Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 Dubai 1st Challenge
October 22 - 25, 2022
(1) 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 Dubai Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
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
Dubai 1st Challenge Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 10/23/2022 Pool A Martins Plavins / Mihails Samoilovs, Latvia (24) Won 21-12, 21-16 0:35
Sun, 10/23/2022 Pool A Arthur Mariano / Pedro Solberg, Brazil (13) Lost 19-21, 21-17, 12-15 0:51
Mon, 10/24/2022 Winner 1 Thomas Hodges / Zachery Schubert, Australia (19, Q8) Lost 21-14, 26-28, 11-15 0:52
Head to Head Results
Gauthier-Rat/Krou lead the series against the field 8-3 (Lead 7 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 4 Budinger/Field, United States 1-0
4/14/22FIVBItapema Challenge Qualifier 2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22, Q13 Budinger/Field Q4 21-15, 21-16 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 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 # 10 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 Sarabia/Virgen Q7 21-16, 21-14 0:33
Series tied with # 12 Mermer/Urlu, Türkiye 1-1
7/22/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Pool E Mermer/Urlu 20, Q7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 21-17, 22-24, 15-9 0:57
5/21/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Lucky Loser Gauthier-Rat/Krou 13 Mermer/Urlu 6 21-17, 16-21, 15-8 0:44
Trail the series against # 13 Mariano/Solberg, Brazil 0-1
10/23/22FIVBDubai 1st Challenge Pool A Mariano/Solberg 13 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 1 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # 14 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
Lead the series against # 16, Q4 Aye/Aye, France 1-0
9/28/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Qualifier 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 Aye/Aye Q15 21-15, 27-25 0:44
Trail the series against # 19, Q8 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 # 24 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
Lead the series against # Q9 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