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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Hamburg
August 5 - 9, 2026

(Q11) Menia Bentele/Annique Niederhauser, Switzerland

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	22	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	5	2	2	4	1	US$29,451.82

Previous Hamburg 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	30	25th	220	US$1,500.00
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 Elite16 Hamburg Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 8/5/2026	Qualifier 1	Louisa Lippmann / Melanie Paul, Germany (Q6)	Won 21-17, 17-21, 20-18	0:57
Wed, 8/5/2026	Qualifier 2	Daria Romaniuk / Yeva Serdiuk, Ukraine (16, Q3)	Lost 12-21, 17-21	0:32

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	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	2	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	22	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	9	4	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
10	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0	$3,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	$3,500.00
20	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	5	6	$13,375.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	11	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	3	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
59	1	3	4	1	6	15	14	9	6	$23,800.00	Total	38	0	4	0	2	5	6	14	6	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	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	3	0	$18,300.00	12	20	37.5 %
Total	FIVB	22	0	2	0	0	1	0	4	1	9	4	1	$29,100.00	25	38	39.7 %

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
11	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	$9,150.00	2026	FIVB	11	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	3	0	$9,150.00
59	1	3	4	1	6	15	14	9	6	$23,800.00	Total	Total	38	0	4	0	2	5	6	14	6	1	$20,500.00

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	69.6%	3	13.0%	4	17.4%	19-4	82.6%	6	15.0%	6	15.0%	28	70.0%	6-34	15.0%	16-28	36.4%	9-10	47.4%	0	0	25-38	39.7%
2025-2026	16	69.6%	3	13.0%	4	17.4%	19-4	82.6%	6	15.0%	6	15.0%	28	70.0%	6-34	15.0%	16-28	36.4%	9-10	47.4%	0	0	25-38	39.7%
Against the Field	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	16.7%	0	0.0%	5	83.3%	1-5	16.7%	0-10	0.0%	6-2	75.0%	0	0	3-6	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	2	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	6	11	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	19
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	5	6	11	21	0	0	7	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	25	38

Head to Head Results
Bentele/Niederhauser trail the series against the field 3-6 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson, Canada 0-1
4/9/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool D	Humana-Paredes/Wilkerson	4	Bentele/Niederhauser	21, Q7	21-12, 21-16	0:30
Trail the series against # 10 Batenhorst/Hughes, United States 0-1
7/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Gstaad	Qualifier 1	Batenhorst/Hughes	17, Q1	Bentele/Niederhauser	Q16	21-18, 21-18	2:22
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Romaniuk/Serdiuk, Ukraine 0-2
8/5/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 2	Romaniuk/Serdiuk	16, Q3	Bentele/Niederhauser	Q11	21-12, 21-17	0:32
6/12/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 1	Romaniuk/Serdiuk	19	Bentele/Niederhauser	28	18-21, 21-18, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # Q5 Pavelkova/Pavelkova, Czechia 1-2
3/19/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool A	Pavelkova/Pavelkova	17	Bentele/Niederhauser	16	21-17, 21-19	0:34
10/3/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Winner 1	Pavelkova/Pavelkova	18	Bentele/Niederhauser	19	21-14, 21-13	0:27
6/22/25	FIVB	Futures Messina	Semi-Finals	Bentele/Niederhauser	6	Pavelkova/Pavelkova	1	19-21, 21-17, 15-11	0:44
Lead the series against # Q6 Lippmann/Paul, Germany 1-0
8/5/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Hamburg	Qualifier 1	Bentele/Niederhauser	Q11	Lippmann/Paul	Q6	21-17, 17-21, 20-18	0:57
Lead the series against # Q7 Hollas/Remmelg, Estonia 1-0
5/14/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool A	Bentele/Niederhauser	17	Hollas/Remmelg	16	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:49