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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$1,000,000 2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
November 14 - 23, 2025

(20) Lukas Pfretzschner/Sven Winter, Germany

Lukas Pfretzschner
Germany

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Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jan 13, 2000 (25 yrs old)

Home Town:

Dachau

Height:

193 cm (6'4")

Weight:

80 kg (176 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

2nd (2 times)

Career Winnings:

US$63,951.38

Sven Winter
Germany

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Jun 21, 1998 (27 yrs old)

Home Town:

Freiburg

Height:

197 cm (6'6")

Weight:

88 kg (194 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

2nd (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$86,069.88

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	Money
FIVB	22	0	1	1	1	5	0	4	4	1	4	1	US$104,500.00

Previous Adelaide Results Neither player has played in this venue before

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	10/22-26/2025	BPT Elite Cape Town	11	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	9/24-28/2025	BPT Elite Rio de Janeiro	Q4	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	9/17-21/2025	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	19, Q6	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	8/27-31/2025	BPT Elite Hamburg	Q1	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	8/13-17/2025	BPT Elite Montréal	15, Q5	9th	600	US$6,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2025	BPT Challenge Baden	10	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	6/25-29/2025	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	6	25th	220	US$1,500.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2025	BPT Challenge Alanya	11	5th	600	US$5,000.00
FIVB	5/28-6/1/2025	BPT Elite Ostrava	Q3	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	4/9-13/2025	BPT Elite Saquarema	19, Q4	5th	760	US$9,000.00
FIVB	3/26-30/2025	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	22, Q8	13th	460	US$4,500.00
FIVB	3/19-23/2025	BPT Challenge Yucatan	7	17th	340	US$2,250.00

2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 11/14/2025	Pool E	Christoph Dressler / Philipp Waller, Austria (29)	Won 21-19, 21-19	0:37
Sun, 11/16/2025	Pool E	Hongjun Du / Yanwei Wang, China (44)	Won 21-14, 21-16	0:32
Mon, 11/17/2025	Pool E	Michal Bryl / Bartosz Losiak, Poland (5)	Lost 18-21, 19-21	0:41
Wed, 11/19/2025	Winner 1	Izac Carracher / Mark Nicolaidis, Australia (12)	Won 21-15, 21-17	0:35
Thu, 11/20/2025	Winner 2	Mathias Berntsen / Hendrik Mol, Norway (23)	Won 25-23, 22-20	0:49
Fri, 11/21/2025	Winner 3	Arnaud Gauthier-Rat / Teo Rotar, France (18)	Lost 19-21, 21-17, 13-15	0:53

World Championships Results

Year	Event	Location	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2019	World Championships	Hamburg	Did not play	Jonathan Erdmann - 33rd
2025	World Championships	Adelaide	Sven Winter - 5th	Lukas Pfretzschner - 5th

World Championships Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	11/14-23/2025	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	20	5th	960	US$18,000.00

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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$18,000.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	0	3	0	$45,500.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open	10	0	1	1	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	$41,000.00
Total	22	0	1	1	1	5	0	4	4	1	4	0	$104,500.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Lukas Pfretzschner												Sven Winter
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Tournament Type	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	Youth Olympic Games
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00	World Championships	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$11,400.00
17	0	0	0	0	2	7	5	3	0	$25,750.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	16	0	0	0	0	2	7	2	3	0	$26,750.00
23	0	1	1	1	3	3	3	4	0	$24,750.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	23	0	1	1	2	3	1	7	4	0	$33,500.00
10	0	1	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	$4,100.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	13	0	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	0	$13,600.00
2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$0.00	U21 World Championships
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	$0.00	U18/19 World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
55	0	3	2	1	10	13	12	7	0	$63,600.00	Total	55	0	3	3	3	8	10	12	9	0	$85,250.00

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
2023	FIVB	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	$12,250.00	11	8	57.9 %
2024	FIVB	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	$32,000.00	14	11	56.0 %
2025	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	3	1	4	0	$60,250.00	22	23	48.9 %
Total	FIVB	22	0	1	1	1	5	0	4	4	1	4	1	$104,500.00	47	42	52.8 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Lukas Pfretzschner													Sven Winter
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
											2016	FIVB Age Group WC	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00
											2017	FIVB	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	$1,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC
											2018	FIVB	6	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	$8,000.00
2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB Age Group WC
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	$1,950.00	2019	FIVB	8	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	0	3	$9,900.00
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$0.00	2019	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$1,000.00	2020	FIVB	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	$6,000.00
6	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	$2,750.00	2021	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	$2,400.00
9	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1	1	$4,750.00	2022	FIVB	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	$500.00
11	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	$7,025.00	2023	FIVB	8	0	2	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	$11,325.00
5	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	$16,000.00	2024	FIVB	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	$16,000.00
13	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	4	0	$30,125.00	2025	FIVB	13	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	4	0	$30,125.00
55	0	3	2	1	10	13	12	7	7	$63,600.00	Total	Total	55	0	3	3	3	8	10	12	9	7	$85,250.00

