TAFC - Etapa 54: Ray e Natalia crowned champions in Içara

TAFC got under way on Friday, 12 June 2026, in Içara - SC.

Three days and 24 matches later, the title went to Natalia e Ray, who came through the whole draw without losing a single matchup.

Areia Score tracked 24 matches play by play, logging 2,273 actions. Below: the full podium, the individual standouts and the numbers behind the tournament.

Friday: the TAFC qualifier

Day one belonged to the qualifier, the way into the main draw. Four duos came through: Brenda e Sabrina, Pamela e Mari Ciasca, Ju Farias e Mel and Bella Serafim e Gabi.

Saturday: the main draw in Içara

The pro draw opened on 13 June 2026, with 16 duos. It runs as a double elimination: a loss drops you into the repechage with a way back, a win keeps you in the winners bracket.

Four duos went through the winners bracket unbeaten and booked a direct place in Sunday's quarterfinals: Natalia e Ray, Madu e Mari Cipriani, Amanda e Rafinha and Iza Dias e Rafa Ganzo.

Natalia e Ray beat Brenda e Sabrina 18 x 2 and Aninha e Livia 18 x 14.

Madu e Mari Cipriani beat Pamela e Mari Ciasca 18 x 16 and Lane e Ana Luíza 18 x 14.

Amanda e Rafinha beat Ju Farias e Mel 18 x 11 and Ju Picciani e Nila 18 x 11.

Iza Dias e Rafa Ganzo beat Bella Serafim e Gabi 18 x 6 and Josy e Mirella 18 x 9.

Sunday: the TAFC decider

The quarterfinals

Natalia e Ray v Madu e Mari Cipriani

Natalia e Ray beat Madu e Mari Cipriani 18 x 11.

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Amanda e Rafinha v Iza Dias e Rafa Ganzo

Amanda e Rafinha beat Iza Dias e Rafa Ganzo 18 x 13.

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The repechage quarterfinals

Ju Picciani e Nila v Madu e Mari Cipriani

Ju Picciani e Nila beat Madu e Mari Cipriani 18 x 14.

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Lane e Ana Luíza v Iza Dias e Rafa Ganzo

Lane e Ana Luíza beat Iza Dias e Rafa Ganzo 19 x 17.

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Into the 14 June 2026 decider, the four duos that reached the semifinals were Natalia e Ray and Amanda e Rafinha, through the winners bracket, and Lane e Ana Luíza and Ju Picciani e Nila, back from the repechage.

The semifinals

Natalia e Ray 2 x 0 Lane e Ana Luíza

Natalia e Ray started sharper and took the opener comfortably, 18 x 9. Natalia e Ray backed it up in the second, 18 x 15, to close the matchup out.

Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2.

Amanda e Rafinha 2 x 1 Ju Picciani e Nila

Ju Picciani e Nila controlled the opener, 18 x 13. Amanda e Rafinha hit back hard in the second, 18 x 12, to level the matchup. It came down to the last game, and Amanda e Rafinha settled it 15 x 8.

Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2, game 3.

Third-place match

Lane e Ana Luíza beat Ju Picciani e Nila 19 x 17.

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The final

Natalia e Ray needed the deciding game to get past Amanda e Rafinha and took the matchup 2 to 1. The opener went point for point, and Natalia e Ray edged it 18 x 16. Amanda e Rafinha hit back hard in the second, 18 x 12, to level the matchup. It came down to the last game, and Natalia e Ray settled it 15 x 11.

Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2, game 3.

Ray led the scoring in the decider, with 14 attack points.

Natalia e Ray take the title.

The champions' run at TAFC

Natalia e Ray went through 5 matchups across the weekend and won every one. The full road to the title:

• First round: beat Brenda e Sabrina 18 x 2
• Round of 16: beat Aninha e Livia 18 x 14
• Quarterfinals: beat Madu e Mari Cipriani 18 x 11
• Semifinals: beat Lane e Ana Luíza 2 to 0 (18 x 9, 18 x 15)
• Final: beat Amanda e Rafinha 2 to 1 (18 x 16, 12 x 18, 15 x 11)

Podium

• 1º Ray e Natalia (+2,000 ranking points)
• 2º Rafinha e Amanda (+1,400 ranking points)
• 3º Lane e Ana (+1,000 ranking points)
• 4º Ju e Nila (+800 ranking points)

Rafinha e Amanda finished as runners-up and Lane e Ana completed the podium.

Individual standouts

Top scorer: Amanda, 47 attack points for Rafinha e Amanda.

Best conversion: Madu, 43.1% conversion (22 points from 51 attacks).

Top defender: Rafinha, 77 defenses across 9 matches.

Foot points (shark): Lane, 3 points.

Head points: Amanda, 41 points.

The matches that mattered

Biggest comeback: Madu e Mari Cipriani came back from 4 points down to beat Pamela e Mari Ciasca 18 x 16, in the first round.

Longest match: Josy e Mirella 20 x 18 Bella e Mayara, 38 points played in total, in the first round.

Every team's stat line

Everything the scout logged per team: score, attack, defense, blocks and errors. Attack, defense, blocks and errors add up the whole squad and count only the matches that were scouted.

P = matches played, W = wins. Conversion is the ratio of attacks that scored to attacks attempted.

The tournament in numbers

• 24 matches analyzed
• 2,273 actions recorded
• 1,230 attack points
• 775 defenses
• 270 unforced errors
• Head attack: 408 points from 1,149 attempts (36%)
• Foot attack: 8 points from 21 attempts (38%)

The tournament wrapped up

Natalia e Ray take over the top of the ranking with 5,400 points, with Amanda e Rafinha right behind. Check the full ranking at: /en/ligas/lbf/duplas

The broadcast of this tournament has already reached 562,787 views on YouTube, across 3 videos.

Every match of TAFC is available with full point-by-point statistics on the tournament page.