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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$150,000 BPT Challenge Portugal
July 13 - 16, 2023

(21, Q8) Audrius Knasas/Patrikas Stankevicius, Lithuania

Audrius Knasas
Lithuania

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 16, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Klaipeda

Height:

189 cm (6'2")

Weight:

81 kg (178 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$26,309.34

Patrikas Stankevicius
Lithuania

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 16, 1999 (26 yrs old)

Home Town:

Kaunas

Height:

199 cm (6'6")

Weight:

90 kg (198 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$26,052.35

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	19	21	25	33	Money
FIVB	31	3	1	1	2	3	0	8	1	4	2	2	3	1	US$48,590.87

Previous Espinho Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2022	Patrikas Stankevicius - 25th	Audrius Knasas - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/13-16/2023	Challenge Saquarema	22, Q16	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/6-9/2023	Challenge Itapema	Q17	33rd	140	US$0.00
FIVB	10/13-16/2022	Maldives Challenge	9	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/28-10/2/2022	Paris Elite 16	16, Q9	13th	460	US$5,000.00
FIVB	8/11-14/2022	Budapest Futures	2	1st	400	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	7/28-31/2022	Myslowice Futures	2	1st	400	€ 1,000.00
FIVB	7/21-24/2022	Agadir Challenge	22, Q15	17th	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	7/14-17/2022	Espinho Challenge	Q12	25th	220	US$0.00

Challenge Portugal Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/13/2023	Qualifier 1	Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins, Latvia (Q25)	Won 21-12, 21-17	0:37
Thu, 7/13/2023	Qualifier 2	Evan Cory / Troy Field, United States (Q24)	Won 18-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:00
Fri, 7/14/2023	Pool D	Matthew Immers / Steven van de Velde, Netherlands (4)	Won 26-24, 21-17	0:42
Fri, 7/14/2023	Pool D	Chase Budinger / Miles Evans, United States (16)	Lost 17-21, 16-21	0:35
Sat, 7/15/2023	Winner 1	Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (7)	Won 21-12, 21-18	0:40
Sat, 7/15/2023	Winner 2	Piotr Kantor / Jakub Zdybek, Poland (20, Q7)	Lost 16-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:56

Team Finishes By Tournament Type

Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	0	0	$11,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	16	0	0	1	0	2	0	5	0	4	3	0	$32,000.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	9	3	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	$5,200.00
Total	31	3	1	1	2	3	0	8	1	8	3	0	$48,200.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Audrius Knasas												Patrikas Stankevicius
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
6	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	$5,500.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0	$5,500.00
16	0	0	1	0	2	5	4	3	0	$16,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	16	0	0	1	0	2	5	4	3	0	$16,000.00
13	3	1	1	2	1	5	0	0	0	$3,275.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	11	3	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	$3,100.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
36	3	1	2	2	3	13	8	3	0	$24,775.00	Total	33	3	2	1	2	4	9	8	3	0	$24,600.00

Team Finishes by Season

			Results												Matches
Season	Assoc	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-6th	7-8th	9-12th	13-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Won	Lost	Pct
2019	FIVB	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00	6	1	85.7 %
2021	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	5	1	83.3 %
2022	FIVB	11	2	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	0	$12,500.00	29	18	61.7 %
2023	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	$6,250.00	7	5	58.3 %
Total	FIVB	16	3	1	0	2	2	0	4	1	1	1	1	$20,450.00	47	25	65.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Audrius Knasas													Patrikas Stankevicius
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$350.00	2019	FIVB	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$700.00
											2020	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$150.00
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2021	FIVB	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00
11	2	0	0	2	1	4	1	1	0	$6,250.00	2022	FIVB	11	2	0	0	2	1	4	1	1	0	$6,250.00
3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$3,125.00	2023	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	$3,125.00
17	3	1	0	2	2	6	1	1	1	$10,225.00	Total	Total	18	3	2	0	2	3	5	1	1	1	$10,725.00

