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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro
September 24 - 28, 2025

(13) Chase Budinger/Miles Evans, United States

Chase Budinger
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

May 22, 1988 (37 yrs old)

Home Town:

Encinitas, CA

Height:

201 cm (6'7")

Weight:

94 kg (207 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Haikou 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$111,025.00

Miles Evans
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Nov 12, 1989 (35 yrs old)

Home Town:

Santa Barbara, CA

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

81 kg (178 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$113,632.20

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	Money
FIVB	37	1	2	1	3	8	0	9	3	4	2	2	2	US$161,250.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	12	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	11	4th	680	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	9, Q1	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	20, Q4	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/14-18/2025	BPT Challenge Xiamen	19	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	4/16-20/2025	BPT Elite Brasília	19, Q7	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	20, Q7	19th	380	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Q6	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	6	9th	460	US$3,250.00

BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 9/24/2025	Pool A	Paul Henning / Lui Wust, Germany (12)	Won 21-14, 21-10	0:31
Thu, 9/25/2025	Pool A	Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (1)	Won 21-16, 24-22	0:37
Sat, 9/27/2025	Winner 2	Saymon Barbosa / George Wanderley, Brazil (20, Q5)	Won 24-26, 21-16, 16-14	0:53
Sat, 9/27/2025	Winner 3	Kristians Fokerots / Martins Plavins, Latvia (4)	Lost 14-21, 23-25	0:36

