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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
Thursday, May 21, 2026 Court #2 08:00

Match #16: Pool H

(9) Valentyna Davidova/Anhelina Khmil, Ukraine
vs.
(24) Menia Bentele/Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland

Valentyna Zmiyevska Davidova
Ukraine

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 25, 1987 (38 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaporizhia

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

63 kg (139 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Myslowice 2022)

Career Winnings:

US$63,100.98

Anhelina Khmil
Ukraine

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 27, 2003 (22 yrs old)

Home Town:

Zaporozhye

Height:

184 cm (6'0")

Weight:

66 kg (145 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career FIVB WT Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$30,816.33

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	15	0	2	1	1	1	0	3	1	3	1	1	1	US$53,058.48

Previous Nuvali Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	5	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	23	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	4	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	12	3rd	720	US$9,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	15, Q2	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	14	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	6/5-8/2025	BPT Futures Sveti Vlas	1	2nd	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	24, Q12	9th	600	US$7,500.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/21/2026	Pool H	Menia Bentele / Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland (24)	Won 20-22, 21-13, 15-11	0:50
Thu, 5/21/2026	Pool H	Sofia Bisgaard / Cirkeline Hog, Denmark (25, Q3)	Won 21-9, 19-21, 15-9	0:44
Sat, 5/23/2026	Winner 2	Alexis Durish / Audrey Koenig, United States (4)	Won 21-11, 21-23, 15-13	1:00
Sat, 5/23/2026	Winner 3	Taliqua Clancy / Stefanie Fejes, Australia (15)	Won 21-13, 24-22	0:39
Sun, 5/24/2026	Semi-Finals	Maddie Anderson / Alaina Chacon, United States (10)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:48
Sun, 5/24/2026	Bronze Medal	Mila Konink / Emi van Driel, Netherlands (26)	Lost 20-22, 18-21	0:42

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	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	$14,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0	$30,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,400.00
Total	15	0	2	1	1	1	0	3	1	5	1	0	$52,900.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Valentyna Davidova												Anhelina Khmil
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	2	0	0	$7,000.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
12	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	$16,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$7,250.00
28	0	0	1	1	2	4	7	6	0	$29,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	7	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	$15,000.00
14	1	3	0	2	2	3	1	2	0	$9,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	16	2	3	3	0	3	2	2	0	0	$3,450.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$250.00	Challenger
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Satellite
											U18/19 World Championships	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
58	1	3	1	3	4	10	19	8	0	$62,000.00	Total	30	3	3	5	1	4	6	6	1	0	$29,200.00

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	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$4,450.00	12	4	75.0 %
2025	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	$38,950.00	21	15	58.3 %
2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,000.00	4	2	66.7 %
Total	FIVB	14	0	2	1	1	1	0	3	1	4	1	0	$50,400.00	37	21	63.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Valentyna Davidova													Anhelina Khmil
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00	2007	FIVB
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$250.00	2007	FIVB C&S
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	$1,000.00	2016	FIVB
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	$12,500.00	2017	FIVB
11	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1	4	$10,950.00	2018	FIVB
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$3,000.00	2019	FIVB
											2020	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$100.00
5	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	$2,900.00	2021	FIVB	5	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,350.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
6	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	$2,700.00	2022	FIVB	5	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$500.00	2023	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
6	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	$3,975.00	2024	FIVB	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	$2,225.00
9	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	1	0	$19,475.00	2025	FIVB	9	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	1	0	$19,475.00
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
57	1	3	1	3	4	10	18	8	9	$60,750.00	Total	Total	29	3	3	5	1	4	6	5	1	1	$27,950.00

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	23	74.2%	8	25.8%	0	0.0%	31-0	100.0%	6	20.0%	4	13.3%	20	66.7%	6-24	20.0%	23-20	53.5%	14-4	77.8%	1	0	38-24	61.3%
2025-2026	17	81.0%	4	19.0%	0	0.0%	21-0	100.0%	5	20.0%	3	12.0%	17	68.0%	5-20	20.0%	17-17	50.0%	9-3	75.0%	0	0	26-20	56.5%
Against the Field	4	66.7%	2	33.3%	0	0.0%	6-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	4	80.0%	1-4	20.0%	8-8	50.0%	6-0	100.0%	0	0	7-4	63.6%

