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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
May 20 - 24, 2026

Thomas Hodges/Ben Hood, Australia

Thomas Hodges
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jul 4, 1994 (31 yrs old)

Home Town:

East Melbourne

Height:

196 cm (6'5")

Weight:

95 kg (209 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Jurmala 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$83,127.95

Ben Hood
Australia

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 22, 2004 (21 yrs old)

Home Town:

Toowoomba

Height:

198 cm (6'6")

Weight:

93 kg (205 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$11,331.10

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	US$12,550.00

Previous Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Zachery Schubert - 2nd	Did not play
2024	Did not play	Soloman Bushby - 33rd
2025	Paul Burnett - 9th	Oliver Merritt - 17th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	5/13-17/2026	BPT Challenge Xiamen	15	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/25-29/2026	BPT Challenge Nayarit	21	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	3/18-22/2026	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	28, Q6	17th	340	US$2,250.00
FIVB	3/11-15/2026	BPT Futures Coolangatta	1	5th	240	US$300.00

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,250.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,550.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Thomas Hodges												Ben Hood
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$7,200.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,700.00
10	0	1	0	0	1	4	4	0	0	$23,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
29	1	2	1	1	8	7	5	4	0	$50,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	1	$7,250.00
6	0	1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	$1,100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	21	0	1	0	1	4	11	4	0	0	$2,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	U23 World Championships
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
											U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
50	1	4	3	1	10	13	12	5	1	$82,800.00	Total	33	0	1	0	1	6	12	7	1	2	$11,050.00

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
2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,550.00	10	7	58.8 %
Total	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	$12,550.00	10	7	58.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Thomas Hodges													Ben Hood
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00	2013	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB
10	0	2	2	0	3	1	0	2	0	$16,575.00	2022	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	$0.00
											2022	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00
14	1	1	1	0	2	5	4	0	0	$29,000.00	2023	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	$500.00
											2023	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
11	0	1	0	1	2	4	3	0	0	$19,125.00	2024	FIVB	12	0	1	0	1	0	6	1	0	3	$1,100.00
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	$11,825.00	2025	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	2	$3,175.00
4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$6,275.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	$6,275.00
50	1	4	3	1	10	13	12	5	1	$82,800.00	Total	Total	34	0	1	0	1	6	12	8	1	5	$11,050.00

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	5	55.6%	3	33.3%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	5-6	45.5%	4-1	80.0%	1	0	10-7	58.8%
2025-2026	5	55.6%	3	33.3%	1	11.1%	8-1	88.9%	1	14.3%	0	0.0%	6	85.7%	1-6	14.3%	5-6	45.5%	4-1	80.0%	1	0	10-7	58.8%
Against the Field	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	4	100.0%	0-4	0.0%	6-8	42.9%	2-2	50.0%	0	0	4-5	44.4%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Total	0	0	1	0	5	3	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7

Head to Head Results
Hodges/Hood trail the series against the field 4-5 (Lead 4 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against Bedritis/Rinkevics, Latvia 1-0
5/15/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 1	Hodges/Hood	15	Bedritis/Rinkevics	23	21-17, 21-17	0:34
Trail the series against Bushby/Schumann, Australia 0-1
3/14/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Coolangatta	Winner 2	Bushby/Schumann	5, Q2	Hodges/Hood	1	21-16, 21-19	0:30
Trail the series against Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 0-1
5/15/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool B	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	2	Hodges/Hood	15	17-21, 21-17, 15-13	0:51
Lead the series against Dos Reis/Ferdinand, Brazil 1-0
3/18/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Qualifier 2	Hodges/Hood	28, Q6	Dos Reis/Ferdinand	Q11	21-16, 15-21, 15-9	0:46
Lead the series against Haussener/Heidrich, Switzerland 1-0
5/16/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 2	Hodges/Hood	15	Haussener/Heidrich	12	22-20, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against Lorenz/Rietschel, Germany 1-0
5/14/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Pool B	Hodges/Hood	15	Lorenz/Rietschel	18	21-12, 21-12	0:27
Trail the series against Pearse/Potts, Australia 0-2
5/16/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Xiamen	Winner 3	Pearse/Potts	4	Hodges/Hood	15	21-16, 21-15	0:33
3/20/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Tlaxcala	Pool E	Pearse/Potts	21, Q2	Hodges/Hood	28, Q6	23-21, 21-18	0:36
Trail the series against Sagstetter/Sagstetter, Germany 0-1
3/26/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nayarit	Pool E	Sagstetter/Sagstetter	12	Hodges/Hood	21	21-18, 21-15	0:38