The Hague, the Netherlands, July 4, 2015 – Fernanda Alves/Taiana Lima will be aiming to make it a 15-match winning streak by clinching gold at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships 2015 on Sunday. But Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas will be keen to underline their dominance as FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour leaders.
Fernanda Alves / Taiana Lima (BRA), 1st Place Pool I, The Hague
• Fernanda Alves and Taiana Lima have been playing together since 2014. They are playing in their 11th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Fernanda is playing in her 4th FIVB World Tour final four with one gold medal, one bronze medal and one 4th place finish.
• Taiana is playing in her 16th FIVB World Tour final four with six gold, three silver, three bronze medals and three 4th place finishes.
• This is Fernanda's and Taiana's 2nd Final Four of 2015 (Bronze St. Petersburg Grand Slam).
• Taiana finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Vivian Cunha in 2011 (Rome) and 17th with Talita Antunes in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Fernanda and Taiana are currently ranked 19th in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 1,780 points and 7th in winnings with $ 84,000.
• Fernanda and Taiana have a 41-15 career FIVB World Tour match record, a 19-5 match record in 2015, 15-1 overall in The Hague, and 7-0 in FIVB World Championships.
• Fernanda and Taiana rank 40th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with one, 300th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 11, and 71st on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $218,000.
• Fernanda (1) ranks 52nd and Taiana (6) ranks 20th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Fernanda (15) ranks 447th and Taiana (60) ranks 136th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Fernanda ($116,025) ranks 138th and Taiana ($353,950) ranks 40th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Taiana won gold medals at the U21 World Championships with Juliana Felisberta in 2002 (Catania, Italy) and with Carolina Salgado in 2004 (Porto Santo, Portugal).
• Taiana was named the FIVB World Tour Most Improved Player in 2010, Sportsperson in 2013 and was Tour Champion and named Team of the Year with Talita Antunes in 2013.
Agatha Bednarczuk / Barbara Seixas (BRA), 1st Place Pool F, Apeldoorn
• Agatha Bednarczuk and Barbara Seixas have been playing together since 2012 but played with different partners in 2013. They are playing in their 27th FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament together.
• Agatha is playing in her 14th FIVB World Tour final four with three gold, four silver, four bronze medals and two 4th place finishes.
• Barbara is playing in her 12th FIVB World Tour final four with three gold, three silver, five bronze medals and 0 4th place finishes.
• This is Agatha's and Barbara's 4th Final Four of 2015 (Gold Prague Open, Silver Stavanger Major Series, Gold St. Petersburg Grand Slam).
• Agatha finished 17th in the FIVB World Championships with Sandra Pires in 2005 (Berlin) and 17th with Maria Antonelli in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Barbara won the bronze medal in the FIVB World Championships with Liliane Maestrini in 2013 (Stare Jablonki).
• Agatha and Barbara are currently ranked 1st in FIVB World Tour points in 2015 with 3,760 points and 1st in winnings with $184,000. They have two wins in 2015 (Prague Open, St. Petersburg Grand Slam).
• Agatha and Barbara have a 107-36 career FIVB World Tour match record, a 33-4 record in 2015, an all-time record of 10-3 in The Hague, and an all-time record of 7-0 in FIVB World Championships.
• Agatha and Barbara rank 16th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team gold medal list with three, 110th on the all-time FIVB World Tour team tournament list with 27, and 22nd on the all-time FIVB World Tour team winnings list with $461,200.
• Agatha (3) and Barbara (3) each ranks 28th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual gold medals.
• Agatha (82) ranks 80th and Barbara (41) ranks 220th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual tournaments.
• Agatha ($353,300) ranks 41st and Barbara ($294,500) ranks 50th in all-time FIVB World Tour individual earnings.
• Barbara won silver medals at the U18 World Championships with Carolina Salgado in 2003 (Pattaya, Thailand) and 2004 (Termoli, Italy).
• Barbara won the gold medal at the U19 World Championships with Carolina Aragao in 2005 (Saint Quay Portrieux, France).
• Barbara won gold medals at the U21 World Championships with Carolina Aragao in 2006 (Myslowice, Poland) and with Liliane Maestrini in 2007 (Modena, Italy).
• Barbara was named the FIVB World Tour Top Rookie in 2012.
• Agatha/Barbara Lead the Head to Head 2-0
• St. Petersburg Grand Slam, 06/21/2015, Semi-Finals , Bednarczuk/Seixas won 2-0 (24-22, 21-19) (0:53)
• Gstaad Grand Slam, 07/11/2014, Winner 2, Bednarczuk/Seixas won 2-0 (21-15, 21-16) (0:38)