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

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$26,841.67

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$1,673.57

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	US$2,344.36

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		80	€ 125.00
FIVB	6/4-7/2026	BPT Futures Krakow	11	4th	280	€ 600.00

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$)
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$2,075.00
Total	6	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$2,075.00

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
16	0	0	1	0	2	5	4	3	0	$16,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00
15	3	1	1	3	1	5	0	0	0	$3,637.50	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	10	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	$1,187.50
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
38	3	1	2	3	3	13	8	3	0	$25,137.50	Total	12	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	1	$1,187.50

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	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$600.00	5	2	71.4 %
Total	FIVB	5	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$1,950.00	12	9	57.1 %

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
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
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
1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00	2026	FIVB	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	$300.00
37	3	1	2	3	3	13	8	3	1	$25,075.00	Total	Total	11	0	0	1	1	1	3	3	0	2	$1,125.00

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	25.0%	1	12.5%	5	62.5%	2-6	25.0%	10-5	66.7%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	12-9	57.1%
2025-2026	10	76.9%	0	0.0%	3	23.1%	10-3	76.9%	2	25.0%	1	12.5%	5	62.5%	2-6	25.0%	10-5	66.7%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	12-9	57.1%
Against the Field	4	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0		0		0		0-0		8-0	100.0%	0-2	0.0%	0	0	4-1	80.0%

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
Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	3	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	9
Total	0	0	0	0	8	4	0	0	3	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	12	9

Head to Head Results
Knasas/Piesina lead the series against the field 4-1 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 0 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against 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
Lead the series against Bulgacs/Graudins, Latvia 1-0
6/12/26	FIVB	BPT Futures Jurmala	Pool F	Knasas/Piesina	7	Bulgacs/Graudins	6	21-17, 21-15	0:32
Series tied with 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
Lead the series against Palubinskas/Rumsevicius, Lithuania 1-0
6/15/25	FIVB	Futures Jurmala	Bronze Medal	Knasas/Piesina	5	Palubinskas/Rumsevicius	6	21-11, 21-9	0:28