Broder and Valjas hold a 4-0 edge in the FIVB World Tour series with Forrer and Verge-Depre with the two teams meeting on the sand for the first-time since May 2015 when the Canadians won an elimination match in Lucerne, Switzerland.
MATCH PREVIEWMATCH NOTES• CAN has won all four previous meetings in FIVB World Tour competition dating back to 2013, but they have not played each other since a round of 16 match in May, 2015• Forrer (34 years old) and Verge-Depre (24 years old) have the biggest age difference between partners in the field• In April 2015, Broder / Valjas won the gold medal in Fuzhou, China, becoming the first ever women's team from Canada to win any medal on the FIVB Tour• Valjas, who is from Toronto, is competing in an FIVB event in Canada for the first time• SUI has a 42-35 match record this year, including 14-16 in elimination rounds and 16-14 in three-set matches• CAN has a 14-29 match record this year, including 3-8 in elimination rounds and 10-12 in three-set matches