Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
June 10 - 19, 2022
(21) Arnaud Gauthier-Rat/Youssef Krou, France
 
Arnaud Gauthier-Rat
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Oct 22, 1996 (28 yrs old)
Home Town: Saint Maurice
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 71
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$91,563.58
Youssef Krou
France
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jun 19, 1989 (35 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 Rome Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2019 Quincy Aye - 9th Did not play
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 6/10/2022 Pool D Taylor Crabb / Taylor Sander, United States (28) Lost 18-21, 22-20, 13-15 0:51
Sat, 6/11/2022 Pool D Roger Battilana / Gonzalo Melgarejo, Paraguay (45) Won 21-13, 21-16 0:35
Mon, 6/13/2022 Pool D Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (4) Lost 17-21, 16-21 0:40
Tue, 6/14/2022 Lucky Loser Surin Jongklang / Banlue Nakprakhong, Thailand (38) Won 19-21, 22-20, 16-14 0:56
Wed, 6/15/2022 Winner 1 Daniele Lupo / Alex Ranghieri, Italy (23) Lost 18-21, 17-21 0:43
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Edouard Rowlandson - 17th
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Youssef Krou - 37th Arnaud Gauthier-Rat - 37th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 21 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 22 37th 160 US$3,400.00
Head to Head Results
Gauthier-Rat/Krou trail the series against the field 5-6 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 4 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 4 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Series tied with # 6 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-1
4/16/22FIVBItapema Challenge Winner 2 Perusic/Schweiner 3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22, Q13 21-16, 21-17 0:37
4/15/22FIVBItapema Challenge Pool C Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22, Q13 Perusic/Schweiner 3 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # 14 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 17, Q3 30-32, 21-16, 15-9 0:56
Lead the series against # 17 Aravena/Droguett, Chile 2-0
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool E Gauthier-Rat/Krou 17, Q3 Aravena/Droguett 8 21-17, 21-19 0:38
4/16/22FIVBItapema Challenge Winner 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22, Q13 Aravena/Droguett 11, Q1 19-21, 21-16, 15-12 0:50
Trail the series against # 23 Lupo/Ranghieri, Italy 0-2
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Lupo/Ranghieri 23 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 21-18, 21-17 0:43
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool E Lupo/Ranghieri 5 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 17, Q3 21-17, 18-21, 15-8 0:49
Trail the series against # 28 Crabb/Sander, United States 0-1
6/10/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool D Crabb/Sander 28 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 21-18, 20-22, 15-13 0:51
Lead the series against # 38 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 # 45 Battilana/Melgarejo, Paraguay 1-0
6/11/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool D Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Battilana/Melgarejo 45 21-13, 21-16 0:35