Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 Beach Volleyball World Championships
October 6 - 15, 2023
(32) Paul Burnett/Christopher McHugh, Australia
 
Paul Burnett
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jan 12, 1998 (26 yrs old)
Home Town: London, Ontario, Canada
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 81 kg (178 lb)
Seasons: 8
Tournaments: 42
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Geelong 2023)
Career Winnings: US$44,767.13
Christopher McHugh
Australia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Aug 31, 1989 (35 yrs old)
Home Town: Pambula
Height: 197 cm (6'6")
Weight: 93 kg (205 lb)
Seasons: 19
Tournaments: 130
Career Wins: 2
Career Winnings: US$191,237.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913172125Money
FIVB2401113053532 US$81,500.00
Previous Tlaxcala Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2022 Christopher McHugh - 5th Paul Burnett - 5th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 8/16-20/2023 Elite16 Hamburg Q7 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 7/26-30/2023 Elite16 Montréal Q3 17th 400 US$0.00
FIVB 7/20-23/2023 Challenge Edmonton 10, Q2 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 7/13-16/2023 Challenge Portugal 10, Q2 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/15-18/2023 Challenge Jurmala Q6 25th 220 US$0.00
FIVB 4/13-16/2023 Challenge Saquarema 21 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 4/6-9/2023 Challenge Itapema 19 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 3/22-26/2023 Elite16 Tepic Q12 21st 340 US$0.00
FIVB 3/16-19/2023 La Paz Challenge 8 9th 460 US$2,500.00
FIVB 2/1-5/2023 Doha Elite16 13, Q3 13th 460 US$5,000.00
FIVB 11/29-12/3/2022 Torquay Elite 16 1 5th 760 US$8,000.00
FIVB 11/23-27/2022 Torquay Challenge 1 3rd 720 US$7,000.00
Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Fri, 10/6/2023 Pool H Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera, Spain (17) Lost 20-22, 13-21 0:34
Sun, 10/8/2023 Pool H Samuele Cottafava / Paolo Nicolai, Italy (8) Lost 18-21, 18-21 0:35
Mon, 10/9/2023 Pool H Jorge Barajas / Gabriel Cruz, Mexico (41) Won 21-17, 23-21 0:40
Tue, 10/10/2023 Lucky Loser Hugo Campos / Joao Pedrosa, Portugal (26) Won 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
Wed, 10/11/2023 Winner 1 Theo Brunner / Trevor Crabb, United States (21) Lost 15-21, 17-21 0:37
World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2013World ChampionshipsStare Jablonki Did not play Isaac Kapa - 9th
2015World ChampionshipsThe Hague Did not play Isaac Kapa - 9th
2017World ChampionshipsVienna Did not play Damien Schumann - 9th
2022World ChampionshipsRome Christopher McHugh - 17th Paul Burnett - 17th
World Championships Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 6/10-19/2022 Beach Volleyball World Championships 10 17th 640 US$7,000.00
FIVB 10/6-15/2023 Beach Volleyball World Championships 32 17th 640 US$7,000.00
Head to Head Results
Burnett/McHugh trail the series against the field 15-27 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 15 Series, 6 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 2 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
5/22/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Gold Medal Ahman/Hellvig 11 Burnett/McHugh 3 19-21, 21-18, 15-12 0:49
Trail the series against # 4 Loyola/Wanderley, Brazil 0-2
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool D Loyola/Wanderley 5 Burnett/McHugh 13, Q3 21-17, 19-21, 15-11 0:49
6/15/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Loyola/Wanderley 5 Burnett/McHugh 10 21-18, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Carambula/Ranghieri, Italy 0-1
2/2/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool D Carambula/Ranghieri 12, Q1 Burnett/McHugh 13, Q3 21-19, 21-19 0:36
Trail the series against # 6 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-3
6/13/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Ehlers/Wickler 15 Burnett/McHugh 10 21-19, 21-18 0:39
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool B Ehlers/Wickler 15, Q4 Burnett/McHugh 10 21-17, 18-21, 15-11 0:47
5/20/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Pool C Ehlers/Wickler 10 Burnett/McHugh 3 17-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:48
Trail the series against # 7 Tijan/Younousse, Qatar 0-1
2/3/23FIVBDoha Elite16 Pool D Tijan/Younousse 4 Burnett/McHugh 13, Q3 21-16, 21-17 0:35
Trail the series against # 8 Cottafava/Nicolai, Italy 0-1
10/8/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Cottafava/Nicolai 8 Burnett/McHugh 32 21-18, 21-18 0:35
Trail the series against # 10 Brouwer/Meeuwsen, Netherlands 0-1
6/2/22FIVBJurmala Elite 16 Pool B Brouwer/Meeuwsen 2 Burnett/McHugh 10 21-17, 21-16 0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 0-1
