At the Montreal Elite16 tournament, Canadian beach volleyball pair Melissa Humana-Paredes and Brandie Wilkerson clinched the bronze medal in front of their home crowd. The 2024 Olympic silver medalists fought back to defeat Germany’s Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann with scores of 20-22, 21-12, and 18-16, securing their spot on the podium.
Wilkerson played a pivotal role with 32 attack points, 5 block points, and a crucial serve point, while Humana-Paredes contributed 9 attack points. The match experienced a pause due to adverse weather conditions before resuming.
Earlier in the day, the Canadian duo suffered a setback in the semifinals, losing 21-19, 20-22, 15-7 to Brazil’s Thamela Galil and Victoria Tosta. Despite missing out on a three-peat victory, Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson redeemed themselves by defeating Germany’s Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann to claim the bronze medal.
Having previously clinched the Montreal titles in 2023 and 2025, alongside their Olympic silver medal during the Paris Games, the Canadian pair continued their impressive run on home soil.
In the men’s competition, Canada’s Sam Schachter and Jonathan Pickett staged a remarkable comeback to secure the bronze medal in a thrilling match against Norway’s Hendrik Mol and Mathias Berntsen. After dropping the opening set 16-21, Schachter and Pickett rallied to win the next two sets 28-26 and 15-12, marking their first joint podium finish at home.
The Canadian duo pulled off a stunning upset against the top-ranked team to reach the men’s semifinals, where they narrowly lost to Brazil’s Renato Andrew Lima de Carvalho and André Loyola Stein in a hard-fought contest.
Fans can watch the full replay of Canada’s bronze medal victory in the link provided.