Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025
(46) Paul Burnett/Thomas Hodges, Australia
 
Paul Burnett
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 12, 1998 (27 yrs old)
Home Town: London, Ontario, Canada
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 9
Tournaments: 50
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Geelong 2023)
Career Winnings: US$54,017.13
Thomas Hodges
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 4, 1994 (31 yrs old)
Home Town: East Melbourne
Height: 196 cm (6'5")
Weight: 95 kg (209 lb)
Seasons: 6
Tournaments: 45
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Jurmala 2023)
Career Winnings: US$77,552.95
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725Money
FIVB30000001101 US$9,750.00
Previous Adelaide Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 10/15-19/2025 BPT Challenge Nuvali 10 9th 460 US$3,250.00
FIVB 10/7-11/2025 BPT Elite Newport Beach 16, Q10 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 10/1-5/2025 BPT Challenge Veracruz 28, Q6 25th 220 US$1,500.00
2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 11/14/2025 Pool C David Ahman / Jonatan Hellvig, Sweden (3)    
Sat, 11/15/2025 Pool C Saymon Barbosa / George Wanderley, Brazil (22)    
Sun, 11/16/2025 Pool C Renato Lima / Andre Loyola, Brazil (27)    
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022World ChampionshipsRome Christopher McHugh - 17th Did not play
2023World ChampionshipsTlaxcala Christopher McHugh - 17th Zachery Schubert - 9th
Head to Head Results
Burnett/Hodges trail the series against the field 2-5 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 5 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 10 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
10/8/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Pool A Tijan/Younousse 1 Burnett/Hodges 16, Q10 21-12, 21-15 0:28
Trail the series against # 16 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-1
10/9/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Pool A Budinger/Evans 9 Burnett/Hodges 16, Q10 10-21, 22-20, 15-9 0:38
Trail the series against # 23 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 0-1
10/8/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Pool A Berntsen/Mol 8 Burnett/Hodges 16, Q10 21-19, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against Barbosa/Rezende, Brazil 1-0
10/7/25FIVBBPT Elite Newport Beach Qualifier 2 Burnett/Hodges 16, Q10 Barbosa/Rezende Q2 21-19, 13-21, 15-11 0:41
Trail the series against Cottafava/Dal Corso, Italy 0-1
10/18/25FIVBBPT Challenge Nuvali Winner 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso 2 Burnett/Hodges 10 21-16, 21-23, 25-23 1:02
Trail the series against Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 0-1
10/2/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Pool E Popov/Reznik 5 Burnett/Hodges 28, Q6 26-24, 21-18 0:37
Lead the series against Van Langendonck/Vercauteren, Belgium 1-0
10/1/25FIVBBPT Challenge Veracruz Qualifier 2 Burnett/Hodges 28, Q6 Van Langendonck/Vercauteren Q11 21-18, 21-14 0:33