova													Sunniva Helland-Hansen
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2014	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2019	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	$650.00
											2021	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	$1,000.00
											2022	FIVB	10	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	1	0	$7,875.00
											2023	FIVB	8	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	$3,325.00
											2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	$500.00
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
10	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	3	2	$5,475.00	Total	Total	46	0	1	0	1	5	5	12	8	14	$18,825.00

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	10	71.4%	1	7.1%	3	21.4%	11-3	78.6%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	11	78.6%	2-12	14.3%	10-11	47.6%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	13-15	46.4%
2025-2026	10	71.4%	1	7.1%	3	21.4%	11-3	78.6%	2	14.3%	1	7.1%	11	78.6%	2-12	14.3%	10-11	47.6%	3-4	42.9%	0	0	13-15	46.4%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	3	100.0%	0-3	0.0%	4-6	40.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
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	7	5	0	0	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	15

Heleene Hollas
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 12, 1997 (29 yrs old)

Height:

182 cm (6'0")

Weight:

72 kg (158 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$19,202.64

Liisa Soomets Remmelg
Estonia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 7, 1997 (28 yrs old)

Height:

172 cm (5'8")

Weight:

67 kg (147 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$19,202.64

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	41	45	Money
FIVB	52	2	5	2	2	7	0	8	4	3	3	4	6	4	1	0	US$34,698.12
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	US$0.00
Overall	53	2	5	2	2	7	0	8	4	3	3	4	6	4	1	1	US$34,698.12

Previous Xiamen Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	3/26-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	18	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	21	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	19, Q3	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	14	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	23, Q1	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Q10	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	23, Q12	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/21-24/2025	Futures Brno	4	3rd	320	€ 500.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	Q7	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Messina	2	13th	140	€ 100.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	Futures Jurmala	2	3rd	320	€ 850.00
FIVB	6/5-8/2025	BPT Futures Sveti Vlas	5	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	5/22-25/2025	BPT Futures Qingshan	1	1st	400	US$1,000.00

BPT Challenge Xiamen Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/14/2026	Pool A	Menia Bentele / Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland (17)	Lost 18-21, 21-19, 10-15	0:49
Thu, 5/14/2026	Pool A	Kaylee Glagau / Abbey Thorup, Canada (32, Q13)	Won 21-19, 20-22, 15-12	0:57
Fri, 5/15/2026	Winner 1	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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	$7,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	4	1	$15,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	33	2	5	2	2	6	0	7	3	5	1	0	$11,150.00
U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
Total	53	2	5	2	2	7	0	8	4	10	6	1	$33,650.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Heleene Hollas												Liisa Remmelg
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0	$3,500.00
14	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	$7,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	$7,750.00
33	2	5	2	2	6	10	5	1	0	$5,575.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	33	2	5	2	2	6	10	5	1	0	$5,575.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
53	2	5	2	2	7	12	10	6	1	$16,825.00	Total	53	2	5	2	2	7	12	10	6	1	$16,825.00

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
2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %
2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	1	2	33.3 %
2021	FIVB	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	$1,600.00	13	8	61.9 %
2022	FIVB	10	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	1	0	$2,900.00	12	16	42.9 %
2023	FIVB	8	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	1	$2,300.00	16	13	55.2 %
2024	FIVB	12	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	4	1	2	$3,300.00	18	16	52.9 %
2025	FIVB	12	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	1	2	2	$16,250.00	23	18	56.1 %
2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$4,750.00	3	5	37.5 %
Total	FIVB	51	2	5	2	2	7	0	8	4	10	6	5	$31,400.00	86	78	52.4 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	0	1	0.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Heleene Hollas													Liisa Remmelg
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	0	1	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00	2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
6	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$800.00	2021	FIVB	6	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	$800.00
10	0	1	0	1	1	3	3	1	0	$1,450.00	2022	FIVB	10	0	1	0	1	1	3	3	1	0	$1,450.00
8	0	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	$1,150.00	2023	FIVB	8	0	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	$1,150.00
12	0	2	0	1	1	1	4	1	2	$1,650.00	2024	FIVB	12	0	2	0	1	1	1	4	1	2	$1,650.00
12	1	0	2	0	2	2	1	2	2	$8,125.00	2025	FIVB	12	1	0	2	0	2	2	1	2	2	$8,125.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,375.00	2026	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	$2,375.00
52	2	5	2	2	7	12	10	6	6	$15,700.00	Total	Total	52	2	5	2	2	7	12	10	6	6	$15,700.00

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	56	60.2%	21	22.6%	16	17.2%	77-16	82.8%	9	12.7%	21	29.6%	41	57.7%	9-62	12.7%	56-41	57.7%	30-37	44.8%	0	0	86-78	52.4%
2025-2026	19	67.9%	6	21.4%	3	10.7%	25-3	89.3%	1	4.8%	8	38.1%	12	57.1%	1-20	4.8%	19-12	61.3%	7-11	38.9%	0	0	26-23	53.1%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3	60.0%	0-5	0.0%	6-6	50.0%	2-6	25.0%	0	0	4-6	40.0%

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	2	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	7	3	11	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	20
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	11	6	32	21	0	0	20	13	7	4	2	2	2	5	74	51
U21 World Championships	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	16	17	36	35	0	0	23	16	7	4	2	2	2	5	86	79

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/15/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1