Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite 16 Ostrava
June 5 - 9, 2024
(14, Q9) 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 Ostrava Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2018 Did not play Quincy Aye - 33rd
2021 Quincy Aye - 41st Olivier Barthelemy - 41st
2023 Youssef Krou - 5th Arnaud Gauthier-Rat - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 5/30-6/2/2024 Challenge Stare Jablonki 20, Q5 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 5/1-5/2024 Elite16 Brasília Q8 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 4/25-28/2024 Challenge Xiamen 21 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 4/17-21/2024 Elite16 Tepic Q12 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 4/11-14/2024 Challenge Guadalajara Q4 25th 220 US$0.00
FIVB 10/19-22/2023 Challenge Goa 5 19th 300 US$1,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 22 37th 160 US$3,400.00
FIVB 9/27-10/1/2023 Elite16 Paris 4 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal 9 9th 600 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/5-9/2023 Elite16 Gstaad 3 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Futures Lille 1 3rd 320 € 500.00
Elite16 Ostrava Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Wed, 6/5/2024 Qualifier 1 Vitor Felipe / Renato Lima, Brazil (Q8) Won 21-17, 21-12 0:33
Wed, 6/5/2024 Qualifier 2 Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (Q1) Won 21-17, 25-23 0:37
Thu, 6/6/2024 Pool C Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Mariano, Brazil (6) Lost 21-23, 16-21 0:40
Thu, 6/6/2024 Pool C Ahmed Tijan / Cherif Younousse, Qatar (11) Lost 21-19, 14-11 Retired 0:33
Fri, 6/7/2024 Pool C Anders Mol / Christian Sorum, Norway (3) Lost By Forfeit  
Head to Head Results
Gauthier-Rat/Krou trail the series against the field 16-25 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 1-3
6/1/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Winner 1 Perusic/Schweiner 7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 20, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:35
6/3/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 2 Perusic/Schweiner 4 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 8 21-18, 21-12 0:35
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 # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
5/21/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Winner 1 Ahman/Hellvig 11 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 13 21-17, 21-13 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-3
6/7/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Mol/Sorum 3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q9 By Forfeit  
7/27/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 9 21-17, 21-17 0:34
6/1/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Mol/Sorum 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 8 22-24, 21-19, 15-5 0:49
Trail the series against # 5 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
4/17/24FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 2 Loyola/Wanderley 15, Q4 Gauthier-Rat/Krou Q12 21-17, 21-17 0:35
4/9/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Gold Medal Loyola/Wanderley 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 21-16, 21-13 0:34
Series tied with # 6 Goncalves/Mariano, Brazil 2-2
6/6/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Goncalves/Mariano 6 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q9 23-21, 21-16 0:40
6/3/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Winner 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 8 Goncalves/Mariano 15, Q10 21-19, 13-21, 17-15 0:53
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool E Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 Goncalves/Mariano 8 14-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:51
3/18/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Winner 1 Goncalves/Mariano 15 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 7 21-15, 21-17 0:39
Trail the series against # 7 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-1
9/30/23FIVBElite16 Paris Winner 1 Ehlers/Wickler 10 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 4 19-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:45
Trail the series against # 8 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-2
9/30/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Cottafava/Nicolai 3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 21-12, 21-15 0:29
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 1 Cottafava/Nicolai 9 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 17, Q3 30-32, 21-16, 15-9 0:56
Trail the series against # 10 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-1
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool C Benesh/Partain 3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 22 16-21, 21-15, 15-10 0:45
Trail the series against # 11 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-3
6/6/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool C Tijan/Younousse 11 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q9 21-19, 14-11 Retired 0:33
9/29/22FIVBParis Elite 16 Pool C Tijan/Younousse 6 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q2 21-23, 23-21, 18-16 1:01
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 21-17, 21-16 0:40
Lead the series against # Q1 Budinger/Evans, United States 3-1
6/5/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Qualifier 2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q9 Budinger/Evans Q1 21-17, 25-23 0:37
4/28/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Semi-Finals Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Budinger/Evans 4 21-18, 21-18 0:39
4/26/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Pool D Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Budinger/Evans 4 21-9, 21-18 0:35
7/27/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool A Budinger/Evans 16, Q13 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 9 15-21, 21-18, 15-10 0:42
Lead the series against # Q2 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 2-1
5/31/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Pool E Gauthier-Rat/Krou 20, Q5 Grimalt/Grimalt 5 25-23, 21-14 0:39
4/28/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Gold Medal Grimalt/Grimalt 18, Q5 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 17-21, 21-18, 15-9 0:48
7/28/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Pool A Gauthier-Rat/Krou 9 Grimalt/Grimalt 8 21-19, 21-19 0:42
Trail the series against # Q4 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
9/29/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool D Brouwer/Meeuwsen 13, Q3 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 4 21-19, 20-22, 15-10 0:46
Lead the series against # Q5 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-0
5/31/24FIVBChallenge Stare Jablonki Pool E Gauthier-Rat/Krou 20, Q5 Gavira/Herrera 8 By Forfeit  
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 Gavira/Herrera 3 23-21, 13-21, 15-12 0:50
Lead the series against # Q6 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 2-1
4/27/24FIVBChallenge Xiamen Winner 2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 21 Hodges/Schubert 7 21-19, 21-15 0:32
12/3/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Gold Medal Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Hodges/Schubert 7 22-20, 23-21 0:37
10/24/22FIVBDubai 1st Challenge Winner 1 Hodges/Schubert 19, Q8 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 1 14-21, 28-26, 15-11 0:52
Series tied with # Q8 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 1-1
6/5/24FIVBElite16 Ostrava Qualifier 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 14, Q9 Felipe/Lima Q8 21-17, 21-12 0:33
7/29/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Winner 1 Felipe/Lima 14, Q2 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 9 By Forfeit  
Trail the series against # Q10 Horl/Horst, Austria 0-1
7/7/23FIVBElite16 Gstaad Pool C Horl/Horst 14, Q7 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 3 32-30, 21-15 0:48
Lead the series against # Q11 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 1-0
9/29/23FIVBElite16 Paris Pool D Gauthier-Rat/Krou 4 Carambula/Ranghieri 5 17-21, 21-14, 15-13 0:45
Series tied with # Q12 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 1-1
10/20/23FIVBChallenge Goa Pool E Bassereau/Lyneel 17 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 19-21, 22-20, 15-12 0:56
11/24/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Pool F Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 Bassereau/Lyneel 19 21-18, 21-19 0:34
Lead the series against # Q14 Brunner/Crabb, United States 1-0
6/1/23FIVBElite16 Ostrava Pool A Gauthier-Rat/Krou 8 Brunner/Crabb 16, Q12 21-17, 21-15 0:30