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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Veracruz
October 1 - 5, 2025

(28, Q6) 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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Geelong 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$53,317.13

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:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Jurmala 2023)

Career Winnings:

US$76,852.95

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	37	Money
FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	US$13,150.00

Previous Veracruz Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results Have not played together in the last year

BPT Challenge Veracruz Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Wed, 10/1/2025	Qualifier 2	Joppe Van Langendonck / Kyan Vercauteren, Belgium (Q11)	Won 21-18, 21-14	0:33
Thu, 10/2/2025	Pool E	Sergiy Popov / Eduard Reznik, Ukraine (5)	Lost 24-26, 18-21	0:37
Fri, 10/3/2025	Pool E	Kevin Cuzmiciov / Eylon Elazar, Israel (21)	Lost 18-21, 17-21	0:32

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$)
World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$3,400.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$5,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	$4,750.00
Total	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	$13,150.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Paul Burnett												Thomas Hodges
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											Olympic Games	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	$8,700.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	$7,200.00
11	0	0	0	0	1	4	5	1	0	$15,000.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	10	0	1	0	0	1	4	4	0	0	$23,750.00
20	0	1	1	1	2	6	2	3	0	$25,500.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	26	1	2	1	1	6	7	4	4	0	$44,625.00
15	1	2	3	0	1	3	3	0	0	$4,000.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	$950.00
											U23 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships
51	1	3	4	1	4	14	13	4	1	$53,200.00	Total	46	1	4	3	1	7	13	11	5	1	$76,525.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	1	2	33.3 %
Total	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$1,500.00	1	2	33.3 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Paul Burnett													Thomas Hodges
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2013	FIVB Age Group WC	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	$0.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00	2016	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC
4	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	$550.00	2018	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$0.00
6	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3	$1,250.00	2019	FIVB
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$400.00	2020	FIVB
12	0	1	1	1	3	1	4	1	0	$26,000.00	2022	FIVB	10	0	2	2	0	3	1	0	2	0	$16,575.00
12	1	0	0	0	0	6	4	1	0	$12,750.00	2023	FIVB	14	1	1	1	0	2	5	4	0	0	$29,000.00
5	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,700.00	2024	FIVB	11	0	1	0	1	2	4	3	0	0	$19,125.00
6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	$2,725.00	2025	FIVB	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	$6,000.00
48	1	3	4	1	4	12	13	4	6	$47,375.00	Total	Total	43	1	4	3	1	7	11	11	5	0	$70,700.00

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	2	28.6%	3	42.9%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	2-6	25.0%	4-3	57.1%	0	0	6-9	40.0%
2024-2025	2	28.6%	3	42.9%	2	28.6%	5-2	71.4%	1	12.5%	1	12.5%	6	75.0%	1-7	12.5%	2-6	25.0%	4-3	57.1%	0	0	6-9	40.0%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	2-4	33.3%	4-4	50.0%	0	0	3-4	42.9%

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
World Championships	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4
Total	0	0	3	0	2	8	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	9

Head to Head Results
Burnett/Hodges trail the series against the field 1-2 (Lead 1 Series, Trail 2 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 5 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 0-1
10/2/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Pool E	Popov/Reznik	5	Burnett/Hodges	28, Q6	26-24, 21-18	0:37
Trail the series against # 21 Cuzmiciov/Elazar, Israel 0-1
10/3/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Pool E	Cuzmiciov/Elazar	21	Burnett/Hodges	28, Q6	21-18, 21-17	0:32
Lead the series against # Q11 Van Langendonck/Vercauteren, Belgium 1-0
10/1/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Veracruz	Qualifier 2	Burnett/Hodges	28, Q6	Van Langendonck/Vercauteren	Q11	21-18, 21-14	0:33