3/19/22FIVBTlaxcala Challenge Winner 2 Bryl/Losiak 3 Burnett/McHugh 18, Q8 21-16, 21-13 0:36
Lead the series against # 12 Sarabia/Virgen, Mexico 1-0
5/6/22FIVBDoha Challenge Pool F Burnett/McHugh 7 Sarabia/Virgen 18 21-19, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 13 Felipe/Lima, Brazil 0-1
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool C Felipe/Lima 3 Burnett/McHugh 10, Q2 21-18, 19-21, 15-12 0:55
Trail the series against # 15 Immers/van de Velde, Netherlands 0-1
4/14/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Pool D Immers/van de Velde 4 Burnett/McHugh 21 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 0:52
Series tied with # 17 Gavira/Herrera, Spain 1-1
10/6/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Gavira/Herrera 17 Burnett/McHugh 32 22-20, 21-13 0:34
5/21/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Winner 1 Burnett/McHugh 3 Gavira/Herrera 16 21-17, 21-16 0:37
Trail the series against # 19 Bourne/Schalk, United States 0-2
7/15/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Winner 1 Bourne/Schalk 2 Burnett/McHugh 10, Q2 21-15, 17-21, 17-15 0:48
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool F Bourne/Schalk 7 Burnett/McHugh 19 19-21, 21-15, 15-7 0:43
Lead the series against # 20 Horl/Horst, Austria 1-0
5/20/22FIVBKusadasi Challenge Pool C Burnett/McHugh 3 Horl/Horst 22, Q10 17-21, 21-18, 15-11 0:50
Series tied with # 21 Brunner/Crabb, United States 1-1
10/11/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Winner 1 Brunner/Crabb 21 Burnett/McHugh 32 21-15, 21-17 0:37
4/7/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Pool F Burnett/McHugh 19 Brunner/Crabb 6 21-14, 21-19 0:35
Series tied with # 22 Gauthier-Rat/Krou, France 1-1
4/8/23FIVBChallenge Itapema Winner 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 5 Burnett/McHugh 19 19-21, 21-17, 16-14 0:51
11/26/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Winner 2 Burnett/McHugh 1 Gauthier-Rat/Krou 6 21-19, 18-21, 15-11 0:48
Trail the series against # 23 Hodges/Schubert, Australia 0-1
12/2/22FIVBTorquay Elite 16 Winner 1 Hodges/Schubert 7 Burnett/McHugh 1 21-18, 23-21 0:39
Trail the series against # 24 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-2
3/22/23FIVBElite16 Tepic Qualifier 1 Boermans/de Groot 13, Q5 Burnett/McHugh Q12 21-14, 21-18 0:34
5/7/22FIVBDoha Challenge Winner 2 Boermans/de Groot 3 Burnett/McHugh 7 21-17, 22-20 0:37
Series tied with # 25 Lupo/Rossi, Italy 1-1
7/26/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Qualifier 1 Burnett/McHugh Q3 Lupo/Rossi Q14 22-20, 20-22, 15-12 0:50
11/26/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Semi-Finals Lupo/Rossi 3 Burnett/McHugh 1 21-18, 17-21, 15-13 0:54
Lead the series against # 26 Campos/Pedrosa, Portugal 2-0
10/10/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Lucky Loser Burnett/McHugh 32 Campos/Pedrosa 26 21-17, 19-21, 15-12 0:49
11/27/22FIVBTorquay Challenge Bronze Medal Burnett/McHugh 1 Campos/Pedrosa 10, Q1 21-18, 21-15 0:36
Trail the series against # 28 Popov/Reznik, Ukraine 0-1
7/22/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Winner 1 Popov/Reznik 7 Burnett/McHugh 10, Q2 21-15, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 33 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 2-0
3/17/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Pool E Burnett/McHugh 8 Alayo/Diaz 20, Q8 21-19, 17-21, 15-11 0:46
6/11/22FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool J Burnett/McHugh 10 Alayo/Diaz 39 21-15, 21-18 0:34
Series tied with # 34 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-1
7/26/23FIVBElite16 Montréal Qualifier 2 Carracher/Nicolaidis 15, Q11 Burnett/McHugh Q3 21-14, 21-19 0:32
7/14/23FIVBChallenge Portugal Pool C Burnett/McHugh 10, Q2 Carracher/Nicolaidis 15 21-15, 20-22, 15-11 0:49
Lead the series against # 35 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 2-1
7/21/23FIVBChallenge Edmonton Pool C Burnett/McHugh 10, Q2 Capogrosso/Capogrosso 15 14-21, 21-18, 16-14 0:49
7/23/22FIVBAgadir Challenge Winner 1 Burnett/McHugh 9 Capogrosso/Capogrosso 12 21-19, 22-24, 15-8 1:01
7/7/22FIVBGstaad Elite 16 Pool C Capogrosso/Capogrosso 30 Burnett/McHugh 14 17-21, 22-20, 15-10 0:44
Series tied with # 36 Dearing/Schachter, Canada 1-1
3/18/23FIVBLa Paz Challenge Winner 1 Dearing/Schachter 19, Q4 Burnett/McHugh 8 21-15, 21-14 0:32
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 # 41 Barajas/Cruz, Mexico 1-0
10/9/23FIVBBeach Volleyball World Championships Pool H Burnett/McHugh 32 Barajas/Cruz 41 21-17, 23-21 0:40
Trail the series against # 45 Budinger/Evans, United States 0-1
4/15/23FIVBChallenge Saquarema Winner 1 Budinger/Evans 17, Q10 Burnett/McHugh 21 21-16, 17-21, 15-7 0:46