Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Torquay Challenge
November 23 - 27, 2022
(6) Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Youssef Krou, France
 
Arnaud Gauthier-Rat
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 22, 1996 (29 yrs old)
Home Town: Saint Maurice
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 82
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$137,563.58
Youssef Krou
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Agadir, Morocco
Height: 190 cm (6'3")
Weight: 96 kg (211 lb)
Seasons: 11
Tournaments: 86
Career Wins: 3
Career Winnings: US$154,118.60
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131719212537Money
FIVB2812103010242111 US$118,947.00
Previous Torquay Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 11/2-6/2022 Cape Town Elite 16 Q2 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 10/27-30/2022 Dubai 2nd Challenge 3 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 10/22-25/2022 Dubai 1st Challenge 1 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 9/28-10/2/2022 Paris Elite 16 14, Q2 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/21-24/2022 Agadir Challenge 5 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 21 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/19-22/2022 Kusadasi Challenge 13 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 17, Q3 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/14-17/2022 Itapema Challenge 22, Q13 5th 600 US$3,750.00
Torquay Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 11/24/2022 Pool F Remi Bassereau / Julien Lyneel, France (19) Won 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Fri, 11/25/2022 Pool F Arthur Canet / Teo Rotar, France (7) Won 21-12, 22-20 0:33
Fri, 11/25/2022 Winner 1 Calvin Aye / Quincy Aye, France (9) Won 21-13, 21-12 0:30
Sat, 11/26/2022 Winner 2 Paul Burnett / Christopher McHugh, Australia (1) Lost 19-21, 21-18, 11-15 0:48
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships200000000101 $10,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1110001032400 $66,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1302002070110 $42,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star100100000000 $500.00
Total28121030102711 $118,900.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Arnaud Gauthier-Rat Youssef Krou
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
1000001000 $0.00 Youth Olympic Games          
3001000101 $22,700.00 World Championships3000000201 $8,700.00
1000001000 $4,000.00 World Tour Finals          
19100018520 $45,500.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam28100037820 $79,000.00
330310411240 $49,500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open421231311770 $55,737.50
22131058220 $14,950.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star12122120300 $10,400.00
1000001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships          
1000010000 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships          
82263011301181 $136,650.00 Total8634528182191 $153,837.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2022FIVB1000002060200 $33,000.00 211952.5 %
TotalFIVB1000002060200 $33,000.00 211952.5 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Arnaud Gauthier-Rat  Youssef Krou
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2014FIVB8102000113 $17,000.00
2000011000 $0.00 2014FIVB Age Group WC          
           2015FIVB7001011310 $29,500.00
           2016FIVB13000124510 $27,237.50
1000001000 $0.00 2016FIVB Age Group WC          
3000003000 $2,400.00 2017FIVB6100000212 $3,750.00
11000025013 $6,600.00 2018FIVB13011011126 $9,550.00
15010024224 $14,000.00 2019FIVB6010110012 $4,850.00
4010011010 $4,850.00 2020FIVB1000000010 $1,000.00
6100000113 $3,000.00 2021FIVB4000000202 $1,500.00
10000026200 $16,500.00 2022FIVB10000026200 $16,500.00
5212008215510 $47,350.00 TotalTotal68224271216815 $110,887.50
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
Overall37 64.9% 7 12.3% 13 22.8% 44-13 77.2% 9 20.0% 12 26.7% 24 53.3% 9-36 20.0% 37-24 60.7% 16-25 39.0% 23 55-52 51.4%
2021-202218 66.7% 4 14.8% 5 18.5% 22-5 81.5% 5 26.3% 5 26.3% 9 47.4% 5-14 26.3% 18-9 66.7% 9-10 47.4% 00 27-19 58.7%
Against the Field13 86.7% 0 0.0% 2 13.3% 13-2 86.7% 4 66.7% 1 16.7% 1 16.7% 4-2 66.7% 26-2 92.9% 8-6 57.1% 00 17-4 81.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships000015100100000026
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam007471400231000101821
Challenge/Four Star/Open006115920692000023121
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star000020001001100041
Total001352531309133110125552
Head to Head Results
Gauthier-Rat/Krou lead the series against the field 8-3 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 3 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Burnett/McHugh, Australia 0-1
11/26/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Winner 2 Burnett/McHugh 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 2 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-1
10/24/22FIVBDubai 1st Challenge Winner 1 Hodges/Schubert 19, Q8 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 1 14-21, 28-26, 15-11 0:52
Lead the series against # 5 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-0
7/22/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Pool E Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 Carracher/Nicolaidis 8 17-21, 21-18, 18-16 0:49
Lead the series against # 7 Canet/Rotar, France 1-0
11/25/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Pool F Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Canet/Rotar 7 21-12, 22-20 0:33
Lead the series against # 9 Aye/Aye, France 2-0
11/25/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Winner 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Aye/Aye 9 21-13, 21-12 0:30
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 Aye/Aye Q15 21-15, 27-25 0:44
Lead the series against # 10, Q1 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
4/14/22FIVBItapema Challenge Qualifier 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22, Q13 Campos/Pedrosa Q20 21-19, 21-16 0:38
Trail the series against # 11 Bello/Bello, England 0-1
11/2/22FIVBCape Town Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Bello/Bello 14, Q7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou Q2 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Lead the series against # 17, Q4 Jongklang/Nakprakhong, Thailand 1-0
6/14/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Lucky Loser Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Jongklang/Nakprakhong 38 19-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:56
Lead the series against # 19 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 1-0
11/24/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Pool F Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Bassereau/Lyneel 19 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # 21, Q6 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 1-0
10/23/22FIVBDubai 1st Challenge Pool A Gauthier-Rat/Krou 1 Plavins/Samoilovs 24 21-12, 21-16 0:35