XXII Commonwealth Games
July 30 - August 7, 2022
(2) Paul Burnett/Christopher McHugh, 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: 53
Career Wins: 2
Career Other Wins: 1 (Birmingham 2022)
Career Winnings: US$53,317.13
Christopher McHugh
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 31, 1989 (36 yrs old)
Home Town: Pambula
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 133
Career Wins: 4
Career Other Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$191,237.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB2401113053532 US$81,500.00
Other110000000000 US$0.00
Overall2511113053532 US$81,500.00
Previous Birmingham Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/21-24/2022 Agadir Challenge 9 4th 680 US$6,000.00
FIVB 7/14-17/2022 Espinho Challenge 12 17th 360 US$1,500.00
FIVB 7/6-9/2022 Gstaad Elite 16 14 25th 340 US$2,000.00
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 6/1-5/2022 Jurmala Elite 16 10 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 5/25-29/2022 Ostrava Elite 16 Q1 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 5/19-22/2022 Kusadasi Challenge 3 2nd 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 5/5-8/2022 Doha Challenge 7 5th 600 US$3,750.00
FIVB 3/23-27/2022 Rosarito Elite 16 Q2 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-20/2022 Tlaxcala Challenge 18, Q8 5th 600 US$3,750.00
Birmingham Commonwealth Games  Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sat, 7/30/2022 Pool B Sajid Ismail / Adam Naseem, Maldives (11) Won 21-13, 21-17 0:38
Mon, 8/1/2022 Pool B Grant Goldschmidt / Leo Williams, South Africa (8) Won 21-12, 21-12 0:34
Wed, 8/3/2022 Pool B Venuste Gatsinzi / Olivier Ntagengwa, Rwanda (5) Won 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Fri, 8/5/2022 Winner 1 Jayasinghe Rashmika / Sashimal Yapa, Sri Lanka (10) Won 16-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:49
Sat, 8/6/2022 Semi-Finals Venuste Gatsinzi / Olivier Ntagengwa, Rwanda (5) Won 21-18, 21-14 0:34
Sun, 8/7/2022 Gold Medal Daniel Dearing / Sam Schachter, Canada (1) Won 17-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:06
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
World Championships200000000200 $14,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam1000001003510 $25,000.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open1201112050110 $42,500.00
Commonwealth Games110000000000 $0.00
Total2511113053820 $81,500.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Paul Burnett Christopher McHugh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
3000000201 $8,700.00 World Championships5000003200 $23,500.00
11000014510 $15,000.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam5100104812100 $111,250.00
20011126230 $25,500.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open560111377140 $44,887.50
15123013300 $4,000.00 Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star13210113410 $11,600.00
1000001000 $0.00 U21 World Championships2000011000 $0.00
1000000100 $0.00 U18/19 World Championships2000001010 $0.00
1100000000 $0.00 Commonwealth Games2200000000 $0.00
5223414141341 $53,200.00 Total132422292326260 $191,237.50
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2022FIVB1001012001410 $37,000.00 172045.9 %
2022Other110000000000 $0.00 60100.0 %
TotalFIVB1001012001410 $37,000.00 172045.9 %
TotalOther110000000000 $0.00 60100.0 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Paul Burnett  Christopher McHugh
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
           2006FIVB Age Group WC1000000010 $0.00
           2007FIVB1000000001 $0.00
           2007FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2008FIVB8000000026 $1,800.00
           2008FIVB Age Group WC1000001000 $0.00
           2009FIVB12000000138 $5,300.00
           2009FIVB Age Group WC1000010000 $0.00
           2010FIVB130000002110 $3,800.00
           2011FIVB10000010126 $10,750.00
           2012FIVB3000000003 $0.00
           2013FIVB8000014120 $22,650.00
           2014FIVB7001001320 $38,000.00
           2015FIVB9000011331 $28,900.00
           2016FIVB5000012110 $9,187.50
1000000100 $0.00 2016FIVB Age Group WC          
           2017FIVB9100004211 $16,300.00
1000001000 $0.00 2017FIVB Age Group WC          
4000011101 $550.00 2018FIVB7010110031 $6,050.00
1000010000 $0.00 2018Other1100000000 $0.00
6001000203 $1,250.00 2019FIVB8000001331 $5,750.00
1000001000 $400.00 2020FIVB1100000000 $2,000.00
           2021FIVB1000000100 $0.00
10010121410 $18,500.00 2022FIVB10010121410 $18,500.00
1100000000 $0.00 2022Other1100000000 $0.00
25111144814 $20,700.00 TotalTotal1184212816222538 $168,987.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall4 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4-0 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 4-0 100.0% 2-0 100.0% 00 6-0 100.0%
2021-20224 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4-0 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 4-0 100.0% 2-0 100.0% 00 6-0 100.0%
Against the Field4 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 4-0 100.0% 2 100.0% 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 2-0 100.0% 8-0 100.0% 4-0 100.0% 00 6-0 100.0%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
World Championships000024100200000036
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam006541000010000001016
Challenge/Four Star/Open005113901871211012822
Commonwealth Games000030001010001060
Total001162223119102211114744
Head to Head Results
Burnett/McHugh lead the series against the field 7-0 (Lead 5 Series, Trail 0 Series, 0 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Lead the series against # 1 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 2-0
8/7/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Gold Medal Burnett/McHugh 2 Dearing/Schachter 1 17-21, 21-17, 20-18 1:06
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Burnett/McHugh 7 Dearing/Schachter 19, Q4 25-23, 25-27, 16-14 1:00
Lead the series against # 5 Gatsinzi/Ntagengwa, Rwanda 2-0
8/6/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Semi-Finals Burnett/McHugh 2 Gatsinzi/Ntagengwa 5 21-18, 21-14 0:34
8/3/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Pool B Burnett/McHugh 2 Gatsinzi/Ntagengwa 5 21-16, 21-18 0:36
Lead the series against # 8 Goldschmidt/Williams, South Africa 1-0
8/1/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Pool B Burnett/McHugh 2 Goldschmidt/Williams 8 21-12, 21-12 0:34
Lead the series against # 10 Rashmika/Yapa, Sri Lanka 1-0
8/5/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Winner 1 Burnett/McHugh 2 Rashmika/Yapa 10 16-21, 21-16, 15-9 0:49
Lead the series against # 11 Ismail/Naseem, Maldives 1-0
7/30/22OtherBirmingham Commonwealth Games Pool B Burnett/McHugh 2 Ismail/Naseem 11 21-13, 21-17 0:38