Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
€ 15,000 BPT Futures Budapest
September 3 - 6, 2026
(8) Dimitar Kalchev/Dimitar Mehandzhiyski, Bulgaria
 
Dimitar Kalchev
Bulgaria
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: May 20, 1996 (30 yrs old)
Seasons: 5
Tournaments: 24
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Budapest 2026)
Career Winnings: US$3,340.84
Dimitar Mehandzhiyski
Bulgaria
Photo: CEV
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 5, 2000 (26 yrs old)
Seasons: 4
Tournaments: 23
Career Best: 2nd (FIVB Budapest 2026)
Career Winnings: US$3,487.69
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB2001112035430 US$4,892.16
Previous Budapest Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/19-22/2026 BPT Futures Tallinn Q4 17th 100 € 0.00
FIVB 6/25-28/2026 BPT Futures Balikesir 8 13th 140 € 150.00
FIVB 6/4-7/2026 BPT Futures Sveti Vlas 4 4th 280 € 600.00
FIVB 5/28-31/2026 BPT Futures Cervia 10 13th 140 € 150.00
FIVB 9/25-28/2025 Futures Balikesir 13 13th 140 € 100.00
FIVB 9/4-7/2025 Futures Warsaw 6 9th 180 € 200.00
Futures Budapest Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 9/4/2026 Pool A Ivan Likhatskyi / Richard Likhatskyi, Ukraine (9) Won 12-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:39
Sat, 9/5/2026 Pool A Lukas Niemeier / Bence Tari, Hungary (1) Won 21-13, 21-19 0:38
Sat, 9/5/2026 Winner 2 Dmytro Kozii / Sviatoslav Nahornyi, Ukraine (7) Won 21-15, 21-13 0:30
Sun, 9/6/2026 Semi-Finals Elias Holzinger / Michael Klemen, Austria (5, Q1) Won 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Sun, 9/6/2026 Gold Medal Ivan Likhatskyi / Richard Likhatskyi, Ukraine (9) Lost 10-21, 13-21 0:28
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star2001112035700 $4,250.00
Total2001112035700 $4,250.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Dimitar Kalchev Dimitar Mehandzhiyski
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
230111210800 $2,275.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star230111211700 $2,375.00
1000000100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
240111210900 $2,275.00 Total230111211700 $2,375.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2021FIVB100000001000 $100.00 020.0 %
2024FIVB400000001300 $100.00 050.0 %
2025FIVB800100031300 $1,200.00 81338.1 %
2026FIVB501010002100 $1,950.00 8947.1 %
TotalFIVB1801110035700 $3,350.00 162935.6 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Dimitar Kalchev  Dimitar Mehandzhiyski
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC          
4000003100 $200.00 2021FIVB4000004000 $300.00
4000001300 $50.00 2024FIVB4000001300 $50.00
8001004300 $600.00 2025FIVB8001004300 $600.00
5010102100 $975.00 2026FIVB5010102100 $975.00
220111010900 $1,825.00 TotalTotal210111011700 $1,925.00
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall13 65.0% 4 20.0% 3 15.0% 17-3 85.0% 2 6.5% 6 19.4% 23 74.2% 2-29 6.5% 13-23 36.1% 6-9 40.0% 10 20-32 38.5%
2025-202613 68.4% 4 21.1% 2 10.5% 17-2 89.5% 2 8.0% 5 20.0% 18 72.0% 2-23 8.0% 13-18 41.9% 6-7 46.2% 10 20-25 44.4%
Against the Field4 66.7% 1 16.7% 1 16.7% 5-1 83.3% 1 25.0% 1 25.0% 2 50.0% 1-3 25.0% 8-4 66.7% 4-4 50.0% 00 6-4 60.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star0027101600651211012032
Total0027101600651211012032
Head to Head Results
Kalchev/Mehandzhiyski lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Niemeier/Tari, Hungary 1-0
9/5/26FIVBFutures Budapest Pool A Kalchev/Mehandzhiyski 8 Niemeier/Tari 1 21-13, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 4 Grahn/Isaksson, Sweden 0-1
5/8/25FIVBBPT Futures Madrid Qualifier 1 Grahn/Isaksson 15, Q8 Kalchev/Mehandzhiyski Q9 21-11, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 5, Q1 Holzinger/Klemen, Austria 1-0
9/6/26FIVBFutures Budapest Semi-Finals Kalchev/Mehandzhiyski 8 Holzinger/Klemen 5, Q1 23-21, 21-19 0:40
Lead the series against # 7 Kozii/Nahornyi, Ukraine 1-0
9/5/26FIVBFutures Budapest Winner 2 Kalchev/Mehandzhiyski 8 Kozii/Nahornyi 7 21-15, 21-13 0:30
Trail the series against # 9 Likhatskyi/Likhatskyi, Ukraine 1-2
9/6/26FIVBFutures Budapest Gold Medal Likhatskyi/Likhatskyi 9 Kalchev/Mehandzhiyski 8 21-10, 21-13 0:28
9/4/26FIVBFutures Budapest Pool A Kalchev/Mehandzhiyski 8 Likhatskyi/Likhatskyi 9 12-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:39
6/7/26FIVBBPT Futures Sveti Vlas Bronze Medal Likhatskyi/Likhatskyi 3 Kalchev/Mehandzhiyski 4 17-21, 21-16, 15-11 0:38