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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$400,000 BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro
July 29 - August 2, 2026

(12) Miles Partain/James Shaw, United States

Miles Partain
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 18, 2001 (24 yrs old)

Home Town:

Pacific Palisades, CA

Height:

191 cm (6'3")

Weight:

86 kg (189 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

Career Winnings:

US$117,700.00

James Shaw
United States

Photo: FIVB

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Mar 5, 1994 (32 yrs old)

Home Town:

Woodside, CA

Height:

203 cm (6'8")

Weight:

98 kg (216 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Wins:

1 (FIVB Mount Maunganui 2024)

Career Winnings:

US$52,675.00

Awards

VolleyballMag.com BPT Most Improved 2023
VolleyballMag.com BPT Rookie of the Year 2023

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	Money
FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	US$12,400.00

Previous Rio de Janeiro Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2024	Did not play	Chaim Schalk - 17th
2025	Andy Benesh - 13th	Chaim Schalk - 19th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/1-5/2026	BPT Elite Gstaad	Q3	25th	300	US$0.00
FIVB	5/27-31/2026	BPT Elite Ostrava	19, Q5	9th	600	US$6,200.00

BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Thu, 7/30/2026	Pool A	Tim Berger / Timo Hammarberg, Austria (13)	Lost 21-19, 17-21, 12-15	0:51
Thu, 7/30/2026	Pool A	Adrian Gavira / Alejandro Huerta, Spain (24, Q6)	Lost 19-21, 21-19, 13-15	0:46
Fri, 7/31/2026	Pool A	Evandro Goncalves / Arthur Lanci, Brazil (1)	Won 21-15, 26-24	0:42
Sat, 8/1/2026	Winner 1	Renato Lima / Andre Loyola, Brazil (10)	Lost 16-21, 15-21	0:35

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$)
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$12,400.00
Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$12,400.00

Individual Finishes by Tournament Type

Miles Partain												James Shaw
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	Olympic Games
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	$12,500.00	World Championships	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	$9,000.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	$3,750.00	World Tour Finals
20	1	1	2	0	4	11	0	1	0	$87,950.00	Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	14	0	0	1	0	0	7	5	1	0	$33,050.00
5	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	$13,000.00	Challenge/Four Star/Open	6	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	$9,875.00
2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$500.00	Futures/Three Star/Two Star/One Star	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	$750.00
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	U21 World Championships
32	3	1	2	1	8	13	1	2	1	$117,700.00	Total	23	1	0	2	0	5	8	6	1	0	$52,675.00

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
2026	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$12,400.00	4	6	40.0 %
Total	FIVB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	$12,400.00	4	6	40.0 %

Individual Finishes by Season

Miles Partain													James Shaw
Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)	Season	Association	Played	Gold	Silver	Bronze	4th	5-8th	9-16th	17-24th	25th	Lower	Winnings (US$)
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	$0.00	2017	FIVB Age Group WC
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	$0.00	2018	FIVB
3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	$8,125.00	2022	FIVB
9	1	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	$56,625.00	2023	FIVB
7	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	$24,000.00	2024	FIVB	8	1	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	0	$7,000.00
8	1	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	$22,750.00	2025	FIVB	10	0	0	1	0	2	3	4	0	0	$33,875.00
3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	$6,200.00	2026	FIVB	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	$9,300.00
32	3	1	2	1	8	13	1	2	1	$117,700.00	Total	Total	22	1	0	2	0	5	7	6	1	0	$50,175.00

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	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4	80.0%	0-5	0.0%	3-4	42.9%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	4-6	40.0%
2025-2026	3	60.0%	1	20.0%	1	20.0%	4-1	80.0%	0	0.0%	1	20.0%	4	80.0%	0-5	0.0%	3-4	42.9%	1-2	33.3%	0	0	4-6	40.0%
Against the Field	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	1	33.3%	2-1	66.7%	0	0.0%	1	33.3%	2	66.7%	0-3	0.0%	2-4	33.3%	2-4	33.3%	0	0	2-4	33.3%

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
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam	0	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6
Total	0	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	6

Head to Head Results
Partain/Shaw trail the series against the field 2-4 (Lead 2 Series, Trail 4 Series, 0 Series Tied)

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Lead the series against # 1 Goncalves/Lanci, Brazil 1-0
7/31/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool A	Partain/Shaw	12	Goncalves/Lanci	1	21-15, 26-24	0:42
Trail the series against # 3 Aye/Daubas, France 0-1
5/28/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool F	Aye/Daubas	7	Partain/Shaw	19, Q5	21-10, 21-15	0:30
Lead the series against # 9 Immers/Luini, Netherlands 1-0
5/29/26	FIVB	BPT Elite Ostrava	Pool F	Partain/Shaw	19, Q5	Immers/Luini	18, Q3	27-25, 12-21, 20-18	0:54
Trail the series against # 10 Lima/Loyola, Brazil 0-1
8/1/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Winner 1	Lima/Loyola	10	Partain/Shaw	12	21-16, 21-15	0:35
Trail the series against # 13 Berger/Hammarberg, Austria 0-1
7/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool A	Berger/Hammarberg	13	Partain/Shaw	12	19-21, 21-17, 15-12	0:51
Trail the series against # 24, Q6 Gavira/Huerta, Spain 0-1
7/30/26	FIVB	BPT Elite16 Rio de Janeiro	Pool A	Gavira/Huerta	24, Q6	Partain/Shaw	12	21-19, 19-21, 15-13	0:46