Head to Head Results
Budinger/Evans trail the series against the field 25-32 (Lead 13 Series, Trail 12 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 1-2
9/25/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool A	Budinger/Evans	13	Mol/Sorum	1	21-16, 24-22	0:37
8/5/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	2	Budinger/Evans	19	21-16, 21-14	0:36
7/28/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool A	Mol/Sorum	1	Budinger/Evans	16, Q13	21-8, 21-16	0:31
Trail the series against # 2 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-3
7/30/24	FIVB	Olympic Games Paris 2024	Pool F	Boermans/de Groot	7	Budinger/Evans	19	21-13, 21-15	0:34
6/1/24	FIVB	Challenge Stare Jablonki	Winner 2	Boermans/de Groot	2	Budinger/Evans	4	21-12, 21-18	1:37
5/2/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Boermans/de Groot	1	Budinger/Evans	9	32-30, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-3
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool B	Tijan/Younousse	10	Budinger/Evans	7	21-17, 21-18	0:39
5/3/24	FIVB	Elite16 Brasília	Pool A	Tijan/Younousse	8	Budinger/Evans	9	21-19, 21-14	0:34
3/6/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Pool D	Tijan/Younousse	12	Budinger/Evans	13, Q3	21-18, 19-21, 15-10	0:53
Trail the series against # 4 Fokerots/Plavins, Latvia 0-2
9/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 3	Fokerots/Plavins	4	Budinger/Evans	13	21-14, 25-23	0:36
4/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Pool F	Fokerots/Plavins	7	Budinger/Evans	19, Q7	21-16, 15-21, 17-15	0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 1-6
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool D	Goncalves/Lanci	5	Budinger/Evans	13, Q1	17-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:49
3/24/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Semi-Finals	Goncalves/Lanci	3	Budinger/Evans	5	21-16, 14-21, 15-7	0:46
7/29/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	11	Budinger/Evans	16, Q13	21-19, 21-19	0:39
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool D	Budinger/Evans	16	Goncalves/Lanci	9	19-21, 21-19, 15-9	0:58
6/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Jurmala	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	7	Budinger/Evans	10	21-17, 21-19	0:39
5/31/23	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Qualifier 1	Goncalves/Lanci	15, Q10	Budinger/Evans	Q7	21-10, 21-16	0:35
4/16/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Gold Medal	Goncalves/Lanci	1	Budinger/Evans	17, Q10	18-21, 21-12, 15-13	0:54
Lead the series against # 7 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 1-0
4/27/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	4	Alayo/Diaz	1	21-17, 21-9	0:28
Lead the series against # 9 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 3-1
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool D	Budinger/Evans	4	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	18-21, 21-11, 15-12	0:43
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool E	Carracher/Nicolaidis	17, Q3	Budinger/Evans	5	By Forfeit
11/19/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Bronze Medal	Budinger/Evans	3	Carracher/Nicolaidis	19, Q6	27-25, 21-23, 15-9	0:55
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	5	Carracher/Nicolaidis	16	21-15, 19-21, 15-10	0:49
Trail the series against # 10 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 0-2
9/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 1	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	11	Budinger/Evans	12	21-15, 23-21	0:36
6/14/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 3	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	10, Q1	Budinger/Evans	20, Q4	21-18, 21-12	0:32
Lead the series against # 11 Benesh/Partain, United States 1-0
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool E	Budinger/Evans	17, Q10	Benesh/Partain	8, Q2	17-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:52
Lead the series against # 12 Henning/Wust, Germany 2-0
9/24/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Pool A	Budinger/Evans	13	Henning/Wust	12	21-14, 21-10	0:31
6/13/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool D	Budinger/Evans	20, Q4	Henning/Wust	4	21-13, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 14 Dillier/Krattiger, Switzerland 1-0
9/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Budinger/Evans	12	Dillier/Krattiger	13	21-12, 21-13	0:31
Lead the series against # 15 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 1-0
5/22/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Qualifier 2	Budinger/Evans	13, Q1	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	Q8	19-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:54
Lead the series against # 17, Q2 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 1-0
8/9/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 3	Budinger/Evans	11	Berger/Hammarberg	1	21-17, 21-19	0:33
Lead the series against # 18, Q3 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-0
3/30/24	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	3	Berntsen/Mol	12	21-17, 21-18	0:34
3/23/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Winner 2	Budinger/Evans	5	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-15, 21-12	0:30
Lead the series against # 19, Q9 Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 2-0
5/16/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool C	Budinger/Evans	19	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	30, Q10	18-21, 24-22, 16-14	0:56
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	1	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	23, Q8	21-14, 21-12	0:33
Lead the series against # 20, Q5 Barbosa/Wanderley, Brazil 1-0
9/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Winner 2	Budinger/Evans	13	Barbosa/Wanderley	20, Q5	24-26, 21-16, 16-14	0:53
Trail the series against # 22, Q11 Immers/Penninga, Netherlands 0-1
4/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Winner 1	Immers/Penninga	13	Budinger/Evans	19, Q7	16-21, 21-14, 15-9	0:42
Trail the series against # Q1 Aye/Bassereau, France 0-2
8/10/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Bronze Medal	Aye/Bassereau	22	Budinger/Evans	11	16-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:43
8/7/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool F	Aye/Bassereau	22	Budinger/Evans	11	21-19, 21-15	0:34
Trail the series against # Q4 Pfretzschner/Winter, Germany 0-3
4/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Bronze Medal	Pfretzschner/Winter	2	Budinger/Evans	4	15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:46
4/13/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Winner 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	8	Budinger/Evans	7	17-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:54
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Pfretzschner/Winter	23, Q23	Budinger/Evans	11	21-18, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # Q6 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 2-3
9/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool A	Campos/Pedrosa	24, Q13	Budinger/Evans	12	21-17, 21-12	0:32
6/12/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Pool D	Budinger/Evans	20, Q4	Campos/Pedrosa	13	21-18, 21-17	0:38
4/11/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool E	Campos/Pedrosa	17, Q2	Budinger/Evans	20, Q7	19-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:47
5/23/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Pool D	Budinger/Evans	13, Q1	Campos/Pedrosa	12	21-17, 21-17	0:32
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool C	Campos/Pedrosa	22	Budinger/Evans	3	21-18, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q7 Barbosa/Rezende, Brazil 2-0
4/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Brasília	Qualifier 1	Budinger/Evans	19, Q7	Barbosa/Rezende	Q10	26-24, 21-19	0:41
4/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Qualifier 1	Budinger/Evans	20, Q7	Barbosa/Rezende	Q10	21-18, 12-21, 19-17	0:49
Trail the series against # Q8 Heidrich/Jordan, Switzerland 0-1
6/27/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Winner 1	Heidrich/Jordan	16	Budinger/Evans	9, Q1	21-19, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # Q12 Bello/Bello, England 1-2
3/24/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Bronze Medal	Bello/Bello	7	Budinger/Evans	5	26-24, 15-21, 15-13	0:56
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Bello/Bello	5	Budinger/Evans	1	21-15, 21-17	0:38
11/4/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Winner 2	Budinger/Evans	5	Bello/Bello	7	21-19, 18-21, 15-12	0:53
Lead the series against # Q14 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
8/8/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 1	Budinger/Evans	11	Grimalt/Grimalt	13	21-14, 21-14	0:31
4/17/24	FIVB	Elite16 Tepic	Qualifier 2	Grimalt/Grimalt	16, Q11	Budinger/Evans	Q3	18-21, 21-14, 15-12	0:49
7/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Montréal	Pool A	Budinger/Evans	16, Q13	Grimalt/Grimalt	8	21-12, 23-25, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # Q15 De Paula/Goncalves, Brazil 1-0
5/15/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool C	Budinger/Evans	19	De Paula/Goncalves	14	21-18, 21-18	0:35