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	31	66.0%	7	14.9%	9	19.1%	38-9	80.9%	7	18.9%	10	27.0%	20	54.1%	7-30	18.9%	31-20	60.8%	14-19	42.4%	2	3	47-42	52.8%
2024-2025	24	63.2%	6	15.8%	8	21.1%	30-8	78.9%	4	14.3%	8	28.6%	16	57.1%	4-24	14.3%	24-16	60.0%	10-16	38.5%	2	2	36-34	51.4%
Against the Field	15	62.5%	4	16.7%	5	20.8%	19-5	79.2%	3	12.0%	8	32.0%	14	56.0%	3-22	12.0%	30-24	55.6%	14-26	35.0%	0	2	22-27	44.9%

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	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	7	3	8	12	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	23
Challenge/Four Star/Open	0	0	3	1	11	7	2	0	10	5	1	2	1	1	0	1	28	17
Total	0	0	10	4	21	20	2	0	12	14	1	2	1	1	0	1	47	42

Head to Head Results
Pfretzschner/Winter trail the series against the field 22-27 (Lead 11 Series, Trail 13 Series, 3 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Mol/Sorum, Norway 0-3
9/19/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Winner 1	Mol/Sorum	1	Pfretzschner/Winter	19, Q6	23-21, 21-17	0:41
4/12/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Winner 3	Mol/Sorum	1	Pfretzschner/Winter	19, Q4	21-15, 16-21, 15-9	0:46
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Mol/Sorum	3	Pfretzschner/Winter	11	21-15, 19-11 Retired	0:37
Trail the series against # 2 Boermans/de Groot, Netherlands 0-2
7/13/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Winner 1	Boermans/de Groot	5	Pfretzschner/Winter	11	19-21, 21-13, 15-13	0:49
6/7/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Pool D	Boermans/de Groot	4	Pfretzschner/Winter	13, Q3	21-18, 27-29, 15-13	0:58
Trail the series against # 3 Ahman/Hellvig, Sweden 0-1
8/14/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool B	Ahman/Hellvig	2	Pfretzschner/Winter	15, Q5	21-16, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 4 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 2-1
9/17/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool F	Pfretzschner/Winter	19, Q6	Goncalves/Lanci	6	24-26, 21-16, 15-11	0:53
6/8/24	FIVB	Elite16 Ostrava	Winner 1	Goncalves/Lanci	6	Pfretzschner/Winter	13, Q3	21-19, 21-18	0:39
4/14/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Semi-Finals	Pfretzschner/Winter	8	Goncalves/Lanci	1	21-14, 21-16	0:35
Series tied with # 5 Bryl/Losiak, Poland 1-1
11/17/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool E	Bryl/Losiak	5	Pfretzschner/Winter	20	21-18, 21-19	0:41
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool C	Pfretzschner/Winter	22, Q8	Bryl/Losiak	3	21-19, 25-23	0:44
Trail the series against # 6 Alayo/Diaz, Cuba 0-1
3/28/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Winner 1	Alayo/Diaz	5	Pfretzschner/Winter	22, Q8	23-21, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 7 Andersson/Nilsson, Sweden 0-3
8/15/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool B	Andersson/Nilsson	10	Pfretzschner/Winter	15, Q5	18-21, 21-14, 18-16	0:50
8/9/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 3	Andersson/Nilsson	3	Pfretzschner/Winter	10	21-11, 18-21, 15-12	0:47
3/21/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Winner 1	Andersson/Nilsson	9	Pfretzschner/Winter	7	21-18, 17-21, 21-19	0:54
Trail the series against # 8 Perusic/Schweiner, Czech Republic 0-1
3/27/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Pool C	Perusic/Schweiner	15	Pfretzschner/Winter	22, Q8	21-16, 21-17	0:36
Trail the series against # 11 Capogrosso/Capogrosso, Argentina 0-1
7/13/23	FIVB	Challenge Portugal	Qualifier 1	Capogrosso/Capogrosso	19, Q5	Pfretzschner/Winter	Q28	18-21, 21-19, 15-10	0:52
Series tied with # 12 Carracher/Nicolaidis, Australia 1-1
11/19/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	20	Carracher/Nicolaidis	12	21-15, 21-17	0:35
8/16/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Winner 1	Carracher/Nicolaidis	14, Q2	Pfretzschner/Winter	15, Q5	21-17, 21-17	0:35
Lead the series against # 13 Aye/Bassereau, France 1-0
4/10/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Pool F	Pfretzschner/Winter	19, Q4	Aye/Bassereau	18, Q3	21-19, 21-16	0:37
Trail the series against # 14 Ehlers/Wickler, Germany 0-1
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool C	Ehlers/Wickler	3	Pfretzschner/Winter	11	21-17, 19-21, 15-11	0:49
Trail the series against # 15 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 0-1
