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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Montréal
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Court #2 14:30

Match #4: Qualifier's Bracket Round 1

(Q4) Maria Gonzalez/Allanis Navas, Puerto Rico
vs.
(Q13) Sunniva Helland-Hansen/Nina Pavlova, Norway

Maria Claudia Gonzalez Valentin
Puerto Rico

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 26, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vega Baja

Height:

182 cm (5'8")

Weight:

75 kg (165 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Veracruz 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$18,317.13

Allanis Navas Sanchez
Puerto Rico

Photo: NORCECA

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 4, 2002 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Manati

Height:

185 cm (5'4")

Weight:

68 kg (150 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Veracruz 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$18,317.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	25	33	37	Money
FIVB	15	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	US$36,452.82
FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$0.00
Overall	16	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	US$36,452.82

Previous Montréal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	6	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	5/20-24/2026	BPT Challenge Nuvali	3	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	2	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	12/3-7/2025	BPT Elite Itapema	11	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	32	17th	640	US$7,000.00
FIVB	10/1-5/2025	BPT Challenge Veracruz	28, Q6	3rd	720	US$9,000.00

BPT Elite Montréal Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/19/2026	Qualifier 1	Sunniva Helland-Hansen / Nina Pavlova, Norway (Q13)

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$)
Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00
World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$7,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	1	$18,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$500.00
Total	16	0	0	1	0	3	0	1	1	3	4	2	$36,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Maria Gonzalez												Allanis Navas
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	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,200.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	$5,200.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$3,750.00
8	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	1	$9,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	8	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	4	1	$9,000.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$250.00
16	0	0	1	0	3	2	3	4	2	$18,200.00	Total	16	0	0	1	0	3	2	3	4	2	$18,200.00

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
2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	2	66.7 %
2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	$3,900.00	4	7	36.4 %
2024	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$6,000.00	3	7	30.0 %
2025	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$18,500.00	7	7	50.0 %
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	$8,000.00	3	5	37.5 %
Total	FIVB	14	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	1	3	4	2	$36,400.00	17	26	39.5 %
Total	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	4	2	66.7 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Maria Gonzalez													Allanis Navas
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	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	$1,950.00	2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	$1,950.00
4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$3,000.00	2024	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	$3,000.00
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$9,250.00	2025	FIVB	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	$9,250.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	$4,000.00
15	0	0	1	0	3	2	3	4	2	$18,200.00	Total	Total	15	0	0	1	0	3	2	3	4	2	$18,200.00

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	60.0%	2	10.0%	6	30.0%	14-6	70.0%	3	13.0%	4	17.4%	16	69.6%	3-20	13.0%	12-16	42.9%	5-10	33.3%	0	0	17-26	39.5%
2025-2026	7	53.8%	2	15.4%	4	30.8%	9-4	69.2%	1	11.1%	1	11.1%	7	77.8%	1-8	11.1%	7-7	50.0%	3-5	37.5%	0	0	10-12	45.5%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	0	0.0%	2	40.0%	3-2	60.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	6-4	60.0%	0-4	0.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%

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
Youth Olympic Games	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
World Championships	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	4	3	3	7	0	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	12	12
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Total	0	0	4	3	9	19	0	0	7	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	21	28

Sunniva Helland-Hansen
Norway

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 5, 1997 (29 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$21,332.48

Nina Pavlova
Norway

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 7, 2000 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Banska Bistrica

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Busan Gwangalli 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$6,717.13

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	41	Money
FIVB	14	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	3	1	US$13,285.39

Previous Montréal Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/22-26/2026	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Q11	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Challenge Alanya	Q15	33rd	180	US$0.00
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	25, Q1	17th	340	US$2,250.00
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

BPT Elite Montréal Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/19/2026	Qualifier 1	Maria Gonzalez / Allanis Navas, Puerto Rico (Q4)

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	1	0	0	3	0	$7,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	$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	14	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	4	$13,200.00

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$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
12	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	1	$5,250.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	$3,750.00
30	0	0	0	0	2	3	6	5	14	$13,250.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	$2,250.00
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	1	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	$750.00	Confederation Championship
53	0	1	0	1	5	5	13	11	16	$20,700.00	Total	14	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	4	$6,600.00

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	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$4,500.00	5	7	41.7 %
Total	FIVB	13	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	3	4	$13,200.00	15	18	45.5 %

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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2021	CEV
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
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2023	CEV
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	$500.00	2024	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$250.00	2024	CEV
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
5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$2,250.00	2026	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	$2,250.00
52	0	1	0	1	5	5	13	11	16	$20,700.00	Total	Total	13	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	3	4	$6,600.00

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	70.6%	1	5.9%	4	23.5%	13-4	76.5%	2	12.5%	1	6.3%	13	81.3%	2-14	12.5%	12-13	48.0%	3-5	37.5%	0	0	15-18	45.5%
2025-2026	12	70.6%	1	5.9%	4	23.5%	13-4	76.5%	2	12.5%	1	6.3%	13	81.3%	2-14	12.5%	12-13	48.0%	3-5	37.5%	0	0	15-18	45.5%
Against the Field	1	50.0%	0	0.0%	1	50.0%	1-1	50.0%	0		0		0		0-0		2-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	1-1	50.0%

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	3	4	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	8
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	4	7	7	5	0	0	3	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	18

Head to Head Results
First meeting between the two teams

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
8/19/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Qualifier 1