Team Match Records

	Won 1st Set								Lost 1st Set								2 Set Matches		3 Set Matches		By Forfeit		All Matches
Season	Won 2-0		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Overall		Won 2-1		Lost 2-1		Lost 2-0		Overall		Overall		Overall		Won	Lost	Overall
Overall	47	65.3%	13	18.1%	12	16.7%	60-12	83.3%	6	15.0%	10	25.0%	24	60.0%	6-34	15.0%	47-24	66.2%	19-22	46.3%	2	3	68-49	58.1%
2022-2023	35	68.6%	8	15.7%	8	15.7%	43-8	84.3%	4	13.8%	7	24.1%	18	62.1%	4-25	13.8%	35-18	66.0%	12-15	44.4%	1	2	48-35	57.8%
Against the Field	13	56.5%	5	21.7%	5	21.7%	18-5	78.3%	4	20.0%	7	35.0%	9	45.0%	4-16	20.0%	26-16	61.9%	18-24	42.9%	0	1	22-21	51.2%

Team Match Records by Round

	Country Quota		Qualifier		Pool Play		Lucky Loser		Elimination Rounds		Semi-Finals		Bronze Medal		Gold Medal		Overall
Tournament Type	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost	Won	Lost
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	6	4	1	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	10
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	12	4	11	13	0	2	4	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	28	27
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	4	0	14	4	0	0	8	3	4	2	0	2	3	1	33	12
Total	0	0	22	8	26	22	0	2	12	11	4	3	1	2	3	1	68	49

Head to Head Results
Knasas/Stankevicius lead the series against the field 11-9 (Lead 9 Series, Trail 7 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 4 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-0
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	Immers/van de Velde	4	26-24, 21-17	0:42
Lead the series against # 6 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 1-0
7/21/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q15	Campos/Pedrosa	Q18	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Lead the series against # 7 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 1-0
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	Cottafava/Nicolai	7	21-12, 21-18	0:40
Trail the series against # 11 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 0-1
9/29/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Gavira/Herrera	8	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q9	19-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:56
Lead the series against # 14 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 1-0
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q16	Berntsen/Mol	3	23-21, 21-18	0:41
Trail the series against # 16 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-1
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool D	Budinger/Evans	16	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	21-17, 21-16	0:35
Trail the series against # 20, Q7 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 0-1
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 2	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Trail the series against # 22 Breer/Krattiger, Switzerland 0-1
7/22/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Pool C	Breer/Krattiger	3	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q15	21-10, 21-19	0:36
Trail the series against # Q6 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 0-1
4/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Winner 1	Lupo/Rossi	5	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q16	21-15, 21-17	0:34
Lead the series against # Q9 Bello/Bello, England 1-0
8/1/19	FIVB	Malbork One Star	Qualifier 2	Knasas/Stankevicius	14, Q6	Bello/Bello	Q3	21-15, 21-16	0:32
Trail the series against # Q12 Huerta/Huerta, Spain 0-1
4/6/23	FIVB	Challenge Itapema	Qualifier 1	Huerta/Huerta	Q16	Knasas/Stankevicius	Q17	21-17, 17-21, 15-13	0:52
Trail the series against # Q15 Semerad/Sepka, Czech Republic 0-2
7/23/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Lucky Loser	Semerad/Sepka	16	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q15	21-19, 19-21, 15-9	0:51
6/4/22	FIVB	Klaipeda Futures	Winner 2	Semerad/Sepka	2	Knasas/Stankevicius	4	21-18, 17-21, 15-13	0:48
Series tied with # Q16 Elazar/Ohana, Israel 1-1
7/21/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Qualifier 2	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q15	Elazar/Ohana	Q2	18-21, 21-14, 15-10	0:47
6/4/22	FIVB	Klaipeda Futures	Pool D	Elazar/Ohana	5	Knasas/Stankevicius	4	21-16, 17-21, 15-8	0:47
Lead the series against # Q18 Haussener/Metral, Switzerland 1-0
9/28/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q9	Haussener/Metral	Q8	21-17, 34-36, 15-9	1:05
Lead the series against # Q19 Batrane/Bialokoz, England 2-0
7/30/22	FIVB	Myslowice Futures	Winner 2	Knasas/Stankevicius	2	Batrane/Bialokoz	4	21-17, 21-16	0:35
6/3/22	FIVB	Klaipeda Futures	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	4	Batrane/Bialokoz	13, Q9	13-21, 25-23, 15-10	0:49
Lead the series against # Q24 Cory/Field, United States 1-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 2	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	Cory/Field	Q24	18-21, 26-24, 15-11	1:00
Lead the series against # Q25 Samoilovs/Smedins, Latvia 1-0
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	Samoilovs/Smedins	Q25	21-12, 21-17	0:37