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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$300,000 BPT Elite16 Espinho
May 22 - 26, 2024

(Q15) 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
2023	Patrikas Stankevicius - 5th	Audrius Knasas - 5th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	4/25-28/2024	Challenge Xiamen	16	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	4/17-21/2024	Elite16 Tepic	Q10	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	4/11-14/2024	Challenge Guadalajara	16, Q5	17th	360	US$1,500.00
FIVB	3/28-31/2024	Challenge Saquarema	Q1	25th	220	US$0.00
FIVB	3/21-24/2024	Challenge Recife	16	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	3/5-9/2024	Elite16 Doha	Q9	21st	340	US$0.00
FIVB	11/30-12/3/2023	Challenge Nuvali	13	3rd	720	US$7,000.00
FIVB	11/16-19/2023	Challenge Chiang Mai	14	5th	600	US$3,750.00
FIVB	11/2-5/2023	Challenge Haikou	11	19th	300	US$1,000.00
FIVB	10/19-22/2023	Challenge Goa	8	9th	460	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/27-10/1/2023	Elite16 Paris	Q10	17th	400	US$0.00
FIVB	8/16-20/2023	Elite16 Hamburg	16, Q10	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	7/20-23/2023	Challenge Edmonton	Q3	25th	220	US$0.00
FIVB	7/13-16/2023	Challenge Portugal	21, Q8	5th	600	US$3,750.00

BPT Elite16 Espinho Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 5/22/2024	Qualifier 1	Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (Q2)	Won 23-25, 21-15, 15-12	0:56
Wed, 5/22/2024	Qualifier 2	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (14, Q10)	Lost 16-21, 16-21	0:33

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	10	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0	2	1	1	$26,500.00	19	17	52.8 %
2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	1	0	$6,500.00	7	10	41.2 %
Total	FIVB	30	3	1	1	2	3	0	8	1	7	3	1	$47,200.00	66	47	58.4 %

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
10	0	0	1	0	2	3	2	1	1	$13,250.00	2023	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	3	2	1	1	$13,250.00
7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$3,250.00	2024	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	$3,250.00
31	3	1	1	2	3	10	7	3	1	$23,600.00	Total	Total	32	3	2	1	2	4	9	7	3	1	$24,100.00

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%
2023-2024	17	58.6%	6	20.7%	6	20.7%	23-6	79.3%	3	13.0%	7	30.4%	13	56.5%	3-20	13.0%	17-13	56.7%	9-13	40.9%	2	3	28-29	49.1%
Against the Field	8	44.4%	5	27.8%	5	27.8%	13-5	72.2%	1	6.7%	4	26.7%	10	66.7%	1-14	6.7%	16-16	50.0%	12-18	40.0%	1	1	15-18	45.5%

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 trail the series against the field 15-16 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 7 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
8/19/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Winner 1	Ahman/Hellvig	5	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q10	21-11, 21-15	0:32
Trail the series against # 2 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
9/30/22	FIVB	Paris Elite 16	Pool A	Perusic/Schweiner	1	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q9	21-16, 26-24	0:43
Lead the series against # 3 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 1-0
8/17/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool A	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q10	Boermans/de Groot	8	By Forfeit
Trail the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-3
4/13/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Lucky Loser	Loyola/Wanderley	5	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q5	21-14, 20-22, 15-13	0:55
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Loyola/Wanderley	4	Knasas/Stankevicius	16	21-11, 21-12	0:32
8/18/23	FIVB	Elite16 Hamburg	Pool A	Loyola/Wanderley	9	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q10	21-15, 22-20	0:43
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 # 8 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 1-2
3/5/24	FIVB	Elite16 Doha	Qualifier 1	Immers/van de Velde	15, Q8	Knasas/Stankevicius	Q9	18-21, 21-19, 17-15	0:51
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 2	Immers/van de Velde	4	Knasas/Stankevicius	14	21-18, 24-22	0:42
7/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	Immers/van de Velde	4	26-24, 21-17	0:42
Trail the series against # 9 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-1
10/15/22	FIVB	Maldives Challenge	Winner 1	Benesh/Partain	22, Q9	Knasas/Stankevicius	9	17-21, 21-19, 15-8	0:54
Lead the series against # 12 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 3-0
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	16, Q5	Campos/Pedrosa	21, Q10	21-19, 20-22, 18-16	0:57
11/18/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Winner 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	14	Campos/Pedrosa	22	22-20, 21-12	0:41
7/21/22	FIVB	Agadir Challenge	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q15	Campos/Pedrosa	Q18	21-16, 21-14	0:35
Trail the series against # 13, Q1 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
Series tied with # 14, Q10 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-1
5/22/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Qualifier 2	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q10	Knasas/Stankevicius	Q15	21-16, 21-16	0:33
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	16	Carracher/Nicolaidis	9	23-21, 21-13	0:39
Trail the series against # 15, Q11 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-2
12/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Semi-Finals	Hodges/Schubert	2	Knasas/Stankevicius	13	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:59
11/17/23	FIVB	Challenge Chiang Mai	Pool B	Hodges/Schubert	2	Knasas/Stankevicius	14	By Forfeit
Lead the series against # 16, Q13 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 2-0
3/22/24	FIVB	Challenge Recife	Pool D	Knasas/Stankevicius	16	Berntsen/Mol	9	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:56
4/14/23	FIVB	Challenge Saquarema	Pool C	Knasas/Stankevicius	22, Q16	Berntsen/Mol	3	23-21, 21-18	0:41
Series tied with # Q2 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 2-2
5/22/24	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Espinho	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	Q15	Gavira/Herrera	Q2	23-25, 21-15, 15-12	0:56
12/2/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Knasas/Stankevicius	13	Gavira/Herrera	7	21-16, 13-21, 15-9	0:50
11/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Haikou	Pool B	Gavira/Herrera	2	Knasas/Stankevicius	11	16-21, 21-18, 15-7	0:52
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 # Q6 Bassereau/Lyneel, France 1-0
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool E	Knasas/Stankevicius	8	Bassereau/Lyneel	17	21-16, 17-21, 15-11	0:58
Series tied with # Q9 Kantor/Zdybek, Poland 1-1
9/27/23	FIVB	Elite16 Paris	Qualifier 1	Knasas/Stankevicius	Q10	Kantor/Zdybek	Q7	21-17, 21-16	0:40
7/15/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Winner 2	Kantor/Zdybek	20, Q7	Knasas/Stankevicius	21, Q8	21-16, 19-21, 15-13	0:56
Lead the series against # Q14 Bello/Bello, England 2-1
12/3/23	FIVB	Challenge Nuvali	Bronze Medal	Knasas/Stankevicius	13	Bello/Bello	5	23-21, 17-21, 15-10	1:00
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Bello/Bello	12	Knasas/Stankevicius	8	19-21, 21-17, 15-8	0:58
8/1/19	FIVB	Malbork One Star	Qualifier 2	Knasas/Stankevicius	14, Q6	Bello/Bello	Q3	21-15, 21-16	0:32