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	3	1	3	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	7
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	0	9	5	0	0	7	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	20	12
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	10	3
Total	0	0	8	2	18	10	0	0	9	7	2	2	1	1	0	2	38	24

Menia Bentele
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 26, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Immenstadt

Height:

181 cm (5'11")

Weight:

70 kg (154 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Cervia 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$20,727.15

Annique Niederhauser
Switzerland

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 2003 (23 yrs old)

Home Town:

Hondrich

Height:

190 cm (6'3")

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$19,083.85

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	17	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	3	2	2	2	1	US$24,497.79

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2025	Annique Niederhauser - 9th	Menia Bentele - 9th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	17	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	4/8-12/2026	BPT Elite Saquarema	21, Q7	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	16	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	3/5-8/2026	BPT Challenge Bhubaneswar	5	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	10/15-19/2025	BPT Challenge Nuvali	17	9th	460	US$3,250.00
FIVB	10/7-11/2025	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Q12	21st	300	US$0.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	19	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	Q10	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	8/5-9/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	22, Q2	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/2-6/2025	BPT Elite Gstaad	16	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	6/26-29/2025	BPT Futures Geneva	1	5th	240	€ 300.00
FIVB	6/19-22/2025	Futures Messina	6	2nd	360	€ 700.00
FIVB	5/21-24/2025	BPT Futures Spiez	5	9th	180	€ 200.00

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 5/21/2026	Pool H	Valentyna Davidova / Anhelina Khmil, Ukraine (9)	Lost 22-20, 13-21, 11-15	0:50
Thu, 5/21/2026	Pool H	Bernadeth Pons / Cherry Rondina, Philippines (8)	Won 22-20, 24-22	0:43
Fri, 5/22/2026	Winner 1	Molley McBain / Ruby Sorra, Canada (19)	Lost 9-21, 23-21, 12-15	0:49

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	0	4	1	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	1	0	$18,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$1,300.00
Total	17	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	7	2	0	$24,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Menia Bentele												Annique Niederhauser
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$3,500.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	$3,500.00
18	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	4	1	$11,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0	$9,000.00
25	1	2	3	1	5	10	2	1	0	$3,900.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	15	0	2	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
52	1	2	4	1	5	15	11	7	1	$18,900.00	Total	32	0	2	0	2	5	6	12	4	0	$18,100.00

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	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	4	1	1	$10,800.00	13	18	41.9 %
2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	$13,500.00	6	11	35.3 %
Total	FIVB	16	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	1	7	1	1	$24,300.00	19	29	39.6 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Menia Bentele													Annique Niederhauser
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	2020	FIVB
7	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	1	1	$500.00	2021	FIVB
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2021	FIVB Age Group WC
7	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	$4,000.00	2022	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$1,150.00
12	1	0	3	0	1	2	1	3	1	$1,600.00	2023	FIVB	6	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	$700.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
7	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	1	$650.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	$600.00
11	0	1	0	0	1	3	4	1	1	$5,400.00	2025	FIVB	12	0	1	0	0	1	3	5	1	1	$8,900.00
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$6,750.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	$6,750.00
51	1	2	4	1	5	15	11	6	6	$18,900.00	Total	Total	32	0	3	0	2	5	6	12	3	1	$18,100.00

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	12	80.0%	2	13.3%	1	6.7%	14-1	93.3%	5	14.7%	5	14.7%	24	70.6%	5-29	14.7%	12-24	33.3%	7-6	53.8%	0	0	19-30	38.8%
2025-2026	12	80.0%	2	13.3%	1	6.7%	14-1	93.3%	5	14.7%	5	14.7%	24	70.6%	5-29	14.7%	12-24	33.3%	7-6	53.8%	0	0	19-30	38.8%
Against the Field	2	40.0%	2	40.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	1	10.0%	3	30.0%	6	60.0%	1-9	10.0%	4-12	25.0%	6-8	42.9%	0	0	5-10	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	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	5	8	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	15
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	7	7
Total	0	0	4	4	9	17	0	0	5	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	30

Head to Head Results
Davidova/Khmil lead the series 1-0

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
5/21/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool H	Davidova/Khmil	9	Bentele/Niederhauser	24	20-22, 21-13, 15-11	0:50