9/18/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Joao Pessoa	Pool F	Berger/Hammarberg	18, Q2	Pfretzschner/Winter	19, Q6	19-21, 21-17, 16-14	0:49
Lead the series against # 16 Budinger/Evans, United States 3-0
4/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Bronze Medal	Pfretzschner/Winter	2	Budinger/Evans	4	15-21, 21-15, 15-13	0:46
4/13/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Winner 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	8	Budinger/Evans	7	17-21, 21-17, 15-6	0:54
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Pfretzschner/Winter	23, Q23	Budinger/Evans	11	21-18, 21-14	0:35
Series tied with # 18 Gauthier-Rat/Rotar, France 1-1
11/21/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 3	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	18	Pfretzschner/Winter	20	21-19, 17-21, 15-13	0:53
3/26/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Quintana Roo	Qualifier 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	22, Q8	Gauthier-Rat/Rotar	Q9	21-18, 21-19	0:36
Lead the series against # 21 Henning/Wust, Germany 2-1
6/27/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Warmia Mazury	Pool F	Henning/Wust	11	Pfretzschner/Winter	6	21-17, 28-26	0:43
6/14/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 2	Pfretzschner/Winter	11	Henning/Wust	4	21-14, 21-17	0:36
3/21/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool G	Pfretzschner/Winter	7	Henning/Wust	10	21-18, 29-31, 15-13	1:01
Trail the series against # 22 Barbosa/Wanderley, Brazil 0-1
6/14/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Alanya	Winner 3	Barbosa/Wanderley	30, Q15	Pfretzschner/Winter	11	21-18, 21-17	0:40
Lead the series against # 23 Berntsen/Mol, Norway 3-0
11/20/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Winner 2	Pfretzschner/Winter	20	Berntsen/Mol	23	25-23, 22-20	0:49
4/12/24	FIVB	Challenge Guadalajara	Pool E	Pfretzschner/Winter	8	Berntsen/Mol	17	21-18, 17-21, 15-11	0:53
10/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Winner 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	13, Q1	Berntsen/Mol	2	23-21, 26-24	0:50
Lead the series against # 25 Heidrich/Jordan, Switzerland 1-0
8/9/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Winner 2	Pfretzschner/Winter	10	Heidrich/Jordan	8	26-24, 21-17	0:41
Lead the series against # 28 Amieva/Bueno, Argentina 1-0
4/9/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Saquarema	Qualifier 1	Pfretzschner/Winter	19, Q4	Amieva/Bueno	Q13	21-14, 22-24, 18-16	0:55
Lead the series against # 29 Dressler/Waller, Austria 1-0
11/14/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool E	Pfretzschner/Winter	20	Dressler/Waller	29	21-19, 21-19	0:37
Lead the series against # 31 Bello/Bello, England 3-2
8/15/25	FIVB	BPT Elite Montréal	Pool B	Pfretzschner/Winter	15, Q5	Bello/Bello	7	21-17, 23-21	0:39
4/26/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Pool B	Pfretzschner/Winter	2	Bello/Bello	11	24-22, 21-19	0:40
10/22/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Bronze Medal	Bello/Bello	12	Pfretzschner/Winter	13, Q1	By Forfeit
10/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Goa	Pool A	Bello/Bello	12	Pfretzschner/Winter	13, Q1	28-26, 21-16	0:50
7/20/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Qualifier 2	Pfretzschner/Winter	23, Q23	Bello/Bello	Q7	21-13, 21-18	0:38
Trail the series against # 32 Benesh/Partain, United States 0-2
7/11/24	FIVB	Elite16 Vienna	Pool C	Benesh/Partain	6	Pfretzschner/Winter	11	21-18, 21-18	0:40
7/4/24	FIVB	Elite16 Gstaad	Pool C	Benesh/Partain	6	Pfretzschner/Winter	11	21-16, 19-21, 15-10	0:50
Lead the series against # 33 Immers/Penninga, Netherlands 1-0
8/8/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Baden	Pool G	Pfretzschner/Winter	10	Immers/Penninga	7	22-20, 13-21, 15-13	0:50
Trail the series against # 34 Friedli/Haussener, Switzerland 0-1
3/20/25	FIVB	BPT Challenge Yucatan	Pool G	Friedli/Haussener	26, Q14	Pfretzschner/Winter	7	22-20, 21-11	0:31
Trail the series against # 36 Grimalt/Grimalt, Chile 0-2
4/28/24	FIVB	Challenge Xiamen	Semi-Finals	Grimalt/Grimalt	18, Q5	Pfretzschner/Winter	2	18-21, 21-19, 15-12	0:57
7/21/23	FIVB	Challenge Edmonton	Pool B	Grimalt/Grimalt	2	Pfretzschner/Winter	23, Q23	21-15, 19-21, 15-8	0:47
Lead the series against # 44 Du/Wang, China 1-0
11/16/25	FIVB	2025 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships	Pool E	Pfretzschner/Winter	20	Du/Wang	44	21-14, 21-16	0:32