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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$50,000 Sydney Two Star
November 22 - 25, 2017

(14) Thomas Hartles/Michael Watson, New Zealand

Thomas Hartles
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 20, 1993 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Auckland

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Maunganui 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$3,184.25

Michael Watson
New Zealand

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Feb 5, 1989 (36 yrs old)

Home Town:

Tauranga

Height:

185 cm (6'1")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

5th (FIVB Shepparton 2017)

Career Winnings:

US$4,250.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	US$1,300.00

Previous Sydney Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/11-15/2017	Qinzhou Three Star	Q3	33rd	60	US$0.00
FIVB	3/4-5/2017	Shepparton One Star	7	5th	80	US$500.00

Sydney Two Star Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 11/23/2017	Pool B	Daniel Mullner / Florian Schnetzer, Austria (11)	Won 19-21, 25-23, 16-14	1:00
Thu, 11/23/2017	Pool B	Grant O'Gorman / Ben Saxton, Canada (2)	Lost 13-21, 18-21	0:29
Fri, 11/24/2017	Winner 1	Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Maxime Thiercy, France (5)	Lost 24-26, 21-19, 11-15	1:01

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	$1,300.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Thomas Hartles												Michael Watson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$2,400.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$1,200.00
23	0	1	1	1	4	5	6	2	0	$2,950.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	$650.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
32	0	1	1	1	4	5	8	2	1	$2,950.00	Total	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	$4,250.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	1	1	50.0 %
2018	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$800.00	1	3	25.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	$1,300.00	2	4	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Thomas Hartles													Michael Watson
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2006	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
											2009	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
											2011	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2011	FIVB Age Group WC
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
											2014	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
											2015	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	$3,000.00
											2016	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$600.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$250.00	2017	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	$250.00
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$400.00	2018	FIVB	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$400.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	$650.00	Total	Total	14	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	9	$4,250.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
2017-2018	1	100.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1-0	100.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	3	60.0%	1-4	20.0%	1-3	25.0%	1-1	50.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%
Against the Field	0		0		0		0-0		1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	0-4	0.0%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	1-3	25.0%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
Total	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4

Head to Head Results
Hartles/Watson trail the series against the field 1-3 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 O'Gorman/Saxton, Canada 0-1
11/23/17	FIVB	Sydney Two Star	Pool B	O'Gorman/Saxton	2	Hartles/Watson	14	21-13, 21-18	0:29
Trail the series against # 5 Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy, France 0-1
11/24/17	FIVB	Sydney Two Star	Winner 1	Gauthier-Rat/Thiercy	5	Hartles/Watson	14	26-24, 19-21, 15-11	1:01
Lead the series against # 11 Mullner/Schnetzer, Austria 1-0
11/23/17	FIVB	Sydney Two Star	Pool B	Hartles/Watson	14	Mullner/Schnetzer	11	19-21, 25-23, 16-14	1:00
Trail the series against # Q11 Shimizu/Tsuchiya, Japan 0-1
10/11/17	FIVB	Qinzhou Three Star	Qualifier 1	Shimizu/Tsuchiya	27, Q14	Hartles/Watson	Q3	21-18, 21-15	0:35