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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
Thursday, July 23, 2026 Court #2 16:40

Match #5: Pool C

(3) Sofia Izuzquiza/Tania Moreno, Spain
vs.
(30) Menia Bentele/Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland

Sofia Izuzquiza Corulla
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 10, 2006 (20 yrs old)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$20,388.38

Tania Moreno Matveeva
Spain

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 29, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Madrid

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

62 kg (136 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$110,786.55

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	US$26,943.60

Previous Shangluo Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
FIVB Age Group WC 2024	Marta Carro - 2nd	Did not play

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	17	1st	800	US$20,000.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	21, Q6	17th	460	US$3,700.00
FIVB	5/14-17/2026	BPT Futures Madrid	1	1st	400	€ 1,500.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/23/2026	Pool C	Menia Bentele / Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland (30)

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	$3,700.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$21,500.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,500.00
Total	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$26,700.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Sofia Izuzquiza												Tania Moreno
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$9,000.00
											World Tour Finals	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$5,600.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	17	0	0	0	1	2	3	11	0	0	$28,350.00
4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$10,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	1	1	2	0	6	6	2	2	2	$44,750.00
9	2	0	2	0	3	1	1	0	0	$2,250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	$2,300.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00	U21 World Championships	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	$0.00
2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	Confederation Championship	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	$15,000.00
20	3	1	2	0	3	3	3	0	4	$19,100.00	Total	60	2	2	4	4	10	15	16	2	4	$103,150.00

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
2026	FIVB	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$25,200.00	13	3	81.3 %
Total	FIVB	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$25,200.00	13	3	81.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Sofia Izuzquiza													Tania Moreno
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2017	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2018	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2019	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,000.00
											2021	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	$2,100.00
											2021	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	$0.00
											2022	FIVB	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	$5,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2022	FIVB Age Group WC
											2022	CEV	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2023	FIVB	13	0	1	1	0	2	3	6	0	0	$18,500.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2023	FIVB Age Group WC
											2023	CEV	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$7,500.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$150.00	2024	FIVB	11	0	0	1	1	3	3	3	0	0	$22,750.00
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2024	FIVB Age Group WC
											2024	CEV	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00
7	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	$4,800.00	2025	FIVB	11	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	0	0	$24,950.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2025	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2025	CEV	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$3,500.00
3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,600.00	2026	FIVB	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,600.00
19	3	1	2	0	3	3	3	0	4	$18,350.00	Total	Total	59	2	2	4	4	10	15	16	2	4	$102,400.00

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	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3-2	60.0%	9-1	90.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	13-3	81.3%
2025-2026	9	81.8%	1	9.1%	1	9.1%	10-1	90.9%	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3-2	60.0%	9-1	90.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	13-3	81.3%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	1	20.0%	0	0.0%	5-0	100.0%	0	0.0%	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0-1	0.0%	8-0	100.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	5-1	83.3%

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	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6	0
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Total	0	0	1	0	5	2	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	13	3

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$27,044.36

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 (4 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$21,729.81

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	21	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	4	2	2	3	1	US$29,451.82

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q16	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	6/18-21/2026	BPT Futures Geneva	1	2nd	360	€ 1,050.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	28	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	Q14	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	24	17th	340	US$2,250.00
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

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/23/2026	Pool C	Sofia Izuzquiza / Tania Moreno, Spain (3)

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	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	1	1	$21,750.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	$2,350.00
Total	21	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	8	3	1	$29,100.00

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
9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	$3,500.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	4	6	$13,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	2	1	$10,875.00
26	1	3	3	1	5	10	2	1	0	$4,425.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	16	0	3	0	2	5	3	3	0	0	$2,625.00
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$2,500.00	Confederation Championship
58	1	3	4	1	6	15	13	8	6	$23,800.00	Total	37	0	4	0	2	5	6	13	5	1	$20,500.00

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	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	$16,800.00	11	17	39.3 %
Total	FIVB	20	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	8	3	1	$27,600.00	24	35	40.7 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$2,000.00	2022	CEV
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2023	CEV
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
9	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	$8,400.00	2026	FIVB	9	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	$8,400.00
57	1	3	4	1	6	15	13	8	6	$23,050.00	Total	Total	36	0	4	0	2	5	6	13	5	1	$19,750.00

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	16	72.7%	2	9.1%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	6	16.2%	5	13.5%	26	70.3%	6-31	16.2%	16-26	38.1%	8-9	47.1%	0	0	24-35	40.7%
2025-2026	16	72.7%	2	9.1%	4	18.2%	18-4	81.8%	6	16.2%	5	13.5%	26	70.3%	6-31	16.2%	16-26	38.1%	8-9	47.1%	0	0	24-35	40.7%
Against the Field	1	16.7%	2	33.3%	3	50.0%	3-3	50.0%	1	7.7%	2	15.4%	10	76.9%	1-12	7.7%	2-20	9.1%	6-10	37.5%	0	0	4-15	21.1%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	4	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	6	9	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	17
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	11	9
Total	0	0	4	5	11	19	0	0	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	24	35

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
7/23/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Pool C