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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$250,000 BPT Challenge Nuvali
October 15 - 19, 2025

(10) 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 Nuvali Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2023	Did not play	Zachery Schubert - 2nd

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
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

BPT Challenge Nuvali Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 10/16/2025	Pool G	Momme Lorenz / Tilo Rietschel, Germany (23)	Won 21-9, 21-23, 15-7	0:40
Thu, 10/16/2025	Pool G	Jiri Sedlak / Tadeas Trousil, Czech Republic (7)	Lost 14-21, 17-21	0:32
Fri, 10/17/2025	Winner 1	Timothy Brewster / Ryan Ierna, United States (24)	Won 23-25, 21-16, 20-18	0:52
Sat, 10/18/2025	Winner 2	Samuele Cottafava / Gianluca Dal Corso, Italy (2)	Lost 16-21, 23-21, 23-25	1:02

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	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$9,750.00	5	7	41.7 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	$9,750.00	5	7	41.7 %

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
8	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	2	$6,850.00	2025	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	0	$10,125.00
50	1	3	4	1	4	14	13	4	6	$51,500.00	Total	Total	45	1	4	3	1	7	13	11	5	0	$74,825.00

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	2	66.7%	1	33.3%	0	0.0%	3-0	100.0%	1	25.0%	1	25.0%	2	50.0%	1-3	25.0%	4-4	50.0%	4-2	66.7%	0	0	4-3	57.1%

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 lead the series against the field 4-3 (Lead 3 Series, Trail 2 Series, 1 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 2 Cottafava/Dal Corso, Italy 0-1
10/18/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 2	Cottafava/Dal Corso	2	Burnett/Hodges	10	21-16, 21-23, 25-23	1:02
Series tied with # 7 Sedlak/Trousil, Czech Republic 1-1
10/16/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool G	Sedlak/Trousil	7	Burnett/Hodges	10	21-14, 21-17	0:32
10/7/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Newport Beach	Qualifier 1	Burnett/Hodges	16, Q10	Sedlak/Trousil	Q7	27-25, 21-14	0:37
Trail the series against # 14 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 # 23 Lorenz/Rietschel, Germany 1-0
10/16/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Pool G	Burnett/Hodges	10	Lorenz/Rietschel	23	21-9, 21-23, 15-7	0:40
Lead the series against # 24 Brewster/Ierna, United States 1-0
10/17/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Nuvali	Winner 1	Burnett/Hodges	10	Brewster/Ierna	24	23-25, 21-16, 20-18	0:52
Lead the series against # 30, 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