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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Shangluo
July 22 - 26, 2026

(Q19) Audrius Knasas/Povilas Piesina, 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$29,650.18

Povilas Piesina
Lithuania

Photo: CEV

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Oct 21, 2005 (20 yrs old)

Home Town:

Vilnius

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

3rd (FIVB Jurmala 2025)

Career Winnings:

US$1,912.20

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	41	Money
FIVB	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	US$2,758.41

Previous Shangluo Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	6/10-14/2026	BPT Futures Jurmala	7	5th	240	€ 450.00
FIVB	6/4-7/2026	BPT Futures Krakow	11	4th	280	€ 600.00

BPT Challenge Shangluo Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 7/22/2026	Qualifier 1	Domonkos Doczi / Akos Veress, Hungary (Q14)	Lost 14-21, 21-12, 14-16	0:47

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$)
Challenge/Four Star/Open	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	$2,400.00
Total	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	$2,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Audrius Knasas												Povilas Piesina
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
17	0	0	1	0	2	5	4	3	2	$16,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	$0.00
15	3	1	1	3	2	5	0	0	0	$3,800.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	0	0	$1,350.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	$1,750.00	Confederation Championship
41	3	1	2	3	4	14	9	3	2	$27,050.00	Total	13	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	0	3	$1,350.00

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
2025	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,350.00	7	7	50.0 %
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	$1,050.00	5	5	50.0 %
Total	FIVB	7	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	1	$2,400.00	12	12	50.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Audrius Knasas													Povilas Piesina
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
1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$500.00	2021	FIVB
11	2	0	0	2	1	4	1	1	0	$6,250.00	2022	FIVB
10	0	0	1	0	2	3	2	1	1	$13,250.00	2023	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$500.00	2023	CEV
8	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	$3,750.00	2024	FIVB	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	$150.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$1,250.00	2024	CEV
4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	$675.00	2025	FIVB	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	$675.00
3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	$525.00	2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	$525.00
41	3	1	2	3	4	14	9	3	2	$27,050.00	Total	Total	13	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	0	3	$1,350.00

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	10	76.9%	0	0.0%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	2	18.2%	3	27.3%	6	54.5%	2-9	18.2%	10-6	62.5%	2-6	25.0%	0	0	12-12	50.0%
2025-2026	10	76.9%	0	0.0%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	2	18.2%	3	27.3%	6	54.5%	2-9	18.2%	10-6	62.5%	2-6	25.0%	0	0	12-12	50.0%
Against the Field	2	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0-3	0.0%	4-2	66.7%	0-6	0.0%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	3	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	11
Total	0	0	0	1	8	4	0	0	3	4	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	12

Head to Head Results
Knasas/Piesina trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 3 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 7 Aas/Ringoen, Norway 1-0
6/14/25	FIVB	Futures Jurmala	Winner 3	Knasas/Piesina	5	Aas/Ringoen	2	21-15, 21-15	0:31
Trail the series against # 16 Bedritis/Rinkevics, Latvia 0-1
6/13/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Jurmala	Winner 3	Bedritis/Rinkevics	1	Knasas/Piesina	7	21-12, 19-21, 15-9	0:42
Series tied with # 20 Moiseiev/Savvin, Ukraine 1-1
5/9/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Madrid	Pool D	Moiseiev/Savvin	5	Knasas/Piesina	4	22-24, 21-17, 15-12	0:52
5/2/25	FIVB	BPT Futures Valencia	Pool A	Knasas/Piesina	8	Moiseiev/Savvin	9	21-13, 21-15	0:30
Trail the series against # 24, Q1 Czachorowski/Krzeminski, Poland 0-1
6/7/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Krakow	Semi-Finals	Czachorowski/Krzeminski	7	Knasas/Piesina	11	27-25, 21-19	0:45
Trail the series against # Q14 Doczi/Veress, Hungary 0-1
7/22/26	FIVB	BPT Challenge Shangluo	Qualifier 1	Doczi/Veress	Q14	Knasas/Piesina	Q19	21-14, 12-21, 16-14	0:47