Canada's Wilkerson, Humana-Paredes fall in Paris Elite16 beach volleyball quarterfinal
3rd-seeded Canadians lose 2-0 to World No. 1 Ana Patricia, Duda of Brazil
Canada's Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes are out of the women's beach volleyball Elite16 Paris stop.
The third-seeded Canadians lost to World No. 1 Ana Patricia Ramos and Eduarda Santos Lisboa (Duda) of Brazil 2-0 (10-21, 19-21) in the quarterfinal in Paris on Saturday.
The Toronto duo, seventh in the world ranking, edged No. 16 Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann of Germany 2-1 (21-14, 19-21, 15-11) earlier on Saturday in the round of 12 after finishing the group stage with a 1-2 record.
CBCSports.ca, the CBC Sports app and CBC Gem will stream the final and the bronze medal match live from Paris on Sunday.
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The Canadians' fifth-place showing solidifies their presence in the top-10, helping their chances of making it to Paris 2024. The top 17 teams in the world rankings will punch tickets to the Games.
In July, Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes won the Elite16 Montreal stop on home soil with a perfect record.
The final stop of the nine-event season is set for João Pessoa, Brazil, in November. Wilkerson and Humana-Paredes sat out the first Brazilian stop of the season in Uberlandia in April.
Fellow Canadians Sarah Pavan and Molly McBain also took part in the Paris tournament, going 0-2 in preliminary games on Wednesday.
Up next for Wilkerson/Humana-Paredes and Pavan/McBain is the beach volleyball world championships in Tlaxcala, Mexico, in October. Male duo Dan Dearing and Sam Schachter will serve as the other Canadian team in the tournament.
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