TAFC - Etapa 55: Ray e Natalia crowned champions in Rio das Ostras
Ray e Natalia are the champions of TAFC, Etapa 55, in Rio das Ostras. The title run went unbeaten, day by day, with the numbers behind every match.
TAFC got under way on Friday, 21 August 2026, in Rio das Ostras - RJ.
Three days and 23 matches later, the title went to Natalia e Ray, who came through the whole draw without losing a single matchup.
Areia Score tracked 23 matches play by play, logging 2,198 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: Gabi Parracho e Gabriela Fraga, Bia Rio e Lunna, Alicia e Marcela and Bruna Motta e Mirella.
Saturday: the main draw in Rio das Ostras
The pro draw opened on 22 August 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, Lane e Ana Luíza, Josy e Vanessa and Madu e Mari Cipriani.
Natalia e Ray beat Gabi Parracho e Gabriela Fraga 18 x 9 and Aninha e Livia 18 x 9.
Lane e Ana Luíza beat Bia Rio e Lunna 18 x 12 and Ju Picciani e Nila 18 x 15.
Josy e Vanessa beat Bella e Mayara 18 x 12 and Amanda e Rafinha 18 x 10.
Madu e Mari Cipriani beat Bruna Motta e Mirella 18 x 13 and Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo 18 x 16.
Sunday: the TAFC decider
The quarterfinals
Natalia e Ray v Lane e Ana Luíza
Natalia e Ray beat Lane e Ana Luíza 18 x 8.
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Josy e Vanessa v Madu e Mari Cipriani
Madu e Mari Cipriani beat Josy e Vanessa 18 x 16.
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The repechage quarterfinals
Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo v Lane e Ana Luíza
Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo beat Lane e Ana Luíza 18 x 10.
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Aninha e Livia v Josy e Vanessa
Aninha e Livia beat Josy e Vanessa 18 x 13.
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Into the 23 August 2026 decider, the four duos that reached the semifinals were Natalia e Ray and Madu e Mari Cipriani, through the winners bracket, and Aninha e Livia and Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo, back from the repechage.
The semifinals
Natalia e Ray 2 x 0 Aninha e Livia
The opener went point for point, and Natalia e Ray edged it 19 x 17. Natalia e Ray backed it up in the second, 18 x 12, to close the matchup out.
Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2.
Madu e Mari Cipriani 0 x 2 Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo
The opener went point for point, and Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo edged it 18 x 16. Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo backed it up in the second, 18 x 7, to close the matchup out.
Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2.
Third-place match
Aninha e Livia beat Madu e Mari Cipriani 18 x 15.
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The final
Natalia e Ray won both games against Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo to take the matchup 2 to 0. Natalia e Ray started sharper and took the opener comfortably, 18 x 12. Natalia e Ray backed it up in the second, 18 x 6, to close the matchup out.
Every game point by point on Areia Score: game 1, game 2.
Natalia led the scoring in the decider, with 9 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 Gabi Parracho e Gabriela Fraga 18 x 9
- Round of 16: beat Aninha e Livia 18 x 9
- Quarterfinals: beat Lane e Ana Luíza 18 x 8
- Semifinals: beat Aninha e Livia 2 to 0 (19 x 17, 18 x 12)
- Final: beat Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo 2 to 0 (18 x 12, 18 x 6)
Podium
- 1º Ray e Natalia (+2,000 ranking points)
- 2º Paula e Iza (+1,400 ranking points)
- 3º Aninha e Livia (+1,000 ranking points)
- 4º Madu e Mari (+800 ranking points)
Paula e Iza finished as runners-up and Aninha e Livia completed the podium.
Individual standouts
Top scorer: Iza Dias, 43 attack points for Paula e Iza.
Best conversion: Ray, 50.0% conversion (41 points from 82 attacks).
Top defender: Natalia, 66 defenses across 7 matches.
Foot points (shark): Vanessa, 3 points.
Head points: Iza Dias, 40 points.
The matches that mattered
Biggest comeback: Aninha e Livia came back from 5 points down to beat Madu e Mari Cipriani 18 x 15, in the third place.
Longest match: Natalia e Ray 19 x 17 Aninha e Livia, 36 points played in total, in the semifinals.
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.
| Team | P | W | Points for | Points against | Attack points | Defenses | Blocks | Errors | Conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natalia e Ray | 7 | 7 | 127 | 73 | 80 | 124 | 0 | 25 | 47.9% |
| Iza Dias e Paula Vicenzo | 9 | 6 | 142 | 130 | 82 | 90 | 0 | 43 | 38.0% |
| Aninha e Livia | 8 | 5 | 128 | 112 | 55 | 97 | 0 | 31 | 28.6% |
| Madu e Mari Cipriani | 6 | 3 | 92 | 99 | 57 | 88 | 0 | 34 | 35.7% |
| Amanda e Rafinha | 4 | 2 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 60 | 0 | 27 | 40.2% |
| Josy e Vanessa | 4 | 2 | 65 | 58 | 30 | 36 | 0 | 17 | 40.0% |
| Ju Picciani e Nila | 4 | 2 | 63 | 61 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 16 | 23.4% |
| Lane e Ana Luíza | 4 | 2 | 54 | 63 | 32 | 44 | 0 | 20 | 33.3% |
| Nuala e Emili | 3 | 1 | 43 | 45 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 38.9% |
| Bella e Mayara | 3 | 1 | 43 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bia Rio e Lunna | 3 | 1 | 40 | 49 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 19.6% |
| Tais e Lorenna | 3 | 1 | 40 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bruna Motta e Mirella | 2 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 37.5% |
| Lana e Giovana | 2 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Alicia e Marcela | 2 | 0 | 19 | 36 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 9.5% |
| Gabi Parracho e Gabriela Fraga | 2 | 0 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 13.0% |
P = matches played, W = wins. Conversion is the ratio of attacks that scored to attacks attempted.
The tournament in numbers
- 23 matches analyzed
- 2,198 actions recorded
- 1,081 attack points
- 653 defenses
- 247 unforced errors
- Head attack: 391 points from 1,009 attempts (39%)
- Foot attack: 10 points from 21 attempts (48%)
The tournament wrapped up
Natalia and Ray stay atop the ranking, 2,500 points ahead of Amanda and Rafinha. Check the full ranking at: /en/ligas/lbf/duplas
The broadcast of this tournament has already reached 585,984 views on YouTube, across 3 videos.
Every match of TAFC is available with full point-by-point statistics on the tournament page.
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